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North Iceland Raufarhöfn Fontur from Reykjavík, Two Airlines Offer Scheduled Ights to Akureyri (Airicelandconnect.Is) and Húsavík (Eagleair.Is) Hraunhafnartangi Grímsey 7 Rauðinúpur 85 North Iceland Raufarhöfn Fontur From Reykjavík, two airlines offer scheduled ights to Akureyri (airicelandconnect.is) and Húsavík (eagleair.is). Flights are available Heimskautsgerði Skoruvíkurbjarg from Akureyri to Grímsey island (norlandair.is) and Akureyri to Skálar Þórshöfn (airicelandconnect.is / norlandair.is). Direct connecting ights are to Akureyri from Europe and USA (icelandair.is). Langanes North Iceland Airports Kópasker 14 Snartarstaðir Rauðanes Mánáreyjar Sauðanes Eiðisvík Summer 2019 The Official Tourist Guide 85 @NorthIceland #NorthIceland Siglufjörður Þórshöfn Máná Share your experience with us Gjögurtá Get everything in one stop Flatey 85 15 Í Fjörðum Bakkafjörður r Héðinsfjörður u rð Lundur Skagatá fjö Lundey Skjálftavatn Miklavatn fs Tjörnes la Kálfshamarsvík Langhús Ó Flateyjardalur Skeggjastaðir Kaldbakur Húsavík Sólgarðar Ketilás 4 8 1 Þeistareykir 12 Málmey Ásbyrgi Ketubjörg Hrísey 7 Kinnarfjöll Dalvík 85 745 Grenivík Hljóðaklettar 5 82 n o rthiceland .is 5 87 Drangey Húsabakki 1 15 Króksbjarg Hofsós F899 Heiðarbær 864 Grettislaug Laufás Hafragilsfoss Rauðaskriða HauganesHjalteyri Selárdalur Skagaströnd Svarfaðardalur Árskógssandur Spákonufell 76 Grenjaðarstaður Dettifoss 11 Stóragerði Gásir Laxárvirkjun Vopnafjörður 862 744 Sauðár- Möðruvellir Draflastaðir Ystafell Stóra krókur Svalbarðseyri 15 Skíðadalur Ljósa- Leirhnjúkur Víti Vaglaskógur vatn Fosshóll 6 Laugar Kröfluvirkjun Hólar AKUREYRI 8 Hof 10 11 Goðafoss 863 15 Blönduós Reykjahlíð 1 2 3 Burstafell 1 Hverir Grímsstaðir Illugastaðir 6 Eyjardalsá Ytri-Neslönd 9 Jarðböðin 2 Hvítserkur Glaumbær 1 85 Syðra Skörðugil Illugastaðir Skútustaðir Dimmuborgir Hrossaborg Vatnsnes Þ Flugumýri Svalbarð ingeyrar Húnavellir Höfði 711 Varmahlíð Munkaþverá 10 1 Hamarsbúð Hóp MÝVATN 1 HrafnagilGrund Borgarvirki esturhópsvatn V 722 Varmilækur 1 Steinsstaðir Reykir 1 F88 Saurbær hólar Bakkaflöt Vatnsdals- Hof Möðrudalur Stóra Ásgeirsá Hafgrímsstaðir 9 Egilsstaðir Hvammstangi Víðigerði Blönduvirkjun Lýtingsstaðir Aldeyjarfoss Skjöldólfsstaðir Gauksmýri 1 Hrútafjörður Leyningshólar 1 15 Laugarbakki 3 1 Kolugljúfur 1 1 15 15 Reykir Bjarg Borðeyri Herðubreiðarlindir Jökuldalur 1 Brekkulækur arcticcoastway.is diamondcircle.is F752 Herðubreið Áfangi Tunnel StofnvegurBrú Tengivegur Jeppavegur Staðarskáli F821 Toll road Main road: Secondary road: 4WD road Efri Núpskirkja Vatnajökull National Park Paved or Gravel Paved or Gravel F26 F578 F35 6 • Drekagil Vaðlaheiði tunnel Toll road 1 Víti Aðalból Hveraborg 4 Öskjuvatn Pay at www.tunnel.is anytime before or max Laugafell 13 three hours after driving through the tunnel Hveravellir Bárðarbunga Askja Gullfoss / Geysir / Gullfoss Kárahnjúkar Reykjavík Holuhraun Lava [email protected] +354 464 1790 Safn Áhugaverður staður Sundlaug Tjaldsvæði Ferja / Bátaferðir Viti Selaskoðun Köfun Gönguleið Hvalaskoðun Golfvöllur Fjallaskíðaferðir Þyrluskíðaferðir Flúðasigling Fuglar Hestar Stangveiði Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður Museum Place of interest Geothermal Pool Campsite Ferry / Boat Tours Lighthouse Seal Watching Scuba Diving Hiking Whale Watching Golf Alpine Ski Touring Heli Skiing River rafting Birds Horses Fishing Vatnajökull National Park 1 2 Akureyri Museum 3 4 Hvannalindir 5 Nonni‘s House ECO-FRIENDLY Snæfell 1833 Akureyri Toy Museum Aðalstræti 58 whale Hraun 1444 David‘s House Akureyri 1392 Dyngjujökull watching BEER & BATH Þrándar- Laufás Heritage Sími 462 4162 Brúarjökull jökull Nýidalur www.northsailing.is Only 2200 ISK minjasafnid.is www.bjorbodin.is Húsafell VATNAJÖKULL 1 Arctic Coast Way 2 Hvítserkur 3 Kolugljúfur 4 Hveravellir 5 Drangey The Arctic Coast Way leaves the much-travelled routes behind and A 15 m high monolith just off shore on the eastern side of Vatnsnes In Víðidalur valley, the river Víðidalsá flows by the farm Kolugil down A unique nature reserve situated on the Kjölur route through the mid- Drangey: This rocky island in Skagafjordur is a flat topped mass of tuff, guides visitors off the beaten track to explore the northern edge of Ice- peninsula. Many bird species live on the rock and leave their mark which into a magnificent gorge, Kolugljúfur. The powerful waterfalls the dle of the west highlands between the glaciers Langjökull and Hofs- rising almost 200 metres out of the ocean. The cliffs serve as nesting sites land so close to the Arctic Circle. It is not just about driving but wel- is evident in the whiteness of their droppings. gorge creates, Kolufossar, are named after the Troll-woman Kola. jökull. Hveravellir ranks among the most beautiful geothermal areas in for millions of sea birds and have comes you to a route with stories and experiences around every curve the world with smoking fumaroles and hot pools with sky-blue boiling been used throughout Iceland’s history for egg collection and bird net- and over every hill. It invites you to slow down and unwind, and is not water ting. measured in milestones but in unexpected moments that will make vis- itors wish to return again and again. 6 Skagafjörður, Glaumbær Folk Museum 7 Grímsey/Hrísey 8 Goðafoss 9 Aldeyjarfoss 10 Lake Mývatn For more than half a century the Skagafjörður Heritage Museum has Grímsey/Hrísey: Grímsey is the northernmost point of Iceland, while The “Waterfall of the Gods” is in the glacial river Skjálfandafljót, just off In upper Bárðardalur valley, in the glacial river Skjálfandafljót, one of Ice- Mývatn: In the Lake Mývatn region, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, presented an exhibition in the turf farmhouse of Glaumbær. Within the Hrísey is in the middle of Eyjafjörður. On each island, the population is the Ring Road by Fosshóll. The name of the waterfall refers to an inci- land’s most photogenic waterfalls flows over a layer of intriguing basalt the most interesting sights are of a volcanic or geothermal nature, the authentic buildings, everyday tools are displayed in their natural envi- less then one hundred people but there are millions of birds. Find puf- dent in one of the Icelandic Sagas where Þorgeir the Lawspeaker threw columns. centrepiece being the 37 km2 lake Mývatn itsel. Places of interest include ronment, bearing witness to vanished times and the daily activities of fins in Grímsey and ptarmigan in Hrísey, and many more species. Fligths his symbolic likenesses of the old Nordic gods into the waterfall. the pseudo craters at Skútustaðir, Höfði peninsula, Dimmuborgir lava for- people in Iceland’s past. to Grímsey are available from Akureyri, and the Grímsey ferry sails from mations, Hverfell crater, Hverir hot spring area, Krafla volcanic area and Dalvík, and the Hrísey ferry sails from Árskógssandur. Mývatn Nature Baths. The area is also considered one of the best bird watching locations in Iceland. 11 Dettifoss in Jökulsárgljúfur 12 Ásbyrgi 13 Askja 14 Langanes 15 Diamond Circle Dettifoss has the greatest volume of any waterfall in Europe, 500 cubic Ásbyrgi is a densely wooded horse-shoe shaped canyon in Öxarfjörður Askja is a 50 km2 caldera in the Dyngjufjöll mountains. In an eruption Langanes: A narrow peninsula, where a rough road leads to Fontur at The Diamond Circle can be described as a magnificent circuit of 250km metres of water per second plunging over its edge. Dettifoss is 45 m where you find numerous hiking tracks. Ásbyrgi is part of the Vatnajökull in 1875, an area of 11 km2 on the south-eastern side of Askja caved in the tip of the peninsula, where you’ll find steep sea cliffs known as Sko- in the Northeast of Iceland, which includes some of the most stunning high and 100 m wide. A pleasant hiking trail, 34 km in length, winds National Park. The national park reaches from highway 85, by Ásbyrgi, to form Lake Öskjuvatn, which is 217 m in depth making it the deepest ruvíkurbjarg and Skálabjarg. The Langanes peninsula is known for its sights and spots for unearthly landscapes. The Diamond Circle has 5 key along the canyon from Dettifoss to Ásbyrgi. south to Dettifoss, covering an area of 120 km2. lake in Iceland, and, to the north of it a tephra crater known as Víti (Hell). rich birdlife and excellent birdwatching spots, where it is possible to destinations which include the historical and picturesque Goðafoss, the watch the Northern Gannet and Brünnichs Guillemot from land. unearthly blue and green landscapes of Lake Mývatn nature paradise, the uncontrollable white energy of Dettifoss the most powerful waterfall of Europe, the crescent-shaped wonder of Ásbyrgi canyon and Húsavík the buzzing whale watching capital of Iceland with the deep blue seas ahead. 7 8 9 10 11 Geothermal Lffnnn nffffffs sffffsh hhd ddddy snnd dffffdhffffd sea baths nhsdde sffnm dme fihffst d�sd��e dheffffedffhds ht hhy edyffn ddnee BEER & BATH Enjoy nature in a unique way Open every day from 12 — 22 Lffnnn nnshynk k nkkdhs�ffhdt t k ttt nnshynk Vitaslóð 1, 640 Húsavík geosea.is wwwe�ffnnneds www.bjorbodin.is.
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