Reykjavik: Saga Museum Entry Ticket
ID: GYG387817-1188240
Category:
Country: Iceland
Duration:
1 days
Description
Experience the Icelandic sagas like never before. Wake up all your senses by stepping into this waxwork museum covering the earliest settlers in Iceland.
Enter the world of the Vikings with this ticket to the incredibly life-like wax museum and discover the unique community and culture of this remote island. Engage all your senses for a 35-minute audio-guided tour and get to see 20 exhibits that each showcase a highlight from the Icelandic sagas, and thus Icelandic history.
Start your tour by learning about the earliest settlers, the Papar, the first Vikings who settled Iceland and gave Reykjavik its name. Then move along to the discovery of America by Leif the Lucky and the founding of the Parliament.
Afterward, move into the Saga age, where all of these stories were written down, and learn also about the civil war in Iceland. Finally you move towards the Reformation and learn about the last Catholic Bishop in Iceland.
After all the learning is done, it's time to unleash your inner Viking in the fully equipped costume area.
Highlights
- Learn about the history of Iceland
- See how the Vikings lived
- Listen to the tales that underscore Icelandic history
- Dress up as a viking, in authentic clothes and with authentic weapons
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• This museum may not be suitable for sensitive children
Saga Museum at Grandagarður 2. There is a statue of a Viking on a horse right in front of the white building.
It shares the same door as the restaurant Matur og Drykkur.
INCLUDED
- Entrance Fee
- Audio guides with headsets in 7 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, and Icelandic
- Text guide in Polish and Italian
- Parking
- Lockers
NOT INCLUDED
- Pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
