The most awesome places to be
Nonni Travel is a fully licensed travel agency and tour operator located in the beautiful North of Iceland – a trustworthy and reliable name and source of inspiration to clients and partners all over the world.
Since 1988, from Akureyri
Nature lover Helena Dejak founded Nonni Travel in 1988 and managed the company for more than two decades, until Ingi Þór Guðmundsson made his dream come true and stepped into her footsteps in 2016, together with the Nonni Travel team.
In 2023 Nonni Travel celebrated 35 years of company history. Along the way we received the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Heidi Andersson Pilot Project Award for excellent work and dedicated participation in linking tourism and conservation in the Arctic – an award we are proud of.
Nature lover Helena Dejak founds Nonni Travel in Akureyri, Nonni’s old hometown.
Nonni Travel starts offering ship handling and cruise services.
A sister company is established in Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund), NE Greenland – later a WWF-awarded project.
The first ever circumnavigation of Greenland by air: 21 days in a Twin Otter.
Ingi Þór Guðmundsson steps into Helena’s footsteps together with the Nonni Travel team.
35 exciting years of company history.
The spirit of the Arctic
We want our clients to experience the spirit of the Arctic that we love so much, and to show them what we believe are Europe’s best hidden secrets – so they go home with a certain glow in their eyes and a lot of good memories.
- Services in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands based on our extensive experience and networks in these countries
- Standard, tailor-made and private tours for individual travellers, groups and cruise ship visitors – designed by ourselves or carefully selected from chosen partners
- Self-drive packages of any kind – from adventurous to slow travel
- Unforgettable group experiences, both guided and private
- Local and international conferences and events, for example the yearly Iceland Volcano Marathon at Lake Mývatn
- Reliable ship handling and cruise service
“We love our destinations. And we love to connect. Many years of experience, a valuable network and a heartful, passionate team make me confident in offering a professional, reliable and inspiring service to you and your customers. We know our destinations by heart.”
Keep the Arctic clean
Sustainable tourism strives to be both ecologically and culturally sensitive while giving its clients a meaningful and enjoyable experience. Nonni Travel is firmly dedicated to its promotion, and is proud to have received – jointly with Arcturus Expeditions – the WWF Pilot Project Award for the development of sustainable tourism in the Arctic (Ittoqqortoormiit, NE Greenland).
In 1997 Nonni Travel established a sister company in Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund), which later became a WWF-awarded project – with majority ownership in local hands.
- Understanding the culture, politics and economy of the communities we visit
- Supporting local economies by purchasing local goods and working with small local businesses
- Seeking out environmentally conscious partners who use the least possible non-renewable resources
WWF Heidi Andersson Pilot Project Award
For linking tourism and conservation in the Arctic.
Named after a storyteller from Akureyri
Jón Sveinsson – affectionately called Nonni – wrote children’s books that were immensely popular in Iceland, Germany and many parts of Europe. Our founder Helena Dejak read his books as a young girl in Slovenia, and it became her dream to visit Iceland, the land of fire and ice.
Little did she know that she would end up living in Akureyri, Nonni’s old hometown, founding a travel company which makes other people’s dreams of visiting Iceland a reality.
5 Day Tour In the Footsteps of Nonni
Jón Sveinsson is born on 16 November at Möðruvellir in Hörgárdalur.
The family moves to Akureyri, into the little black wooden house today called “Nonni’s house”.
Aged twelve, a French nobleman offers to pay for his education in France.
He starts writing about his childhood adventures and travels the world lecturing.
Nonni dies in Cologne, Germany – after 12 books, about 5000 lectures and translations into some 40 languages.
