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This place really is the gem of the north of Iceland. I regret only making a one night stay here and wish we could have stayed 2-3 days here. So much to see and so many places to eat. We will back next year for sure!

Akureyri is wonderful throughout the year. It has a beautiful botanical garden great museums, pools and one can explore a lot more around the city. There are several nice restaurants in the city and outside.

Akureyri is perfect place to explore the north, but the city itself is beautiful with the colorful houses and the botanical garden. The accommodation has a balcony, which is perfect to watch the northern lights.

Akureyri is a compact, pretty town with great restaurants. The surrounding area is beautiful with the sea and mountains. Day trips to waterfalls, lava fields, a large lake, and incredible views. Great hiking.

Akureyri is a great small city with many museums, a beautiful botanical garden, shopping, and access to many activities such as whale watching tours. We liked it much better than Reykjavik and can't wait until they finish their international airport, so we can fly directly there!

We were mostly passing through. We planned to do whale watching out of husavik, but forgot the plan and did it out of Akureyri -- probably because we were tired and threw the trip together somewhat haphazardly. We did see a whale. It was pretty cool. We only saw the back, the tail, and blow spray, but it's still not something you're going to see every day. And it's kind of crazy that these giant things are just swimming underneath you. The town is quaint. Food options were good, but like most (all?) of Iceland, crazy expensive. 2-3 times what I might expect to spend other trips. Really quite remarkable how expensive the food is. The vibe seemed vaguely like a small town on Lake Superior of Lake Michigan in the US. It's not a bad jumping off point for other points of interest within an hour or two from there. Hotel room availability was better than elsewhere in area. I found the landscape around the north phenomenal. Some of my favorite driving was within an hour of Akureyri in both directions. If your are heading towards or coming from the North / East parts of the country I suggest you skip the tunnel. The tunnel costs $10, and it only saves you 10-15 minutes, and the scenery on the "long" way felt well worth it. When you come in towards Akureyri from the North (bypassing the tunnel) there is a point where you come off the top of the hill, and look down on to the fjord, and it was amazing. I can still picture it. The culture center had some interesting art on display, and it provides a good public bathroom location. Overall, cute little town, not sure how much there is to do there, but that wasn't our main focus on the trip.