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65.2067°N, 13.8800°W · East Iceland
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Getting there- Road 953 (Mjóafjarðarheiði)
Off the main road- 8.1 km from Route 93
Nearest town- Seyðisfjörður — 8 km away
Distance from Reykjavík- 401 km in a straight line
What else is close- 203 mapped places within 20 km
Tours near Hesteyri
Stuðlagil Canyon Hike and Vök Baths - Shore Excursionfrom 49.900 ISK · 7 h
Viking Wildlife RIB Adventurefrom 35.000 ISK · 2 h
Seyðisfjörður: Hidden Stuðlagil Canyon & Reindeer Tourfrom 25.990 ISK · 6 h
Seyðisfjörður: Puffins, Reindeer & Eastfjords Tourfrom 25.990 ISK · 6 h
Stuðlagil - The gem of East Icelandfrom 50.000 ISK · 6 h
Wonders of the Wilderness - Seyðisfjörðurfrom 61.000 ISK · 10 h
Mjóifjörður Super Jeep Tour - Seyðisfjörðurfrom 42.000 ISK · 5 h
Puffin Tour from Seyðisfjörður with Gufufoss Waterfall & East Iceland Villagefrom 26.990 ISK · 5 h
Stuðlagil Canyon from Seyðisfjörðurfrom 26.990 ISK · 5 h
Skaftafell 5-Hours Adventure Glacier Hikefrom 20.775 ISK · 5 h
Skaftafell Blue Ice Cave and Glacier Walk Tourfrom 19.999 ISK · 3 h
Northern Lights Chase from Glacier Lagoonfrom 25.000 ISK · 5 hAll 1,648 toursBy activity and regionHesteyri weather and conditions
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6°Cclear · feels 1°C6 m/sgusts 109 h 44 mdaylight · 07:49 – 17:33
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In season now · Winter in IcelandSkaftafell 5-Hours Adventure Glacier Hikefrom 20.775 ISK · 5 hAll 1,648 tours
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Borgareyri4 km
- 2Skolleyri5 km
- 3
Gerpir22 km - 4
Kambanes45 km - 5Naphorn53 km
Waterfalls
Hot springs
- 1Geothermal hot spring near Neskaupstaður11 km
- 2Natural hot pot near Eskifjörður16 km
- 3Natural hot pot near Egilsstaðir25 km
Fuel
- 1Seyðisfjörður8 km · 308.6 kr/L
- 2Neskaupstaður10 km · 308.6 kr/L
- 3Eskifjörður16 km · 308.6 kr/L
Supermarkets
Tours
Abandoned Fjords Super Jeep Tourfrom 42.000 ISK · 5 hours 
Blue Ice Discoveryfrom 24.900 ISK · 4 hours 
Breidamerkurjökull Glacier Hikefrom 15.377 ISK · 3 hours
Frequently
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Where is Hesteyri?
Hesteyri is a cape on the coast of East Iceland, Iceland. Check the map on this page for its exact position and the route in.
How do I get to Hesteyri?
Hesteyri is in East Iceland. Some Iceland headlands are reached on paved roads, others by gravel tracks that end at a small car park. Check live road conditions on this page before you drive.
Can you see puffins at Hesteyri?
Many Icelandic capes hold seabird colonies, and puffins are ashore from roughly April to mid-August. Whether Hesteyri has them depends on the spot — keep well back from cliff edges, which can be undercut.
Is Hesteyri safe to visit?
Take care at any Icelandic cape: cliff edges are wind-exposed and can be undercut, and low points on the south coast are exposed to sneaker waves that surge up the shore without warning. Stay back from edges and never turn your back on the sea.
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Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · NN · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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