Our one-hour passenger boat tour will take us by the puffin islands Elliðaey and Bjarnaey. These islands are known for being puffin colonies and Elliðaey has also become worldwide known as the island with the loneliest house in the world.

As we sail by our only inhabited island Heimaey, you will be able to see the new lava that was released during the 1973 eruption of Vestmannaeyjar. A sea cave will also be visited on the trip where you will experience great acoustics and enjoy some music.

You will learn about the history of the islands, the volcanic eruption, and puffins and other wildlife that you will see while sailing from a local guide.

This tour runs at 1:00 pm from June to mid August.

Highlights of the trip:

• Wildlife such as puffins, kitty-wakes, gannets, and fulmars
• Sea cave where you can enjoy great acoustics
• See the loneliest house in the world
• View of the new lava
• Stories about our volcanic eruptions, nature and our life here in Vestmannaeyjar
• Lovely view of the islands and all its surroundings

Our passenger boat: Halkion has seatings inside and outside and standing area outside as well and we take 35 passenger maximum on each trip.

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Tour length: 1 hour

Price:

• Adults: 10,500 Icelandic krona (incl. VAT)
• Children under 12 years of age: 5,500 Icelandic krona  (incl. VAT)

Minimum: 15 people per trip (Notice we gather 15 or more passengers into a group)- If we can not reach 15 passengers we might have to offer you another trip and you can choose between various trips and pay the difference. 

Time Schedule:

• June to late August at 13:00