Puffin and Volcano Tour: Explore Vestmannaeyjar's Nature

Embark on a thrilling Puffin and Volcano Minibus Tour in Vestmannaeyjar. Discover the island’s unique nature, Viking history, and the world’s largest Puffin colony. Guided by Ebbi, experience high-quality guiding and personalized service. Explore Herjólfstown, a Viking Museum, and enjoy an interactive tour that goes beyond sitting on a bus. Don’t miss this popular and highly recommended adventure by Rick Steves.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sprangan - See your guide do the islanders local sport
  • Herjolfsdalur - Herjólfsdalur and Kaplagjóta, also a small puffin colony
  • Herjolfsdalur - Visit to the Viking Museum
  • Elephant Rock - See the famous Elephant rock
  • Storhofdi (Great Cape) - Stórhöfði - the windiest place in Europe and the biggest puffin colony in Iceland
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What's Included
  • Local guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Admission to Viking Museum
What's Not Included
  • Operator does not offer pick-up/transfer service
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Hop on a minibus and explore the stunning nature of the island with unique history, friendly locals, vikings and see the biggest Puffin colony in the world.
This tour is guided by Ebbi and have the same, consistent high quality guiding that people rave about. And since you are always dealing with the owner of the company everything is simple, direct and…

Location
Básaskersbryggja 8
Básaskersbryggja
We are located in Vestmannaeyjar ( Heimaey), which is an island in south island. We are just 1.minute away from the ferry terminal in Vestmannaeyjar and 5-7 minutes away from the cruise ship port. You will find us at the harbour in a small black and blue house with Puffin signs above.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Anthonykd7890wd
Oct 13, 2024
100% worth it, one of the most memorable things we did in Iceland - Absolutely awesome, one of our tour highlights was we got to see one of the birds our guide's son rescued from town and see it fly off into the ocean. Really great tour, highly recommend.
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S4614wzbarbaraw
Sep 17, 2024
Great Fun and Informative! - Tour was more than expected! Audio system on tour bus was best I've heard. Guide was fun and VERY informative. Don't miss this tour---in short time, you get a wondeful feel for the island, history and the people. Climbing demo for securing bird eggs was a bonus! Well paced tour without rush. Anecdote about young puffins picked up in the streets and let loose in the waters was one-of-a-kind,,,complete with small puffin up close. Best tour of the whole trip!
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Brucem_pook
Sep 17, 2024
Best tour in Iceland - I found this tour because Rick Steves said it was the best tour. He was correct! We had a jam-packed adventure with great commentary, I felt I learned a lot. And enjoyed every minute.
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Virginia2002
Sep 8, 2024
Just Wonderful - Our tour was one of the best we'd ever had. Ebbi was our guide & driver. He was excellent. We saw much of the island, the puffin colony and learned about the volcanic eruption that occurred in 1973. In addition saw the beautiful golf course that's there. As others have written, Ebbi was able to show us a baby puffin that his children were helping. The baby puffin had lost its sense of direction the prior night. It was a wonderful experience & we learned much about the island.
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Kimr213
Sep 7, 2024
Puffins, Volcano and much more! - It was a cold & windy day. We had planned to do a RIB safari tour, but given the weather, we opted for the Eyjatour minibus tour. Was that ever a good call! Ebbi was fabulous. Despite all the hype that puffins would be gone, they leave later in Heimaey Island than the rest of Iceland. In fact, it was fledgling departure time and the babies were coming out at moonlight to fly the coop - only it wasn't always moonlight, it was streetlight for those nesting near the town of Vestmannaeyjar. The locals scoop them up from the streets, feed them shrimp to give them a good start, then release them the next day. Ebbi brought one of those along on our tour to release! Seeing a baby puffin up close and personal was amazing. Then he showed us the sights - he did the rock climb/swing to demonstrate how kids learn to climb the rocks to collect bird eggs. He took us to some famous-ish Viking sights including the Viking museum, and shared stories/lore about the early Viking settlers. He took us to the main area where the remaining puffins were congregated - where one of our group got to release the baby out to sea. It was heartwarming to see the little guy fly off for his 2 years at sea before returning. Ebbi explained all things puffin and their journey is amazing. Then we moved on to the volcano; his story is personal as his mother was a young woman when Eldfell erupted and was evacuated with his grandparents. He shared stories of his family's return to the island after the evacuation order was lifted. And he showed us the town sights. It was a great 2 hours and well worth our time - we learned so much. And he dropped us off near a new brewery - Brothers Brewery & Taphouse - another great find!
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Joseph_h
Sep 6, 2024
Highly recommended - Ebbi is a wonderful guide who loves his island. From the puffins to the volcano crater it was all great.
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Dances4fun2015
Sep 3, 2024
Best two hour tour! - Our two hour tour on Heimaey Island was so much fun. We had a great tour of the island with a local guide, Ebbi. He entertained us with his stories of island life. The highlight was seeing hundreds of puffins up close on the hillsides. We had several stops with lots of walking including into the vocano crater. Don't miss this tour if you go to the Westman Islands.
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Lori_d
Sep 2, 2024
Fun with Ebbi - Ebbi was so knowledgeable! He was so enthusiastic! We learned a lot from this tour. Loved seeing the puffins!
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Yvonne_l
Aug 31, 2024
Knowledgeable and friendly guide. - Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, and a bonus we saw puffins before they left the island. Would recommend, much better than a ships tour as there was only about 16 of us.
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Kpenglaseptyltd
Aug 30, 2024
Puffin Perpection - We have just completed the Puffin and Volcano Tour with Ebbi. We saw lots of puffins and that was a real highlight. We also experienced a very comprehensive first hand account of the volcanic activity on Heimaey Island and that was pretty good too. But the tour included a heap of other experiences and information which added to the overall experience. What a great tour. Glad we chose to experience Heimaey this way. Thanks.
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