Welcome to Iceland Guest - Your Online Travel Guide.

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.

Highlights and Places in Iceland

Garður - A charming community.

Garður

The Town of Garður

A charming community.

Garður is a small community, located northernmost at the Reykjanes peninsula. The town, which was established in the year 1908, has been growing steadily through the years and offers a lot of service and activities for the traveller.

The townsfolk have built their livelihood on fish processing through the ages. The Garður Peninsula Historical Museum, which is located at the peninsula, tells the story of the fishermen and the interesting history of the people who lived and worked in the community. This local history museum offers a unique collection of engines and other old items used in the industry and afterwards you can relax and get some refreshments at the caféteria.

Other intersting places in Garður are the two old lighthouses, which are also located at the peninsula. The older lighthouse was built in the year 1897 but the other one, which is the highest lighthouse in the country, in the year 1944 and is still being used. This place, with its magnificent view over Faxaflói is perfect for walking tours because at the coastline there is one of the best bird watching spots in Iceland. Near the lighthouses there is a camping site with good facilities.

A big and elegant gymnasium is located in the town with an outdoor swimming pool and a hot spot so you can relax after a busy day. Close by is one of the best golf courses in Iceland where you can enjoy the fresh air with a fabulous view over the sea and the coast.

This charming community has a lot to offer and it is only a 10 minutes drive from the international airport. It is therefore ideal to start or end your trip around Iceland in Garður and experience a true Icelandic atmosphere.

Garður Town Hall