All Round Experience in the Faroe Islands
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Guided tour program based in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands with day tour excursions to all the must see places on the various islands. The Faroe Islands are often regarded as a hidden treasure with many seeking the unknown without the knowledge how to visit nor how to travel around the islands!
We can help you explore the Faroe Islands in all their glory in a fully planned package which ensures you an uncomplicated journey with a pleasant and exciting first experience. You will travel individually but we have outlined a program with local guides who will lead you on the daily tours around the islands
Highlights
- Discover the unknown
- Enjoy unspoilt nature, history and traditions
- Ideal program for a first visit!
- See the highlights of the Faroe Islands, such as Vestmanna Bird Cliffs, Puffins, Northern Islands, Gjógv, Fossá and much more!
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Itinerary Suggestion
Day 1: Arrival
Arrival at Vágar Airport where a taxi / shuttle will wait for you and take you directly to your hotel in Tórshavn where you will spend 7 nights.
Enjoy Tórshavn at night with its charming harbor, restaurants and cafes.
Day 2: Explore Tórshavn
Explore Tórshavns sights and attractions on your own. Take a stroll through Tórshavn visiting the old part of town - Tinganes, The National Gallery and the Nordic House. The capital also offers a bustling - although peaceful - city life with a good variety of cafés, restaurants and interesting shopping opportunities.
You might also want to go on an optional tour, the Sagas of Sandoy which includes sights such as Kirkjubø, Skopun, Sandur, Søltuvík, Skarvanes, Dalur, Húsavík & Skálavík and more! Pre-booking is suggested, ask us for more information
Day 3: Highlights of the Faroe Islands
Today you will be going on tour to the central islands and exploring Streymoy and Eysturoy. On this guided tour you will be visiting highlights such as the highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands Fossá Waterfall, walk along the black sands of Tjørnuvík, see the famous Giant and Witch Sea stacks and see and hike up towards the tallest mountain the Faroe Islands and lastly a visit to the beautiful village of Gjógv.
The guided tour includes beverages and lunch.
Day 4: Explore Tórshavn
Explore Tórshavns sights and attractions on your own.
You might also want to go to our favourite little island of of Nólsoy, it is very easy to take a public boat ride to visit this island. ask us for more information.
If time allows, you might want to go on a walking tour of Tórshavn or even a half day schooner cruise with the potential to see the seabirds and seals. Pre-booking is suggested, ask us for more information
Day 5 - Explore the Northern Islands
Today you will enjoy a full day tour to the northern islands, a cluster of small islands characterized by steep mountainsides rising up from the sea with a local guide. See the stunning views of the islands Fugloy, Svínoy, Borðoy and Kunoy. Along the way you will also visit the Christian Church in Klaksvík and the Viking settlements in Leirvík.
The guided tour includes beverages and lunch.
Day 6: Explore Tórshavn
Explore Tórshavns sights and attractions on your own.
You might also want to go on an optional tour such as the Wonders of Vágar Island or Mykines the Puffin Island. Pre-booking is suggested, ask us for more information
Day 7: Vestmanna Seacliffs and Puffins
With incredible sights along the way towards the small town of Vestmanna, you can expect coastal views from Leynar with white sand beaches and insight into the early settlements in Kvívík.
The boat trip along the bird cliffs of Vestmanna takes about 2 hours with opportunities to see a wide variety of wildlife including seabirds and puffins, fish and sheeps along the vertical cliffs.
The guided tour includes beverages and lunch.
Day 8: Depart Home
The tour has come to an end. The taxi shuttle takes you safely to the Vágar airport for your flight home.
Please Note:
The above suggested itinerary is based on Monday departure from Edinburgh. The itinerary may change based on departure day and departure airport from the U.K. The itinerary may therefore be in different order but with the same tours and inclusions.
CHANGE OF PROGRAM:
We reserve the right to change itineraries, routes, or timetables without prior notice should road, weather conditions or operational situations dictate. Some tours may also be operated in reverse. All Iceland and the local guides will try their best to find reasonable alternatives where and whenever possible.
Departures: June - August (departures on Monday / Thursday Edinburgh or Tuesday / Saturday London Gatwick)
Price from £2,095* per person based on two people sharing a double-twin room
*Solo traveller supplement: from £495
*Subject to availabilityIncluded:
- Return flights with Atlantic Airways from Edinburgh or London Gatwick including 23kg luggage allowance, taxes and fees (options to fly via Iceland and Denmark also available)
- Return airport taxi or shuttle bus transport
- 7 nights accommodation at the 4 star Hotel Tórshavn (Hilton Garden Inn or similar), double/twin room including breakfast
- 3 full day excursions: Highlights of the Faroe Islands, Northern Islands and Vestmanna Seacliffs and Puffins. (As described on our itinerary page).
- Financial Protection (ATOL)Not included:
- Optional Excursions
- Travel Insurance
- Anything else not specifically listed under "this includes"
Why book with All Iceland?
All Iceland is a UK based travel company that specialises in Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland
Book with the Icelandic experts!Our office is staffed and run by Icelanders, we promise intimate local knowledge from where to stay to places to eat and the hidden gems that you will not find in tourist guides. We will help you get the holiday you want and we can adapt this package. Book through us and your holiday will also be fully ATOL and ABTA protected. Travel with confidence!
Contact us and we can help you:- to stay longer and discover more, this package can be extended -
- to book additional excursions -
- if you have specific accommodation requirements -
- to book this package with or without flights --
All Iceland cooperates with airlines that offer direct, scheduled flights to Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland. When making a holiday enquiry, please state which airport you wish to fly from. We can offer a package with or without flights. When you book a holiday package including UK flights, your holiday will be fully ATOL Protected.
Flights to Iceland
Icelandair, full service airline: London Heathrow and London Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
PLAY, low cost airline: London Stansted, Liverpool and Dublin to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
British Airways, full service airline: London Heathrow to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
easyJet, low cost airline: London Gatwick and London Luton, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh to Keflavík Airport (KEF).Flights to Iceland, Akureyri
easyJet: London Gatwick and Manchester to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
Domestic Flights in Iceland
Icelandair: Domestic flights between Reykjavík Domestic Airport (REY) to Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Ísafjörður, Vopnafjörður, Grímsey and Þórshöfn.
Fugfelagið Ernir: Domestic flights between Reykjavík Domestic Airport (REY) to Vestmannaeyjar, Höfn, Húsavík, Bíldudalur and Gjögur.Flights to Faroe Islands and Greenland
Atlantic Airways: Edinburgh, London Gatwick and Copenhagen to Vagar Airport Faroe Islands.
Air Greenland: Copenhagen to Greenland.
Icelandair: Reykjavík Domestic Airport to Faroe Islands and Greenland.
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With this in mind you cannot book this holiday directly on the website but please send us an enquiry or give us a call and we will help you to create your once in a lifetime holiday. Contact our team of Icelandic Experts today and start planning with us!