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4 days - Short stay in Tórshavn with day tours exploring the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are just a short flight from Iceland, yet they're way off the standard traveller's radar.
Adrift in the frothing swells of the North Atlantic, this mysterious 18-piece jigsaw puzzle of islands is at once ancient and very modern. The proud, long-suffering Faroese character has been forged from Viking blood, Christian piety, Scandinavian openness and an awe for the humbling nature that's all around.
When visiting the Faroes, you are never more than 5km (3 miles) away from the ocean. The countryside is dominated by steep mountains and there are about 80,000 sheep and some 2 million pairs of seabirds, including the largest colony of storm petrels in the world, puffins and gannets.
This short tour of the Faroes takes you out the bird cliffs of Mykines, the beautiful village of Saksun with its natural amphitheatre of cliffs and the village of Gjógv. You will enjoy a tour of the old town and explore the old-world charm of Tórshavn. Stay at a boutique luxury hotel on the water's edge. Be sure to secure a booking at Michelin star rated restaurant KOKS before you go!
- Day 1
- Arrive Vágar Airport, private transfer and then old town walking tour
- Day 2
- Day tour to the historic village of Kirkjubøur, Saksun and Gjógv
- Day 3
- Join your guide for a ferry ride to Mykines and visit the Puffin colony
- Day 4
- Departure Day
- Start Place
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- End Place
- Vágar, Faroe Islands
- Country Visited
- Faroe Islands
- Duration
- 4 Days
- Start Date
- Flexible
- Travel Style
- Independent
- Suitability
- Independent holiday with moderately active activities and no luggage handling included
- Code
- 50DN0390
Please note that all our itineraries, inclusions, dates and prices displayed on this website may change at any time. If you book an itinerary today and have this confirmed it will be the itinerary that is delivered to you. However, the online itinerary on our website may change in the meantime.
As a Certified B Corporation, 50 Degrees North has designed this tour using handpicked local hoteliers and suppliers who share our ethos of delivering services and activities of high social and environmental standards.
The CO2-e per person per day of all tours is carefully measured following each season. We fully offset all emissions of our tours on your behalf, and we constantly look at ways to reduce emissions where possible.
Details
Transportation
Private transfers throughout and a return ferry ride to Mykines.
Included
- Boutique accommodation on the water's edge, at Úti við Strond, a stone’s throw from the historic fort Skansin in Tórshavn, twin share with private facilities, free WIFI
- Private taxi transfer from/to airport and hotel
- Daily breakfast
- Meals as per the itinerary
- Full day tour to the villages of Kirkjubøur, Saksun and Gjógv including lunch and refreshments
- Private Mykines Islands Retreat Tour
- Private Guided tour of Tórshavn
Not Included
Gratuities to the guides. You can upgrade to the sea view suite.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Vágar Airport, private transfer and then old town walking tour
Arrive at the Vágar Airport in the Faroe Islands and private transfer to your seaside hotel (40 mins). Check into our hotel and settle in. When you are ready, head out on an old town tour with a guide to get your bearings and enjoy the history of this port village. Walk through the narrow cobbled streets, between traditional wooden houses with grass turf roofs, which date back many hundreds of years. You will also take in the the old fortress, the marina and the peninsular known as Tinganes, where you will walk through the iconic redwood, grass-roofed buidings of some the oldest parliament buidings in the world.
Tórshavn has a lively bar and restaurant scene - your guide can give you recommendations for your evening meals but be sure to reserve a booking at KOKS as early as you can.
Accommodation
Seaside, newly renovated, boutique hotel Hotel Havgrim 1948 or similar.Restaurants
Day 2 - Day tour to the historic village of Kirkjubøur, Saksun and Gjógv
After breakfast, you will be met at your hotel and driven to the historic village of Kirkjubøur, the southernmost village on Streymoy. Here is the country's most important historical site with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300 and the Saint Olav's Church from 12th century. Visit the old farmhouse Kirkjubøargarður from 11th century, which is still occupied by the same family for 17 generations.
Then drive to the beautiful village of Saksun with its natural amphitheatre of cliffs and stunning nature. During low tides it is also possible to walk along the sandy beach to the ocean.
After exploring Saksun, your next stop is the village of Tjørnuvík, the most northerly village on Streymoy and now popular with surfers...yes you heard correctly...surfers!
Tjørnuvík also has one of the oldest Viking burial grounds where you can see the original burial stones. Take time here to enjoy your packed lunch whilst admiring the view of the "Giant and Hag" rock formations on the headland and learn about the legend behind the rocks.
Drive to the highest point on the Faroe Islands and descend into the beautiful and picturesque village of Gjógv. Here you may also get the opportunity to take coffee and cake with the locals. Return to Tórshavn in the late afternoon.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
Accommodation
Hotel Hafnia, Hotel Havgrim 1948 or similarDay 3 - Join your guide for a ferry ride to Mykines and visit the Puffin colony
Meet your guide this morning and then together catch a local ferry from Sørvágur at 10:20. Your guide will point out places of interest on the ferry journey to Mykines and then on arrival, enjoy a guided tour of the village with refreshments.
Now it is time to head out to Mykineshólmur, which is connected to the main island by a wooden footbridge over a 35 metre deep gorge and ends with spectacular views from the lighthouse.
Following strict local guidelines, your guide will help you move through the Puffin colony with minimum impact on the birds.
Afterwards, return to Sørvágur on the 5.10pm ferry with transfer to your hotel.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
Accommodation
Hotel Føroyar or similarRestaurants
Day 4 - Departure Day
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and depart.
Meals
1 BreakfastAll prices listed are per person, based on two people sharing a room. Prices are indicative due to the current uncertainty across Europe with increasing energy and volatile fuel costs.
31 Aug 2024
31 Aug 2024
Important Information
Please note the weather conditions can be wild and unpredictable in the Faroe Islands. Your guide may change the itinerary at short notice to suit the local conditions. Ferries can be cancelled due to rough sea.
Helicopter flights can be included.
There are new guidelines for protecting the Puffin colony at Mykines which your guide will advise you on.
SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL:
The Faroe Islands have a goal of being 100% powered by renewable energy by 2030. Due to its position as an isolated archipelago they are able to make use of hydro, tides and waves, (to a certain extent) solar energy, and 15 years ago they constructed their first windmill park.
Your hotel embraces this ethos and all the energy they consume comes from their own geothermal source. In the grounds at the front of the hotel there are two boreholes reaching a depth of 200 metres. The hotel also prides themselves on using locally sourced produce where possible and aim to use eco-friendly cleaning products.
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