GuardTrailsDay 4 of 19 · Vestmannaeyjar · Deep South & Geological Loop of Iceland
Day 4 — Volcanic Cliffs & Puffin Colonies of Heimaey
AT BASEboat tour
A cultural day at your base in Vestmannaeyjar, with no driving.
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
- 8 h
- Rib boat safari around the cliffsInterest nature 152 h
- Eldheimar volcano museum visitInterest nature 152 h
- Stroll through Heimaey townPlace Heimaey, 1.3 km away · exact place name★★★★☆ · known in 43 languages — article “Heimaey”“Heimaey, is an Icelandic island. At 13.4 square kilometres (5.2 mi2), it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated island off the Icelandic coast.” — after Wikipedia4 h
To add if time allows: Puffin watching at Stórhöfði (2 h 30) · Eldfell volcano hike (3 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Stroll through Heimaey town
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