Explore the Snæfellsnes peninsula
There are enough attractions here to keep you busy for a day, a week, a month or maybe a lifetime.
Interesting places
- Eldborg Crater - Walking trail
- Gerðuberg - Basalt cliffs
- Ölkelda - Mineral spring with naturally carbonated water.
- Ytri-tunga - Sand beach and well-known seal colony.
- Búðir church - Black Lutheran styled wooden church.
- Bjarnafoss - Waterfall
- Rauðfeldsgjá - Red Mountain Rift a beautiful gorge.
- The national park - Around the glacier.
- Snæfellsjökull - Glacier and an active volcano.
- Vatnshellir - The water cave (Tours)
- Djúpalónssandur Black pebble beach. Remnants of a shipwreck can be seen on the beach.
- Lóndrangar - Basalt volcano dikes
- Hellnar - Ancient fishing village
- Arnarstapi - Was once a fishing hub and now a place for travelers to refuel before entering Snæfellsjökull National Park
- Hellnar Walking trail - The lava field between Hellnar and Arnarstapi.
- Öndverðarnes - Little lighthouse built in 1973 located at Öndverðarnes.
- Svöðufoss - Waterfall
- Saxhólar crater - Walking trail
- Kirkjufell - Mountain (It is known as the Arrowhead mountain in Game of Thrones).
- Kirkjufellsfoss - Waterfall
- Berserkjahraun - 4000-year-old lava field.
- Helgafell - The Holy Mountain, 73 m with a breathtaking panoramic view across Breiðafjordur Bay.
- Stykkishólmur - a beautiful town.
- Stykkishólmur harbour - The gateway to the innumerable islands of Breidafjordur bay.
- Flatey - Island, located in Breidafjordur. The old village in Flatey consists of several beautifully kept old and restored houses in cheerful colors.
Swiming pools and natural hot pots
- Hraunböð - Geothermal bath - at the lavaresort.
- Landbrotalaug - Geothermal bath - In 21 km distance.
- Lýsuhólslaug - Geothermal bath - In 32 km distance.
- Sundlaug Stykkishólms - Swimming pool - In 38 km distance.
- Sundlaug Snæfellsbæjar in Ólafsvík - Swimming pool - in 60 km distance.
Horse rentals
- Söðulsholt - In 13 km distance.
- Lýsuhóll Snæhestar - In 32 km distance.
- Hallkelstaðahlíð - In 37 km distance.
- Stórikambur - In 49 km distance.
Tours and Museums
Láki tours in Grundarfjörður
• Whale watching - From Grundarfjörður and Ólafsvík
• Sea-angling - From Grundarfjörður
• Bird watching - From Grundarfjörður
• Puffin tour - From Grundarfjörður
Ocean adventures in stykkishólmur
• Puffin tour - From Stykkishólmur
• Angling tour - From Stykkishólmur
• Private boat tours - From Stykkishólmur
Adventures
• Cave tour - The Water cave ( Vatnshellir)
• Snowcat tour - Snæfellsjökull (The glacier)
• Glacier walk - Snæfellsjökull (The glacier)
• The Viking Sushi boat tour - From Stykkishólmur
Museum
• The Shark Museum - at Bjarnarhöfn
• The Volcano Museum - in Stykkishólmur
