Tours of the City
Walking Tours
The Tourist Information Centre, Bankastraeti 2 (tel: 562 3045; fax: 562 3057; e-mail: tourinfo@tourinfo.is; website: www.tourist.reykjavik.is) in Reykjavik can supply mini guides, including maps and routes, for various self-guided walks around the city. Each walk is signposted and lasts around two hours and the mini guide costs IKr200.
For visitors wishing to venture further afield, Ferdafélag Iceland, Mörkin 6 (tel: 568 2533; fax: 568 2535), offers a selection of day walking tours during the summer. They leave by bus from the central bus station (BSÍ), Vatnsmýrarvegi 10, and prices start at IKr1500.
Bus Tours
A variety of excursions are available, ranging from half-day tours of the city to several days of glacier exploring. Allrahanda Excursions, Funahófdi 17 (tel: 540 1313; fax: 540 1313; e-mail: allrahanda@allrahanda.is; website: www.alrahanda.is), offers a selection of tours in and around Reykjavik. Reykjavik Excursions (tel: 580 5400; fax: 564 4776; website: www.re.is), runs tours around the city and its environs, as well as to places further afield. Whale-watching tours are offered from April to October, by H I Tourist Service, Ferdapjónusta Sudurnesja, 232 Keflavik (tel: 421 3361; fax: 421 3361). A boat trip costs IKr3000. Most bus tours leave from the BSÍ central bus station, Vatnsmýrarvegi 10, or, by arrangement, from hotels. In fact, BSÍ Travel (tel: 552 2300; fax: 552 9973; e-mail: travel@bsi.is; website: www.bsi.is) also arranges city bus tours and whale-watching tours.
Prices vary depending on the tour – a two-and-a-half-hour tour of Reykjavik costs around IKr2300, a three-hour tour to the Blue Lagoon IKr2500 (plus the entrance fee) and a ten-and-a-half-hour tour to the Golden Circle IKr5900.
Horse Tours
The Icelandic horse is a strong but gentle animal that has adapted perfectly to the terrain. Consequently, horseriding is a popular way of visiting the sights outside the city and is suitable even for people with no riding experience. Íshestar, Íshestar Riding Centre, Sörlaskeið 26, Hafnarfjörður (tel: 555 7000; fax: 555 7001; e-mail: info@ishestar.is; website: www.ishestar.com), offers a variety of tours, ranging from the two-hour lava tour for IKr3900 to a six-day seasonal horse round-up costing from IKr73,000.
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