Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SBA-Norðurleið
BUS TOURS
The bus company runs a range of sightseeing tours in north Iceland, with popular destina-
tions including Mývatn, Dettifoss, Húsavík and Askja.
Nonni Travel
TOURS AGENCY
Travel agency able to hook you up with just about any tour in the area, as well as tours fur-
ther afield (to Greenland and the Faeroe Islands).
Ambassador
WHALE WATCHING
A handful of places along Eyjafjörður offer whale-watching boat trips, and Akureyri now
has an operator. Trips are three hours: detractors say there's a long way to travel to get to
northern parts of the fjord (where whale sightings are most common), but if you treat this
as a sightseeing-whale-watching combo you won't be disappointed with the glorious
scenery.
The Traveling Viking
ADVENTURE TOUR
( 896 3569;
www.ttv.is
)
A company doing plenty of local tours, from the expected (Mývatn, Dettifoss, Húsavík) to
the more offbeat, including a four-hour family-friendly option focusing on the 'hidden
people', or winter ice-fishing. The company also gets some buzz for its
Game of
Thrones-
themed tour of the Mývatn region.
Skjaldarvík
HORSE RIDING
( 552 5200;
www.skjaldarvik.is
;90-min ride Ikr7900)
With a superb guesthouse and restaurant, 6km north of town, Skjaldarvík offers 1½-hour
tours along the fjord and into the surrounding hills, departing at 10am, 2pm and 5pm daily
in summer. It also offers the good-value 'Ride & Bite': 5pm horse ride followed by access
to the outdoor hot-pot and a two-course dinner (Ikr11,900).
