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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Horse Activities

Horse Activities

The Icelandic horse is a favorite of many and known around the world as an excellent steed. There are many horse rentals throughout the country offering short or longer rides.

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Beach

Old boat

Colors

Hverfandi Waterfall

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Lagarfljót

Frozen

Ruined harbour

Stórurð

Stone arch

Wilderness center

Wilderness Center of Iceland - Center of Recreation The Wilderness Center is an authentic and peaceful hideaway, located right on the edge of Northern Europe´s most extensive wilderness. One can expe

Syðri-Vík

Friendly farm accommodation at a great location. A farmhouse with 6 rooms, a kitchen, a dining room and a small apartment with all facilities. Two cottages 1x4 persons and 1x8 persons. Washing machine

Skorrahestar, riding tours

Skorrahestar offers short and long horse riding tours as well as hiking tours in the fjords by the Atlantic Ocean. We are located in Nordfjördur on the east coast of Iceland where we have our farm Sk

Stóra-Sandfell Travel Service

The travel service at Stóra-Sandfell is located 17 km. south of Egilsstaðir, by highway 95. When driving over the road called Öxi (which is the shortest route) or Breiðdalsheiði, the roads lie be

Stóra-Sandfell Horse Rental

Stóra-Sandfell is located 17 km. south of Egilsstaðir on the highway no. 1 on the way between Egilsstaðir and Höfn. We offer our guests a nice camping place and accommodation in cottages or in sep

Odin Tours Iceland

Odin Tours offers a combination of Spanish and Icelandic hospitality and traditions with an emphasis on creating a 'no stress' ambiance, thereby maximizing the 'here and now' consciousness. And offeri

Húsey Youth Hostel & Riding Tours

Ever wanted to see a seal, have a close encounter with a red-throated diver, get attacked by the great Skua - if so - A horseback riding tour at Husey is just the thing for you. Daily departures at 10

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Katrine Bruhn Jensen

Gilsá
760 Breiðdalsvík
862-5756

Icelandic Mountain Guides

Stórhöfði 33
110 Reykjavík
587-9999, 894-2959, 894-2956

HS Ferðaþjónusta

Finnsstaðir 1
701 Egilsstaðir
892-1803

Fell Horse Rental

Fell
760 Breiðdalsvík
897-4318

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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.