Title: Visit Akranes: 2026 Travel Guide for Akranes, Western Region | Expedia.com [Hotels in Akranes](https://expedia.com/Akranes-Hotels.d6145186.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Akranes](https://expedia.com/Akranes-Vacation-Rentals.d6145186.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Flights to Akranes](https://expedia.com/Cheap-Flights-To-Akranes.d6145186.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Car Rentals in Akranes](https://expedia.com/Car-Rentals-In-Akranes.d6145186.Car-Rental-Guide)[Akranes Vacation Packages](https://expedia.com/Akranes.d6145186.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Akranes ## Travel Guide ![Seeing Aurora Borealis should be on everyones #bucketlist, it is one of the craziest phenomena I have ever witnessed. Visiting Iceland you have a window of time to see the #northernlights dance across the sky, out of our 10 day trip we were lucky enough to see them in their full glory on the last night. This campsite was a great place to stay and explore the nearby areas while watching the lights. #lifeatexpediagroup](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145186/d9ece170-e853-4fb8-be9a-777e46521ff5.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Seeing Aurora Borealis should be on everyones #bucketlist, it is one of the craziest phenomena I have ever witnessed. Visiting Iceland you have a window of time to see the #northernlights dance across the sky, out of our 10 day trip we were lucky enough to see them in their full glory on the last night. This campsite was a great place to stay and explore the nearby areas while watching the lights. #lifeatexpediagroup](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145186/d9ece170-e853-4fb8-be9a-777e46521ff5.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Road side beauty #AquaTrove](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145186/38b6cfe4-f499-473b-86b6-b94c86bd5563.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Iceland impressions.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145186/24e44dad-ed79-4f7c-8419-f9a9d9641ed6.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Akranes Things to do ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-us-ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Vacation Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and homes. Plan this year’s big trip and save. 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