Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 849 2409;
www.hafogland.is
;tours adult/child Ikr7500/3500)
Newly established operator running boat trips from the small harbour (by the museum),
taking in the scenery and birdlife around the tiny island of Málmey and the bizarre
promontory Þórðarhöfði (tethered to the mainland by a delicate spit). Tours generally leave
at 9.30am and 5pm, but you need to book.
Sleeping & Eating
The emigration centre can help arrange sleeping-bag space (Ikr4900) at the simple Prest-
bakki cottage
Sunnuberg
GUESTHOUSE
( 893 0220, 861 3474;
gisting@hofsos.is
;
Suðurbraut 8;s/d Ikr10,000/14,500)
Cosy rooms with bathroom are available at homey Sunnuberg, 200m past the pool, oppos-
ite the petrol pump and grocery store (note: no kitchen at Sunnuberg).
Sólvík
ICELANDIC
(mains Ikr980-3300; 10am-9pm Jun-Aug)
Down at the small harbour among the museum buildings, Sólvík is a sweet country-style
restaurant with a short, simple menu of local classics (cod, lamb, burgers).
Hofsós to Siglufjörður
breakfast Ikr25,900/20,900; Jun-Aug; )
is a gourmet pit stop along the rugged coast,
13km north of Hofsós. The owner, Pálína, bills it as a 'bucolic resort', and she performs
magic in the kitchen, inspired by local produce and slow-cooking principles (open noon to
9.30pm; dinner mains Ikr3950 to Ikr5000). Lónkot also has boutique accommodation (in-
cluding big family suites) with super sea views, and a great indoor hot-pot.
In a scenic valley halfway between Lónkot (24km) and Siglufjörður (25km) is
Bjarnagil
( 467 1030;
www.bjarnargil.is/en
;
per person without bathroom incl breakfast Ikr7500;
Jun-mid-Sep)
, a homey farmstay with Sibba and Trausti, a welcoming older couple with
