{"id":4078,"date":"2026-02-25T15:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardarssongolf.com\/golf-tourism-in-iceland\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:32:41","slug":"golf-tourism-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gardarssongolf.com\/en\/golf-tourism-in-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf tourism in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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During the hot summer months, Murcia and Alicante are more famous for their Mediterranean beaches. Golfers often take a break from playing or travel to countries with milder climates to practice. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Playing golf in Iceland in June, July, and August can be an unforgettable experience!<\/p>

Especially in June and early July, around the summer solstice on June 24th, Iceland experiences the phenomenon of the Midnight sun.<\/p>

For golfers, this offers a unique adventure: the opportunity to play golf all night long!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Golf is a very popular sport in Iceland, second only to football (soccer). <\/span><\/p>

Despite Iceland’s volcanic terrain, there are 60 golf courses, 17 of which have 18 holes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Jon Halldor Gardarsson, an Icelander, offers golf lessons at several courses near Reykjavik, which are plentiful in this area. <\/span><\/p>

One of them is the Keilir Golf Club, located on the Atlantic coast in his hometown of Hafnarfjordur, about 20 minutes from the capital.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Besides golf, tourists can take various excursions to famous sights, such as Reykjav\u00edk’s most famous church,<\/span> Hallgr\u00edmskirkja<\/a><\/span>, with its 74-meter-high tower offering a 360-degree panoramic view; the impressive Gullfoss waterfall; the Geysir geothermal springs; and the J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rl\u00f3n glacier lagoon or M\u00fdrdalsj\u00f6kull iceberg ,which are very pleasant to visit during the summer months.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This activity is organized upon request for small groups (4\u20138 people) and includes the same services as our golf trips to Spain:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAccommodation in 3- to 4-star hotels including breakfast (in Reykjav\u00edk or Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur)\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Please contact us for more information about this activity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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