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Farewell, Puffins

Most of Grímsey’s Puffins Have Now Left for the Winter

Sealwatching

Visitors exploring Hrísey and the surrounding waters may be lucky enough to spot one of the area’s most fascinating residents: seals.

Maintenance Work to resume

Maintenance work on the bridge over the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river at Grímsstaðir on Route 1 is scheduled to resume on Monday, 17 August.

The Solar Eclipse 2026

On the evening of Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Moon will slide in front of the Sun above Iceland.

How to get here

  • There are several airlines flying directly to Akureyri which is the easiest way of visiting, but flying to the main airport Keflavík in the south of Iceland is also an option and then either take a flight from Reykjavík to Akureyri which takes about 40 minutes or drive/take a bus for aprox 4.5-6 hours along main road 1.  More information here.