Official Travel Guide to North Iceland

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Shopping

Shopping in Iceland can be fun and here you can find many international shopping chains and diverse goods ranging in price and quality. Iceland also has a lot of souvenir shops, markets with hand made products and stores specializing in Icelandic design. Sometimes it’s possible to get a good deal on interesting products.

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Daladýrð

Gjóska is an Icelandic design company run by the teacher and textile designer Birna Kristín Friðriksdóttir and her husband the farmer Guðbergur Egill Eyjólfsson. They live on the Farm Brúnager�

KIDKA Wool factory shop

Our company KIDKA is one of the biggest knitting factories in Iceland and its name stands for beautiful and high-quality wool products, which are fashionable, comfortable and genuine Icelandic. You ca

Kaffi Kú

The coffehouse is located in the loft above the cow barn at Garður farm. You can watch the cows trough the class from the restaurant. There is also a TV monitor where you can see what is going on, e.

Vogafjos Farm Resort

Guesthouse Vogafjos cowshed-Café and Guesthouse.

Guesthouse Gullsól

Our guesthouse stands in the heart of Grimsey island. We are located just above the harbor with amazing views thereover. Our house is 3 stories high and the top two stories host the guesthouse while t

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KS Ketilási

Fljót
570 Fljót
467-1000

KS Hofsós

Suðurbraut 9
565 Hofsós
455-4692

Hitt og Thetta Handverk - Gallery

Aðalgata 8
540 Blönduós
862-0474

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Víkurhvarfi 6
203 Kópavogur
552-4040

Jónsabúð

Túngata 13
610 Grenivík
463-3236

Blafell

Skagfirðingabraut 29
550 Sauðárkrókur
453 6666, 860 2088

Flóra

Hafnarstræti 90
600 Akureyri
661-0168

Skerjakolla

Bakkagata 10
670 Kópasker
465-1150

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North Iceland

Towns & Villages

Society and the economy have many faces. Whereas agriculture is the mainstay of rural areas, the towns depend upon fishing, industry, trade and a range of services, with each village having its own characteristics though they all prove hospitable hosts.
The availability of food and accommodation and the possibilities at every location for recreation and entertainment make hopping between the villages informative as well as fun.
In every case, the residents are lively and ready to celebrate.

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Visit North Iceland
Hafnarstræti 91
600 Akureyri, ICELAND
info@northiceland.is
Phone: 00 354 462 3300
Members of Visit North Iceland have all the required permits that are needed in tourism in Iceland and they take part in the joint marketing affairs for the region.

Safe travel in Iceland

To make travel in Iceland safer - for your safe return
Safetravel.is is run by ICE-SAR and is part of a bigger project, simply named Safetravel. In that project a number of companies, public institutions and individuals join hands and the goal is to lower the rate of accidents in travel and tourism in Iceland.

The 112 Iceland app can be used for two things, both for added safety on your Iceland trip.
First of all you can call for help by pressing the red Emergency button. Your location will be sent by text message to the 112 response center. Remember that even though your phone shows no signal there is a possibility that you can send text message.

The green Check In button is for you to leave your location with us so if something happens we have more information to work with. Only the 5 last locations are stored and we recommend you use this – don’t worry – you are not disturbing anyone – except for our big computer who wants to be disturbed.

On Safetravel.is you can find extensive amount of information which can help you plan your travel to and around Iceland in more safe and secure way.

Local time and weather

Aurora forecast

When to see the Northern Lights in Iceland?
The best time is between 21:00-03:00 although they can often be seen early evening or during the night. The official Northern Lights season in Iceland is from October till March. The more activity the more likely it is that you will see the northern lights but that is not all. There is never a guarantee of spotting the northern lights, but northern lights forecast by vedur.is are good. Clear skies are necessary, when we have clear skies in Iceland It is usually cold. So be sure to wear the right clothing.
Northern Lights Forecast
The Icelandic Met Office does Northern Lights Forecast which is good to use.
Visit the Icelandic Met Office www.vedur.is, for more info.

Driving in Iceland

Always check the road conditions
The weather is not the same in different regions of Iceland. Here below are good websites to use when traveling in Iceland in winter. Vedur.is is the official website for weather in Iceland. But it doesn’t always give the right picture road.is, the website for the Icelandic Road Administration, is the best website to use if you use it right.If you are unsure then you can call 1777 and ask for the conditions (open 06:30-22:00) or 1778 an automatic telephone service open all day.

Driving in Iceland can be tricky - but if you listen carefully to Elfis you should be fine.