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

Guides and recommendations from the locals

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Apartments

Staying at an apartment is an excellent alternative for those wanting more privacy, prefer to do their own cooking and wish to interact to the locals. Apartments are available at different price ranges.

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Silfurberg

Silfurberg is a small new boutique country resort, beautifully located at the farm Þorgrímsstaðir in Breiðdalur valley in East Iceland, about 45 minutes south of Egilsstaðir by car via highway 1,

Hotel Apartments Eskifjörður

Now for rent all year around, luxury hotel apartments in Eskifjordur, a town in east coast of Iceland. The apartments have everything you need to enjoy a good vacation, all comfort and a great view ov

Hotel Framtíð

With its new wing of guest rooms and panoramic sea and mountain views, Hotel Framtid in Djupavogir offers a comfortable stay in beautiful natural surroundings. Our new wing has 18 well-designed 17 m2

Hafursá

One of the most spectacular views in the entire island is to be found on farm Hafursá, juxaposed to Iceland´s most impressive forest at Hallormsstaðs. Come and experience the sunset at lake Löguri

Skipalækur

Skipalækur combines all the advantages of rural and urban residency.This peaceful haven in the Fell region -which boasts some of the most splendid views East Iceland has to offer - is but a stone´s

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Guesthouse 707

Hamragerði 3
700 Egilsstaðir
847-1733

Askja Guesthouse

Strandgata 86b
735 Eskifjörður
476-1150, 894-6606

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East Iceland

Towns & Villages

Each town in East Iceland has its own characteristics. In some of the coastal villages the influence of North European neighbours is 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 latest addition to East Iceland agglomeration, founded in the late forties of the 20th century.

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East Iceland 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.