Puffin Paradise: Wildlife and Waterfall Adventure

Discover puffins and waterfalls in Seyðisfjörður. Explore Icelandic villages, witness Gúfufoss, and enjoy nature’s beauty in just 5 hours.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • East Region - Hafnarhólmi is a charming islet located near the harbor of the quaint fishing village, Borgarfjordur-Eystri. This rocky outcrop hosts one of the world’s largest Atlantic Puffin colonies. Each summer, nesting pairs return to raise their young pufflings. Hafnarhólmi is easily accessible, offering everyone a close-up view of this…
What's Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

The Puffin and Waterfall Shore Excursion from Seyðisfjörður showcases the wildlife and stunning landscapes of this secluded eastern area. Experience a close encounter with nesting Atlantic Puffins, discover charming Icelandic fishing villages, and admire the striking beauty of Gúfufoss waterfall, all within a 5-hour tour.
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Location
Ferjuleira
Meeting point is Ferjubakki pier, Seyðisfjörður. Shore excursion buses meet passengers directly at the cruise terminal upon disembarkation. Look out for signs with your tour´s title. Our guides will be waiting to greet you.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Patricia_d
Aug 17, 2025
Puffins up close - This is definitely the best tour to see Puffins up close because there’s a wooden staircase along the cliff so you can stand right near them.
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Sheila_h
Aug 15, 2025
Fantastic! - Great tour, SOOOO many puffins! Our guide, Berlin and driver both very friendly and informative. The troll house really wasn't exciting, but puffins were the star of the day.
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177trinityj
Aug 15, 2025
Puffins are adorable! - Anna was a wonderful guide. She even sang for us. This trip was full of fun facts, amazing sights, & plenty of restroom stops. I enjoyed the bus Wi-Fi & charging capabilities. I never felt rushed and had plenty of time at each stop.
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Susan_h
Aug 30, 2025
Excursion from Seydisfjordur port - This tour should be longer. I was disappointed at the puffin stop because there were too many people there and they were noisy and the puffins stayed out in the ocean and didn’t come to shore. If we had more time there, it would have allowed time for the people from other buses to leave and we could see more puffins up close. Annalise was a great guide. She was friendly and very informative. We could have skipped stopping for lunch because time was not allotted for that and we were expecting to return to the ship for lunch.
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Melindan115
Aug 16, 2025
Fun to see the puffins - Seeing the puffins was the highlight of the tour. It is a long drive to/from the puffins. Went in August and there were only a few puffins still around but was fun to see the few we did. There are a lot of stairs to climb and recommend using the elevator in the main building by the parking lot to save having to climb some stairs. Wished our tour guide would have advised the group of the elevator as we saw people with mobility issues struggling with the stairs. Also if one is prone to motion sickness, recommend having some sort of medication as one passenger got bus sick on the drive with the winding roads. Also stopped at a turf house which was nice as well as seeing the waterfall.
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Josh_t
Aug 14, 2025
We were late in the... - We were late in the season, so we did not get to see very many Puffins. We saw 3-4 as they flew out but you had to be really patient. My wife is not patient. This was her only goal for the trip and we missed the main Puffin island due to weather. The guides were great, the locations were good. I think a few more things could help make this a great tour. 1. Don't stop in the town for a restroom break before the Puffins. People got off and wasted time, and there is both a restroom at the colony and you stop at the town again on the way back. 2. Water and a snack would of been good as people were on the tour for 5 hours+. 3. If the tour is about Puffins, then the majority of the trip should be there. The additional stops were nice, but I feel like they could of be added after the Puffins as well as it ate up time trying to capture the birds. Maybe some notification of the possibility of a low amount of Puffins would be nice, I know that is detrimental to the advertising, but some more clarity helps with expectations. Overall we felt like it was a good thing to do with our time and money. Wish the tour was earlier in the morning as Puffins are more active then. I'd recommend, especially if you are in May - end of July. August was too late in the season.
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Karenmc562
Aug 17, 2025
Not worth it - There was very little information from the guide. We stayed at the puffin site too long. Iceland is beautiful but I wouldn't advise taking this tour
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Elizabeth_e
Aug 16, 2025
Guide didn’t talk about... - Guide didn’t talk about puffin behaviors. Dropped us off at the steps and left us to fend for ourselves Steps were crowded and dangerous and couldn’t get to the rail to see the puffins
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Kristin_m
Aug 14, 2025
So so - Super long bus ride to a small waterfall and I saw one puffin. Tour guide was nice, but he kind of mumbled and was hard to understand.
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John_k
Aug 13, 2025
No puffins - A very long bus ride with nothing to see but countryside. The point was to see puffins- many & up close. When we got to the site we were told most of the puffins had moved on 2 weeks before. There were a couple far away with a huge crowd trying to see them 2nd worse tour I have ever taken.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).