Fishing Day Tour From Akureyri, Husavik or Myvatn
by Icelandic Adventures / Iceland Fishing Guide · North Iceland
- Self-guided
from €649.52 per person
Next departure: Thu 1 Apr
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Duration
6 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Season
All year
Starts in
Akureyri
Pickup
Hotel pickup included
Starts at
Presthvammur, Husavik
Departs
07:00, 08:00, 15:00, 16:00
Cancellation
Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 90 days of departure.
About this experience
Iceland Fishing Guide offers guided fishing tours to many lakes and rivers in Iceland. The tours are suitable for beginners as well as experienced anglers and the customer can choose from day tours or longer. Iceland Fishing Guide specializes in personal service and are able to customize the tours upon request. The guides are expert anglers and have extensive experience in fishing in the area. The licenses needed for the fishing tour are arranged in advance of the tour.
Schedule morning with pickup:
The day tour is 6 hours in total so if you require pickup and drop off the time spent fishing is about 4 hours.
07:00 Pickup at a Hotel/Guesthouse and head to the river.
08:30 – 12:30 Fishing.
13:00 Drop off at your Hotel/Guesthouse
Schedule Afternoon with pickup:
The day tour is 6 hours in total so if you require pickup and drop off the time spent fishing is about 4 hours.
15:30 Pickup at a Hotel/Guesthouse and head to the river.
16:30 – 20:30 Fishing(Fishing time is 15:30 – 20:30 in September & October).
21:30 Drop off at your Hotel/Guesthouse
Schedule morning without pickup:
When you meet the guide on location you will fish for full 6 hours.
07:00 Meet your guide on the river.
07:00 – 13:00 Fishing.
Schedule evening without pickup:
When you meet the guide on location you will fish for full 6 hours.
16:00 Meet your guide on the river (Meeting time is 15:00 in September & October)).
16:00 – 22:00 Fishing (Fishing time is 15:00 – 21:00 in September & October).
Description from the operator, Icelandic Adventures / Iceland Fishing Guide. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.
Where you go
- Fishing day tour from Akureyri, Húsavík or Lake Mývatn.
Included
Guide and fishing permits.
Not included
Pickup and drop off.
Lease of fishing equipment.
Good to know
Wear warm clothing and a waterproof coat.
Cancellation for this tour
Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 90 days of departure. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.
Why this one and not the cheaper one?
The nearest cheaper GG5 Sea Angling from Gentle Giants is €126 — €524 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.
| Icelandic Adventures / Iceland Fishing Guide · €650 | Gentle Giants · €126 | |
|---|---|---|
| How long it runs | 6 hours | 3 hours |
| Changing your mind | Not stated | Free until 24 h before |
| How hard it is | Easy | Very easy |
The €524 buys you 3 more hours out. Whether that is worth it is your call — but that is what the difference is.
Sold out on your date?
Seats come back — a cancellation, or the operator adding a vehicle. Tell us the date and we will check once a day and email you if one opens. One email, then we delete the address; nothing else is ever sent to it.
Who this is not for
- Not for late risers on your first morning — the earliest departure is 07:00, and Reykjavík pickups start before that.
Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.
Why we list it
Icelandic Adventures / Iceland Fishing Guide is one of 204 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →
Read before you book
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Hotels
Where to stay for this tour
From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Akureyri, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
from 13.800 kr.Lowest price
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Torg Guest House
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
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One checkout, any number of operators
Rankings are not for sale
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If it falls short, we fix it
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