Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Iceland: the Westfjords, Akureyri and Lake Myvatn
8 days from Reykjavik: the Breidafjordur ferry, three nights in the Westfjords for Latrabjarg and Dynjandi, two in Akureyri with a Husavik whale boat, a night at Lake Myvatn and a flight back.
8 days · Round trip from Reykjavik · up to 12 guests
The Skutustadir pseudocraters on Lake Myvatn Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myvatn-Skutustathagigar-21-2018-gje.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 8 days, 7 nights
- Start and end
- Round trip from Reykjavik
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Longest drive
- 3 h on day 2No drive day is longer than 4 hours.
- Activity level
Moderate
Walks of 1 to 4 km most days on uneven, often wet and windy ground; the longest is a cliff-top walk at Latrabjarg of up to two hours, which you can shorten to the viewpoints near the lighthouse. The path up beside Dynjandi climbs about 100 m over 15 to 20 minutes. Up to about three hours a day in the minibus, some of it on slow gravel roads, plus a 2.5-hour ferry and short flights. You can stay with the vehicle at any stop.
- Meals included
- 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,330 (estimated price)
- Season
- June to September
Highlights
Why this trip
- Across Breidafjordur on the Baldur car ferry, past the island of Flatey, into the Westfjords
- Two nights in Patreksfjordur and a day on the bird cliffs of Latrabjarg, with puffins from about late May to mid-August
- Dynjandi, a waterfall spreading down a mountainside in tiers, and lunch in Thingeyri
- A night in Isafjordur, the Westfjords' main town, with its 18th-century trading houses
- Out on Skjalfandi bay from Husavik on an included whale-watching boat, then Godafoss
- The Myvatn pseudocraters, Dimmuborgir, Hverir and the Nature Baths, with a group dinner
- Short flights instead of two seven-hour drives, and no road day longer than about three hours
What makes this trip different
Short drives, all published
Every drive is listed day by day, and none is longer than 4 hours.
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,330 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
The longest drive is 3 h, on day 2.
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Arrive in Reykjavik
Keflavik International Airport to your hotel in Reykjavik
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Reykjavik
- Drive about 45 min
Fly into Keflavik International Airport (KEF), about 50 km from Reykjavik across the lava fields of the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Morning
Many flights from North America land early in the morning, so we arrange your private transfer into the city and ask the hotel to hold your bags until your room is ready; early check-in is something we request but cannot promise. The day is yours to sleep, walk the old harbour where the whale-watching boats tie up, climb to Hallgrimskirkja, or soak in one of the city's geothermal pools.
Evening
In the early evening your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a short briefing: how the week is paced, why we take a ferry and three short flights instead of long drives, what the gravel roads are like and what to wear for Westfjords wind. Then we walk together to a welcome dinner in the centre, a first taste of Icelandic fish or lamb and a chance to meet the people you will share the minibus with.
Included
- Private transfer from Keflavik International Airport (KEF) to your hotel
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner in central Reykjavik
Free time: Free until the evening briefing
Stykkisholmur and the ferry to the Westfjords
Reykjavik by Borgarnes to Stykkisholmur, the Baldur ferry across Breidafjordur to Brjanslaekur, then Patreksfjordur
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Patreksfjordur
- Drive about 3 h
We leave Reykjavik at 9 am and head north under the Hvalfjordur tunnel to Borgarnes for a coffee stop, then cross the Snaefellsnes Peninsula to Stykkisholmur, a harbour town of old timber houses on Breidafjordur, about two and a quarter hours of driving in all.
Afternoon
Lunch is included in town, and there is time to climb the basalt island of Sugandisey by the harbour for the view over the bay and its scattered islands. In the afternoon the minibus drives onto the Baldur car ferry for the crossing to Brjanslaekur, about two and a half hours with a short stop at the island of Flatey; it is a chance to sit, look for seabirds and let someone else do the travelling.
Evening
From the ferry landing it is about an hour over the Kleifaheidi pass to Patreksfjordur, our base for two nights, where dinner is included tonight. A long day in time, but only about three hours in the vehicle.
Included
- Coffee stop in Borgarnes
- Stykkisholmur and the walk up Sugandisey
- Lunch in Stykkisholmur
- Baldur car ferry from Stykkisholmur to Brjanslaekur, by Flatey
- Dinner in Patreksfjordur
Activity: The ferry crossing can be choppy; it has indoor seating and a cafe. The Sugandisey steps are short but steep.
Latrabjarg bird cliffs
Patreksfjordur to Hnjotur, Breidavik and Latrabjarg, and back to Patreksfjordur
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Patreksfjordur
- Drive about 2.5 h
A day for the westernmost point of Iceland.
Morning
We leave after a slow breakfast and follow the south shore of Patreksfjordur to Hnjotur, a small museum of Westfjords life gathered by a local farmer, with entry included. The last stretch is a gravel road past the pale sand of Breidavik to the lighthouse at Bjargtangar, where the Latrabjarg cliffs begin: about 14 km of sea cliff rising to around 440 m. From about late May to mid-August puffins nest in burrows along the top, often a few metres from the path, alongside razorbills, guillemots and fulmars. Lie flat, keep back from the edge, which is undercut and has no fence, and the puffins carry on.
Afternoon
Lunch is a picnic we bring from Patreksfjordur, since there is almost nowhere to buy food out here.
Evening
We are back by late afternoon with the evening free; on request your guide can take a smaller group back out in the evening, when puffins are often busiest.
Included
- Hnjotur museum (in season)
- Breidavik beach
- Latrabjarg bird cliffs and the Bjargtangar lighthouse with your guide
- Picnic lunch at Latrabjarg
Easier option: Stay on the short paths near the lighthouse, where the puffins are as close as anywhere, and wait in the minibus when the wind is strong.
More active option: Walk east along the cliff top for up to two hours, with the minibus collecting you further along the road.
Free time: Evening free in Patreksfjordur
Activity: The cliff edge is unfenced and undercut. Stay several metres back. The last part of the road is gravel and slow.
Dynjandi and on to Isafjordur
Patreksfjordur by Bildudalur over Dynjandisheidi to Dynjandi, then Thingeyri and Isafjordur
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Isafjordur
- Drive about 3 h
We drive north round the fjords by the fishing village of Bildudalur and climb onto the Dynjandisheidi plateau, a high, empty road with gravel stretches, then drop to Dynjandi at the head of Arnarfjordur. The waterfall falls about 100 m down the mountainside in a broad, tiered veil, with smaller falls below it along the path. The walk up to its foot takes 15 to 20 minutes and climbs steadily, passing five lower falls on the way.
Afternoon
Lunch is included in Thingeyri, a small village on Dyrafjordur, reached through a tunnel opened in 2020. Another tunnel takes us through the mountain to Isafjordur, the largest town in the Westfjords, set on a sand spit in a deep fjord. We arrive by mid-afternoon.
Evening
Your guide walks you through the old quarter to the Westfjords Heritage Museum, in 18th-century trading houses by the harbour, with entry included, and the evening is free. About three hours of driving today.
Included
- Dynjandi and the falls below it with your guide
- Lunch in Thingeyri
- Walk in Isafjordur's old quarter
- Westfjords Heritage Museum (in season)
Easier option: See Dynjandi from the lowest falls near the car park and skip the climb.
Free time: Evening free in Isafjordur
Activity: The path up Dynjandi is rocky and climbs about 100 m. The Dynjandisheidi road has gravel sections.
Fly from Isafjordur to Akureyri
Isafjordur by air to Reykjavik, then on to Akureyri
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Akureyri
- Drive about 30 min
Isafjordur to Akureyri is about 565 km by road, around seven hours, so we fly.
Morning
The morning is free for a coffee in town or a walk along the harbour, then the minibus takes us the short way to Isafjordur airport.
Afternoon
The flight to Reykjavik's city airport follows the fjords and takes about 40 minutes; lunch is included in Reykjavik before the onward flight to Akureyri, about 45 minutes more. A second minibus and driver meet us there, and the hotel is a few minutes away in the centre of Akureyri, Iceland's largest town outside the capital area, at the head of the long Eyjafjordur fjord.
Evening
The evening is free to walk the main street and harbour. Isafjordur flights depend on the weather in the fjord. If they cannot fly, our Westfjords minibus drives the group to Akureyri instead: about seven hours with lunch and stops at Holmavik and on the Ring Road, the one day that would go well over our four-hour limit.
Included
- Flights from Isafjordur (IFJ) to Reykjavik (RKV) and on to Akureyri (AEY), with transfers at both ends
- Lunch in Reykjavik between flights
Free time: Morning free in Isafjordur, evening free in Akureyri
Activity: Domestic flights carry a smaller checked-bag allowance than international ones; we confirm the allowance with your final itinerary.
Whales from Husavik and Godafoss
Akureyri through the Vadlaheidi tunnel to Husavik, then Godafoss and back to Akureyri
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Akureyri
- Drive about 2.5 h
A tunnel under the Vadlaheidi ridge, its toll included, cuts the drive to Husavik to about an hour.
Morning
This small harbour town on Skjalfandi bay has been a whale-watching base since the 1990s, and our boat goes out on a morning departure for about three hours. Humpback and minke whales feed in the bay through the summer, often with dolphins and seabirds working the same water; sightings are likely in season but never certain, and boats usually hand out warm overalls on board.
Afternoon
Lunch is included in Husavik, with time for the whale museum in an old slaughterhouse by the harbour if you want it. On the way back we stop at Godafoss, where the Skjalfandafljot river drops about 12 m in a wide horseshoe; the story goes that around the year 1000 the lawspeaker Thorgeir threw his carvings of the old gods into it when Iceland adopted Christianity.
Evening
We are back in Akureyri by late afternoon, with the evening free.
Included
- Whale-watching boat from Husavik, about 3 hours
- Lunch in Husavik
- Godafoss with your guide
- Vadlaheidi tunnel toll
Optional experiences
- Husavik Whale Museum (extra, pay on the day)
Free time: Evening free in Akureyri
Activity: The boat deck can be cold and wet even in summer; seasickness tablets help if you are prone to it.
Akureyri to Lake Myvatn
Akureyri to the Skutustadir pseudocraters, Dimmuborgir and Hverir, around Lake Myvatn
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Lake Myvatn
- Drive about 2 h
Your guide starts the day with a walk in Akureyri: up the steps to Akureyrarkirkja and through the botanical garden, planted with Icelandic and imported species since the early 20th century.
Afternoon
Lunch is on your own in town. Then it is about an hour and a quarter east to Lake Myvatn. On the south shore we walk among the Skutustadir pseudocraters, green craters made by steam explosions when lava flowed over wetland. Next is Dimmuborgir, a maze of lava towers and arches left when a lava lake drained about 2,300 years ago, and then Hverir, below the Namafjall ridge, with boiling mud pots, steam vents and ground streaked yellow with sulphur; the paths are roped for a reason. In the late afternoon, after most day groups have gone, your entry to the Myvatn Nature Baths is included: milky blue geothermal water looking out over the lake.
Evening
We end with a group dinner, the last evening together.
Included
- Walk in Akureyri with your guide: Akureyrarkirkja and the botanical garden
- Skutustadir pseudocraters
- Dimmuborgir lava formations
- Hverir geothermal field
- Myvatn Nature Baths entry
- Group dinner at Lake Myvatn
Easier option: Take the shortest marked loops at the pseudocraters and Dimmuborgir and go to the Nature Baths earlier.
More active option: Walk the longer Kirkjan loop in Dimmuborgir, about an hour on uneven lava paths.
Activity: Stay on the marked paths at Hverir: the ground beside them can be scalding.
Fly back to Reykjavik
Lake Myvatn to Akureyri Airport, then a flight to Reykjavik
- Breakfast
- Drive about 1.5 h
Morning
A free early morning at the lake: walk the shore, or climb to the rim of Hverfjall, the tephra crater on the east side, for a last view of the whole lake. After breakfast we drive back west past Godafoss to Akureyri Airport, about an hour and a quarter, and take a domestic flight of about 45 minutes to Reykjavik's city airport, instead of a five-hour drive. Your guide says goodbye at Reykjavik and our transfer takes you on, either to a hotel in central Reykjavik if you are staying longer, or to Keflavik International Airport, about 50 km away.
Afternoon
If you fly home the same day, book an international flight leaving Keflavik after about 5 pm; many flights to North America leave in the late afternoon, so this usually works.
Evening
If your flight is earlier, add a night in Reykjavik and we will book it, with time to walk the old harbour and the Harpa concert hall.
Included
- Transfer to Akureyri Airport
- Flight from Akureyri (AEY) to Reykjavik (RKV)
- Transfer to your Reykjavik hotel or Keflavik International Airport (KEF)
Optional experiences
- Extra night in Reykjavik (extra, booked on request)
More active option: Climb to the rim of Hverfjall before breakfast, about an hour up and back on a steep gravel path.
Free time: Early morning free at Lake Myvatn
Activity: Book an international flight leaving Keflavik after about 5 pm, or add a night in Reykjavik.
- Reykjavik1 night
- Patreksfjordur2 nights
- Isafjordur1 night
- Akureyri2 nights
- Lake Myvatn1 night
- Reykjavikend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: From June to July the nights barely get dark. Puffins nest at Latrabjarg from about late May to mid-August; arctic foxes are sometimes seen in the Westfjords. Humpback and minke whales feed in Skjalfandi bay through the summer, though no trip can promise a sighting. On September departures the first dark nights bring a chance of the Northern Lights, and the puffins have mostly left.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Travellers who have seen the South Coast, or want an Iceland that most group tours never reach
- Puffins, sea cliffs, whales and waterfalls, with short walks every day
- Those who do not want to drive gravel roads and mountain passes themselves, solo travellers included
- An all-in price instead of paying for each ferry, boat, pool and flight on the spot
Not for you if you want
- A first trip that must include the Golden Circle, the South Coast or Jokulsarlon: see our Ring Road trip
- Anyone uneasy on small planes or a 2.5-hour ferry
- Travellers who want large hotels and many restaurants every night; the Westfjords towns are small
- Step-free access: many paths are uneven, wet or stepped, and the cliffs are unfenced
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
7 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Reykjavik1 night
- Patreksfjordur2 nights
- Isafjordur1 night
- Akureyri2 nights
- Lake Myvatn1 night
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 7 nights: 1 in Reykjavik, 2 in Patreksfjordur, 1 in Isafjordur, 2 in Akureyri and 1 at Lake Myvatn
- Hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with private bathrooms, central where the town allows; we name each hotel when we confirm your dates
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Private transfers from Keflavik International Airport (KEF) and, on day 8, to Keflavik or your Reykjavik hotel
- A private minibus and professional driver in the Westfjords (days 2 to 5) and another in the north (days 5 to 8)
- The Baldur car ferry from Stykkisholmur to Brjanslaekur
- Domestic flights Isafjordur to Reykjavik to Akureyri (day 5) and Akureyri to Reykjavik (day 8)
- The whale-watching boat from Husavik
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group from the day 1 briefing to the arrival in Reykjavik on day 8, including on the ferry and the flights
Activities
- Stykkisholmur and Sugandisey
- Hnjotur museum, Breidavik and the Latrabjarg bird cliffs
- Dynjandi and Thingeyri
- Walk in Isafjordur and the Westfjords Heritage Museum
- Whale watching from Husavik, about 3 hours
- Godafoss
- Walk in Akureyri: Akureyrarkirkja and the botanical garden
- Skutustadir pseudocraters, Dimmuborgir and Hverir
- Myvatn Nature Baths entry
- The Vadlaheidi tunnel toll and all parking and site fees for included stops
Meals
- 7 breakfasts
- 5 lunches, on days 2, 3 (a picnic at Latrabjarg), 4, 5 and 6
- 3 dinners: a welcome dinner in Reykjavik, a dinner in Patreksfjordur and a group dinner at Lake Myvatn
Not included
- International flights to and from Keflavik
- Travel insurance
- Any visa or travel authorisation fee, such as ETIAS once it applies
- Lunches on days 7 and 8, and dinners not listed
- Drinks
- Tips
- Optional activities, such as the Husavik Whale Museum
- Extra nights in Reykjavik
- Extra baggage on the domestic flights
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,330 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.
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Booking terms
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Questions
What does the price include?
Seven nights in hotels with private bathrooms, 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 3 dinners, private airport transfers, two minibuses with drivers, the Baldur ferry, three domestic flights, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, and every stop in the day plan, including the Husavik whale boat, the Myvatn Nature Baths, two museums and all parking and site fees.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests in one minibus, so everyone hears the guide on the cliffs and fits around one table at lunch. Some Iceland group tours take up to 18 guests, and coach tours far more.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from the welcome briefing on day 1 to Reykjavik on day 8, including on the ferry and the flights. Professional drivers handle the minibuses, so your guide is free to walk, explain and adjust the day. We name your guide when we confirm your dates.
How fit do I need to be?
Moderately fit. Expect walks of 1 to 4 km most days on uneven, often wet and windy ground. The climb beside Dynjandi takes 15 to 20 minutes, and the Latrabjarg cliff walk can be as short or as long as you like. You can stay with the minibus at any stop.
I'm travelling solo. What does a room of my own cost?
A room of your own is from CAD 1,330 more than the shared price, shown before you book with no surprise at checkout. Solo travellers are welcome on every departure, and you never have to drive the Westfjords gravel roads yourself.
Will we see puffins at Latrabjarg?
Very likely on June, July and early August departures, when puffins nest along the cliff top, often a few metres from the path. They leave from about mid-August, so September departures will probably miss them; the cliffs still hold fulmars and other seabirds, and September brings the first chance of the Northern Lights.
Why do we fly instead of driving?
Isafjordur to Akureyri is about 565 km, roughly seven hours on the road, and Akureyri to Reykjavik about five. Flying both legs keeps every planned road day to about three hours. If weather stops the Isafjordur flight, our Westfjords minibus drives the group to Akureyri instead, with lunch and stops on the way.
Are the roads in the Westfjords safe?
Yes, in summer with a professional driver. The road to Latrabjarg and parts of Dynjandisheidi are gravel: slow and bumpy rather than difficult. That is why the trip runs only from June to September, when these roads are open and maintained, and why our driver, not you, takes the wheel.
When is the best time to go?
June and July bring the longest days, puffins at Latrabjarg and whales in Skjalfandi bay. August is similar, with puffins leaving towards the end of the month. September is quieter and cooler, with dark nights and a chance of the Northern Lights, but few puffins. The trip does not run from October to May.
Do I need a visa for Iceland?
Canadian and US citizens do not need a visa for a short stay in Iceland, which is in the Schengen area. Your passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the day you leave. Europe's ETIAS travel authorisation is due to start for visa-free visitors; we confirm before you fly whether it applies.
How does booking work?
Pick your start date and request to book; no payment is taken at that point. We check hotels, the ferry, flights and your guide for that date and confirm within 24 hours. The small group starts from CAD 7,825 per person sharing, taxes included, and the private trip from CAD 14,085 per person.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The trip also comes as a private trip for your party only, on a date you choose, with your own guide and vehicle. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote the same route, hotels, ferry and flights.
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