Stokksnes

Stokksnes

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
What is Travelers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travelers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.

Top ways to experience Stokksnes and nearby attractions

Are you currently on your trip?
Help us find experiences available for you.

Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.

Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as wait time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.

Popular mentions

3.5
3.5 of 5 bubbles84 reviews
Excellent
29
Very good
20
Average
10
Poor
4
Terrible
21

These reviews have been automatically translated from their original language.
This service may contain translations provided by Google. Google disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to translations, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from forgery.

Tom&NikkiTravel
London, UK1,900 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Couples
As avid photographers we'd seen this mountain range and lagoon many many times before in pictures and as we were driving the ring road around Iceland we knew we'd stop. We arrived super early in the morning as we stayed locally in Hofn and wanted to get there for sunrise. As there is a machine to pay for a ticket outside of the cafe for out of hours use, getting in there was no problem. It is worth noting for the 900ISK you get access to both the Stokksnes area and the Viking village - something well worth checking out having been built as a movie set!

It can get busy after 9am so if you're looking for uninterrupted photos I'd definitely suggest getting there early!
Written December 23, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Joe V
Utrecht, The Netherlands17 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Couples
Great beach and views of the mountains. We spent about an hour walking and taking in the beautiful scenery, spotted seals and a whale, got slightly harrassed by the seagulls and had a nice drink at the viking cafe. Worth the visit if it's sunny!
Written July 4, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Aditya
The Netherlands6 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021
View was stunning. Its a paid private property but if its worth it or not is bit questionable as you can get similar views in iceland elsewhere but still everything is unique in its own way. If money(if I remember roughly 10 euro) is not a big concern then i would recommend visiting.
Written October 1, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Jana S
Hamburg, Germany24 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Couples
Absolute rip-off. The ticket says you can enter multiple times within one day. But that's not true, because the barrier stopped opening in the evening. The man on the phone didn't understand any English and said the ticket was only valid once a day. 1000 ISK per person for sand is extortionate. The owners' greed is exorbitant.
Google
Written March 13, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Alex R
5 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023
Do not come here! We followed GPS to the site, which apparently bypassed the Viking Café where you have to pay 1000 Kr per person to enter this awful tourist trap. The land owner came up to us in his red pickup truck and proceeded to yell at us "WHERE IS YOUR TICKET?!" to which we replied, "Sorry, we didn't see where to pay, can you tell us where to go?" The answer from this angry, miserable ogre was "You're on my farm!!!" He then followed us in his truck to make sure that we paid. We honestly should have just left. Gave us such a disgusting feeling. He has to be the most unfriendly person in all of Iceland, and if you read other reviews, you'll note I'm not the only one who thinks this. We understand he probably has to deal with people coming onto his property, but he has no problem collecting money from them to treat them like garbage. Why don't you keep the land and the view all to yourself and make your money some other way if you don't want anyone else to step foot on it? For the record, the place is littered with garbage, rotting construction material, and doubles as his junkyard. The people at the Viking Café are almost as unpleasant as this ugly, cantankerous ogre. All of Iceland is gorgeous and is filled to the brim with beautiful view -- do NOT waste even one iota of your time thinking of stopping here or a single Krona on this overrated, hostile, tourist trap. You've been warned.
Written August 18, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

J B
Hofn, Iceland27 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022 • Friends
I was with my friend and we asked for 2 tickets to go inside and we were charged 2700isk when the price is 900isk per person. At first we thought that the price went up due to inflation but when we got to meet our friend outside who already had bought a ticket 5 minutes ago she said she only paid 900isk. We asked the lady for our money back and she had no explanation to what ocurred and just gave us cash back. Before that, we were many times in Stokksnes because we are workers for hospitality in the area and we recomend very much this place to our guests. However after this atempt of scam and the unfriendliness experienced by the staff we regret that we will no longer recomend this place to anyone as long as they keep this weird policy of charging money to walk on their land, which is not even marked... We are not offered an explanation of what to do inside or anything. Before that there was a lady asking if she can take some pictures to horses which she was denied because 'lamdowners dont like people around horses'. It is a very intimidating person in your cafe selling your tickets. I have not experienced this kind of rudeness anywhere in Iceland. I am very sorry that Stokksnes had become this greedy.
Written December 7, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

dyoungbar
Boonsboro, MD47 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 • Couples
They charge 900 per person to see nothing special. Some of the less beautiful areas in Iceland. There is a farm next door to the cafe with a crazy lady who screams at all the tourists. She yells they are stupid and other things. A very aggressive woman who may or may not be affiliated with the cafe. Please don’t waste your time there.
Written February 22, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

atravelingvegan
Provo, UT235 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021
This is a private beach with a dirt road to drive in. My 2WD made it just fine. You stop at the Viking Cafe and pay your per person entrance fees (900 ISK in Sept 2021). There is an old movie set here from a Viking show, which is really cool to check out. You can go inside some of the structures, which makes for fun pictures. The beach is absolutely stunning! You get Vestrahorn as the back drop and beautiful fine grained black sand. the way the water sits on the sand here, you'll probably end up with some photos that appear you are walking on water. It's really beautiful, not as busy as some of the other black sand beaches you can visit. The mountain reflection in the water is stunning as well. It's not a long drive from route 1, only a few minutes down a dirt road. I definitely recommend stopping if you're driving through.
Written September 29, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Martijn V
Leiden2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021
I have been to Stokksness a couple times. Last time in May 2021. Previously I only had to pay to take the car down the road to get quicker to the beach. But now EVERYBODY needs to pay even when walking.
Payment was (and probably still is) peculiar. The ticketmachine outside never worked and the reception / cafe is not open 24/7 to pay for your ticket.

I think it is reasonable to pay for parking at the cafe and/or driving to the beach. But as far as I know you can hike / walk anywhere in Iceland WITHOUT paying. But apparently the landowner thinks otherwise and considers visitors as cash-cows.
Written October 6, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Sabrina
Iceland5 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2020
Ok to be honest, I should have read the reviews at first and then would have known about it. But as I'm living in Iceland I just spontaneously stopped everywhere and read no "tourists information" beforehand.
I didn't pay the high fee to enter the beach (which is privately owned), I thought it is ridiculous to pay to look at a mountain. It sure may be beautiful but honestly to tell from the photos there are many many other more beautiful mountains on the way to the east where people can take photos for free and also a lot of black sand beaches with the mountains. Might be good for tourists who just want to get that particular shot checked from their bucket list and I'm sure enough people will pay it after driving the long gravel road there. But it's absolutely not ok to request so much entry cost for a 10min stop to take a photo.
Written May 27, 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Showing results 1-10 of 47
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing

Stokksnes - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2025)

All things to do in Vatnajokull National Park
RestaurantsFlightsTravel StoriesCruisesRental Cars