Bird Watching

“Written by Úlfar, son of the family” When it comes down to choose a travel operator/company or just how to spend your day in Iceland, then there are endless possibilities, allot of good companies and allot of not so good companies that are just in it for the money! So why chose Iceland Activities? Our company ”Iceland Activities” is my family (my parents, my sister, grandma, girlfriend, brother in law and our closest friends and family). We did not create this company to become rich! We truly love what we do, we created this company to be able to do what we love every day and even on our days off, we are doing the same tours on our own.  We base all of our tours on our family experience, traveling together as a family since 1983 has built up a crazy amount of experience and knowledge of secret locations all over the South part of Iceland, some locations that only my family knows about still today. Creating tours that are well suitable to all level of fitness from families with young children to super adventures families or individuals.  On our journey from 1983 we have earned a well-spoken reputation as an outdoor family and known for seeking out the sports that were not as common, my father was one of the first ones to modify his jeeps and we are proud to be one of the first mountain bikers of Iceland and the only local MTB guides on the Hengill volcanic area, guides who grew up mountain biking and exploring the area on tracks made by the Icelandic sheep. Today we offer a good selection of tours, ranging from two hours up to multi-day trips, and overnight camping tours focusing mostly on the off the beaten path experience. We can tailor made everything about the tour and set up the tour as you like, we could keep it more raw or have it quite luxurious and high class but still remote. We could keep the days more active or more easy going. It really depends on your choose, our aim is to enjoy the day with you.   Some of the things we offer: Super jeep tours ● Mountain bike tours ● Hike tours ● Lava caving ● Surfing ● Team building ● food tasting ● Snowshoeing ● Sightseeing ● food tasting and culture tours ● zip line ● Skiing ● rock climbing ● camping ● Ice hockey ● Curling Staff and guides: family members and close friends and we are all Icelandic :)  Locations: Iceland Activities family headquarters are located in Hveragerði, the Icelandic capital of hot springs. Hveragerði is 45 km east of the capital Reykjavík (30 minutes drive on highway 1).  Contact us and we will customize a tour for you, your friends or family. We specialize in having small groups and we never mix into big groups, so your experience will be better. When bigger groups book with us 6 persons or more then the tours are automatically private. 

We are a local family company that has been running trips in southeast Iceland since 1991. Our Summer Special is the popular Ingólfshöfði Puffin Tour. This adventurous journey starts on a tractor drawn hay cart, traveling 6 km across the black sands flats of the southeast coast. Our destination is the isolated headland and nature reserve, Ingólfshöfði, a home of thousands nesting seabirds, including puffins and the great skuas. The historical cape is named after the first settler of Iceland Ingólfur Arnarson, who spent his first winter in Iceland at the cape in 874 AD. For booking and more information, visit www.puffintour.is We also offer Ingólfshöfði Photo Tour, for serious photographers to photograph puffins in early morning couple of times a week in summer. Our Winter special is without a doubt, the Ice Cave Tour. Einar Rúnar Sigurðsson, owner and lead guide of FromCoastToMountains is the pioneer of the ice cave tours in Iceland and has found and named most of the famous ice caves in Vatnajökull glacier. In the wintertime we organize trips to ice caves ranging from short visit to an easily accessible ice cave or ice tunnel during our Ice Cave Tour, to our two day Ice Cave SleepOver Tour to more remote ice cave. For booking and more information, visit www.icecaving.is FromCoastToMountains also organizes various trips in the Vatnajökull region, mostly for individuals and small parties. We offer solutions for people that want to experience the nature and glaciers of southeast Iceland with native mountain guides. If you would like to know more about our different private or small group tours, please visit: www.fromcoasttomountains.com/our-tours Our Latest Adventure is our newest product, Café Vatnajökull in Fagurhólsmýri, which our family opened in 2017. This former local grocery store was the heart of our community for almost 40 years, but was closed for a decade until we bought it and converted it to be the base of our operations. Our Café is an adventure in it self. Here you can meet the locals, see and buy our family products, get fresh Icelandic coffee from and try some of Icelandic special treats. Don´t be a stranger and come to visit us and experience a special atmosphere in the beautiful surrounding of Vatnajökull. Our photos speak more than words, check out our photo gallery on our web site, www.fromcoasttomountains.com/gallery   Tour: Departure: Duration: Ingólfshöfði PuffinTour - Birdwatching and historytrip to Ingólfshöfði nature reserve. From mid May - mid August: every day except Sundays.For more info visit www.PuffinTour.is 2 1/2 hours       Ingólfshöfði PhotoTour - Special departures for serious photographers to Ingólfshöfði. June - August:every day except Sundays. Booking on www.PuffinTour.is For more info visit www.PuffinTour.is 3 hours Ice Cave Tour - A visit to an Ice cave in Vatnajökull. November - March: every day except Sundays.Booking on www.IceCaving.isFor more info visit www.IceCaving.is 2-3 hours  

Into The Wild Into The Wild offers first class, tailor-made Super-Jeep adventure tours. Would you like to take a walk through an underground river or stand face to face to a magnificent glacier whilst strolling up a mystical canyon? This adventure and even more are possible during an Into The Wild trip. Into The Wild is a family operated company, fully authorized by the Icelandic Tourist Board. Boasting of more than 35 years of experience of the surrounding area of Eyjafjallajökull. Our vehicles are specially made for off-road tours and excursions. Our goal is to provide outstanding, personal service whilst respecting the highest safety standards. Our standard tours are: Þórsmörk, Landmannalaugar, Northern Lights, Golden Circle, Eyjafjallajokull glacier and Snowmobile Tours.... We can add to our tours a Flight-tours, Hiking tours, Cave exploring tours, Snowmobile tour, ATV tours, Buggy tours, Snorkeling tours, Scuba diving, River rafting tours, Canoeing tours, Ice Climbing tours, Ice walking tours, Angling tours, Glacier tours, Winter adventure tours, Day tours, Photo tours, Bicycle tours, Geothermal tours, Bird watching tours , Team building tours or Horse ride on the Icelandic horse. Visit our website for more information www.intothewild.is We are also here: www.instagram.com www.tripadvisor.com www.youtube.com

Arnanes Country Hotel is a family-run company, established in May 1993 in our own home, located in Nesjahverfi, 1,5 km from Arnanes.In August 1993 we bought a part of the farm Arnanes (30 ha of land and 2 houses) and early spring 1994 we moved our home to Arnanes. Our former home then became a guesthouse and still it is a part of our hotel with 5 rooms, a sitting room and living rooms, complimentary coffee and tea,TV and free internet access just like in all of our rooms. 1995 we renowated our house in Arnanes, starting with 4 rooms w. shared facilities on first floor with panoramic view to glaciers and mountains in Vatnajökull National Park. In May 1996 we started our riding tours from Arnanes , 16 years later we are still going strong. The first 12 years I managed the riding tours myself but for the last 4 years my youngest son (23 years old) has been taking care of it. In June 1997 we opened our restaurant in Arnanes with seats for 40 people.At the same time we built 3 bungalows here in Arnanes, each with 2 rooms with bath. Since then we have not built any new houses but instead we have tried to keep everything in good shape. From the start we have wanted our guests to get the feeling of a home away from home here in Arnanes. Sence of hospitality and friendliness, wanting to visit us again some time in future.Please contact for prices, tours and booking information.

BLACK BEACH TOURS offers perfect tours in South Iceland where the black volcanic beach meets the blue Atlantic Ocean. ATV/QUAD Tours – Available All Year Explore breathtaking volcanic black beach and cover off-road trails filled with adventurous twists and turns. And you can ride into the beautiful surrounding lava fields and experience the captivating nature. Definitely a "Bucket List" experience. You can choose between 1, 2 or 3 hours ATV/QUAD tours  RIB-BOAT TOURS – Available May-October We have a choice of exhilarating boat tours. Explore the beautiful volcanic black beach and black basalt sea cliffs close to Þorlákshöfn from the sea. With RIBs (Rigid Inflatable Boats) you can get much quicker and closer to the wildlife and nature. With a maximum of 12 people per boat, it makes for a more personal experience. A fast and fun experience on the water for ages of 5 yrs & up. You can choose between 30 min, 1 or 2 hours RIB BOAT tours  COMBO TOUR is another option where we combine an ATV/QUAD ride and a RIB boat tour for you.  A LUXURY SEA EXPERIENCE – Available May-October Join us on a nice fishing and/or sightseeing tour on the south coast of Iceland.  A private charter aboard our 40ft flybridge motor yacht, AUÐDÍS, is a great idea for a small group of friends, family or colleagues together to enjoy the most memorable experience at sea.  YOGA We offer lovely yoga sessions in our yoga studio in Þorlákshöfn. In good weather we even take the yoga outdoors and have a unique yoga experience on the black volcanic beach nearby. We are more than happy to create custom tours based on your wishes and needs, like private tours to larger groups, luxury to lower budgets etc. We are situated in Þorlákshöfn only 50 km from Reykjavik, 28 km from Selfoss and 80 km from Keflavik Airport. This is a perfect add on to the popular Golden Circle. Don't hesitate to contact us if you like to get more information about our tours and activites. ADDRESS BLACK BEACH TOURS HAFNARSKEIÐ 17 815 ÞORLÁKSHÖFN CONTACT TEL: +354 556-1500 INFO@BLACKBEACHTOURS.IS WWW.BLACKBEACHTOURS.IS

Fjallhalla is a family-owned company that has been operating since 2014 with a great passion for the outdoors and a clean 5-star review. We love the outdoors just as much as you and want to show you our favorite spots. Off-the-beaten-track hiking tours with highly experienced and passionate local guides trying to make your memory of Iceland unforgettable. Explore a range of beautifully scenic hiking tours, from glacier walks, northern lights tours, short day tours for beginners, and longer hikes for the more experienced in a small group setting.   We love the outdoors and want to help you connect to the beauty of Icelandic nature too. Come on a unique hike in Iceland with local English-speaking guides that know just where the hidden wonders are. Please contact us by phone, email, messenger, or WhatsApp for tours and booking information. https://fjallhalla.com 

True Adventure ParaglidingFlying is our passion; we dream you can experience the same thrill as us every time we go in the air. The True Adventure team is working hard to make South Iceland the Mecca of paragliding in the Northern Hemisphere. Countless mountains and pleasant winds make Vík the perfect location for a safe but exciting paragliding experience. True Adventure TeamOur pilots are well-trained and experienced. They spend so much time flying, some consider them half-bird/half-human. No feeding the pilots, please! Introduction tandem flights require no special skill and can be enjoyed by anyone in good health.If you are truly looking for an adventure on your travels, look no further - True Adventure is the answer. Duration: ca.1 hour.Dress code: Dress warm, it's colder up in the air than on the ground.Age limit: 12 years old.Weight: 30 - 120 kg.Meeting point: Ránarbraut 1, Vík. Behind the police station, liquor store and the bank.Departures: Check time and availability on our website www.trueadventure.isPrice: ISK 35.000kr. per person.

Exploring Iceland is a DMC based in Iceland and offers extensive B2B opportunities for individual travel offers, smaller and larger groups. At Exploring Iceland we dedicate ourselves to each and every detail, we select and hand-pick our partners focusing on quality, animal welfare and social responsibility. We take pride in personal service, professional guides, wonderful local Icelandic food and always try to find new routes and sights away from the crowd. We are proud to say that our tours are absolutely genuine and authentic by working with the locals! We offer both summer and winter tours and are happy to include for example northern light hunts, thrilling activities and cultural events. We also have our own sports division (running, golf, horseback riding and skiing). For the individual traveler we can arrange everything from a short stop-over visit to extended tours around Iceland. We are one of the few travel agencies that offer horse riding tours with hotel accommodation. These tours can either be booked as micro group tours with a maximum of 6 riders or private tours. We also specialize in tailor making exciting itineraries for families and other smaller and larger private groups based on either self-drive or guided tours. Private culinary tours, hiking, running, fishing and photography tours have been arranged by us – customer satisfaction is our ultimate goal! Contact us for an exciting offer tailor made to your wishes and needs!