Matters needing attention in Iceland tourism

Matters needing attention in Iceland tourism

Iceland, the obscure name alone is daunting, and the snow of the ice age seems to emerge in front of you. However, this active volcanic island, which is aloof and calm 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 melt so casually as Iceland, but it is unforgettable. And all the magic, can you be there? Gold circle? Find it. The following are Iceland travel notes carefully edited by Travel Network for you. Welcome to read!

1. power supply

Iceland's power plug is a European-style double-round plug. Visitors are advised to bring their own or pick it up at the front desk of the hotel.

2. Time difference

Iceland belongs to the time zone, which is eight hours later than Beijing time, using GMT.

3. Price

Prices in Iceland are relatively high. Take a bottle of mineral water as an example, the price is about RMB 20 yuan. The goods in the duty-free shop at Kraft Lavich International Airport in Iceland are much cheaper than those in the shopping malls in the city, especially cosmetics, which tourists can choose to buy. In Iceland, you can generally use a credit card and you don't need to carry too much cash.

4. major

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

5. food

Iceland's fish and mutton must be tasted. All major hotels and restaurants serve food. Iceland's specialties are all cooked by Icelandic chefs using Iceland's fresh ingredients. Iceland's seafood is rich, pure and fresh, without any pollution, especially the Icelandic crayfish, which is extremely delicious. Cattle and sheep in Iceland are naturally kept in the wild.

6. Mobile phone charges

It's more expensive to make domestic calls in Iceland.

China Mobile: local calls are 4.99 per minute, Chinese mainland calls are 20.99 per minute, Iceland calls are 5.99 per minute, receiving SMS is free, sending SMS to Chinese mainland 1.99 and sending SMS to other countries and regions is 2.89. 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 per minute, and sending short messages to other countries and regions is 2.86 per minute.

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 200,000, accounting for more than 60% of the total population of Iceland. The second largest city in Iceland is Chirieri in northern Iceland, with a population of about 1.7 million. There are also some small villages and towns along Iceland's coastline, with thousands of people.

8. Emergency contact information

00354- Iceland telephone area code

1 12- Emergency services (police, fire fighting, first aid)

552-675 1- Contact number of China Embassy

525- 1000- Contact number of national hospital

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