North Iceland - Iceland - page 491

Akureryi is also the base for a multitude of tours and guided activities all over Iceland's
north.
See Tours for more activities, including information about bike rental.
Sundlaug Akureyrar SWIMMING POOL
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Þingvallastræti 21;adult/child Ik550/200; 6.45am-9pm Mon-Fri,
8am-7.30pm Sat & Sun; )
The hub of local life: Akureyri's outdoor swimming pool is one of Iceland's finest. It has
three heated pools, hot-pots, waterslides, saunas and steamrooms.
Ferðafélag Akureyrar HIKING
(Touring Club of Akureyri; MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 462 2720; www.ffa.is ;Strandgata 23; 3-6pm
Mon-Fri Jun-Aug)
For information on hiking in the area, contact Ferðafélag Akureyrar and check out its help-
ful website detailing (in English) the huts it operates in northern Iceland and the highlands,
plus notes on the Askja Trail, and its program (in Icelandic) of hiking and skiing tours that
travellers can join.
Another helpful resource is the collection of Útivist & afþreying hiking maps (there are
seven in the series - #1 and #2 focus on the Eyjafjörður area); these are available at the
tourist information centre.
Jaðarsvöllur GOLF
( GOOGLE MAP ; 462 2974; www.golficeland.org ; round Ikr5300-6400)
Up for a game of midnight golf? At only a few degrees south of the Arctic Circle, Akur-
eyri's par-71 Jaðarsvöllur basks in perpetual daylight from June to early August, and you
can play golf here around the clock; book ahead for the midnight tee-off.
The course is home to the annual 36-hole Arctic Open ( www.arcticopen.is ) , a tournament
played over two nights in late June.
Hlíðarfjall Ski Centre SKIING
( 462 2280; www.hlidarfjall.is ;day pass adult/child Ikr3000/1200; )