• Walk to a tour boat near the cruise pier, ideally sized for reaching areas off limits to larger vessels.
• Cruise out to Melrakkaey, an island offshore from Grundarfjordur that’s now a protected seabird refuge.
• Watch the resident colony of colorful puffins at their nests, diving for fish, and even flying around.
• Learn about the lifestyle and mating habits of these charming half-pa...

• Enjoy a panoramic coach ride to the quaint and eco-friendly coastal town of Stykkisholmur.
• Board a ferry for a cruise into Breidafjordur Bay, dotted with volcanic islets and renowned for its natural beauty and remarkable wildlife.
• Look for puffins, eider ducks, shags, kittiwakes and others on the jagged island cliffs and in flight.
• Sample amazingly fresh “Viking sushi” made from ...

To ensure that your shoreside experiences are as convenient and enjoyable as possible, we are delighted to offer a complimentary shuttle between your ship and the city center in every port where the ship is not docked within walking distance of the city center. This service runs continuously, aligning perfectly with your ship’s in-port schedule. Best of all, there’s no need to reserve your seat in advance. Simp...

• Enjoy a picture-perfect exploration of the Snæfellsjökull Peninsula by panoramic coach.
• Stop frequently to visit some of the highlights of this harsh but beautiful volcanic wonderland.
• See the park that inspired Jules Verne in 1864, walk a beach where the rocks have nautical history, gaze at a towering lighthouse near lava pillars said to have elfin inhabitants.
• See from outside a ...

• Travel by coach around West Iceland’s volcanic landscape for some wonderful first-hand experiences.
• Visit the legendary lava field where the term “going berserk” comes from.
• Scale a small mountain, actually more of a flat top hill, that is said to richly reward those who climb it.
• Tour a farm and its small museum where the crops smell and taste distinctly fishy.

• Settle in for a drive across the one-of-a-kind Snæfellsjokull Peninsula landscape by panoramic coach.
• Don your helmet and check your flashlight, both supplied, as you prepare to enter Vatnshellir lava cave.
• Follow your guide inside and down through lava tubes and stairways leading to a soundless base chamber nearly 11 stories underground.
• Experience the rare sensation of total d...

• Explore the picture-perfect fishing village of Grundarfjordur on foot and catch the perfect picture of its surrounding landscape.
• Ascend a hill overlooking town for spectacular vantage point on the Snæfellsnes peninsula scenery.
• Trek to the spot where idyllic Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall cascades in multiple streams with iconic Mt. Kirkjufell as its backdrop.
• Photograph this scene...

• Enjoy a panoramic drive through western Iceland’s hauntingly beautiful volcanic terrain.
• Behold a primeval landscape of volcanoes, lava fields and rock-strewn beaches.
• Look for wildlife, birds in particular, that often nest on the coastal cliffs.
• Pause at Búðir church, a 19th-century wooden building that overlooks the sea.