Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
These two companies are particularly good for tailor-made accessible trips around the
country: All Iceland Tours (
www.allicelandtours.is
) and Iceland Unlimited
Most museums and other attractions offer reduced admission prices for travellers with
disabilities. For travel, Air Iceland offers reduced rates, as does the Smyril Line ferry.
Reykjavík's city buses have a 'kneeling' function so that wheelchairs can be lifted onto
the bus; elsewhere, however, public buses don't have ramps or lifts.
Visas
Iceland is one of 26 member countries of the Schengen Convention, under which the EU
countries (all but Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Cyprus, Ireland and the UK) plus Iceland,
Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland have abolished checks at common borders.
The visa situation for Iceland is as follows.
Citizens of EU and Schengen countries - no visa required for stays of up to three
months.
Citizens or residents of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the USA - no visa
required for tourist visits of up to three months. Note that the total stay within the Schen-
gen area must not exceed three months in any six-month period.
Other countries - check online at
www.utl.is
.
To work or study in Iceland a permit is usually required - check with an Icelandic em-
bassy or consulate in person or online.
For questions on visa extensions or visas and permits in general, contact the Icelandic
Directorate of Immigration, Útlendingastofnun (
www.utl.is
).
Volunteering
A volunteering holiday is a worthwhile (and relatively inexpensive) way to get intimately in-
volved with Iceland's people and landscapes. As well as the following options, consider a
stint at the
Arctic Fox Center
in the wilds of the Westfjords.
Iceland Conservation Volunteers
Iceland's environment agency, known as Umhverfisstofnun (UST), recruits more than 200
volunteers each summer for work on practical conservation projects around the country,
mainly creating or maintaining trails in Vatnajökull National Park. Places on its short-term
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