Out of Game Events and Gatherings

Here you go :)

https://fanfest.eveonline.com/partners/#5vjgo5U2bKu2mQmIkAM6Ms

Yeah I see what you mean, but if you follow the links the site does say "welcome eve fanfest visitors"

So I presume it's the official tour place, the only thing I booked was the Silfra dive for Sunday morning which I did independently. Same as my flights and hotel etc.

Similar question to the OP here. I know last year, we had something like 4-6 buses that formed up at Harpa on Wednesday at 0900, taking FF attendees around to all the different sites. This year, on the Eventbrite website, I didn't see any special tours like this offered - are there any plans in the works to do this? Or are we out of luck this year, and need to book a conventional tour through Reyk Excursions?

I'm bringing friends this year, and while I can live with seeing everything as a conventional tourist, being apart of the EVE fleet roaming around Iceland does have a certain charm to it.

Paging CCP Falcon and his FF Coordinator brethren .

Yeaaaah, so I'm going to reach out to RE regarding the Golden Circle, see what day it's being held and how to book tickets. It's clear as mud atm, hopefully I'll hear something back that will help everyone else out.

Such a shame the northern lights tours finish early April. I'm hoping that we can find reps offering the tour during the Fanfest dates but no joy when searching online, latest I can find is April 15th.

Does anyone have any more knowledge on this? Ever seen the tours offered late April?

Thanks in advance!

I spoke to several tours today and did some research. Apparently the best times to watch the northern lights are in February (I was told) because apparently there are more clear nights then. I was told that the northern lights however occur most in March and April but this is when the weather is most unpredictable. True thing, I left Reykjavik this morning on a 100km drive and encountered blue skies, hail, heavy rain and snow, now it is blue sky outside, I look towards the sea and see the next thick rain filled stratus clouds approaching. You can alternatively also rent a car, and google areas (rent a GPS here), and go somewhere close by where the road is still paved and save, and try to have luck yourself. As soon as you are distant from light pollution you will see it better. Two nights in a row I set my alarm 3x just to find bad weather however. Most tours do not do it around this period because of exactly this, however, there is still a chance you can see them. Do not go off-road in the dark however with regular rent a car and no 4x4 knowledge, this is outback country and the rocks/gravel here is black in many parts with the surrounding also black, which makes it really difficult and dangerous to navigate.

tl;dr: if you cannot book a tour do not worry, chances are slim to watch it around this time period and if you however still really want to watch it, self-initiative is most likely required (renting car, gps, driving to a less light polluted area while staying on paved road and staying safe).