Akureyri - Tour Highlights and Travel Tips
Travel Highlights
- Akureyrarkirkja is Akureyri’s landmark church, in the typically stark and impressive Icelandic style, looking down over the town from a high hill.
- Laufás is a manor farm that has been conserved since the 1860s and is well-known for it’s turf roofs.
- Take a visit to Akureyri Museum, a small but well-established collection of the town’s history.
- Take a boat tour to the islands of Hrísey or Grímsey.
- Equestrian enthusiasts should go horse riding in the nearby Akureyri countryside.
- Many travellers tour to Akureyri in order to go whale watching. Humpback are the most popular, though Minke whales, Harbour porpoises, dolphins and seals are also common. If you’re lucky, you’ll see some Orcas!
- Hof Cultural and Conference center hosts many shows and concerts throughout the year.
- Swim in the Akureyri geothermal swimming pool.
- See if you can spot the Northern Lights.
Travel Tips
- Akureyri has its own airport 2km from town and is a great alternative destination to Keflavik airport in south Iceland.
- 5 hours from Reykjavik, hiring a car and driving the Route 1 ring road to Akureyri makes for a fantastic road trip.
- Iceland is expensive, and while the many delicious restaurants in Akureyri are tempting, cooking your own food where possible with help your budget.
- July is the driest and warmest month in Akureyri.