Today I have a tip for you: Buy the Reykjavík Welcome Card. Why? Because it’s affordable and it gives you free access to a number of great museums around Reykjavík and all the city pools. You also get discounts of various goods and services which is never a bad thing.
I’ve thought about buying similar cards in other cities but after careful consideration I’ve always thought they are not worth the money. I always thought this was the case with this particular card as well but as much as I hate to admit it, I may have been wrong.
Details
You can buy your Reykjavík Welcome Card at the Reykjavík Tourist Information in Aðalstræti
The Reykjavík Welcome Card gives you free admission to the following places and services:
The 24 hour card costs 1900 ISK, the 48 hours card 2400 ISK and the 72 hours card 2900 ISK. Obviously the 72 hour card is the best deal but the 24 hour card is pretty decent as well.
If you think about the fact that a single fare with Strætó is 350 ISK and the admission to the city pools is 450 ISK, the 24 hour card almost pays for itself with a visit to Laugardalur swimming pool from the downtown area and the bus rides back and forth.
Talking the talk and walking the walk
Today I bought one of these Welcome cards and visted Hafnarhús, Víkin Maritime Museum and the Settlement Exhibition with a friend of mine. It was a lovely day. I’ll be telling you more about these individual museums in a separate post but we both agreed that for museum lovers, history buffs and the arty types – the Reykjavík Welcome Card is the way to go.
This is a great post!
I think it’s also worth noting that having the welcome card will save someone from having to withdraw and change small amounts of money, and fumbling for foreign change when boarding the bus or visiting the locations it gives entry to.
Granted, everywhere I went in Reykjavik accepted credit cards, but it would be so much simpler to have a pass like this for the most popular destinations.
That’s a good point Bradley – the buses don’t accept cards or give change!
i just read this now! Doh! However, I am finding lots of free wifi around so that’s making up for it! The national museum was great – I’m glad I did it first to give me more of an insight the ‘rock’ as you call it!
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