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Live tours in Akureyri

Explore Akureyri, Iceland, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Akureyrarkirkja, Hof Cultural Centre and Akureyri Botanical Garden on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

7 live tours From 21,00 €

Explore Akureyri live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Brekkan is worth asking about: the steep upper town built on the hill around the church.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Akureyrarkirkja A modernist Lutheran church built in 1940, reached by a long flight of steps above the town.
  • Hof Cultural Centre A concert hall and cultural centre on the waterfront, opened in 2010.
  • Akureyri Botanical Garden One of the northernmost botanical gardens in the world, growing plants from across the Arctic.
  • Eyjafjörður Iceland's longest fjord, running north from the town to the open sea.
  • Akureyri Harbour The working harbour where cruise ships and fishing boats share the same waterfront.
  • Kjarnaskógur A planted forest south of town, popular for walking and skiing trails.
  • Akureyri Museum Covers the town's history from early settlement to its 20th-century growth as a fishing port.
  • Nonnahús A small turf-roofed house, the childhood home of the writer Jón Sveinsson, known as Nonni.

Neighbourhoods

  • Brekkan the steep upper town built on the hill around the church
  • Innbær the old inner town, the site of the original settlement, with preserved wooden houses
  • Miðbær the flat town centre around Hafnarstræti and the harbour

Food to know

  • Fish soup
  • Lamb soup (kjötsúpa)
  • Flatkaka with smoked lamb
  • Skyr
  • Geothermal rye bread

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Good to know about Akureyri

Do I need to be in Akureyri to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Akureyri, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.