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Iceland Guest is an information website for your travel to Iceland. On this site you can get all the tourist information you need for your vacation in Iceland. We hope that you will find this online travel guide useful in planning your holidays in Iceland.

About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.

For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.

About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.

Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

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Ski resorts in the capital area - Bláfjöll, Skálafell & Hengilsvæði

Ski resorts in the capital area

ski resorts

Reykjavík is surrounded by mountainous areas in three directions, and this scenery is one of the characteristics of the city and its neighbouring towns. There is a rich tradition of practicing winter sports. Close to Reykjavík, three ski resorts are operated. The largest one, Bláfjöll, has 14 ski lifts. Skálafell has 5 lifts and the third one, in the south of mountain Hengill, has four lifts.

A special focus has been on the operation of the Bláfjöll ski resort, which now offers a brand new chair lift, which is one of the most advanced in the country. With both open chairs and closed cabins, this lift has great transport capacity. This means that the lift can be used all year round, as the highest peak of Bljáfjöll offers one of the most spectacular views in the capital area, from Snæfellsjökull in the west to Vestmannaeyjar in the south-east. Bláfjöll is a part of a volcanic area where many volcanic remains can be found, including many types of volcanos and a number of lava caves and fissures.

The ski resorts offer a variety of services, including restaurants and ski rentals. Almost anyone can visit the ski resorts with minimal preparation as all equipment, except for clothing, can be rented. Buses operate regularly most weekdays when the ski resorts are open.

When the weather is good, families from Reykjavík flock to the ski resorts to enjoy the great outdoors in great surroundings and good company. The atmosphere is magnificent as there is no better place to be, on a good day, than up in the mountains.

ITR Ski Resorts - Close to Reykjavik
Ski Resorts Landakort small Bláfjöll Skiing Area - Tel. 510 6600
Skálafell Skiing Area - Tel. 510 6600
Hengilsvæði Skiing Area - Tel. 510 6600
Website: www.skidasvaedi.is