Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Reykjavík Excursions (and their Flybus) uses the BSÍ terminal (pronounced
bee-ess-ee
),
south of the centre. There's a ticketing desk, tourist brochures, lockers, luggage storage
(Ikr500 per bag per day), Budget car hire, and a cafeteria with wi-fi. The terminal is served
by Reykjavík buses 1, 3, 6, 14, 15 and 19. Reykjavík Excursions offers pre-booked hotel
pickup to bring you to the terminal.
Sterna
BUS
Sales and departures from the Harpa concert hall. Buses everywhere except the west and
Westfjords.
Trex
BUS
( 587 6000;
www.trex.is
; )
Departs from the Main Tourist Office or Harpa concert hall and Reykjavík Campsite.
Buses to Þórsmörk and Landmannalaugar in the South.
FAROE FORAY
Flights and ferries give Arctic adventurers three or four days to explore the truly magical
Faroe Islands. A half-week is just enough time to see the following highlights:
Tórshavn
The first thing you'll notice are striking turf roofs adorning almost every
bright-coloured building in the marina. Although light on sights, Tórshavn makes a great
base if you're planning a series of day trips.
Gjógv
Gjógv ('jaykf') may be hard to pronounce, but it's oh-so-easy to love. Tiny turf-
roofed cottages cluster around a harbour that looks as though a lightning bolt ripped
straight through the terrain. There's good hiking and an inn.
Mykines
Marking the western limits of the island chain, Mykines (mee-chi-ness) offers
innumerable bird colonies (puffins!), haunting basalt sea-stacks and solitary cliffs. Con-
sidered remote by Faeroese standards (11 inhabitants), it is connected to Vágar by heli-
copter and ferry.
Hestir
Hestir, just south of Streymoy, is best known for hollow grottoes carved into the
cliffs by pounding waves.
