About
Help rescue baby puffins disoriented by town lights.
Why go
- Home to the largest puffin colony in the world
- An unusual wildlife experience
- Experience a completely different side of iceland
Must try
- Participate in puffling rescue efforts
- See puffins at the puffin lookout house
- Take a ferry to westman islands
- Hike a volcano and visit eldhheimar museum
- Take a rib safari
Pro tips
- Puffins are most active early morning and evening
- Take the 35-minute ferry from landeyjahöfn
- Bring gloves, a torch, and a cardboard box
- Visit during puffling season (late aug-early sept)
- Hike up blátindur for sunset
Good to know
- Puffins are only in iceland from late april to mid august
- Puffins are not guaranteed, timing and location matter
- Puffins are most active early morning and evening
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4.7 / 5 (145 reviews)