The Arctic Fox
was the first mammal to
settle in Iceland
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Other Day Tours in North Iceland
Not from Akureyri or Lake Mývatn.. ..but still in North Iceland
We at Saga Travel offer in co-operation with our friends and fellow tour-operators wide variety of day tours that should suit everyone´s interest and expectations. The companys we work with have offered tours for years and have become experts in each topic and with guides that have local knowledge often not found in the guide books.
You can get to all these locations by using our Self Drive / Car Rental
Did you know?
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The highest and lowest temperature ever recorded in Iceland.
+ 30.5°C / 86.9°F
- 38.0°C / 36.4°F -
Average January temperature
in Reykjavik, at around zero,
is actually higher than in New York. -
Iceland has had four names:
Ultima Thule, Gardarsholmi,
Snæland and then Iceland
from around 960 -
Less than 1.5 million Icelanders
have ever been born -
The distance between
Iceland and Greenland
is shorter than the road between
Akureyri and Reykjavik -
Beer was not allowed
in Iceland until
1st March 1989 -
There is only 3 kinds of weather in Iceland.
Very Good - Good - Refreshing -
We have 13 Yule Lads
(Santa´s) -
Iceland was in 1980 the first
democratic country in the world
to elect a female president -
Iceland has twice as many
sheep as people -
In Iceland are no
snakes, lizards, bats,
or mosquitoes -
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday
are named after the Nordic Gods:
Tyr, Odin, Thor and Frey -
The highest and lowest temperature
ever recorded in Iceland
+ 30.5°C / 86.9 °F
- 38.0°C / 36.4 °F -
Iceland was the last country
in Europe to be settled -
Iceland is the most sparsely
populated country in Europe.
Less than 3 people
live per square km -
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
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