USD, Ice Cave, Skaftafell & Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, 504 Arctic Adventures samstæðan velti á annan milljarð króna árið 2014. We all share a need to be really professional, each of us in our own field, and everyone possesses something really unique which is highly valued by everyone else in the team. Mynd/Arctic Adventures Sjóðir í stýringu hjá Gamma hafa keypt 15% hlut í ferðaþjónustufyrirtækinu Arctic Adventures en forstjóri fyrirtækisins segir að stefnt sé að skráningu á hlutabréfamarkað árið 2019. They wanted to share their beautiful experience in Nepal with the Icelandic people, so they started searching for rivers which were suitable for rafting. Every day they share their expertise and passion, making certain our customers get the best possible adventure in Iceland – an experience which is truly beyond their wildest dreams. Our mission is Explore & Discover the Arctic... We are an innovative travel agency that will create the advanced experience you want. River rafting is only a summer activity and the group wanted to explore ways to use the equipment and show people the very best of Iceland all year around. 59,262 people follow this. Here you can take part of how it all started and where we stand today! Contact Arctic Adventures on Messenger. Chief Executive Officer at Arctic Adventures Iceland Iceland 500+ connections. We want to help you to escape the ordinary, travel with passion and create memories which will last a lifetime. Community See All. Arctic Adventures is an Icelandic adventure and activity company. Það er talað um að mistök hafi leitt til þessa og við fengum kynningu á þessu í morgun,“ segir Jón Atli Benediktsson, rektor Háskóla Íslands, í samtali við mbl.is um ábyrgð á vatnsleka sem olli miklu tjóni í síðustu viku. Við lítum á GAMMA sem framsýnan fjárfesti sem passi vel inn í stefnu Arctic. Eigendur huga að skráningu á hlutabréfamarkað. , Trek Iceland became part of the Arctic Adventures Family. Our roots lie back to the first rafting tour on the Hvítá river in 1983. © 2012 Ástvaldur Helgi Gylfason Ritgerðina má ekki afrita nema með leyfi höfundar. Arctic Adventure Tours has been providing high quality adventurous experiences for over 20 years. They operate in North Iceland, at Dalvík on picturesque Eyjafjörður: whales are their passion. Contact Arctic Adventures on Messenger. Choose us as your tour provider and you can be sure to go home with a story which is really worth telling! It is today one of the largest branches of Arctic Adventures, its main focus is the famous and truly one-of-a-kind Laugavegur trail. Arctic Adventures is an Icelandic adventure and activity company with an emphasis on ecotourism and environmentally friendly trips throughout Iceland. Purchase: $128+ Blue Ice Glacier Adventure. The Arctic Adventures family has taken over Hotel Hof 1, which has been renamed Adventure Hotel, a very well suited name! Incentive trips for corporations to Greenland, Iceland and other locations in the Arctic area were included, in cooperation with Mr. Henry Köhler. These tours offer challenging and very exciting level 4 rafting on Austari Jökulsá, an absolutely stunning river in beautiful Skagafjörður. You tell us what you want and we will take care of the rest, whether it is traditional Super Jeep Tour to larger trips and workshops, we will tailor the trip as y . In 1997 Bátafólkið began its operations in North Iceland on the River Jökulsá Austari, which is a very exciting world class level 4 rafting river. Not Now. Many of the people who joined these courses went on to become professional guides, in fact, many of the guides who are with us today started out in river rafting. We very much like the feeling that we are a family and we decided this would be the right time to buy two houses for our teams to live in, one is in Hvolsvöllur and the other at Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Arctic Adventures samsteypan hefur vaxið og dafnað undanfarið. Their base is located in north Iceland, at a farm called Hafgrímsstaðir. Currently, Arctic Adventures contains seven sub-branches – Trek, Glacier Guides, Dive Silfra, Arctic Rafting, Viking Rafting, Snowmobile.is and Arctic Sea Tours. the Glacier Guides project was launched. „Eigendur Arctic Adventures fagna því að fá sjóði GAMMA inn í eigendahópinn. Iceland is a unique country to visit and our aim is to show you why. forstjóri Arctic Adventures, segir að eigendur fyrirtækja í ferðaþjónustu þurfi að vera opnari fyrir samrunum. Arctic Adventures fjölskyldan lítur á þátttöku sína í Vakanum sem tækifæri til að vera í áfram fremstu röð ferðaþjónustufyrirtækja og umhverfisviðurkenningin er kærkomið fyrsta skref í átt til sjálfbærni og umhverfisvænni starfshátta. Last but not least, Scuba Iceland became part of the Arctic Family. Sam­an­lögð velta Arctic Advent­ur­es og Into the Glacier árið 2018 er sam­kvæmt til­kynn­ing­unni tæp­lega 7 millj­arðar króna og hjá þeim starfa um 300 manns. Book your scheduled shuttle bus transfer with us. © Copyright 2021. Arctic Adventures Ritgerð þessi er 12 eininga lokaverkefni til BA prófs við Hagfræðideild, Félagsvísindasvið Háskóla Íslands. This company is easy to recognize with its turf roof and the American school bus they use to transport people to and from the glacier. With an emphasis on eco tourism and environmentally friendly trips, we want to offer the best for our customers to experience in the unique Icelandic nature. 56,862 people like this. Arctic Adventures is a leading Icelandic tour operator with over 30 years of experience servicing clients in adventure tours in Iceland. Arctic Adventures is the biggest adventure tour operator in Iceland. After their trip, they knew they had fallen in love with the sport and they returned home with an absolute intention to launch Iceland’s first adventure travel company. Create New Account. Í tilkynningu kemur fram að Extreme Iceland haldi áfram starfsemi sem sjálfstætt félag í eigu Arctic Adventures. Forgotten account? Filled with rugged landscapes, varied wildlife, Indigenous communities and incredible history, the Arctic offers something for everyone. Arctic hefur vaxið mikið síðustu ár og teljum við ennþá vera mikil tækifæri í ferðaþjónustu á Íslandi. Incentive trips for corporations to Greenland, Iceland and other locations in the Arctic area were included, in cooperation with Mr. Henry Köhler. All rights reserved. Each company has great specialist knowledge and experience in its own field, bringing them together has created a fabulous platform for our guides to become an expert in more than one field. „Í gegnum Arctic Adventures fáum við aðgang að markaðsneti. Sameiningar Gray Line og Iceland Travel, auk kaupa Íslenskra fjallaleiðsögumanna á Arcada og Arctic Adventures á Extreme Iceland eru dæmi um auknar sameiningar í ferðaþjónustu hér á landi síðustu vikurnar. Report this profile About Experienced Professional in Travelling, Leisure and Hospitality. Arctic Adventures og Extreme Iceland starfa á afþreyingarhluta ferðaþjónustunnar. USD, Ring Road, Golden Circle, Myvatn, Hot Springs, Waterfalls & Glacier Lagoon, 1 704 Log In. The company continued to grow and in 2009 the Glacier Guides project was launched. 1,397 check-ins. We operate many of our tours from the headquarters in Reykjavik but also have operation locations in Skaftafell, Akureyri, Drumbó and Skagafjörður. Each year Bátafólkið held a river rafting course to teach interested people how to stay safe whilst rafting down a river. Eigendur Arctic Adventures og Extreme Iceland hafa komist að samkomulagi um kaup Arctic Adventures á Extreme Iceland. Create New Account. Styrmir Þór Bragason, forstjóri og einn af eigendum Arctic Adventures. USD, Thingvellir, Gullfoss waterfall, Geysir hot spring and bathing in the Secret Lagoon natural hot spring, 97 Arctic Adventures is a leader in the sales and service of Arctic Cat snowmobiles and ATVs, Ski-Doo snowmobiles, Scag power equipment, Husqvarna equipment, Can-Am ATVs, Sea-Doo watercraft, Can-Am Spyders, and Kawasaki power products. And therefore, the focus was not only on river rafting, other activities were taken into the operation, and not long after snorkeling in Silfra and hiking on Sólheimajökull glacier were added. the company’s operations were further increased. Eitt fyrirtækjanna er Óbyggðasetur Íslands i Fljótsdal. Our All About Iceland Blog was launched in May! Bus transfers to and from Keflavík International Airport, Reykjavík and the Landmannalaugar. We continually push new limits in re-engineering the world’s best 4×4 vehicles to give you the same driving experience whatever your adventure. 59 Ljóst er að sameinað fyrirtæki verður öflugt á sínu sviði og mun geta boðið ferðamönnum upp á fjölbreytta afþreyingarmöguleika. River rafting is only a summer activity and the group wanted to explore ways to use the equipment and show people the very best of Iceland all year around. Book your Landmannalaugar bus transfer from/to Reykjavik. Eigendur ferðaþjónustufyrirtækjanna Arctic Adventures og Extreme Iceland hafa komist að samkomulagi um kaup Arctic Adventures á Extreme Iceland og miðast kaupin við 1. júlí 2017. We also developed two new aspects during the year: Our diving and snorkeling operations took a big leap forward when we founded Dive Silfra, intensifying our focus on snorkeling and diving trips. The Arctic Family consists of Arctic Adventures, Extreme Iceland, Trek Iceland, Viking Rafting and Arctic Sea Tours. Community See all. We have a kennel of 160 Alaskan Huskies, two state of the art 16-seater Mercedes minibuses for guest transport and Northern Lights Hunting, and a 50ft cabin cruiser the Orca Express, where you can enjoy whale watching. Let’s get together to create some absolutely unforgettable experiences, we want you to feel truly alive and in the zone! If you can't find it please check your spam folder. A pristine wilderness for only the most intrepid of travellers, the Arctic offers an adventure like no other. Our primary aim is to offer a small group experience which provides a comfortable, safe and exceptionally enjoyable adventure for all participants. They operate in North Iceland, at Dalvík on picturesque Eyjafjörður: whales are their passion. Arctic Adventures is an Icelandic adventure and activity company with an emphasis on ecotourism and environmentally friendly trips throughout Iceland. Yfir 300 starfsmenn munu starfa hjá Arctic Adventures og dótturfélögum eftir kaupin en um 35 starfsmönnum verður sagt upp störfum í tengslum við þau segir í tilkynningu. 6,274 people like this. 2017 is proving itself to be another great year for Arctic Adventures. The northern part of Iceland is sometimes said to be the whale watching capital of the world. „Eigendur Arctic Adventures fagna því að fá sjóði GAMMA inn í eigendahópinn. Our primary goal is to utilize our passions and strengths to bring you an incredible experience and a long-lasting impression of our beloved country. Log In. USD, Chase the Auroras in a comfort Jeep from Reykjavik, 148 ARCTIC DESTINATIONS: Spitsbergen. Another big step was taken in 2017 when Arctic Adventures acquired Extreme Iceland. Arctic hefur vaxið mikið síðustu ár og teljum við ennþá vera mikil tækifæri í ferðaþjónustu á Íslandi. Nýir eigendur hyggja á fjárfestingar í innviðum félagsins. Forgot account? 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