Reykjavik Premium Puffin Tour: Experience Nature Close Up from Custom Made RIB Boats

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Get up close and personal with puffins on the Reykjavik Premium Puffin Tour. Experience nature on custom-made RIB boats, with knowledgeable guides and an environmentally friendly company.

Duration: 1 hour

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Lundey - Meet the adorable puffins in their natural habitat!

What's Included

Excellent live guidance
1 hr RIB tour
Necessary safety equipment
Warm flotation suit

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Snacks

Additional Information

Departing from Reykjavík’s Old Harbour, be part of the ultimate puffin exploration trip.
The excursion is undertaken in our bespoke RIB vessels, specifically crafted to bring you as near as nature will allow to the islands and when viable, we completely power down to create a peaceful environment for the birds, and of course, for you to savour the…

Location

Elding Whale Watching

Meet us in the ELDING ticket office located at Ægisgarður 5c by the Old Harbour district in Reykjavík. Once at the pier, simply follow the red colour to find us! Be sure to arrive at least 30 min. before departure to ensure enough time to check in and to board the boat.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Bette_h

Sep 1, 2024

Puffins - ride out to the puffins was quite rough. There were a lot of puffins flying around and swimming, many with fish in their mouth. Bonus was seeing a humpback whale in the same location.

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Passenger725643

Aug 1, 2024

Adorable Puffins! - Loved the Puffin tour! The boat ride was fun! The Puffins were adorable to watch from close to the island. We circled a part of the island and watched Puffins going about their life. Learnt a few amazing facts about them.

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Carolynvonm

Jul 12, 2024

So much fun!! - We got lucky - it was a beautiful sunny day when we went on our trip. Regardless, the tour company was so professional and sent out emails before the trip along with pertinent information. I was very impressed that they had thermal suits for us to wear on the boat - think the space shuttle! It is breezy in the harbor and if you weren't wearing their suit you'd be cold and unhappy. We saw hundreds of puffins - in the air, on the water, on the island. They weren't very up close, but they did have binoculars to use, I addition to seeing the puffins, we had a wonderful boat ride in the harbor with a view of Reykjavik. The trip is expensive, but I'd say it's worth it!

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744lynnef

Jul 8, 2024

See the Puffins! - It was a fun boat ride, fun to see Puffins, and the guide was very knowledgeable about the area sea life. On the way back our captain drove along the city shoreline for a different view of the city.

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Karimmaarouf

Aug 24, 2024

Fun boat trip - This is a fun boat trip where you get as close to the Puffins as is possible in a boat. Note that there is still quite a distance between you and them. You will need a good camera to get some good photos. However, it is still a fun activity and the boat ride itself is very enjoyable. At the end of the tour you go on a high speed tour past some Reykjavik landmarks such as the sun voyager. I would recommend.

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Kimberlymr8067ht

Jul 29, 2024

The world of puffins - The company dressed us nice and warm with full suits, hats, gloves, goggles, etc… in case you forgot your gear. The puffin nesting islands were only about 10 minutes away. The boat was equipped with these wonderful cushioned seats that moved with the boat, including handles on the seat in front of you. You must stay on the boat away from the puffins; there’s no getting on the island. Although they attempt to get as close as possible, it’s very difficult to get good pictures with just a phone. Other than that, the guide told us all about the puffins. They also shared their photos taken with a big lens camera.

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Kimberly_m

Jul 29, 2024

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Lucyc578

Jul 19, 2024

Quick and easy trip to see puffins in their natural habitat! - Great to see the puffins! Our guide, Olivia, is lovely and shared interesting background. Boat ride out was about 10 mins, and we had ~40 mins to watch the birds. I would describe this as a relatively “no frills” experience and exactly as described in the overview. A quick side note that I only received an email to arrive 30 mins prior to the boat ride time on the morning day of. We had to scramble a bit to rush over and then discovered that others, including our guide, didn’t arrive until maybe 10 mins prior - it would’ve been helpful to know the arrangements beforehand.

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