Notes on Tourism in Iceland

Iceland, with its obscure name, is daunting, and it seems that there is a vast expanse of snow in the Ice Age. However, this active volcanic island, which stands aloof and calmly in the Atlantic Ocean, is always ready to erupt warmly under the cold name. It seems that there has never been a place on earth where ice and fire can be melted so casually like Iceland, but it is unforgettable. And all the magic, you can be there? Gold circle? Find it. The following are the notes of Iceland tourism carefully edited by travel network for you. Welcome to read!

1. Power supply

Iceland's power supply plug is a European-style two-round plug, so tourists are advised to bring their own or get it at the front desk of the hotel.

2. Time difference

Iceland belongs to the zero-time zone, which is eight hours later than Beijing time, using Greenwich Mean Time.

3. Price

The price in Iceland is relatively high. Take a bottle of mineral water as an example, the price is about RMB 2 yuan. The goods in the duty-free shop of Kraft Lavic International Airport in Iceland are much cheaper than those in the shopping malls in the city, especially cosmetics, where tourists can choose to buy. In Iceland, you can generally spend money by credit card, and you don't need to carry too much cash.

4. Specialty

Iceland is known as the purest country in the world, with no pollution. Iceland's specialty is fish oil (Lysi) of Iceland's Lixi brand, including cod oil, OMEGA-3, salmon oil, shark oil, etc., which is suitable for children and pregnant women. Iceland's wool is particularly famous. In addition, cosmetics, fish skin products, chocolates and handicrafts in blue lagoon, Iceland are also very popular with tourists.

5. Gourmet

Iceland's fish and mutton must be tasted. Gourmet is served in restaurants of major hotels. Iceland's distinctive delicacies are all cooked by Icelandic chefs using Iceland's fresh ingredients. Iceland's seafood is rich, pure, fresh and without any pollution, especially the Icelandic crayfish, which is extremely delicious. Cattle and sheep in Iceland are naturally stocked in the wild.

6. Mobile phone charges

It is relatively expensive to make domestic calls in Iceland.

China Mobile: local calls are 4.99 per minute, calls to Chinese mainland are 2.99 per minute, calls to Iceland are 5.99 per minute, receiving SMS is free, sending SMS to Chinese mainland is 1.99 per message, and sending SMS to other countries and regions is 2.89 per message. China Unicom: local calls are 4.86 per minute, calls to Chinese mainland are 14.86 per minute, calls to Iceland are 5.86 per minute, receiving short messages is free, sending short messages to Chinese mainland is 1.86 each, and sending short messages to other countries and regions is 2.86 each.

7. City Introduction

The largest city in Iceland is Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, which is the northernmost capital in the world with a population of about 2,, accounting for more than 6% of the total population of Iceland. The second largest city in Iceland is Kireri in northern Iceland, with a population of about 17,. Others are small villages and towns distributed along Iceland's coastline, with a population ranging from several thousand.

8. Emergency contact information

354- Iceland telephone area code

112- Emergency service (police, fire alarm, first aid) < p p> 552-6751--- China Embassy telephone number < p p> 525-1--- National Hospital telephone number;