Category: Nature and Travel

Horse farmer Hörður offers the highest Airbnb-rated recreational experience in Iceland.

Popular Recreation Offered by the Locals

08:07 GMT Recreation offered by the locals is becoming more and more popular in Iceland.

Road to Landmannalaugar Opens

yesterday Mountain roads in Iceland are opening, one by one, these days.

This picture was taken last night. About 200 people climbed the mountain yesterday.

Three Icelanders at Top of Everest Today

23 May Three Icelanders climbed Mt Everest, the world’s highest mountain, this morning.

United Airlines' Boeing 757-200 aircraft at Keflavík International Airport.

Direct Flights to Newark and Minneapolis This Summer

21 May Two US airlines have announced they’ll be offering direct flights to Iceland this summer.

The Arctic Coast Way will offer a unique travel experience.

Lonely Planet Ranks Iceland’s Arctic Coast Way Third

21 May Iceland’s Arctic Coast Way ranks third on the 2019 Best in Europe list of Lonely Planet, featuring the essential European destinations to visit this year.

Professor Gísli Már Gíslason, along with other members of FÍ and those of the Travel Association of Greenland, visited the village of Kapissilit in Nuuk fjord.

Travel Association of Greenland Founded

15 May The Travel Association of Greenland was formally founded last week in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.

Norræna brings 1,200 passengers a week to Seyðisfjörður.

Will Curious Tourists Get the Picture?

14 May What can a small town do when tourists start taking pictures through the windows of people’s homes?

Seals to Be Protected in Reykjavík

10 May The environment and public health board of Reykjavík City has voted to approve a proposal, making the hunting of seals along the Reykjavík coastline and by river mouths within the city limits illegal.

One Third of World’s Golden Plovers Nests in Iceland

9 May About a third of the world’s population of golden plover nests in Iceland.

A large cruise ship in Sundahöfn port, Reykjavík.

Record Cruise Ship Summer Ahead

9 May This year will be a record one in terms of cruise ship arrivals in Iceland, as well as passenger numbers.

From Ljubljana, the city in Slovenia where the real Urha Polona lives. She, too, is a victim of the fraud.

European Rent Fraud Reaches Iceland

7 May “This is fraud. Don’t book, buy or rent anything!”

Area of Glaciers Decreases by 215 km2

6 May Presently, the largest single land form change in Iceland is due to retreating glaciers.

Puffin Nesting Area Now Natural Reserve

3 May Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, umhverfis- og auðlindaráðherra, undirritaði í dag friðlýsingu Akureyjar í Kollafirði. Verndargildi eyjunnar er ekki síst fólgið í mikilvægi hennar sem sjófuglabyggðar.