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Tourist Info Iceland - Vesturland & Vestfirðir

Cities and Counties

Visit West Iceland
Vestfjarðastofa

Akraneskaupstaður Akranes og Hvalfjörð
Bolungarvík Borgarbyggð (Borganesi)
Borgarfjörður  
Sveitarfélagið Dalabyggð (Búðardal) Dalina
Kaldrananeshreppur (Drangnesi)  
Flateyri Grundarfjarðarbær
Strandabyggð (Hólmavík) Visit Hólmavík
Hvalfjörðarsveit Ísafjarðarbær (Ísafjöður)
Reykholt i Borgafirðir Reykhólahreppur
Skorradalshreppur (Borganes) Snæfellsbær
Snæfellsnes (Ólafsvík) Sveitarfélagið Stykkishólmur
Visit Stykkishólmur Súðavíkurhreppur (Súðavík)
Vesturbyggð (Patreksfjörður, Örlygshöfn, Bíldudalur, Tálknafjörður)  

Sights

Byggðasafnið í Görðum Akranes, quite large local museum
Skrímslasetrið Bíldudal (nearby Patreksfjörður), sea monster museum
Grasagarðar Vestfjarða Bolungarvík, Westfjords Botanicals Garden
Náttúrugripasafn Bolungarvíkur Bolungarvík, natural history museum
Sjóminjasafn Ósvör Bolungarvík, maritime museum
Landnámssetur Íslands Borgarnes, museum about the icelandic settlement
Safnahús Borgarfjarðar Borgarnes
Ferðaþjónustan Erpsstöðum Búðardalur, Skyr center
Vínlandssetrið Leifsbúð Búðardal, Leif Eiriksson centre, exhibition about the early (earliest?) explorer of Greenland and eastern Americas
Snjáfjallasetur Dalbær (Tirðilmýri), heritage centre, exhibitions, e.g. about desolated farms and fairy wights
Hótel Djúpavík Djúpavík (north of Hólmavík), herring museum, boat and canue rental, also restaurant
The Old Bookstore Flateyri, the oldest original store in Iceland
Safn Jón Sigurðsson Hrafnseyri (nearby Arnarfjörð), museum
Eiríksstaðir Haukadalur, about the first viking in America
Galdrasýning á Ströndum Hólmavík (Strandir), exhibition about sorcery and witchcraft in Iceland
Into the Glacier Húsafell, tours into a glacier tunnel
Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands Hvanneyri, historical farming equipment, traction engine museum
Ullarselið á Hvanneyri Hvanneyri, the "Wool Hut"
Byggðasafn Vestfjarða Ísafjörður, heritage museum
Safnahúsið Ísafirði Ísafjörður, library and historical archive
Hernámssetrið - War and Peace Museum Oddsmýri (west of Akranes)
Pakkhúsið í Ólafsvík Ólafsvík, museum
Snorrastofa Reykholt, cultural centre and an institution for research in medieval studies
Snæfellsjökulsþjóðgarður Snæfellsbær, national reserve
Bjarnarhöfn Stykkishólmur, shark museum
Vatnasafn / Library of Water Stykkishólmur
Melrakkasetur Íslands Súðavík, The Arctic Fox Centre
Sauðfjársetur á Ströndum Sævangur (south of Hólmavík), sheep farming museum
Vestfjarðaleiðin 950 km tourist route through the Westfjords

Activities

Guðlaug á Langasandi Akranes (Langisandur), natural swimming pool
Hestamiηstöðin Borgartún Akranes, horse riding tours
Leynir Golf Akranes
Hornstrandaferðir Bolungarvík, boat tours to Hornstranðir, also fishing trips
Golfklúbbur Borgarness Borganes
Golfklúbburinn Skrifla Borgarnesi
Krauma Deildartunguhver (nearby Reykholt), nature bath
Glacier Paradise Grundarfjörður
Heydalur Heydalur (west of Reykjanes), farmholidays, riding, kayaking, fishing, etc.
Húsafell Húsafell, activity area, canyon baths, lava and ice caves, etc.
Borea Adventures Ísafjörður, sailing, skiing, kayaking, hiking, wildlife, boat tours, etc.
Cycling Westfjords Ísafjörður, cycling tours in the Vestfjords
Dalirnir Tveir - Skíðasvæði Ísafjarðarbæjar Ísafjörður
Iceland Backcountry Travel Ísafjörηur, individuelle Touren mit kleine Gruppen, empfehlenswert!
Ísafjöður Guide Ísafjörður, city and history tours
Láki Tours Whale Watching Ólafsvík
Westfjords Adventures Patreksfjörður, guided hiking trips, Jeep and bike tours, etc.
The Cave Víðgelmir Reykholt, lava cave tours
Hrossaræktarbúið Skáney Reykholtsdal (nearby Borgarnes), horse farm
Lýsuhóll Snæfellsbær, horse riding tours and holidays
Golfklúbbur Staðarsveitar Snæfellsbær
Berserkir & Valkyrjur Stykkishólmur, riding, hiking and cycling tours
Kontiki Kayaking Stykkishólmur, kayak tours
Loa Tours Stykkishólmur, hiking tours and city walk
Golfklúbburinn Mostri Stykkishólmur
Ocean Adventures Stykkishólmur, puffin, fishing and charter tours by boat
Iceland Sea Angling Súðavík
Raggagarður Súðavík, recreation and experience park for families
Simba horses & bike rental Þingeyri (at the Dýrafjörður), horse riding tours, bike rental, also café
Þingeyrarvefurinn Þingeyri, hiking tours into the Westfjord Alps

Other Information

Ferjuleiðir Ferry Stykkishólmur - Flatey - Brjánslækur
Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða Bolungarvík, Hólmavík and Patreksfjörður, scientific institut for research on birds, vegetation, marine ground fauna and more
Erpsstaðir Creamery Búðardalur, dairy
Grundarfjarðarhöfn Grundarfjörηur, port
Dokkan Brugghús Ísafjörður, brewery
Fjölmenningarsetur Ísafjörður, multi cultural center
King Eider Stykkishólmur, eider downs, inkluding the Iceland Eider Center
Vatnavinir Vestfjarða Friends of Water, nourishes and reinforces water and health related tourism

Restaurants

Domino′s Pizza Akranes (Smiðjuvellir)
Gamla Kaupfélagið Akranes
Arnarbær Restaurant Arnarstapi (in the southwest of Snæfellsnæs)
Snjófell Restaurant Arnarstapi
Malarhorn Restaurant Drangsnesi
Logn restaurant & bar Ísafjörður
Tjöruhúsið Neðstikaupstaður (nearby Ísafjörður)
Sker Restaurant Ólafsvík (Ólafsbraut)
Stúkuhúsið á Patreksfirði Patreksfjörður
Bjargarsteinn Mathús Stykkishólmur, formerly Fimm Fiskar Veitingahús
Bjarnarhöfn Bistro Stykkishólmur
Narfeyrarstofa Stykkishólmur
Sjávarpakkhúsið Stykkishólmur (Hafnargata)
Fisherman Suðureyri
Hverinn Restaurant and Campsite Kleppjárnsreykir (nearby Reykholt)

Travel Agencies

Vesturferðir - West Tours Ísafjörður