Puffin Watching and Gufufoss Waterfall Tour from Seydisfjordur

Tổng quát

Ngôn ngữ có sẵn

Tiếng Anh

5 giờ

Vé di động

Our Puffin and Waterfall Shore Excursion from Seyðisfjörður highlights both the wildlife and the natural beauty of this remote eastern region. Enjoy an up-close encounter with nesting Atlantic Puffins, explore quaint Icelandic fishing villages, and witness the stark beauty of Gúfufoss waterfall. All in just 5 hours.

Borgarfjörður-Eystri is a remote coastal village. Life here centers around the harbour and see. Hafnarhólmi is a small and easily accessible islet connected to the mainland by a man made harbour. Its cliffs are widely held to be one of the worlds premier puffin-watching paradises.

Next explore the charms of this cute little village. Lindarbakki turf house is an example of how Icelanders lived as late as the early 20th century. In pristine condition, one sees how Icelanders used thick turf walls to insulate their homes from the harsh climate.

Finally we visit Gufufoss, a remote waterfall whose waters cascade down a rugged cliffside, filling the air with a fine mist.

Thông tin khác

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

The tour duration of 5 hours includes driving time

Chính sách hủy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Cần Quan Tâm

East Region

Hafnarhólmi is a small islet by the harbour of the small fishing village, Borgarfjordur-Eystri. This rocky outcrop is home to one of the world´d biggest Altantic Puffin colonies. Every summer, nesting couple return here to raise their pufflings. Hafnarhólmi, is very accessible, allowing everyone to get an up close glimpse of this wondeful species.

1 hour • Không Có Vé

Lindarbakki

While visiting the quaint village of Bakkagerði in Borgarfjordur-Eystri, you can find this pristine example of the classic Icelandic turf house. The thick turf walls, and grass lined roof provided essential insulation against the elements in times past. Many Icelanders continued to live in house like this into the early 20th century.

20 minutes • Không Có Vé

Bao gồm

WiFi on board

All Fees and Taxes

Air-conditioned vehicle

Lunch

Tùy chọn

Puffin Watching and Gufufoss Waterfall Tour from Seydisfjordur

Đánh giá

3.96

52 đánh giá

Tổng số đánh giá và xếp hạng từ Viator & TripAdvisor

Excursion from Seydisfjordur port
Susan H,,30 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
4.00
This tour should be longer. I was disappointed at the puffin stop because there were too many people there and they were noisy and the puffins stayed out in the ocean and didn’t come to shore. If we had more time there, it would have allowed time for the people from other buses to leave and we could see more puffins up close. Annalise was a great guide. She was friendly and very informative. We could have skipped stopping for lunch because time was not allotted for that and we were expecting to return to the ship for lunch.
Puffins up close
Patricia D,,17 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
5.00
This is definitely the best tour to see Puffins up close because there’s a wooden staircase along the cliff so you can stand right near them.
Not worth it
KarenMc562,,17 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
3.00
There was very little information from the guide. We stayed at the puffin site too long. Iceland is beautiful but I wouldn't advise taking this tour
Guide didn’t talk about...
Elizabeth E,,16 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
2.00
Guide didn’t talk about puffin behaviors. Dropped us off at the steps and left us to fend for ourselves Steps were crowded and dangerous and couldn’t get to the rail to see the puffins
Fun to see the puffins
MelindaN115,,16 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
4.00
Seeing the puffins was the highlight of the tour. It is a long drive to/from the puffins. Went in August and there were only a few puffins still around but was fun to see the few we did. There are a lot of stairs to climb and recommend using the elevator in the main building by the parking lot to save having to climb some stairs. Wished our tour guide would have advised the group of the elevator as we saw people with mobility issues struggling with the stairs. Also if one is prone to motion sickness, recommend having some sort of medication as one passenger got bus sick on the drive with the winding roads. Also stopped at a turf house which was nice as well as seeing the waterfall.
Fantastic!
sheila h,,15 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
5.00
Great tour, SOOOO many puffins! Our guide, Berlin and driver both very friendly and informative. The troll house really wasn't exciting, but puffins were the star of the day.
Puffins are adorable!
177trinityj,,15 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
Anna was a wonderful guide. She even sang for us. This trip was full of fun facts, amazing sights, & plenty of restroom stops. I enjoyed the bus Wi-Fi & charging capabilities. I never felt rushed and had plenty of time at each stop.
We were late in the...
Josh T,,14 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
4.00
We were late in the season, so we did not get to see very many Puffins. We saw 3-4 as they flew out but you had to be really patient. My wife is not patient. This was her only goal for the trip and we missed the main Puffin island due to weather. The guides were great, the locations were good. I think a few more things could help make this a great tour. 1. Don't stop in the town for a restroom break before the Puffins. People got off and wasted time, and there is both a restroom at the colony and you stop at the town again on the way back. 2. Water and a snack would of been good as people were on the tour for 5 hours+. 3. If the tour is about Puffins, then the majority of the trip should be there. The additional stops were nice, but I feel like they could of be added after the Puffins as well as it ate up time trying to capture the birds. Maybe some notification of the possibility of a low amount of Puffins would be nice, I know that is detrimental to the advertising, but some more clarity helps with expectations. Overall we felt like it was a good thing to do with our time and money. Wish the tour was earlier in the morning as Puffins are more active then. I'd recommend, especially if you are in May - end of July. August was too late in the season.
So so
Kristin M,,14 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
2.00
Super long bus ride to a small waterfall and I saw one puffin. Tour guide was nice, but he kind of mumbled and was hard to understand.
No puffins
John K,,13 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
1.00
A very long bus ride with nothing to see but countryside. The point was to see puffins- many & up close. When we got to the site we were told most of the puffins had moved on 2 weeks before. There were a couple far away with a huge crowd trying to see them 2nd worse tour I have ever taken.