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Visit the Beautiful Vestmannaeyjar – The Westman Islands tour

Vestmannaeyjar are magical and are known for many interesting and exciting stories of the very first settlers, an Algiers pirate attack, the birth of a new island, a volcanic eruption, and a rebirth from the ashes, a friendly fisherman village which is full of both history and scenic wonders!

Our Westman Island tour allows you to experience the beautiful island that is located on the south coast of Iceland, with a population of approx. 4.300 people.

We will meet you at our Meeting point at Brú, road 249, or pick you up from a nearby accommodation, driving 25 minutes towards the harbour where the ferry takes us to the beautiful Island.

When we get to the Island, we will go on one of our Small Island tours on our Rib Boats. Ribsafari offers amazing trips on a RIB Speedboat. You will enjoy riding fast on the waves, and in between, we will stop and check out some sea caves, some can only be entered on a Rib Boat. During our stops, we will also tell you stories about our islands, nature, and history. After the Rib Safari tour, we will go to a Local restaurant and have a lovely meal. Then we will take an easy hike up on the famous Eldfell and do some sightseeing on the Island and visit the great Eldheimar museum, an excellent exhibition depicting the story of the eruption on Heimaey in 1973 and how it affected the residents on the island. You also get the story of Surtsey, an island south of Vestmannaeyjar that formed after an underwater eruption, making it the youngest land in Europe.

Experience beautiful nature, great food, scenic easy hike, museum, and boat tour. A day filled with all kinds of mixed adventures.

Some Fun Facts About the Westman Islands

The islands lie in the Southern Icelandic Volcanic Zone, which consists of 70-80 volcanoes both above and below the sea. You can climb two picturesque volcanoes within 2-3 hours of the town. These islands are one of the puffin capitals of the world. Heimaey is home to Iceland’s famous Elephant Rock, an elephant-shaped rock formation carved into a cliff.

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Note: This tour is only operated daily from 1. May to 1. October.

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