Western Region, Iceland, IS
Get up-close views of Iceland’s beautiful puffins from a RIB (rigid inflatable boat) on a 1-hour cruise from Reykjavik. Board your RIB and whiz across Faxaflói Bay to see the puffins congregated on its islands and cliffs.
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Discover the puffins of Iceland on a wildlife watching tour by RIB Boat, These boats cover a larger area and get closer to the puffins than on a conventional vessel. Watch the birds as they nest, dive and fly, and learn about their characteristics as you cruise around the rocks and cliffs.
Make your own way to Reykjavik Old Harbour in the early morning and meet the captain of your RIB. Listen to a short safety briefing, put on your provided coveralls, climb aboard, and take hold of the grab rail as your boat sets off.
Take in the views of Faxaflói Bay as your RIB zips out over the ice-cold waters. As you cruise, watch for Iceland’s wildlife, including the many species of sea birds that frequent the bay and its islands in summer.
As well as puffins, gannets, auks, fulmars, and Arctic terns all visit the local waters. Bump over the waves toward the rocky islands and sea cliffs, and sail up close to the rocks and inlets to view the puffins that nest here between May and August.
As you watch the puffins, listen to interesting facts about the species from the expert guide and captain. Hear about their natural behaviors and diet, and snap photos of them nesting, diving, and flying as you sail around the little inlets.
After about an hour on the sea, arrive back at Reykjavik harbor where your puffin watching cruise ends.
Professional captain and wildlife guide
Use of coveralls
All necessary safety equipment
Binoculars
Food and drinks
Tips (optional)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
personnel efficace, les groupes s enchaînent, si vous avez des jumelles prenez les car celles prêtées ne sont pas de très bonne qualité et elles sont nécessaires pour voir les macareux correctement
Nice tour The team did well to show us puffins in their nesting habitat - as close as we could get.
Everything was great. Even the dog was there waiting for the captain, lovely! We enjoyed all of it and it couldn’t have run more smoothly
Loved seeing the puffins
Saw lots of precious puffins.
Informative guide with a good disposition. Boat was nicer than I was expecting. Saw many puffins!
I was hoping to get a better look at the parrots, as I only caught a glimpse of them flying away from the boat.
Fun rib boat ride out into Reykjavik harbour to Lundey Island puffin colony. There were hundreds of birds there, flying around, on the water feeding and on the cliffs roosting or nesting. We got a good close up view being on the small boat and if your photos don’t turn out, the guide also takes photos and will send them to you.
The tour was great, just the right amount of time. A bit pricey in my opinion but worth it