Private Reykjavik CatWalk
Duration
2 hours
Location
Reykjavík
Type
Day Tour
Difficulty
Very easy
About this tour
Í Klóm Kattarins - The Reykjavik CatWalk
Join Your Friend in Reykjavik for a Cattastic private Walking tour of downtown Reykjavik.
This is a Private City Walking Tour with a firm focus on our feline companions.
We will follow in the Paw Prints of cats since the settlement of Iceland. . Together we will explore the myths about Cats in Iceland and the world? We will even explore tails from Cat’s Hiss-story throughout the world.
Included in our tour is even a visit to the one and only Reykjavik Cat Coffeehouse to pet some cats while we sip on Coffee or Hot Cocoa and taste Icelandic pastry.
If we are fur-tunate enough and the Cat gods allow, there is the Paw-sibility that we catch a glimpse of the most famous Cats of downtown Reykjavik, Baktus, Jonsi, and Ofelia to name a few.
We will start up by the pillars at Ingólfur Square and our final destination is the Statue Garden of Einar Jonsson by Hallgrimskirkja Church.
This is a Purrfect private 2 hour City Walk in Reykjavik for Cat Lovers
10% of the profit from this tour will go towards The Cat Protection Society and its Cat shelter and hotel, called Kattholt (Cathill)
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What's included
- Expert guidance, fun, and some purr-fect cat cuddling.
- Coffee or Hot Cocoa and an Icelandic pastry at the Reykjavik Cat Coffee House.
Itinerary
- 1
We meet up outside Hlöllabátar, facing Ingólfstorg Square and the two tall stone pillars.
We meet up outside Hlöllabátar, facing Ingólfstorg Square and the two tall stone pillars. CenterHotel Plaza is to your right. Benches, tables, and a covered ceiling make it a comfortable spot to wait. Our expert local guides usually wear a light blue jacket with Your Friend in Reykjavik on the back The meeting point on google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tFedGCGBFQtWt3PJ8
- 2
Our first stop is at Gyllti Kötturinn
There we try to spot Baktus the Cat, probably the second most famous Cat of Iceland (After the Christmas Cat of course)
- 3
We walk to a bookstore to look for the Christmas Cat
Legend tells us that the Christmas Cat can sometimes be found in this excellent downtown book store
- 4
We visit a hidden garden and learn about Cat's in Icelandic Folklore
- 5
We check out the Reykjavik Pond
We visit the beautiful Reykjavik Pond
- 6
The backstreets of Reykjavik, checking out cats
We continue our stories about Cats, through history.
- 7
The Reykjavik Cat Coffee House
There we sip on some hot drinks and taste Icelandic pastry while petting some cats
- 8
We have to check out some Reykjavik Cat related goods
We visit a store that offers beautiful Cat Related designs
- 9
We pass by Hallgrímskirkja Church
We talk about Cats in Norse Mythology and more
- 10
Our Final stop is at the Sculpture Garden of Einar Jonsson
There are some cat related sculptures in the Garden and if we are furr-tunate enough we will see some downtown cats there.
Know before you go
Just dress according to the weather, but please wear layers ;)
Please be at our meeting point at Ingolfur Square 5 minutes before the starting time of our walking tour together
