Birdwatching in Western Iceland
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Ólafsfjörður ?
The map of your stay "Birdwatching in Western Iceland"
Detail of the stay : Birdwatching in Western Iceland
How to get there - Ólafsfjörður
Reykjavík
Steps: Reykjavík
Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, has a very informative Natural History Museum and a lake where about 20 species of birds nest in the summer. Overnight in Reykjavík.
Places of interest : MUSÉE D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE
Whale Bay in Álftanes
Steps: Borgarnes
The whale bay, Hvalfjörður, is a wonderful discovery place for bird lovers, but also for those interested in the whale-clearing station. The day continues in Álftanes, in the Mýrar region, where 27 breeding species are located and more than 40 gatherings to be observed. Night in Borgarnes.
From Snaefellsnes to the Rif
Steps: Arnarstapi
On the southern part of the Snaefellsnes peninsula there are nests of tridactyl gulls, particularly in Arnarstapi. To the north, near Rif, a large colony of arctic terns attracts many tourists. Between these two points of view, the Snaefellsjökull glacier will reveal all its secrets during a "Journey to the center of the Earth". Night at Stykkishólmur.
Flatey Island
Steps: Breiðafjörður
From Stykkishólmur, it is possible to take a boat to Flatey Island and visit some of the islands in Breiðafjörður Bay. Cormorants, puffins and guillemots can be seen in their hundreds. A car ferry leaves from Flatey to Brjánslaekur in Vatnsfjörður. Overnight in Patreksfjörður.
Látrabjarg cliff
Steps: Látrabjarg
Iceland is also characterized by its high cliffs. One of them is Látrabjarg, which stretches for more than 20 km and is sometimes more than 300 m high. The road to get there is quite difficult, but then reveals an impressive quantity of birds, such as puffins, murres and thick-billed murres, or even penguins. Overnight in Isafjörður.
Island to Eiders
Steps: Reykjanes
From Isafjörður, a car ferry takes the destination of aeðey, also nicknamed the island to the eiders. A large number of birds have chosen this island to spawn, and caresser some of them do not frighten them. This particularity stems from the fact that these animals have never suffered the revers of hunting on the ground and thus do not feel the prey of man. Night in Reykjanes after resuming a boat. In the surrounding area, seals often devour themselves on the banks.
Vatnsnes Peninsula
Steps: Borgarnes
Several hundred kilometers drive to the Vatnsnes Peninsula. Starting early on a summer morning, a first passage is carried out by the fortified Borgarviki hills followed by a stop at the Hvítserkur rock, which is filled with sea volatiles. Once the tower of the peninsula has been completed, a rest night in Borgarnes is a very popular moment in view of the day's enduring mileage.
Places of interest : HVÍTSERKUR
