travel agency

Island Pro Travel http://www.islandprotravel.is/

This travel agency is a specialist for Iceland. They have a lot of different offers and tours. For example Jeep tours, Hiking or Bustours and summer house, too.

We booked 2009 a package which includes car, flight and summer house for 1 week and it was fantastic. The house was so nice and all was fine. It’s a very good travel agency and I can reccommend it very well.

Icelandair

The Icelandair offers you some very good short trips to Iceland, too. We had booked a 3 day trip to Iceland in March 2010 and stayed in a very nice hotel from the Icelandair. So if you want to flight to Iceland for a short trip, than Icelandair is a good address for it.

Well, there are some other travel agency, too but I know only some more from Germany and unfortunately the homepages are not in english.

rental car and bus

You have some possibilities to travel in Iceland.

rental car

A lot of different suppliers have their counter directly at the airport. To travel by the hired car is the best possibility to explore Iceland on own initiative. We were on the move up to now with three different suppliers and every time everything was ok.

For a tour on the ring road a small car as for example Toyota Yaris is sufficient for 2 people completely. If you also like to drive sometimes 3-figure streets or even which are marked with a “F” (highland) then you should rent a cross-country vehicle. Don’t drive with a little city car in the highland! The highland is to be recommended anyhow only for people with experience or one immediately books a trip with an Icelandic guide. I hold this for the best variation, because the highland has his malices and every year regularly tourists must be rescued.

Procar (http://www.procar.is)

We had this hired car company for our short trip to Iceland in March, 2010. We were fetched at the airport and were brought to the hired car station approx. 3 km away. Then there our car was also ready immediately. Instead of standing in a long queue at the airport directly before one of many hired car counters, we were already 10 minutes after fetching on tour. Went very fast, very friendly people, the winding up were without problems. The car was returned, while we put down it on the given parking bay directly at the airport and deposited the key in the glove compartment. A little bit strangely for Germans, but also again typically for Icelanders. I have liked it, the car was good and everything ran without problems. We also did not have to pay any more, because on account of the volcano eruption we had the car half a day longer.

Europcar / Bílaleiga Akureyrar

The hired car had been booked by the travel agency, here we had a complete package flight/summerhouse/rentalcar. We get a relatively new and good car. The winding up was direct at the airport. A little bit bewilderingly was the return, but everything was so far ok. Because we specially had not booked the hired car, I can say nothing about the prices.

Hertz (http://www.hertz.com)

In 2008 we had this supplier, again in a complete travel package. The Toyota had just 3000 km and stood there like a new carriage. The winding up also also ran without problems, return. To put out nothing and the car was real top.

Beside three abovementioned ones there are even other hired car suppliers in Iceland. It is best here, simply to begin with on the Internet prices and achievements compare, because often there are with the assurance differences.

bus

I have only seen many bus but however, have never gone with it. From Keflavik a Flybus goes to every landing directly to Reykjavik. Moreover, the bus net is well developed just in summer. Nevertheless, in some remote areas as for example west fjords one must better plan, because here every day a bus does not go. Also in the highland the bus go and are ideal if one liked to walk, e.g.

On the following sides one can find out more about it:

http://www.nat.is

http://www.trex.is
http://www. bsi.is
http://www.re.is

Flight

Depending on it is obvious to use the domestic flights for a day trip or similar. Thus one can fly, e.g., from the domestic airport of Reykjavik to Akureyri in the north.

Air Iceland and Eagle air fly to different places of Iceland.

http://www.airiceland.is
http://www.ernir.is

Fähre:

http://www.nat.is

arrival

You have two possibilities for traveling to Iceland: plane or ferry.

Plane

We traveled to Iceland only with the Icelandair (www.icelandair.com) and so we can’t give you a judgement for the other airlines. But there is the cheaper airline  IcelandExpress (www.icelandexpress.com), too. In summer you can fly with a few other airlines to Iceland.

Icelandair is a very nice and good airline. They have not so big planes, but the service is good, the people are friendly and the mostly on time. And if you book the flight early, they can offer you a good price.

The Icelandair has good packages, expecialls in spring and autumn. We were in Iceland for 3 days in March for example with a offer of Icelandair. Flight and Hotel for 350 Euro. And it was very good and very nice. So have a look on the homepage of Icelandair if you want to go for a short trip to see Reykjavik for example.

Ferry:

Because of we didn’t use the ferry, I will give you the homepage of the ferry: http://www.smyril-line.com/

accomodation

Sometimes people ask me for a information about the accomodation in Iceland and which hotels and farms we can recommend. So for this reason here I inform you now about some accomodations and give you home pages for more informations. Please note that I only judge a accomodation which we have tested by ourself.

Hotels:

If you visit Iceland in summer, than a good and low cost accomodation are the “Edda-Hotels”. This hotels are boarding schools in winter and hotels in summer. So the rooms are very simple but clean and cheap. There you can found rooms or bag accomodations, too. Always with breakfast. http://www.hoteledda.is/en

Edda Hotel Egilstadir (Menntaskolinn Egilstadir)
This hotel is in east Iceland in Egilstadir across from a swiming pool. It is very nice with a restaurant, lounge, internet and clean and nice rooms.

Edda Hotel Laugarvatn
This hotel is in south west of Iceland near the geysir and waterfall Gulfoss. It is next to the nice lake Laugarvatn and cheap and clean, too. The swiming pool with a few hot pot is near this hotel. A good start for trips to Geysir and Gulfoss or South Iceland.

Kea Hotel Bjork
This hotel is in the center of Reykjavik. You can walk to the old town of Reykjavik with the famous shopping miles. It has good and nice rooms, the breakfast is very good and you have free internet and the reciption is 24 h open. The hotel is ideal for people who make a short travel trip to Reykjavik because from here you can start to a trip in the city or Blue Lagoon, Akranes, Thinvellir or so on.  http://www.keahotels.is/Hotel-Bjork

Hotel Loftleidir
This hotel has 4 stars and offer you more comfort than the Edda Hotels or another low price hotel. It is next to the airport of Reykjavik and the sightseein Perlan. You can drive in 5 minutes to the city or can use the free Shuttle bus. The hotel has very nice rooms, a lounge, restaurant and bar and a little pool and sauna. The breakfast is very good and the employees are very friendly. You can drive with the Reykjavik Excursion for day trips or fly with the Airline to Akureyri in the north of Iceland. We can recommend you this hotel absolutly.  http://www.icelandairhotels.com/home/Hotels/HotelLoftleidir/Overview/

Farmhotel Höfdabrekka
Especially Steffen find this one very good. It lies not far from Vik, the most southern town from Iceland and has room in different categories. Our room was big and spacious, moreover, it is extremely quiet by the subdivision of the hotel in several company blocks and is pleasant. The highlight of this hotel are, nevertheless, 4 hot pot which are accessible the whole day to every hotel guest. We can only recommend this hotel, we have liked it there really and the staff was also very nice.  http://www.hofdabrekka.is/

Another hotel chain are the Fosshotel, but we haven’t used this hotels up to now. http://www.fosshotel.is/en/index.php

Farm holiday

On this page http://www.farmholidays.is/ you can find a good overview of the farm holiday in Iceland. This possibility of accomodation is very good and we can recommendable. Because you are often meet the Icelandic people from the farm, can talk with them and often the offer you riding tours. The farms are often in the nature and you can enjoy this living way.

Farm Brekkulaekur
Here we were in 2008 and this farm house I can recommend only most warmly. It lies in the nature near Hvammstangi  and is to be reached only by a grit runway. The family is very nice and friendly, moreover, one finds there mostly in German speaking people. We had a nice evening and a nice conversation with the farmer who was able to do also some words German. Here riding tours of several days are also offered and are to be recommended very much. An absolute confidential tip. http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails/260/brekkulaekur-i-midfirdi

Farm Brunnholl
This farm company house lies next to Höfn, in the southeast of Iceland. Not far from the glacier area are removed here milk cows held. About a camera pictures from the stable will transfer directly into the television of the single rooms, in the morning, moreover, children can help in the milking. Two dogs welcome the guests as friendly as the farmer themselves. The company house has nice, spacious rooms and living-room furniture to stays. Cleanly and absolutely recommendable. http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails/590/brunnholl-a-myrum

Farm Fossholl
This house lies directly beside a small camp site and the nice waterfall Godafoss in the north of Iceland. From here you can make really good excursions to Husavik, Myvatn, Akureyri etc. The house exists of a big timber house and also the rooms are completely equipped with wood. One can have breakfast in the restaurant next door where also the adoption is for the company house. You cannot miss this location, because it lies directly on the ring road and the yellow wood shines wide.  In the evening the prices in the restaurant are quite expensive, nevertheless, otherwise the company house was very earthy and fully in order. http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails/403/fossholl-i-bardardal

Summerhouse / Cottage

A very good possibility to make  vacation if one liked to supply himself rather and, moreover, a certain area closer explore, are summer cottages. There is this particularly in the south of Iceland and in the north with Husavik. There are also these houses in every size and every price range. From two rooms of small houses  to a house for 12 people, from sporadically to luxury one finds in Iceland all variations. Since most Icelanders make built house to vacation in theirs often even and rent this, provided that they do not take themselves vacation. Therefore, many houses are also furnished very individually by the single owners. On this sites you can find informations about summer cottages and can also book one: http://www.viator.is/ http://www.visiticeland.com/

summer cottage Óskasteinn

This house lies in a big holiday-home area between Selfoss and Geysir/Gulfoss. Not far from the lake Thingvallavatn and the known place of interest Thingvellir absolute rest rules in this area. The house was really perfect and furnished affectionately with a lot of wood. Moreover, a big gas grill, complete interior arrangement (also pots etc.) were available. Because we were in October there, quite cold temperatures ruled and we often warmed up to us in the evening after a day tour in the spacious and nicely warm Hot pot of the house. The patio is very big and garden pieces of furniture are also available here. A supernice house in which one could stand it absolutely some weeks. Selfoss and therefore the next shopping possibility is 17 km away.

The house covered his warmth and complete energy from a geothermal power station.

Camping

Informations about camping you can find for example on this site: http://www.visiticeland.com/Accommodation/Camping/

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