Experience Winter Activity in North Iceland

Northern Iceland is a land of winter adventures, offering diverse options for those who want to combine relaxation with fun and excitement in a veritable paradise of nature. There are countless opportunities for outdoor activities to suit everyones taste.
North Iceland boast eight skiing areas, each of which has its own special character. The ski slopes are among the best in the country, featuring gradients and lifts which suit both children and grownups together with excellent facilities for cross-country skiing.
In addition, other outdoor sports  are on offer such as snowmobile tours, horse trekking, super-jeep excursions and skating arena.
The Mývatn Nature Baths are the latest trump card to be played in winter excursions to North Iceland and of course every district offers access to an excellent outdoor swimming pool. North Iceland also offers accommodation of diverse character, restaurants and iteresting museums as well as thriving theatrical performances.

The Northern Lights characteristically appear in high latitudes when the skies are clear and frosty. With regard to all of the above conditions, Iceland is eminently suitable.

A winter adventure in North Iceland is an unforgettable experience for the whole family.
Bergmenn Mountain Guides
Klængshóll
620, Dalvík
+354 698-9870
Jökull Bergmann is the founder and lead guide for Bergmenn Mountain Guides. As Iceland's first and only UIAGM-IFMGA certified mountain guide it ...
Open All Year
Inspiration Iceland
Hörg
601, Akureyri
+354 865-9429
Inspiration Iceland is a company that focuses on conscious, fun holidays and offers adventure trips to power places and natural spas, wellness and ...
Open All Year
Fjallasyn / Arctic Nature Experience
Smiðjuteigur 7
641, Húsavík
+354 464-3940
Fjallasyn is a dynamic coach operator and tour organizer based in Northeast Iceland. We offer sightseeing throughout the entire country but our ...
Open All Year
Mountaineers of Iceland
Engimýri
601, Akureyri
+354 580-9900
Mountaineers operate day tours, half-day tours and evening tours as well as private tailor-made tours for smaller and larger groups, for one, two or ...
Open All Year
Saga Travel
Kaupvangsstræti 4
600, Akureyri
+354 558-8888
Saga Travel offers you to experience North Iceland privately or in small groups, led by highly qualified guides who know the land as the back of ...
Open All Year
Tindaöxl Skiing Area
625, Ólafsfjörður
+354 466-2527
Open All Year
Strýtan Divecenter
Huldugil 25
603, Akureyri
+354 862-2949
www.strytan.is
Strytan.is are located in Akureyri but we can plan dive trips all around Iceland.  We want divers to stay with us for more than one day so if ...
Open All Year
Böggvisstaðafjall Skiing Area
620, Dalvík
+354 466-1010
Dalvík is only a 35 min. drive from Akureyri and has one of the best skiing areas in the country. There is a wide variety of runs suitable for all ...
01/12 - 15/05
Direkt
Múlavegur 1
660, Mývatn
+354 899-4845
Hike and Bike offer hiking- and mountain biking tours in the region of Myvatn. Lake Myvatn and the surrounding area is one of the most beautiful area ...
Open All Year
Sel Hotel Mývatn / Lake Mývatn
Skútustaðir
660, Mývatn
+354 464-4164
www.myvatn.is
Sel Hotel Mývatn provides you with an ideal location from which to experience the wonders of Mývatn and its surroundings.  The ...
Open All Year
Hotel Reynihlid
Mývatnssveit
660, Mývatn
+354 464-4170
Hótel Reynihlíð is the leading hotel in the Lake Mývatn region. The hotel has 41 comfortable rooms and is located in the ...
Open All Year
Sauðárkrókur-Tindastóll Skiing Area
550, Sauðárkrókur
+354 453-6707
The Tindastóll ski area is particularly well-suited for the entire family. The slopes are now equipped with a new snow production system which has ...
Open All Year
Húsavík Skiing Area
Húsavíkurfjall
640, Húsavík
+354 464-6199
The skiing area at Húsavík is right on the town’s doorstep. Reykjaheiði ridge provides excellent cross country skiing opportunities as does the area ...
Open All Year
Arctic Rafting
Hafgrímsstaðir
560, Varmahlíð
+354 571-2200
Arctic Rafting is an eco-adventure rafting company based in South Iceland, North Iceland and Reykjavík. Our roots lie in the first adventure ...
01/05 - 30/09
Mountaineers of Iceland
Skútuvogur 12e
104, Reykjavík
+354 580-9900
Mountaineers operate day tours, half-day tours and evening tours as well as private tailor-made tours for smaller and larger groups, for one, two or ...
Open All Year
Kaldbaksferðir
Réttarholt 2
601, Akureyri
+354 867-3770
Kaldbakur Tours offers during the winter trips up the mountain Kaldbakur which is 1.173m high, making it the highest peak on the northeastern side of ...
01/01 - 15/05
Akureyri Skiing Area
600, Akureyri
+354 462-2280
For nearly 40 years, the mountain Hlíðarfjall has been one of the prime skiing areas in Iceland.The hallmarks of Hlíðarfjall ...
15/11 - 01/05
Jón Þór Benediktsson / The Traveling Viking
Ytri Bakki
601, Akureyri
+354 896-3569
www.ttv.is
The Traveling Viking is an Icelandic tour operator in Akureyri that provide tours all over Iceland, with the main focus on the North-East Our ...
Open All Year
Sport Tours
Ytri-Vík / Kálfsskinn
621, Dalvík
+354 899-8000 for accommodation
Sport Tours is an authorized Travel Agency by the Icelandic Tourist Board and has been operating since 1994. The headquarters are in North-Iceland ...
Open All Year
Siglufjörður Skiing Area
580, Siglufjörður
+354 467-1806
Open All Year
Nonni Travel
Brekkugata 5
602, Akureyri
+354 461-1841
Nonni Travel is a fully licensed travel bureau with main offices in Akureyri, founded in 1988 by Helena Dejak, who was born and raised in Slovenia ...
Open All Year
Icelandic Farm Holidays
Síðumúli 2
108, Reykjavík
+354 570-2700
Experience the Icelandic countryside with the people who know it inside out. The locals.   Relax in a cosy guesthouse, enjoy the comfort of a ...
Open All Year
Saltvik
Saltvík
641, Húsavík
+354 847-9515
www.saltvik.is
Open All Year
Exist Travel
Rafræn þjónusta / Web service
200, Kópavogur
+354 777-4440
Norðurflug Helicopter Service
Bygging 313, Reykjavíkurflugvöllur
101, Reykjavík
+354 562-2500
Iceland Unlimited
Lækjargata 12 (3. hæð)
101, Reykjavík
+354 415-0600
The Touring Club of Akureyri
Strandgata 23
600, Akureyri
+354 462-2720
Glerárdalshringurinn 24x24
Áshlíð 11
603, Akureyri
+354 822-7900
Keilan Akureyri
Hafnarstræti 26
600, Akureyri
+354
Vitality Iceland
Rafræn þjónusta / Web service
603, Akureyri
+354 571-2276
Ísbjörg
Björgum, Þingeyjarsveit
641, Húsavík
+354 464-3636
Ski Service - Akureyri
Fjölnisgata 4b
603, Akureyri
+354 462-1713
Arctic Adventures
Laugavegur 11
101, Reykjavík
+354 562-7000
The Skating Arena
Naustavegur 1
600, Akureyri
+354 461-2440
Fjallasyn / Arctic Nature Experience
Smiðjuteigur 7
641, Húsavík
+354 464-3940
Fjallasyn is a dynamic coach operator and tour organizer based in Northeast Iceland. We offer sightseeing throughout the entire country but our ...
Open All Year
Mountaineers of Iceland
Engimýri
601, Akureyri
+354 580-9900
Mountaineers operate day tours, half-day tours and evening tours as well as private tailor-made tours for smaller and larger groups, for one, two or ...
Open All Year
Kaldbaksferðir
Réttarholt 2
601, Akureyri
+354 867-3770
Kaldbakur Tours offers during the winter trips up the mountain Kaldbakur which is 1.173m high, making it the highest peak on the northeastern side of ...
01/01 - 15/05
Bergmenn Mountain Guides
Klængshóll
620, Dalvík
+354 698-9870
Jökull Bergmann is the founder and lead guide for Bergmenn Mountain Guides. As Iceland's first and only UIAGM-IFMGA certified mountain guide it ...
Open All Year
Sel Hotel Mývatn / Lake Mývatn
Skútustaðir
660, Mývatn
+354 464-4164
www.myvatn.is
Sel Hotel Mývatn provides you with an ideal location from which to experience the wonders of Mývatn and its surroundings.  The ...
Open All Year
Nonni Travel
Brekkugata 5
602, Akureyri
+354 461-1841
Nonni Travel is a fully licensed travel bureau with main offices in Akureyri, founded in 1988 by Helena Dejak, who was born and raised in Slovenia ...
Open All Year
Mountaineers of Iceland
Skútuvogur 12e
104, Reykjavík
+354 580-9900
Mountaineers operate day tours, half-day tours and evening tours as well as private tailor-made tours for smaller and larger groups, for one, two or ...
Open All Year
Siglufjörður Skiing Area
580, Siglufjörður
+354 467-1806
Open All Year
Hotel Reynihlid
Mývatnssveit
660, Mývatn
+354 464-4170
Hótel Reynihlíð is the leading hotel in the Lake Mývatn region. The hotel has 41 comfortable rooms and is located in the ...
Open All Year
Strýtan Divecenter
Huldugil 25
603, Akureyri
+354 862-2949
www.strytan.is
Strytan.is are located in Akureyri but we can plan dive trips all around Iceland.  We want divers to stay with us for more than one day so if ...
Open All Year
Saga Travel
Kaupvangsstræti 4
600, Akureyri
+354 558-8888
Saga Travel offers you to experience North Iceland privately or in small groups, led by highly qualified guides who know the land as the back of ...
Open All Year
Arctic Rafting
Hafgrímsstaðir
560, Varmahlíð
+354 571-2200
Arctic Rafting is an eco-adventure rafting company based in South Iceland, North Iceland and Reykjavík. Our roots lie in the first adventure ...
01/05 - 30/09
Sauðárkrókur-Tindastóll Skiing Area
550, Sauðárkrókur
+354 453-6707
The Tindastóll ski area is particularly well-suited for the entire family. The slopes are now equipped with a new snow production system which has ...
Open All Year
Guesthouse Engimýri
Engimýri 3, Öxnadalur
601, Akureyri
+354 663-1601
www.engimyri.is
Engimyri Guesthouse is conviniently located in the valley of Oxnadalur, right by Highway number 1, only 34 km west of Akureyri. We’re open ...
Open All Year
Húsavík Skiing Area
Húsavíkurfjall
640, Húsavík
+354 464-6199
The skiing area at Húsavík is right on the town’s doorstep. Reykjaheiði ridge provides excellent cross country skiing opportunities as does the area ...
Open All Year
Akureyri Skiing Area
600, Akureyri
+354 462-2280
For nearly 40 years, the mountain Hlíðarfjall has been one of the prime skiing areas in Iceland.The hallmarks of Hlíðarfjall ...
15/11 - 01/05
Inspiration Iceland
Hörg
601, Akureyri
+354 865-9429
Inspiration Iceland is a company that focuses on conscious, fun holidays and offers adventure trips to power places and natural spas, wellness and ...
Open All Year
Direkt
Múlavegur 1
660, Mývatn
+354 899-4845
Hike and Bike offer hiking- and mountain biking tours in the region of Myvatn. Lake Myvatn and the surrounding area is one of the most beautiful area ...
Open All Year
Tindaöxl Skiing Area
625, Ólafsfjörður
+354 466-2527
Open All Year
Böggvisstaðafjall Skiing Area
620, Dalvík
+354 466-1010
Dalvík is only a 35 min. drive from Akureyri and has one of the best skiing areas in the country. There is a wide variety of runs suitable for all ...
01/12 - 15/05
Jón Þór Benediktsson / The Traveling Viking
Ytri Bakki
601, Akureyri
+354 896-3569
www.ttv.is
The Traveling Viking is an Icelandic tour operator in Akureyri that provide tours all over Iceland, with the main focus on the North-East Our ...
Open All Year
Saltvik
Saltvík
641, Húsavík
+354 847-9515
www.saltvik.is
Open All Year
Icelandic Farm Holidays
Síðumúli 2
108, Reykjavík
+354 570-2700
Experience the Icelandic countryside with the people who know it inside out. The locals.   Relax in a cosy guesthouse, enjoy the comfort of a ...
Open All Year
Sport Tours
Ytri-Vík / Kálfsskinn
621, Dalvík
+354 899-8000 for accommodation
Sport Tours is an authorized Travel Agency by the Icelandic Tourist Board and has been operating since 1994. The headquarters are in North-Iceland ...
Open All Year
Iceland Unlimited
Lækjargata 12 (3. hæð)
101, Reykjavík
+354 415-0600
Vitality Iceland
Rafræn þjónusta / Web service
603, Akureyri
+354 571-2276
Keilan Akureyri
Hafnarstræti 26
600, Akureyri
+354
Norðurflug Helicopter Service
Bygging 313, Reykjavíkurflugvöllur
101, Reykjavík
+354 562-2500
The Touring Club of Akureyri
Strandgata 23
600, Akureyri
+354 462-2720
Glerárdalshringurinn 24x24
Áshlíð 11
603, Akureyri
+354 822-7900
Exist Travel
Rafræn þjónusta / Web service
200, Kópavogur
+354 777-4440
Ski Service - Akureyri
Fjölnisgata 4b
603, Akureyri
+354 462-1713
Arctic Adventures
Laugavegur 11
101, Reykjavík
+354 562-7000
The Skating Arena
Naustavegur 1
600, Akureyri
+354 461-2440
Ísbjörg
Björgum, Þingeyjarsveit
641, Húsavík
+354 464-3636