Audio tour · Iceland

Reykjavik

A self-guided audio walking tour of Reykjavik.

Reykjavík is small enough to cross on foot but big enough to surprise you. Colourful corrugated houses line quiet streets, the harbour sits at the end of the main shopping lane, and on a clear day the mountains across the bay look close enough to touch. The city carries a lightness that comes partly from its scale and partly from the fact that the wild landscape is always just at the edge of things. In the app, 54 stops in Reykjavik are narrated aloud, about 1h 32m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Reykjavik

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Hallgrímskirkja. You are standing before a building that looks like it grew out of the rocks around you.
Icelandic Phallological Museum. Icelandic Phallological Museum.
Þingvellir. As you walk through this area, you are standing in a rift valley that marks the boundary.
Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa). The water's milky blue color comes from its high silica content.
Geysir. You're standing in the Haukadalur valley, and this whole place is a dramatic display of.
Gullfoss. Take a moment to look at the sheer power of this place.

All 54 stops in Reykjavik

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Landmark (32)

Þingvellir
Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)
Geysir
Gullfoss
Jökulsárlón
Fagradalsfjall
Reynisfjara
Strokkur
Mývatn
Imagine Peace Tower
Þingvallavatn
Bessastaðir
Fjaðrárgljúfur
Hverfjall
Statue of Leif Erikson (Reykjavík)
Tjörnin
Christ the King Cathedral (Reykjavík)
Eldvörp–Svartsengi
Lögberg
Öxarárfoss
Þorbjörn (mountain)
Faxi
Höfðatorg Tower 1
Hlíðarfjall
Ingólfsfjall
Systrafoss
Akureyri Art Museum
Kolaportið
Hafnarborg
Gamli Garður
Breiðárlón
Hafnarfjörður Town Hall

Religious (8)

Hallgrímskirkja
Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík
Akureyrarkirkja
Reykjavík Mosque
Kópavogur Church
Glerárkirkja
St. Peter's Church, Akureyri
Hraungerðiskirkja

Museum (7)

Icelandic Phallological Museum
The Settlement Exhibition
Árbæjarsafn
Westfjords Heritage Museum
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
Safnasafnid Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum
Volcano House (Iceland)

Stadium (4)

Egilshöll
Kórinn
Akureyrarvöllur
Íþróttarhúsið á Torfnesi

Square (1)

Austurvöllur

Bridge (1)

Borgarfjarðarbrú

Theatre (1)

Reykjavík City Theatre

Walking routes in Reykjavik

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

From the Church on the Hill to the Old Harbour. A sweep from Hallgrímskirkja down through the civic heart of Reykjavík past the lake and parliament square to the old harbour quarter. (8 stops)
Walking the Ancient Rift at Þingvellir. A walk through the UNESCO rift valley where the Eurasian and North American plates meet and Iceland's first parliament gathered a thousand years ago. (3 stops)
Lava Fields and the Blue Lagoon. A short loop across the Reykjanes lava fields taking in the famous milky blue geothermal spa and the volcanic ridge above it. (3 stops)
Geysers and the Golden Waterfall. The classic Golden Circle sweep from the erupting Strokkur geyser field across to the thundering double cascade at Gullfoss. (3 stops)
Peace Tower to the Old Town Museums. From Yoko Ono's beacon of light on Viðey island back through the waterfront museum strip and into the old town settlement quarter. (8 stops)
Presidential Estate to the Elf Town. A southward arc from the historic presidential estate at Bessastaðir through Kópavogur and into Hafnarfjörður, the lava-rock town famous for its hidden elves. (4 stops)