Unlike in many neighbouring countries, the Icelandic water is free of chlorine, calcium, and nitrate. We can assure you that the quality of tap water everywhere in Iceland is regularly monitored and tested. In Reykjavík the water quality is measured frequently to make sure it is always of highest quality.
Why you should drink the tap water in Iceland
The water in Iceland is in fact one of the cleanest and most delicious drinking water in the world.
Did you know these facts about travellers and tap water?
Why is HI Iceland pointing this out?
Plastic pollution is everywhere. Most of our plastic ends up in landfills, oceans and rivers. Single use plastic pollution is at a rapid pace and millions of tons of plastic is generated annually. All around the world people are getting more environmentally conscious and HI Iceland is passionate about contributing to this fight.
HI Iceland brings attention to plastic pollution and encourages our guests to be responsible travelers. HI Iceland encourages our guests to refill their bottles with delicious Icelandic tap water during their stay in our country instead of buying bottled water. The aims are to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by tourists to the island and point their attention to the quality of the Icelandic spring water.
The next time you are going to buy water in plastic bottles we say to you that it is both a waste of money and bad for the environment. So, we ask you to get to the next tap and fill up your re-usable bottle.
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” - Loren Elseley
Interesting article by The Telegraph, about how Icelanders encourage travelers to drink tap water instead of bottled water.