A selection of museums is available far and wide in the West Iceland. Local museums are to be found in Akranes, Borgarnes, Stykkisholmur and Olafsvik.  Many specialised museums are also available, such as the Agricultural Museum of Iceland in Hvanneyri, the Library of Water and Eldfjallasafn Volcano Museum in Stykkisholmur, Eiriksstaðir in Haukadalur, Gljufrasteinn in Kjos, the maritime museum Sjomannagarðurinn in Hellissandur, the Heritage Centre in Grundarfjordur, Snorrastofa in Reykholt and the Settlement Centre in Borgarnes.

Over 70 accommodation options exist in West Iceland, ranging from traditional camping sites to quality guesthouses and hotels. Travellers are faced with several possibilities in food and drink, in numerous restaurants and cafés available in this part of the country.  

West Iceland offers various leisure services and possibilities. Marked hiking paths are available, as well as guided horse riding, golf, game angling, nature and bird watching tours, gourmet tours and glacier tours.  

Having spent an enjoyable day in West Iceland, rinsing off in one of the 13 swimming pools in the region is the appropriate conclusion.

Not to mention glacier Snaefellsjokull in Snaefellsjokull National Park, which was established in 2001. The purpose of the national park is to protect and conserve its landscape and important historical relics, and facilitate travelling in the area. Park rangers operate on site during the summer months. They provide visitors with instruction and information and monitor and tend the area as well. Maps of the region are available, both hikers‘ maps and maps of the park itself and nature protection areas near by.