Accommodation:
- Icelandair Hotel Vik
Transport:
- There are no public railways but Iceland has a great bus service
- Iceland’s public transportation is called Strætó
- Consider buying the Reykjavík City Card, which gives you 24, 48 or 72 hours unlimited travel on the city busses, as well as admission to major attractions
- Scheduled tourist buses are operated by private companies and run during summer only. These services have to be pre-booked
- Flybus, Airport Direct and Airport Express connect with all flights
- SBA-Nordurleid, based in Akureyri, serves northern Iceland
- Click here for all bus numbers/routes
Things to see:
- Sundlaugin pool
- Katla volcano
- Reyniskirkja Church
- Voyages Friendship Statue
- Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach
- Hálsanefshelliris Cave
- Dyrhólaey
- Hjörleifshöfði
- Mýrdalsjökull Glacier
Tips:
- Vik is the Southernmost village in Iceland and the only place that offers services and supplies between Skógar and Mýrdalssandur
- Vik can be found just over 100 miles from Reykjavik, located on the main ring road, also known as Route One
- Iceland’s 827-mile Route 1, or Ring Road, circles the island and is paved all the way around
- SafeTravel.is, run by the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue, offers notifications on weather conditions such as snow, floods and heavy wind
- Smyril Line operates a ferry service between Iceland and Demark from late March – late October, with stops over in the Faroe Islands.
