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Practical Information
::: shoPPing in
REYkjavík
City Centre
The area around Aust ur stræti and
Hafn ar stræti streets has lots of shops
carrying sou ven irs, woo lens and
hand icrafts. You will also find info
centres, cafés, restaurants, pubs & bars.
Lauga veg ur street
Main shopp ing street lea d ing up from
the city centre. Designer clot hes, street
wear, music, eye wear, cafés,
restaurants & bars.
Skóla vörðu stíg ur street
Lea d ing up from Lauga veg ur towards
Hall gríms kirkja church it is lined with
gall eries, works hops & showrooms
sell ing vari ous kinds of art.
Kringl an Mall
A short distance from the city centre sits
Kringl an Mall with 36,000 sq.m. of
shops, ca ter ing and services. Buses
1,2,3,4,5,6,13 and 14.
Smára lind Mall in Kópavogur
A modern shopp ing Mall speci ally
designed to provide guest with a
com forta ble shopp ing ex perience.
Buses 2, 24 and 28.
Skeif an area
Near Laug ar dal ur Valley recr eational
area Skeif an is the home of discount &
barga in stor es, markets, el ect ric
equip ment and home app li ance stor es.
Tax-Free Shopp ing
Visitors can reclaim value-added tax
(VAT) on purchases exceeding ISK 4,000
in each shop. Look for the “Tax-Free
Shopping” logo and ask the shop
assistant for a refund. You will be given
a refund cheque or coupon whereby you
can cash in at the airport on leaving the
country. Tax-Free agents are also at all
major cruise ships before departure. You
no longer have to wait with your
Tax-Free refund cheque until you leave
the country, just visit The Centre in
Aðalstræti 2 for your refund with Iceland
Tax- Free cheques. The refund amounts
to approximately 15% of the purchase
price.
www.whatson.is
Super mar kets
The Kram búð super mar ket on
Skóla vörðu stíg ur street, carries the
basic necessities like fruit, bread, milk,
yog urt, toot hpaste, soda etc.
Skóla vörðu stíg ur 42, 105 Reykja vík.Tel.
551 0449.
Liquor stor es
The state runs liquor in stor es called
Vínbúð. The shops are open Mon-Thur:
11:00-18:00, Fri. 11:00-19:00 and Sat.
11:00-18:00
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Gener al offices
Week da ys from 09:15-17:00.
Public offices
Week da ys from 10:00 to 15:00 or 16:00.
Banks
Norm ally open 09:15-16:00 Mon. to Fri.
Extended ho urs on Fri. Some branches
stay open week ends 24 hour bank ing is
availa ble at Lands bank inn bank at Leif ur
Er íks son Air port Transit Loun ge.
Shops & super mar kets
Open Mon.-Thu. 10.00-19.00, Fri.
10.00-19.30, Sat.10.00-18.00 and Sun.
12:00-18:00
Malls usually stay open a bit longer on
Thu. and weekends.
24 hour shopp ing
Major gas stations stay open 24 ho urs
as well as the 10-11 grocery store chain.
Both carry the necessities of ev eryday
life.
Pharmacies
Pharmacies are gener ally open 09:00 to
18:00 / 19:00 but some stay open
lon ger.
Restaurants, pubs, bars & discos
See win ing & din ing sect ion and
Reykja vík by night.
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Cur rency exchange
All major banks exchange foreign
currencies.
Cards
Visa, EuroCard, MasterCard, Di ners Club
and Amer ic an Ex press are widely
accept ed.
ATM´s/Cash machines
You can get cash advances from your
credit and/or debit card at cash
machines widely availa ble in Reykja vík.
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Post Offices
Icelandic Postal Service main branch is
located on Pósthússtræti 5, 101
Reykjavík. Tel.: 580 1000. Open Mon-Fri.
09:00 to 18:00.
Air mail
Letter / postcard inside Iceland up to
50g. ISK 75, letter up to 100 g. ISK 90
and letter up to 250 g. ISK 130. To other
European countries airmail letter/
postcard, up to 50 g. ISK 140, letter up
to 100 g. ISK 200 and letter up to 250 g.
ISK 380. To countries outside Europe
letter/postcard up to 50 g. ISK 155,
letter up to 100g. ISK 265 and letter up
to 250 g. ISK 570.
Pho tography / process ing
Print and film process ing are rea dily
availa ble in and many super mar kets
Reykja vík
Stor ing lugga ge/bagga ge
BSÍ Coach Term inal, Vatns mýr ar veg ur
10, Tel. 562 1011. Open daily ,
07:30-22:00. Buses 1,3,6,14 and 15.
Lost & Found
Police Station at Borg ar tún 7b, Tel. 444
1400. Open: Mon-Fri 10:00-12:00 and
14:00-16:00. Buses 4,5 and 12.
Laun dry
Laun dry and dry clean ing services are
availa ble at most hot els in Reykja vík.
We ather/Clot hing
For we ather in formation in Eng lish, tel.
(+354) 902-0600, e-mail: office@ved ur.is
www.en.vedur.is
Radio/TV News in Eng lish
You can listen to the BBC live 24 hours a
day in the greater Reykjavík area on FM
94.3 and read news in English on the
national TV station RUV, on page 130 of
the Teletext, or log on to www.teletext.is
and enter 130 in the space marked
“Siða”.
Maps and in formation brochures
Tourist in formation centres have
in formation and brochures for the whole
country.
Time
Iceland is on Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT) throug hout the year, and does not
go on daylight sav ing time. When it is
noon in Reykja vík during the sum mer,
the time is 08:00 in New York City, 13:00
in London, 14:00 in Paris, 14:00 in Oslo,
14:00 in Lux em bo urg, 14:00 in Rome
and 21:00 in Tokyo.
Public holidays 2010
Business, banks and most stores are
closed on the following holidays:
New Years Day, Jan 1. Maundy
Thursday, April 1. Good Friday, April 2.
Easter Sunday, April 4. Easter Monday,
April 5. First day of summer, April 22.
Labour Day, May 1. Ascension Day, May
13. Pentecost-Whitsun Monday, May 24.
National Day, June 17. Commerce Day,
August 2, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.
Christmas Day, Dec. 25. St. Stephen’s
Day, Dec. 26. New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31.
El ect ricity
Practical Information
The volta ge is 220, 50 HZ AC. Ple a se
note that the prongs on equip ment you
bring with you may be differ ent from
Iceland ic stand ards. All major hot els
provide you with adaptor prongs for
charg ing computers, camer as, Gsm
pho nes etc.
Equivalents
1 kilo (kg) = 2.2 pounds
1 Litre (L) = about 1.76 pints
1 kilometre (km) = 0.62 mile
1 metre (m) = 1.1 yards
1 centi metre (cm) = 0,39 inch
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G. Jón as son Tra vel
Borg ar túni 34.
Tel: 511-1515.
Norðurflug Helicopter Service
Do you want to reach the traditional
whale grounds in 10 minutes or the top
of Mt. Hengill? Or do you want to
combine trip with an ATV´s racing in the
moon-like environment of Reykjanes and
possibly stand on two continents and
afterwards relax in the Blue Lagoon?
If this is your wish we can give you this
experience and it’s cheaper than you
think. Norðurflug Helicopter Service
Kringlan 4-6 • 103 Reykjavík
Tel.: 562 2500 • Fax: 562 2504
info@heli.is • www.heli.is
Iceland ic farm holi da ys
Síðu múla 2.
Tel: 570-2700.
www.farmholidays.is
Iceland Tra vel
Skútuvogur 13 A,
tel: 585 4300, fax 585 4390.
sales@icelandtravel.is
www.icelandtravel.is
Reykja vik Exc ursions
One of the largest organizers of tours for
individuals and groups, as well as
operating one of the biggest bus fleets
in Iceland. On an annual basis the
number of staff is around 130 persons.
Reykjavik Excursions operates day tours
for individuals in English, German,
French and Scandinavian, from
Reykjavík all year round. For further
information visit www.re.is Reykjavik
Excursions, Vesturvör 34, 200
Kópavogur.
Tel.: +354 580 5400 Fax: +354 564 4776
www.re.is / main@re.is
Is hest ar Ri ding To urs
Esta bl is hed in 1982, Is hest ar is a lea d ing, fully
licen sed oper ator, speci alizing in ri ding to urs,
of fer ri ding to urs of great vari ety with 68
depart ures of vari ous ri ding to urs form 7
differ ent location throug hout most parts of
Iceland during the sum mer time as well as
year round single day to urs form a new Ri ding
Centre comb in ing ri ding to urs, sight seeing,
whale watching, food and enterta in ment. Out
treks combine who lesome out door act i vity
with an intima te enjoy ment of nat ure and a
rewar ding relations hip between the hor se and
rider. Is hest ar ehf, Sörla skeid 26, 220
Hafn ar fjord ur, Iceland.
Tel. +354 555 7000 • Fax +354 555 7001 info@
is hest ar.is / www.is hest ar.is
Eld ing Whale Watching
Elding Reykjavík Whale Watching specializes
in whale watching tours from the Old Harbour
of Reykjavík all year round. We also organize
other adventures at sea: puffin watching, sea
angling, the ferry to Viðey Island and more.
The company is committed to provide high
quality tours in a way that minimizes the
environmental impact caused by its activities
while allowing visitors to enjoy nature. Green
Globe Silver and Blue Flag Certified.
Environmental Award of the Icelandic Tourist
Board in 2008. Elding Reykjavík Whale
Watching. Tel: +354 555 3565, fax: +354 554
7420, info@elding / www.elding.is
Iceland Exc ursions
A well esta bl is hed incom ing Tour oper ator that
has been oper at ing to urs and develop ing the
business success fully for the past 12 ye ars,
(esta bl is hed in 1989). Today Reykja vik
Exc ursions of fers the widest possi ble range of
services, cover ing ev eryt hing from meet and
greet to snow adventures, excit ing all year day
to urs as well as gu ar an teed roundtrips. Iceland
Exc ursions Funa hofdi 17 - 110 Reykja vík. Tel
(354) 540 1313. Tele fax num ber: (354) 540
1310. E-mail: ie@iceland exc ursions.is
www.iceland exc ursions.is
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