Travel Tips For Iceland

Whilst Iceland has a very long coastline the important thing to note is that Iceland’s exclusive fisheries zone has an area of 760,000 square kilometers, seven times the area of…

Iceland offers endless possibilities of enjoying the outdoors. Activity vacations are offered all over Iceland. These vacations may feature river rafting, hiking, glacier tours, fishing, horseback riding, boat tours, whale watching,…

Experience many of Iceland´s natural gems in a magnificient day tour. The Golden Circle is the name given to a 300 kilometer route and the name comes from that in…

At Þingvellir – literally “Parliament Plains” – the Alþing general assembly was established around 930 and continued to convene there until 1798. Major events in the history of Iceland have…

One of Iceland’s main draws are the geothermal features. Icelanders depend so much on the geothermal activity that they have spas in every town and even the showers run on…

Reykjavik isn’t a large city, but there’s plenty to do. Walk around town and you’ll see colorful, old house, many of which have the year that they were built labeled…

Gullfoss, (“Golden falls”) in the river Hvítá, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland and a favourite with tourists. It falls 32 m in two cascades. The canyon below…

Iceladic is one of the Germanic languages. It developed from the Norse speech brought to Iceland by settlers from western Norway in the 9th – 10th centuries. Old Icelandic is…

You can redraw money with your credit cards with ATM’s in Iceland, given that you have your pin number available. ATM’s are located in most bigger towns. In most ATM’s…

Þorrablót is an Icelandic midwinter festival that takes place in the month of Þorri, according to the Old Icelandic Calendar, which starts in late January and ends in late February….