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- Adult 24.500.- ISK
- Children 0-12 12.250.- ISK
Total
0.- ISK
Transportation
Mini bus
Maximum 16 participants
Minimum in tour
2 adults or minimum rate
Departure time: 10:00
Pick-up is 15 min before departure
Duration
7 hours
Sailing time
2 x 20 minutes
No restaurants - Only producers, farmers and fishermen.
Transportation: Mini bus
Operated: All year
Highlights: Island Hrisey ● Meeting local food producers ● The fresh tast of the north
Join an exclusive gourmet tasting tour and discover the very best of local North Icelandic production. During our trail to destinations through the Akureyri countryside and coastline we will meet enthusiastic local food producers, farmers, fishermen and brewers where they will share their gastronomic knowledge with you and we can taste the products.
We sail to the island of Hrísey and on the way collect blue-mussels that will later be our lunch and during the tour we sample as we go mouth-watering local treats sourced especially for us and additionally, depending on season, we will be involved in collecting the raw materials.
All the producers we visit are small family firms and by some the knowledge has travelled from generation to generation to generation and they will offer us to taste for example blue mussel, beer, cod, beef, lamb and ice-cream.
This tour is a great experience for every person as for company groups, meetings or conferences.
| Operated: | All year |
| July and August: | Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday |
| September-June: | Every Thursday |
| Departure from: | Akureyri |
| Meeting point: | Saga Travel in Akureyri centre |
| Hotel and Airport pick-up is always available | |
| Included: | Fully guided tour and transportation |
| Local food and gourmet tasting | |
| Note: | Reservation is necessary |
| Due to weather and/or road conditions we might have to alter the itinerary, have longer journey time or cancellation of the tour | |
| Trail: | Akureyri |
| Open sea Blue Mussel farming - Boat trip | |
| The island of Hrísey | |
| ● Blue Mussel tasting | |
| Local Countryside Micro Brewery | |
| ● Beer tasting | |
| Fish processing | |
| ● Salt fish "Bacalao" tasting | |
| Sheep farm | |
| ● Smoked leg of lamb tasting | |
| ● Jam tasting | |
| Beef farm and Dairy farm | |
| ● Beef "Carpaccio" tasting | |
| ● Home made ice cream tasting | |
| Akureyri |
Did you know?
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Iceland is the most sparsely
populated country in Europe.
Less than 3 people
live per square km -
Average January temperature
in Reykjavik, at around zero,
is actually higher than in New York. -
There is only 3 kinds of weather in Iceland.
Very Good - Good - Refreshing -
Iceland was the last country
in Europe to be settled -
The distance between
Iceland and Greenland
is shorter than the road between
Akureyri and Reykjavik -
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday
are named after the Nordic Gods:
Tyr, Odin, Thor and Frey -
The shortest day this year is
21st December
Sunrise at 11:22
Sunset at 15:30
= 4 hours and 8 minutes
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Icelanders believe in elves...
...seriously -
The highest and lowest temperature ever recorded in Iceland.
+ 30.5°C / 86.9°F
- 38.0°C / 36.4°F -
Iceland has twice as many
sheep as people -
We have 13 Yule Lads
(Santa´s) -
Iceland has had four names:
Ultima Thule, Gardarsholmi,
Snæland and then Iceland
from around 960 -
The Arctic Fox
was the first mammal to
settle in Iceland -
Iceland was in 1980 the first
democratic country in the world
to elect a female president -
Less than 1.5 million Icelanders
have ever been born -
The highest and lowest temperature
ever recorded in Iceland
+ 30.5°C / 86.9 °F
- 38.0°C / 36.4 °F -
Beer was not allowed
in Iceland until
1st March 1989
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