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Boat Tour in Vestmannaeyjar: See the Island, History, Sagas, Wildlife, Puffins, and Elephant Rock
5.0
40 Ratings
Vestmannaeyjabær
You will see our magnificent island from the ocean and get to know our history, sagas and wildlife. Puffins and the elephant rock is something that many of our visitors love the most
You will see our magnificent island from the ocean and get to know our history, sagas and wildlife. Puffins and the elephant rock is something that many of our visitors love the most
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Vestmannaeyjar - Join us for a sail around Heimaey in Vestmannaeyjar, where we’ll also explore a sea cave. Discover the volcanic eruption, observe the new lava formations, and delve into the history and wildlife of the area. Puffins and other seabirds will be swimming and flying overhead, and you’ll get to see the stunning Elephant Rock.
- Vestmannaeyjar - Join us for a sail around Heimaey in Vestmannaeyjar, where we’ll also explore a sea cave. Discover the volcanic eruption, observe the new lava formations, and delve into the history and wildlife of the area. Puffins and other seabirds will be swimming and flying overhead, and you’ll get to see the stunning Elephant Rock.
What's Included
- Life jacket
- Life jacket
Location
Tangagata 7
Tangagata
We are in a large yellow and white house on the harbor in Vestmannaeyjar
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(40 Ratings)
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Shirleyli1549px
Aug 6, 2024
Awesome - It was awesome. Always good to be on the water. Got to see so many puffins. Our tour guide was great. Sea caves were interesting.
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E3477qsmattb
Jul 17, 2024
Fun boat ride to see wildlife and islands - Great time amazing views of puffin colonies in July and the guide did a great job explaining views and history of islands.
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Trvlbug99
Jul 14, 2024
Great boat tour! - Took a 1 hour Ribsafari tour recently. We had booked a two hour tour but the weather would not cooperate and we could only do a one hour tour.
The tour was excellent! Our guide showed us around the island and explained about the local animals, land and traditional customs. Our tour guide was fantastic and was able to answer all of our questions.
Although we did see some of the island when we arrived by ferry, this tour gave us a much closer look at the island and our guide pointed out countless features that we would have never known about had we not done this tour.
Even though it was a cold day we felt very warm in the jumpsuits that they provided for us. You may wish to bring gloves with you to keep your hands warm. Immediately following our trip the jumpsuits went straight into a washing machine in order to keep them hygienic.
My only disappointment was that we could not do the two hour tour as planned. This is of NO fault of the tour operator, just Mother Nature.
This is an absolute must if you enjoy boat tours and can handle the bumpy trip of a rib boat.
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Connor_m
Jun 27, 2024
Once in a lifetime experience! - My girlfriend and I thoroughly enjoyed this experience! Such breathtaking views and amazing scenery. The guides were amazing and enthusiastic. Very informative and would stop at certain points to share some very interesting facts and history about the different formations seen. Definitely would recommend this to anyone!
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Cdiamond123
Jun 18, 2024
Outstanding and highly recommended - This was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Iceland! Thor and Patrick were amazing. They were engaging, knowledgeable, and funny. The boat is a lot of fun – you get to go really fast and they play music between the different islands. It really covers a lot of ground and we could tell how much they love their island. Highly recommended!
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Odyssey57625541555
Jun 1, 2024
Wonderful exciting boat tour - Super fun! The pilot steered us in exciting circles and the guide showed us Elephant Rock, Rooster Island, the Singing Cave and other interesting places, while also telling great stories about life and events on the islands. Highly recommend!
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Emiliot937
May 1, 2023
Exciting experience - The experience was very pleasant and everything was taken care of in detail. All the staff was very friendly and professional
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Carmel2010
Sep 29, 2022
Something different and spectacular - Zipping around the Westman Islands was great fun! Our tour guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. Getting to the remote spaces, even boating through one of the islands, created a terrific opportunity to get a different perspective on Iceland.
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Cmccurd1
Sep 24, 2022
Incredible Tour and Super Friendly People! - My wife and I did the two hour boat tour and it was incredible!! The weather was worrisome in advance but Helga at the company was super nice in giving us a heads up a day before, and then helping to make it happen the day of when some people cancelled. The actual tour was so cool then! B, our tour guide, was awesome. She was really informative and funny; she made the whole trip really enjoyable. The sights were spectacular and the boat ride was really smooth. I loved that they played fun music in between stops, as well. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who visits the island!
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Michellecurrier1976
Sep 16, 2022
Fantastic Rib boat tour - We did the Rib boat tour w “B” as our guide. She was fantastic and helpful and very informative of her beautiful island. Our captain was fantastic and handles the boat with experience. Highly recommend doing this tour, we were kinda sad thinking we would not see any puffin but we did! Even had the chance to pet a baby.
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