Akureyri Botanical Garden
A free public botanical garden in Akureyri featuring Icelandic flora, two greenhouses, and an on-site café.
What customers love
- Free admission with no apparent restrictions
- Diverse plant and flower varieties including rare species
- On-site café in an architecturally interesting building
Worth noting
- Uphill walk from town centre and cruise port is tiring
Best for
Tourists and families seeking a free, scenic stop in central Akureyri
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Recent reviews
Visited in September 2025 and really enjoyed it, despite the fact it rained the whole time, it was still worth the effort. Would definitely suggest visiting if your in the vicinity. BTW- Free to walk through and enjoy the sights. There was a cool looking coffee house, but we did not visit it.
The garden is small but lovely, an unexpected gem just above the town. You can walk here, but it’s all uphill from the town or cruise port, so jump on the free public bus which does the rounds every 25 minutes or so, see the gardens, then walk back down past the church. As a bonus the garden has a lovely cafe in an architecturally designed building which does decent coffee and cakes.
Free admission to this garden, which was awesome! It’s was great checking out all types of plants here that some of them I had never seen before. The place itself was pretty big too, offering a cafe, 2 greenhouses, a statue of the original owner of the place, and a fountain. Some of the flowers pictured below were some of my favorites, since they looked gorgeous! Highly recommend stopping by, especially since admission is free!
I'm not sure how to summarize how stunning the Akureyri Botanical Garden is in person. P.S. The price is right - free! As a tourist, I was taken back by the beauty of Icelandic flora. Also, Iceland seems to have some of the happiest, most content bees I've ever witnessed. Good on ya, Iceland! I was mesmerized by all the different variations of flowers. The Akureyri Botanical Garden was the best place I visited in Akureyri. It's absolutely worth a visit. I would go back again and again! 🌸🐝
Beautiful little Botanical gardens in the middle of the city. Easy to get to a great place to bring the kids and family. Nice cafe right there. If the weather is nice. Definitely trying to make this a stop. And it's free!