Much More than Free Soup
Dalvík’s 2,000 inhabitants have a lot more to offer than the free seafood soup they serve up for 20,000 visitors in August each year.
Wide range of tourist services
Attractions offered to visitors include whale watching, sea angling, hiking, horse-riding, skiing, heli-skiing, rock climbing, bird watching, laser-tag, golf, musical events, swimming pool, museums and, naturally, internet access. Available accommodation spans the entire range from hotels to sleeping bag accommodation. Berg Cultural Centre hosts numerous concerts, performances and exhibitions throughout the year. It also serves as a tourist information centre, where travellers find any information they may need about the area, activities and events. Internet is available in the library and there‘s a Hot Spot for internet access in the coffeeshop at the Cultural Centre. Arctic Island Hopping The imaginary Arctic Circle crosses Grímsey Island (pop. 100). The Sæfari ferry makes a 10 hour round trip Mon, Wed and Fridays. It leaves Dalvík at 9 in the morning, stops on the island for 4 hours, and returns to Dalvík around 7 in the evening. Sævar, the local ferry, provides frequent daily trips between Dalvík and Hrísey Island (pop. 200). The crossing takes 15 minutes.

30 Years supplying delicious hand-made bread and cakes at Mosfellsbakarí
Just over 30 years ago, a young couple worked together at a summer job in the Westmann Islands. Later, they met again, working with the herring in the very east, in Seyðisfjörður. Love blossomed and Ragnar and Áslaug married. They decided to start a bakery in Mosfellsbær. They wanted it to provide a real service to the then tiny community, so they added some tables and chairs in the cosy atmosphere of the warm bakery, so people could sit and chat over a coffee and cookies. That thoughtfulness, along with their growing range of delicious breads, cakes and pastries made them very popular. Travellers from Reykjavik would stop off on their way to the north.
Chocolate Lovers
An opportunity presented itself to open a branch in the capital and this, too, was soon thriving. Its reputation was enhanced when Hafliði, Ragnar and Áslaug’s son, started making his chocolate creations.

Local craftwork at Handverkshúsið
In the very centre of Mosfellsbær, just across the street from Hotel Laxnes, you’ll find an art and craft giftstore packed with beautiful handmade objects. The store, which also serves as a workshop for its owners, offers a broad selection of craftwork, utility design and decorative ornaments which clearly reflect the diversity of the seven craftswomen who have been running it for the past eleven years.
A wide collection of all things pretty
Not only does their work vary in method and material of use but also in style, so there’s quite a lot to choose from and whether you’re looking for a special souvenir or a present, you’re bound to find something that suits. In its range of products you’ll find beautiful crochet and woollen knitwork, like mittens and sweaters, but wool is also used in a more unusual manner, for example in colourful guestbooks and the prettiest lamps and candleholders that give the most wonderfully soft light.

Best way to see the city
Reykjavik Bike Tours’ original way to see Reykjavik is also the best If you’re in good health and know how to balance a bicycle, you’ll enjoy riding with one of Reykjavik Bike Tour’s entertaining and professional guides. They offer bicycle tours and rentals in Reykjavik all year. In summer, they also do day trips out of town in a minibus with a bicycle combination to places not to be missed.
No. 1 on Trip Advisor
Reykjavik Bike Tours has enjoyed top position on the Trip Advisor social traveller website for the past three years. It is Ursula and Stefan’s family business, founded in 2009. Travellers appreciate the friendly welcome, knowledgeable guides, the outdoor activity and excellent quality bicycles. Classic Reykjavik Tour – 2.5 hrs / 7 km This tour is the perfect introduction to the capital city of Iceland and is offered all year. You can expect to see some of the city’s hidden secrets while learning about its history from a professional and enthusiastic local tourist guide.