Iceland

Iceland Travel Guide

Welcome to this brief Iceland travel guide where you can check out all my Iceland blog posts at the bottom.

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Iceland travel basics

What currency is used in Iceland?

Iceland uses the Icelandic króna (Check out xe.com for the most up-to-date currency conversion–they have a mobile app too!)

What time zone is Iceland in?

The entire country of Iceland is in the Greenwich Mean Time time zone (the same time zone as London).

What are Iceland’s visa/passport requirements?

If you’re planning to spend less than 90 days in Iceland/the Schengen area, you can get by using just your U.S. passport–no Visa required.

However, your passport must be valid for at least 3 months from the date you leave the Schengen area.

What language is spoken in Iceland?

Icelandic is the main language spoken in Iceland. And good luck with that.

Where to stay in Iceland

The capital city of Reykjavik is worth the visit alone but, though Iceland is isolated, it’s packing tourism possibility out the wazoo.

When you decide where in Iceland you want to visit, I recommend reading hotel reviews on Tripadvisor, then booking your room through Booking.com (my favorite booking site).

And don’t forget, there’s always vacation rentals. Check out some of Iceland’s beautiful vacation rentals here!

My personal recommendations:

• Center Hotels Plaza – downtown Reykjavik
• Hotel Laxnes – in the country outside Reykjavik

Iceland packing essentials

For your trip to Iceland, you’ll want to pack the following:

• European outlet adapter
• Packing cubes
• Iceland guidebook: I prefer Rough Guides, but you can also find great ones from Rick Steves and Fodors. And don’t forget about the essential Iceland Culture Smart Guide!
• Travel insurance. Unfortunately, things can and do go wrong when you travel. World Nomads offers coverage for more than 150 activities as well as emergency medical, lost luggage, trip cancellation and more.

For everything else you need to pack for Iceland, check out my full post below.

My blog posts on Iceland

Below you’ll find all the articles on Iceland that I’ve written so far.