GuardTrailsDay 3 of 19 · Vestmannaeyjar · Deep South & Geological Loop of Iceland
Day 3 — Volcanic Cliffs & Puffin Colonies of Heimaey
An active day to your new base in Vestmannaeyjar, with 2 h 32 of travel by road and boat.
Stage 3 · Vestmannaeyjar · Iceland
We sleep at Eldey gisting, 1.4 km away
days 3–4 2 nights 2 h 32 by road and boat109 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 25. Based on: island; volcano reached from the stage (Eldfell).
- programme
- 5 h 30
- road and boat
- 2 h 32
- Eldfell volcano hikeInterest nature 25Place Eldfell, 1.3 km away · exact place name★★★☆☆ · known in 36 languages — article “Eldfell”“Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres (660 ft) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey in the Westman Islands. It formed in a volcanic eruption that began without warning on the eastern side of Heimaey on 23 January 1973.” — after Wikipedia3 h
- Puffin watching at StórhöfðiInterest nature 152 h 30
To add if time allows: Rib boat safari around the cliffs (2 h) · Eldheimar volcano museum visit (2 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Stroll through Heimaey town
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Landeyjahöfn
The ferry terminal where you board the vessel to reach the Westman Islands.
20 min there · detour +9 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 29 July 2014 by Szilas — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
