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Ólafsvík
West Iceland · 65°N

Ólafsvík

A fishing town under Snæfellsjökull glacier and a base for whale watching.
Distance from Reykjavík
200 km
Drive Time from Reykjavík
~3 h
Nearest airport
Keflavík (KEF)
Population
1000
Best time to visit

Summer for whale watching (including blue whales) and Snæfellsjökull; a harbour town year-round.

Distance from Reykjavík
200 km
Drive Time from Reykjavík
~3 h
Nearest airport
Keflavík (KEF)
Population
1000
Best time to visit

Summer for whale watching (including blue whales) and Snæfellsjökull; a harbour town year-round.

A fishing town under Snæfellsjökull glacier and a base for whale watching.

Ólafsvík is one of Iceland’s oldest trading ports, sitting beneath the ice cap of Snæfellsjökull on the peninsula’s north-west coast. It’s a down-to-earth fishing town with a dramatic mountain backdrop.

Summer brings some of Iceland’s best whale watching, including blue whales, and the town is a springboard for climbing or touring Snæfellsjökull. The slender Bæjarfoss waterfall tumbles just behind the houses, and the wild beaches of the national park are close by.

Known/Famous for
Whale watching (incl. blue whales)Snæfellsjökull glacierBæjarfoss waterfallOne of Iceland's oldest portsSnæfellsnes coast
7-day forecast

Weather in Ólafsvík

Today
10 Oct
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6° / 5°
Słońce
11 Oct
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8° / 6°
Pon
12 Oct
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9° / 7°
Wt
13 Oct
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8° / 7°
Wed
14 Oct
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6° / 5°
Thu
15 Oct
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4° / 2°
Fri
16 Oct
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6° / 5°
Weather data from MET Norway (yr.no) · updated hourly.
Ólafsvík

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Where you'll be

What to do

  • Whale watching tours
  • Bæjarfoss waterfall
  • Gamla Pakkhúsið museum
  • Snæfellsjökull glacier trips
Other things to do

Where to go nearby

  • Park Narodowy Snæfellsjökull
  • Djúpalónssandur beach
  • Arnarstapi & Hellnar
  • Grundarfjörður / Kirkjufell

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