Iceland opens borders to all vaccinated travellers

18/03/2021 11:03

2020 was a bit rough but we are happy to say that finally we are looking at much brighter times ahead.

APRIL 6th - TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS EASED

We're super thrilled about the latest news! Iceland's Justice Minister just announced that from April 6th everyone who can provide valid proof of a full vaccination or proof of prior infection will be exempt from travel restrictions to Iceland.

This means that we can finally start welcoming vaccinated travellers not only from the Schengen area but also from outside of Europe. Yaaay!!

Learn more about the approved vaccinations in the EU here.

MAY 1ST - COLOR CODING AT THE BORDER

Iceland remains relatively safe from the COVID-19 pandemic and is ranked "Green" or "Safe" according to the color coding map from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, with domestic infections being record low compared to the rest of the world.

On 1 May passengers from low-risk countries (Green) will be exempt from quarantine and a second screening if they can provide proof of a negative PCR upon arrival at the Icelandic border.

CLEANLINESS WINNER 2020

05/04/2021

Miðgarður by Center Hotels won the "Loved by Guests" awards and voted as a superb hotel with the grade 9,4 AND the "Cleanliness Winner" by Hotels.com guests.

Icelandic Easter egg, not only a chocolate egg.

30/03/2021

Learn about some fun quirky facts about the Icelandic Easter egg aka Páskaegg. It is quite something else and very dear to us Icelanders.

VOLCANO ERUPTS NEAR REYKJAVIK

22/03/2021

With more than 50,000 recorded earthquakes for the past several weeks, Icelanders have been bracing themselves for a volcanic eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula, located only 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Reykjavík.

Iceland opens borders to all vaccinated travellers

18/03/2021

On March 18th Iceland opens it's borders to all travellers that have been vaccinated by approved vaccination by the EU or travellers that can prove they have antibodies, without quarantine or any restrictions.

Surf's Up!

16/03/2021

In recent years the surf community in Iceland has slowly been growing and it is starting to attract surfers from all over the world. Despite the cold water, surfers are looking at Iceland as a new surfing destination due to its world class surf spots and unspoiled nature offering surfers a unique surfing experience.