Vik

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.