Official travel guide to East Iceland

How to get there and around

Activities, interesting places, restaurants and much more

Hotels and camping places and everything between

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Angling

Angling

Iceland has an abundance of lakes and rivers teeming with salmon and trout and attracts many anglers. The opportunities for participating are limitless

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Beach

Old boat

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Hverfandi Waterfall

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Lagarfljót

Frozen

Ruined harbour

Stórurð

Stone arch

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Eyjar Fishing Lodge at Breiðdalsá

EYJAR LODGE is thought by some to offer the most luxurious accommodation in east Iceland. The are 8 en-suite bedrooms with tv and each bathroom has even heated floors! Lodge has also one master-suite

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Hotel Staðarborg

Hotel Staðarborg is an accommodating and recent hotel with 30 rooms, located in the heartland of eastern Iceland in the valley Breiðdalur. The hotel is by the Ring road no 1, some 625 km. from Reyk

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Húsey Youth Hostel & Riding Tours

Húsey is 55 km. north of Egilsstaðir and located between the two rivers, Jökulsá á Dal (Brú) and LagarfIjót and offers a splendid view of the surrounding mountains and endless opportunities for

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Hálsakot Fishing Lodge

HÁLSAKOT LODGE is an elegant country accommodation ideally situated only 40-minutes drive north of Egilsstaðir town in the green woodland of Jökulsárhlíð country, just 15 km. away from the ring

Selfljót river

Trout and salmon fishing. Enquire at the tourist information center in Egilsstadir.

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Austursigling

Fjörður 4
710 Seyðisfjörður
899-2409

Sænautasel

Jökuldalsheiði
701 Egilsstaðir
853-6491, 471-1086

Ekra Travel service

Ekra
701 Egilsstaðir
8680957, 868-0957

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Austurland

Towns & Villages

Each town in Austurland has its own characteristics. In some of the coastal villages t, the influence of North European neighbors obvious to everyone.

The French made a strong impact in Fáskrúðsfjörður where the road signs are made out in French as well as in Icelandic. Norwegian influence is easily detected in the Eskifjörður and Seydisfjörður architecture. No such roots are to be seen in Egilsstadir which is the latest addition to East Iceland agglomeration, founded in the late forties of the 20th century.

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Austurland Regional Information Centre
700 Egilsstöðum, Iceland
info@east.is/(+354) 471 2320
For marketing and media
east@east.is/(+354) 470 3800

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.

Vakinn

Vakinn is the official quality and environmental certification run by the Icelandic Tourist Board. The aim of Vakinn is to strengthen quality, safety and environmental awareness within Icelandic tourism and support and promote social responsibility of tourist service providers

Vakinn certification is a confirmation that companies operate in a professional and responsible manner, with quality and environmental focus.

Only tourism businesses that maintain high standards in all aspects of business practices and meet Vakinn´s comprehensive assessment criteria have earned the right to carry the Vakinn logo.

Certified companies are listed on our website vakinn.is