Iceland
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Restaurants Reyjavik
Animals
🌹 Cat Café - Kattakaffihúsið 🌹
Iceland's only cat cafe. All the cats have been rescued and are up for adoption.
Puffins
There are a lot of places in Iceland where you can see puffins. Some of the best known spots are the Westman Islands (south), Borgarfjörður Eystri (east), Grímsey (north), and Látrabjarg cliffs (Westfjords).
The Westman Islands has the largest puffin colony in the world.
From Reykjavik the quickest way to see puffins is to go to one of the islands in Faxaflói bay, including Akurey and Lundey Island, where they nest. . You can reach the islands by taking a 15 minute boat ride from Reykjavík harbor.
Artic Foxes
Iceland’s only native mammal can be found in the faraway wilderness corner of Island that is Hornstrandir, a difficult to reach area in the Westfjords.
Whales
From Húsavík harbour, you will board a traditional Icelandic oak boat. You will spend about three hours on the water, with a chance to see whales, dolphins and puffins.
Skjálfandi bay is the home of around 24 species of whales. The four most common ones are the minke whale, the harbour porpoise, the white-beaked dolphin and the humpback whale
Horses
The Icelandic horse is a unique breed of smallish horses that came to Iceland with the first settlers from Norway 1,100 years ago. This ancient breed of horses is now extinct outside of Iceland/
There are about 80,000 Icelandic horses in Iceland. Many can be seen running wild. They are know for their unique gaits which give a smooth ride. You can ride calmly along the beach and they love to take you home at a blistering speed.