Akureyri is a short walk from a real town with a botanical garden, a swimming pool, bakeries and a church on a hill, which is more than most Icelandic ports offer. The excursions push east: Goðafoss is 35 minutes away, Mývatn about 90, and the Diamond Circle with Dettifoss and Ásbyrgi is a full day. Whale watching leaves from the same harbour your ship is in.
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The cruise pier sits in the town itself, so you step off and walk into Akureyri in about ten minutes. That alone makes this the easiest port call in Iceland — you can go ashore with no plan and still have a good day.
Comfortably: Goðafoss, the Forest Lagoon across the fjord, whale watching in Eyjafjörður, the town on foot. A proper full-day call: the Mývatn loop, or the Diamond Circle if your ship is in for ten hours or more. Watch the maths on that one — it is eight hours of tour before you add the walk back to the gangway.
Put in the hours your ship is alongside. We have started you off with a typical call at Akureyri; yours is on your daily programme and is the number that matters.
Ashore 08:00 to 17:00 — we treat the final hour and a half before all-aboard as unusable.
The rule, openly: we would not book a tour that leaves less than about an hour and a half of slack before your ship sails. That is the shuttle from the pier, the queue at the gangway, and the twenty minutes an Icelandic coach loses to the weather or the bus in front of it. End times are worked out from each operator's own published departure times and tour length. A tour sold as an open ticket has no fixed departure, so it is judged against the length of your call instead.
Five to seven hours. On a nine-hour call this leaves you the margin you want.
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7 hoursStar Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Private Glaumbær Turf Museum and 1238: The Battle of Iceland Exhibition
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€1,791 per vehicle
No fixed departure — an open ticket, about 7h once you start.
5 hours and 30 minutesImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Enjoy a private Lake Myvatn & Goðafoss tour (Cruise ship passengers)
from
€1,791 per vehicle
Leaves 07:00, ends about 12:30, all aboard 17:00.
6 hoursStar Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Goðafoss Express Minibus Tour – Perfect Afternoon Adventure.
from
€201 per person
47% above the €136 typical
Leaves 09:00, ends about 15:00, all aboard 17:00.
6 hoursMagic Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Explore the volcanic wonders of North Iceland on this comfortable shore excursion from Akureyri. Visit the majestic Goðafoss waterfall, the lava formations of Dimmuborgir, the famous Mývatn craters and the surreal landscapes of the Fly Lands.
from
€158 per person
about the usual price
Leaves 08:00, ends about 14:00, all aboard 17:00.
5 hours and 30 minutesImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover the magical wonderland of Lake Myvatn and Godafoss Waterfall and the Myvatn Nature Baths
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€199 per person
28% above the €156 typical
Leaves 07:00, ends about 12:30, all aboard 17:00.
6 hoursMagic Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Embark on an epic journey from Akureyri to North Iceland's volcanic marvels - witness Goðafoss waterfall, Dimmuborgir's lava labyrinth, Mývatn craters, and the otherworldly Fly Lands on this thrilling shore adventure.
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€2,435 per vehicle
Leaves 08:00, ends about 14:00, all aboard 17:00.
6 hoursArctic Adventures
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover North Iceland’s highlights on a half-day tour to Goðafoss, Lake Mývatn, Hverir geothermal area, Dimmuborgir lava fields, Grjótagjá cave, and Skútustaðir craters.
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€122 per person
Leaves 10:00, ends about 16:00, all aboard 17:00.
Four hours or less, or a flexible admission. The safe choice on a short call, and what to add if you have a morning free.
10
4 hoursStar Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Goðafoss and the Forest Lagoon
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€189 per person
about the usual price
Leaves 08:00, ends about 12:00, all aboard 17:00.
4 hoursStar Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
from
€189 per person
about the usual price
Leaves 08:00, ends about 12:00, all aboard 17:00.
The Traveling Viking
Leaves from Akureyri
Embark on a thrilling Northern Light Tour and chase the cosmic dance of auroras across the Arctic sky - an adventure where nature's magic lights up your night.
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€79 per person
54% below the €171 typical
Leaves 20:00, ends about 22:30, all aboard 17:00.
3 hours and 30 minutesStar Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
from
€143 per person
Leaves 08:00, ends about 11:30, all aboard 17:00.
3 hours and 30 minutesStar Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Small Group tour to Godafoss Waterfall and a visit to Akureyri Botanical Gardens
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€143 per person
Leaves 08:00, ends about 11:30, all aboard 17:00.
2 hoursStar Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Goðafoss Express Minibus Tour – Perfect Afternoon Adventure.
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€97 per person
Leaves 12:00, ends about 14:00, all aboard 17:00.
2 hours and 30 minutesReykjavik Sailors
Leaves from Akureyri
Join us for a thrilling 2.5 hour whale watching tour. Cruise with our experts, see amazing whales, and make unforgettable memories on this exciting adventure.
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€97 per person
29% below the €136 typical
Leaves 09:00, ends about 11:30, all aboard 17:00.
The Traveling Viking
Leaves from Akureyri
Combine the macial Goðafoss waterfall, Laufas turfhouse museum and the Magical house of Christmas
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€107 per person
Leaves 10:00, ends about 14:00, all aboard 17:00.
2 hoursImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
from
€57 per person
Leaves 07:00, ends about 09:00, all aboard 17:00.
3 hours and 30 minutesNordur Travel Services ehf
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover North Iceland’s highlights on a half-day shore excursion from Akureyri, featuring the iconic Goðafoss Waterfall and the historic Laufás turf houses.
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€140 per person
Leaves 06:30, ends about 10:00, all aboard 17:00.
Eight or nine hours. Only if your ship is in late — check your sailing time before you book one of these.
10
8 hoursValkyrie Tours
Leaves from Akureyri
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€2,778 per person
No fixed departure — an open ticket, about 8h once you start.
8 hoursImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover the Natural Wonders of the Lake Myvatn Area, the mineral rich Nature Baths and the beautiful Godafoss waterfall on this popular small group tour with an experienced local guide
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€244 per person
29% below the €343 typical
Leaves 09:00, ends about 17:00, all aboard 17:00.
8 hoursImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover the Natural Wonders of the Lake Myvatn Area, the mineral rich Nature Baths and the beautiful Godafoss waterfall on this popular small group tour with an experienced local guide
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€165 per person
Leaves 09:00, ends about 17:00, all aboard 17:00.
8 hours and 30 minutesImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Travel in a 4x4 Vehicle and Discover the Natural Wonders of Lake Myvatn, Goddafoss waterfall AND the spectacular Dettifoss Waterfall all in one day.
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€322 per person
about the usual price
Leaves 09:00, ends about 17:30, all aboard 17:00.
8 hours and 30 minutesImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover the Natural Wonders of Lake Myvatn, Goddafoss waterfall AND the spectacular Dettifoss Waterfall all in one day.
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€286 per person
43% above the €200 typical
Leaves 09:00, ends about 17:30, all aboard 17:00.
9 hoursImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover the Natural Wonders of Diamond Circle, Lake Myvatn, the amazing Dettifoss Waterfall in Vatnajokull National Park, Jokulsargljufur Canyon, Hljodaklettar Echo Cliffs, Asbyrgi Canyon, Tjornes Cliffs, Husavik & GeoSea optional add on
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€322 per person
about the usual price
Leaves 08:00, ends about 17:00, all aboard 17:00.
9 hoursImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
A private tour of the Natural Wonders of Diamond Circle, Lake Myvatn, the amazing Dettifoss Waterfall in Vatnajokull National Park, Jokulsargljufur Canyon, Hljodaklettar Echo Cliffs, Asbyrgi Canyon, Tjornes Cliffs, Husavik & GeoSea optional add on
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€1,898 per vehicle
Leaves 08:00, ends about 17:00, all aboard 17:00.
9 hoursImagine Iceland Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover the Natural Wonders of Diamond Circle, Lake Myvatn, the amazing Dettifoss Waterfall in Vatnajokull National Park, Jokulsargljufur Canyon, Hljodaklettar Echo Cliffs, Asbyrgi Canyon, Tjornes Cliffs, Husavik & GeoSea optional add on
from
€279 per person
Leaves 08:00, ends about 17:00, all aboard 17:00.
8 hours and 30 minutesNordur Travel Services ehf
Leaves from Akureyri
Discover North Iceland’s highlights on this small-group Diamond Circle shore excursion from Akureyri Port.
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€210 per person
Leaves 06:30, ends about 15:00, all aboard 17:00.
8 hoursSPS Travel
Leaves from Akureyri
Deutschsprachiger Landausflug in Kleingruppe zum Góðafoss & Mývatn
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€192 per person
Leaves 07:00, ends about 15:00, all aboard 17:00.
Check your own sailing time first, not the scheduled one — calls get shortened by weather more often in Iceland than almost anywhere, and the ship will tell you the day before. Then pick a tour that ends at least an hour before that.
Tell the operator which ship you are on when you book. They plan around sailings all season and it changes how they run the day. Most of these allow free cancellation up to 24 hours before, so booking early costs you nothing if the call changes — the exact rule is on each tour page.
25 of the 27 excursions here have departures published in the next four months. The rest open their calendars closer to the season, which is normal for Icelandic operators — search your ship’s date on the tour page to see it.
Not sure it fits? Send us the ship and the date —[email protected] or +354 497 1373. We will tell you if the answer is no.
Yes, and it is normally cheaper than the ship's desk because you are buying from the same Icelandic operators the ships buy from. The difference is that the ship waits for its own excursions and not for ours, so leave margin: on a standard nine-hour call we would not book a tour longer than seven hours.
Typically €192 per person across the 27 excursions we sell here from 9 operators, with the cheapest at €57. Private tours and small-group trips sit well above that; coach excursions below it.
That risk is yours on an independently booked tour, which is the honest trade for the lower price. In practice the operators here run these for cruise passengers all season and know the sailing times, but Icelandic weather closes roads without warning. Book the shorter option on a tight call, keep the operator’s number on your phone, and tell them at booking which ship you are on and when it sails.
The cruise pier sits in the town itself, so you step off and walk into Akureyri in about ten minutes. That alone makes this the easiest port call in Iceland — you can go ashore with no plan and still have a good day.
Put your own hours into the "back on board by" box at the top of this page and the lists re-filter to what fits. Each excursion then shows when it leaves and roughly when it ends, worked out from the operator's published departure times and the tour length. We treat the final hour and a half before all-aboard as unusable — that is the shuttle, the gangway queue and the margin an Icelandic road can eat — so anything landing inside it is marked as not fitting rather than as tight.
Several excursions, or a call in more than one port? One checkout covers the lot.
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