Tips & Tricks
Whale Watching Tours — Iceland is an incredible place to go whale watching – in fact it is one of the most ideal spots in Europe. Altogether, there are 23 different types of whales that can be seen in Icelandic waters. The best time to see them is from May to September. Tour outfits conducting […]
Mount Esja (Reykjavik area) – located just 10 km. north of the Icelandic capital, this is not simply a single mountain, but in fact a 914-meter high volcanic mountain range (best-known for dominating Reykjavik’s skyline). For climbers and hikers interested in exploring this mountain range, one must first go to Kjalarnes, past the town […]
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach (Reykjavik) – located just outside of the city of Reykjavik (by its international airport), is this geothermal beach. Originally opened in 2001, it now draws in an estimated 530,000 guests a year (both locals and tourists). The creation of the geothermal beach was an ambitious, but very successful, project involving the construction […]
Puffin Tour (island of Akurey) – Icelandair arranges tours of Puffins for international passengers flying into Reykjavik. Visitors can board the good ship Faxi for a trip from Reykjavik Harbor to look for puffins. They can be found on the bird island of Akurey near Reykjavik. The charming-looking puffins arrive in Iceland in April […]
Northern Lights – foreigners who visit Iceland during the winter months will likely want to see the phenomenon known as the “northern lights” (a.k.a. Aurora Borealis — which may be visible from the Icelandic capital’s skyline, but more likely in the outerlying areas). NASA scientists predict the brightest Northern Lights display for 50 years thanks […]
Reykjavik Culture Night – held every August (when the sunlight exists well into the evening in Iceland), this event takes place all across Reykjavík with celebrations in city streets and squares, in museums, businesses and even in residential gardens. Culture Night is now a permanent fixture in the annual calendar of events in Reykjavík and […]