The Westfjords In Depth - 4 Day Sightseeing Tour

Don't miss this fantastic multi-day opportunity to explore the fantastic and diverse landscapes of the Westfjords of Iceland, all from the comfort of the passenger seat.

This is the perfect tour opportunity for visitors to Iceland looking to immerse themselves in one of the country's most beautiful, yet least visited regions.

The Peninsula of Westfjords of Iceland is the country's most remote area, and so rich with natural beauty, incredible landscapes, and birdlife that just standing amidst its landscapes defies the imagination.

Throughout the four days, you will be privy to a wealth of natural attractions ranging from rugged coastlines to cascading waterfalls.

Among other stops include Europe's westernmost tip, the incredible Látrabjarg cliffs (where thousands of puffins reside during the nesting season from May to July), as well as Rauðasandur red sand beach, the beautiful Dynjandi waterfall, the historic town of Ísafjörður and the tiny bird island Vigur.

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The Westfjords’ favorite front-page model for decades, and is never short of breathtaking. The biggest and widest part of the waterfall is the one that gets all the attention and the photos, even though there are impressive, albeit smaller, waterfalls further down the river.

To enjoy, follow this simple step-by-step manual.

1. Stop your car at the parking lot.

2. Walk all the way up to the biggest part of the waterfall, it takes about 15 minutes.

3. Take a deep breath and enjoy

4. Whenever ready, go back down to the car. 5. Tick off this article and continue working through the checklist.

Breiðafjörður is the second biggest fjord in Iceland as it stretches 70 km which it is the widest. Where the fjord gets more shallow there are an almost uncountable number of islands but if we would have to guess a number, they would be around 2800. Many of those islands were inhabited a few decades ago but now almost all are uninhabited. Flatey is the one exception. Flatey is the biggest of the islands in Breiðafjörður. It also is the only island in Breiðafjörður where inhabitants live the whole year-round.

Wildlife:

The Arctic fox is the only truly native land mammal in Iceland. It got stranded on the island after the last Ice Age and lived on birds, bird eggs, berries, seaweed, and all sorts of other stuff. Over the millennia the Icelandic Arctic fox has become genetically unique: the Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus subspecies. They are white in winter and grey in summer.

Látrabjarg, one of Europes biggest bird cliffs, is home to birds in unfathomable numbers. This westernmost point of Iceland is really a line of several cliffs, 14 kilometers long and up to 441 m high. And it’s as steep as it gets, dizzyingly so. Safe from foxes, the birds are fearless and provide stunning photographic opportunities from close range. Bird photography for dummies, you might say. The puffins are particularly tame and are the ones frequenting the grassy, the higher part of the cliffs. But look out, the edges are fragile and loose and the fall is high.