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Tourist Info Iceland - Norðurland Vestra

Visit North Iceland

Cities and Counties

Húnabyggð (Blönduós)	Húnaþing Vestra (Hvammstangi)
Visit Húnaþing	Hveravellir
Skagafjörður	Visit Skagafjörður
Skagaströnd	Þingeyjarsveit, Laugum

Sights

Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið - Textile Museum	Blönduós
Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga - Glaumbær	Glaumbær (nearby Varmalíð), Skagafjordur Folk Museum
Vesturfarasetrið	Hofsós, The Icelandic Emigration Center
Sögusetur Íslenska Hestsins	Hólar in Hjaltadalur (nearby Skagafjörður), The Horse History Centre
Selasetur Íslands	Hvammstangi, icelandic seal center
Byggðasafn Húnvetninga og Strandamanna	Reykjum í Hrútafirði (south of Hvammstangi)
1238 - The Battle of Iceland	Sauðárkrókur, historic museum, also bistro
Héraðsskjalasafn Skagfirðinga	Skagafjörður, museum
Arctic Coast Way	Tourist route from Hvammstangi to Bakkafjörður

Activities

Hestar og Ferðir	Blönduós, horse rental and riding tours
Arinbjörn Jóhannsson	Brekkulækur (nearby Hvammstangi), riding and hiking tours
Langhús Horse Tours	Fljót (northeast of Hofsós), horse farm
Sundlaugin á Hofsósi	Hofsós, Infinity Blue, swimming pool with a great view
Ísó Online	Hvammstangi, horse farm, riding lessons, also online
Drangey Tours	Sauðárkrókur, boat tours to the Drangey island, e.g. birdwatching tours
Grettislaug og Reykir Reykjaströnd Gistiheimili	Sauðárkrókur (Reykir), geothermal pools
Iceland Horse Tours	Sauðárkrókur
Kakalaskáli Sturlungaslóð	Skagafirði, history walks about the battle of Haugsnes
Bakkaflöt Travel Service	Varmahlíð, river rafting, ice fishing, horse riding, etc.
Hestasport - Riding Tours	Varmahlíð, horse riding tours
Lýtingsstaðir	Varmahlíð, icelandic horse farm
Syðra-Skörðugil	Varmahlíð (Syðra-Skörðugil), horse riding tours
Viking Rafting	Varmahlíð, wild water tours

Other Information

Húnahornið	Blönduós, local web portal
Haukagil	Haukagil (south of Blönduós), horse farm
Kidka	Hvammstangi, original Icelandic pullovers, made out of icelandic wool, produced in Iceland
Samtök Sveitarfélaga á Norðurlandi Vestra	Hvammstangi, association to strengthen local communities and business
Náttúrustofa Norðurlands Vestra	Sauðákrókur, center for nature research
Nordic Fish Leather	Sauðákrókur, tannery for exotic leather from fishskin
Rúnalist	Varmahlíð (Stórhóll), studio and a small shop with crafts and products of the farm

Restaurants

B&S Restaurant	Blönduós
Brimslóð Atelier Guesthouse & Restaurant	Blönduós
Kiljan Guesthouse Restaurant	Blönduós (Aðalgata)
Dalakaffi	Hólatúni (northeast of Sauðákrókur), summer café
Hótel Laugarbakki Restaurant Bakki	Hvammstangi
Sjávarborg Restaurant	Hvammstangi (Strandgata)
Grána Bistro	Sauðárkrókur (Aðalgata)
Hofsstaðir Veitingastaður	Sauðákrókur
Kaffistofan í Áshúsi	Varmahlíð
Hótel Varmahlíð	Varmahlíð

Travel Agencies

Iceland Guided Tours

Skagafjörður, coach and minibus tours