Snaeland Travel

Snaeland Travel Snæland Travel is a family operated DMC with 80 years local expertise and know-how in Iceland.

Snæland Travel was founded more than 80 years ago and as a travel company with a long and respected tradition it offers a large variety of services to ensure travellers a memorable stay in Iceland. In the past Snæland Travel has specialized in group tours of all kinds and coach charters. The company also offers a wide range of services for groups in Iceland, e.g., hiking tours, special intersest t

ours, study tours and hotel tours. A very extensive program is offered in winter and a very large variety of activities in summer. Snæland Grímsson ehf hefur meira en 80 ára reynslu í að skipuleggja ferðir um Ísland. Við bjóðum uppá skipulagningu á hvers konar hvata- og fyrirtækjaferðum auk þess að vera með eigin flota af hópferðabílum og breyttum jeppum. Við erum í góðu samstarfi við alla helstu ferðaþjónustaðila landsins til að geta boðið uppá sem mest af spennandi afþreyingu og viðburðum.

Why do people drive all the way to a tiny fjord in East Iceland to see puffins?Because at Hafnarhólmi, you do not have t...
11/09/2026

Why do people drive all the way to a tiny fjord in East Iceland to see puffins?

Because at Hafnarhólmi, you do not have to watch them from a distant cliff.

Around 10,000 pairs of Atlantic puffins nest here each summer. Wooden platforms and shelters have been built beside the nesting area, allowing visitors to watch the birds from only a few metres away while helping protect the burrows and cliff edges. The main puffin season runs from roughly mid-April to mid-August, with the largest numbers generally present from May onward.

The puffins are only part of the reason to come. Borgarfjörður Eystri is a small community of around 100 residents surrounded by colourful rhyolite mountains. The Víknaslóðir hiking network leads through abandoned fjords and coves, while Álfaborg, a rocky hill beside the village, is traditionally said to be the home of the queen of Iceland’s elves.

Hafnarhólmi itself is about 5 km beyond the village of Bakkagerði, at the small harbour. The viewing infrastructure makes it one of the easiest places in Iceland to observe puffins closely without walking across nesting ground.

📍 Borgarfjörður Eystri, East Iceland
🚗 Around 70 km / about 1 hour from Egilsstaðir
🚗 From Reykjavík, this is a long-distance destination and is best included as part of a Ring Road or East Iceland itinerary rather than a day trip.

08/09/2026

💙 Did you know your airport transfer can include the Blue Lagoon?

If the Blue Lagoon is already on your Iceland list, there’s a very good reason to visit it on the way between Keflavík Airport and Reykjavík.

Book a private airport transfer with us and add a 2-hour Blue Lagoon stop along the way.

Your driver takes you there, waits while you enjoy the lagoon, keeps your luggage safely in the vehicle, and when you're ready, your journey continues straight to Reykjavík.

No arranging separate transport. No wondering what to do with your bags. And no need to give up half a day of your Iceland trip just getting there and back.

✈️ Live flight monitoring
🧳 No luggage limits
🚘 Private vehicle
👤 Your driver waits during your visit
💳 No added fees

It’s more than just a private airport transfer — it’s a chance to start your Iceland break somewhere rather special. 🇮🇸

👉 Book your private KEF ↔ Reykjavík transfer and add the Blue Lagoon stop to your journey.

07/09/2026

How did a small fishing village become one of the busiest towns in Iceland?

The answer was herring.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Siglufjörður was a small shark-fishing settlement. Then the herring industry arrived. Over the following decades, the town expanded rapidly and became the centre of Iceland’s herring boom, drawing fishermen, factory workers and seasonal labourers from around the country.

Herring was so important that the industry became one of the foundations of Iceland’s modern economy. Processing plants lined the harbour, boats crowded the fjord and workers arrived each summer for the season. When herring stocks later declined, the town had to reinvent itself.

Much of that history is preserved today at the Herring Era Museum, Iceland’s largest maritime and industrial museum. One building preserves a Norwegian herring station from 1907, another recreates a 1930s processing factory, and the boathouse presents the harbour as it might have looked around 1950.

Siglufjörður today is quieter, but the old harbour, colourful buildings and surrounding mountains still make its history easy to picture.

📍 Siglufjörður, North Iceland
🚗 Around 385–400 km / roughly 5 hours from Reykjavík
🚗 About 1 hour from Akureyri, making it an easy addition to a North Iceland trip.

03/09/2026

✨ The hunt is on — Northern Lights season has officially started in Iceland!

The nights are getting darker, the first auroras are appearing overhead, and one of the most spectacular times to experience Iceland is beginning. 💚

Our Northern Lights Hunt is about much more than waiting for the sky to turn green.

Choose between 3 or 5 days exploring Iceland in winter — from the Blue Ice Cave and Glacier Lagoon to waterfalls, black-sand beaches and dramatic winter landscapes. And when darkness falls? That’s when we start looking up. ✨

With small groups, premium hotels and experienced local guides, everything is taken care of — so you can focus on experiencing Iceland, day and night.

See more than the Northern Lights. See Iceland in Northern Lights season.

🏷️ To celebrate the season, save 15% on 2026 departures with promo code HUNTS2026.

👉 Choose your 3 or 5-day Northern Lights adventure.

01/09/2026

✨ Northern Lights season has officially started in Iceland!

The darker nights are back, the first auroras are already appearing — and this year, you don’t have to choose between seeing the Northern Lights and seeing the rest of Iceland.

Our 7-Day Ring Road Journey takes the route usually associated with an Icelandic summer adventure and brings it into the Northern Lights season.

That means waterfalls, glaciers, black-sand beaches, the Eastfjords, North Iceland and so much more — with the added possibility of looking up at the end of the day and finding the aurora overhead. 💚

7 days. The Ring Road. All of Iceland. And now, Northern Lights season.

To celebrate the start of the season, you can currently save 20% on selected autumn departures with promo code JOURNEY.

If Iceland has been on your list, this might just be the season to go. 🇮🇸

👉 Discover the 7-Day Ring Road Journey & available departures.

31/08/2026

What if a waterfall had no obvious river feeding it from above?

That is what makes Hraunfossar unusual.

Instead of dropping from a cliff, clear groundwater emerges from beneath the Hallmundarhraun lava field and pours through the lava in countless small streams before entering the Hvítá river. The name literally means “Lava Falls.”

The site has been protected since 1987, and a series of viewpoints allows you to follow the cascades along the riverbank. It is particularly interesting because you can actually see how Iceland’s geology controls the movement of water beneath the surface.

A short walk away is Barnafoss, or “Children’s Falls.” The waterfall is connected to a well-known local story about two children who are said to have fallen into the river while attempting to cross a natural stone arch. According to the story, their grieving mother had the arch destroyed so the tragedy could never happen again.

Together, the two waterfalls make a good example of how Icelandic landscapes often combine geology and folklore within only a few minutes’ walk.

📍 Borgarfjörður, West Iceland
🚗 Around 125 km / roughly 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours from Reykjavík
☕ There is parking, established viewpoints and a restaurant/café beside the site.

19/08/2026

What looks like the footprint of a giant horse, but was actually carved by catastrophic glacial floods?

Ásbyrgi is a huge horseshoe-shaped canyon in North Iceland, part of Vatnajökull National Park and one of the main stops on the Diamond Circle. Its cliffs rise to around 100 metres, enclosing an unusually green area of birch and willow woodland.

According to Icelandic folklore, the canyon was formed when Sleipnir, Odin’s eight-legged horse, placed one hoof on the ground. Geologists give a different explanation: powerful glacial floods from the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river system carved the canyon thousands of years ago. That contrast between folklore and geology is part of what makes Ásbyrgi such an interesting place to visit.

Once inside, the landscape feels quite different from the open lava fields and barren terrain many travelers associate with North Iceland. Several marked hiking trails lead through the canyon and up to viewpoints, while Botnstjörn pond sits beneath the cliffs at its inner end. There is also a visitor centre where you can learn more about the geology and ecology of the Jökulsárgljúfur area.

📍 Ásbyrgi, North Iceland
🚗 Around 570 km / 7–8 hours from Reykjavík by road
📍 A natural addition to a North Iceland itinerary alongside Húsavík, Dettifoss and Lake Mývatn.

Ready for the road! 🇮🇸Part of the Snæland Travel fleet, ready to take our guests around Iceland — from airport transfers...
19/08/2026

Ready for the road! 🇮🇸

Part of the Snæland Travel fleet, ready to take our guests around Iceland — from airport transfers and private groups to guided tours around the country.

Local experience. Professional service. Iceland since 1945.

16/08/2026

How does a town of around 700 people become one of Iceland’s strongest centres for art, architecture and international travel?

Seyðisfjörður sits at the end of a long fjord in East Iceland, surrounded by steep mountains and waterfalls. Its colourful wooden houses are one of the first things visitors notice, and many date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Norwegian influence helped shape the town as a trading and fishing centre.

The town still has a direct connection with mainland Europe. The Norröna ferry sails between Seyðisfjörður, the Faroe Islands and Denmark, carrying passengers, vehicles and cargo. That makes this small East Iceland town Iceland’s main international passenger ferry port.

Seyðisfjörður has also developed a strong arts scene, with galleries, artist residencies and cultural events throughout the year. Even its now-famous Rainbow Street began as a community project in 2016, when local residents came together to paint Norðurgata leading toward the blue church.

For travelers, it is worth allowing time beyond the central street. The road into town descends from the Fjarðarheiði mountain pass past waterfalls and wide views across the fjord, while hiking trails lead into the surrounding mountains.

📍 Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland
🚗 Roughly 680–700 km / around 8–9 hours from Reykjavík by road

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