Price from
$160
Summer (Jun - Aug)
Our expert guide will tell you about Viking sagas and local history.
Admire the rich birdlife and scout for puffins, fulmars, kittiwakes, and gannets.
Explore the spectacular Fjósið and Klettshellir caves, which are only accessible by boat.
Learn about the island’s volcanic eruption in 1973, which added new land and a new island.
Caves, wildlife, and sagas
Join a coastal tour of Heimaey on a guided boat trip, where you’ll visit two sea caves with marvelous acoustics. The sea is a wildlife paradise. Seals, porpoises, and dolphins thrive in summer, and you might see orcas and other whales. This excursion will show you how the eruption of the Eldfell volcano in 1973 changed this coast forever.
Practical information
Language: English
Requirements: Dress according to the weather
Remarks: Please note that this tour depends on the weather, which sometimes prevents us from circumnavigating. Even when circumnavigation is not possible, we guarantee passengers the experience of seeing the bird cliffs from as many different angles as possible. Kindly note that the puffins leave land mid-August and wildlife sighting cannot be guaranteed.
Walking information: Minimal walking
Not wheelchair accessible
Language: English
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