Reykjavik Premium Puffin Tour: Experience Nature Close Up from Custom Made RIB Boats
4.9
35 Ratings
Reykjavík
Get up close and personal with puffins on the Reykjavik Premium Puffin Tour. Experience nature on custom-made RIB boats, with knowledgeable guides and an environmentally friendly company.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Lundey - Meet the adorable puffins in their natural habitat!
What's Included
- Excellent live guidance
- 1 hr RIB tour
- Necessary safety equipment
- Warm flotation suit
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Snacks
Additional Information
Departing from Reykjavík’s Old Harbour, be part of the ultimate puffin exploration trip.
The excursion is undertaken in our bespoke RIB vessels, specifically crafted to bring you as near as nature will allow to the islands and when viable, we completely power down to create a peaceful environment for the birds, and of course, for you to savour the serenity. Throughout the journey, the guide and skipper will share fascinating information and stories about the puffins and the surrounding landscape.
Our RIBs boast the title of being the quickest boats in the harbour, thereby ensuring that most of your brief trip is spent amidst the birds.
Elding is an eco-conscious enterprise, noted globally for its significant contribution towards environmental preservation. We are driven by the objective and commitment to reduce the ecological footprint of our operations whilst providing an incomparable maritime experience.
- Minimum age is 10 years or 145 cm
Location
Elding Whale Watching
Meet us in the ELDING ticket office located at Ægisgarður 5c by the Old Harbour district in Reykjavík. Once at the pier, simply follow the red colour to find us! Be sure to arrive at least 30 min. before departure to ensure enough time to check in and to board the boat.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(35 Ratings)
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Donnak39
Sep 16, 2023
Puffin Tour - This was a great tour and our guide was excellent.
Unfortunately, we went at the end of the season and most of the puffins had migrated but our guide found as many as he could for us to see
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Connecticutwanders
Aug 19, 2023
Wonderful way to see puffins in season - From the warm suits and complete safety briefing to the knowledgeable marine biologist to guide us, the boat trip to see the puffins was well worth it. The tour company even has binoculars to borrow. Rodrigo was a wonderful, informative guide and we saw dozens of puffins - and the season ends tomorrow- so well worth it!
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Sternnyu
Aug 6, 2023
Up Close & Personal - We had perfect weather (almost too hot with the waterproof suits on) and smooth seas...it was a lovely trip out to see Puffins, who were quite active, and other seabirds. Informative and friendly guide - everything was as expected (or better!).
We also did the Classic Whale Watching tour the next morning and had a great time! Glad we were on the bigger boat for the longer whale watching tour
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St_phanel718
Aug 4, 2023
Great experience - The puffins premium tour was a very nice experience that we recommend.
The explanations of the biologist are very interesting to understand the way of life of the birds.
Whale Safari gave us some very nice photos of the outing.
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Virginia
Jul 28, 2023
Great experience - Lovely trip. Tour operators were laid back and pleasant. Tons of birds. The operator sent some photos afterward.
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Norcaldaddy
Jul 27, 2023
Puffins and speed! - Amazing experience! Knowledge naturalist guide and a fast but safe ride in a RIB boat. We saw so many adorable puffins! They loan out binoculars if you don't have your own.
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Global599288
Jul 26, 2023
Excellent! - Lots of puffins as promised. Very comfortable ride. We also received an excellent recommendation for lunch at the Old Harbour.
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Jeffrey
Jul 26, 2023
Great way to see puffins. - Great way to see lots of puffins on land, on water and in the air. You need a telephoto lens to take decent photos of the puffins. They provided us binoculars if we needed it. The guide was very knowledable. The ride was quick.
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Wattagecheese
Jul 22, 2023
Awesome tour! - Great tour! The weather was beautiful and the boat ride alone was worth the price. There were so many puffins and they were so cute! We also saw many other birds. Our tour guide Pedro was excellent. He was a marine biologist and provided us with lots of cool information. The puffins are close so you don't have to spend a lot of time getting to them. Definitely a must if you are visiting during puffin season!
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Mikaere
Jul 26, 2023
Not quite the 1 hour tour as advertised. - Staff at check in were very polite and helpful with tips on how the day would go and what gear you would need.
It was a very short ride out of the harbour to the first island where we could see birds outside their nesting burrows. Then it was over to an island with greater numbers of puffins where we watched them floating on the water and flying about. Guide had useful information, happy to answer any questions and they took pics to email out. Tour ended with a quick spin of the boat once back near the harbour.
Disappointing that puffin watching was only about 30 mins. Would have preferred more puffin watching & no boat spin.
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