Welcome to Faroe Islands

I appreciate the efforts the hosts Jens and Rigmor spent preparing an authentic Faroese dinner with a variety of plates: seafood soup, whale meat, breaded cods, fish balls, deserts, potatoes. All are of local produce. They are knowledgeable and told us numerous information about Faroe Island, which I found interesting e.g the rare genetic diseases quite unique in the Faroe Islands and the path of students in Faroe Island pursuing their college in Faroe Island or Denmark. They deserve a great applause.

We enjoyed the time spent with Selma and Tordur. Food is delicious. They told us their own story so that we understand how life is in Faroe Island. I was deeply impressed by their upkeeping the tradition of Faroe Island, which was continued for generations e.g. wearing traditional costumes at national days, Selma and her daughters continue to do knitting. They have strong family ties and most people are still attending church. My warmest thanks.

What a fantastic experience!

The guides were excellent; they provided plenty of information—not too much, not too little, but just right—and pointed out things we hadn't noticed yet.

There was no rush; we had all the time to take in the beautiful scenery.

The music the skippers played occasionally enhanced the experience.

Afterwards, we felt like we were 'hypnotized' 😀; it took a while for us to come back down to earth.

We definitely recommend this trip. Seeing an island from the water provides a completely different experience.

This 8 days self guided tour was perfect for us. We were able to tour the islands at our own pace. Thanks to Hogni, he met us in the hotel on our first day and indicated our recommended itinerary with a map guide. We followed this itinerary and we really enjoyed every minute of our tour. In addition, the weather cooperated, we brought the sun with us on this whole trip. Saw a lot of puffins in Mykines island, waterfalls everywhere, experienced undersea tunnels with turnabouts, each towns we visited have different charms we loved etc. I didn't have to stress on planning this trip as I do in our other trips because everything was booked by Hogni. Faroe Island is beautiful and it should be in everybody's bucket list to visit. And the Spa house was incredible also, stayed in the hot pools and saunas for hours overlooking Torshavn city. Too bad, I wasn't able to take pictures inside. Hogni booked it at the end of our tour which we really needed after all the hikes we did. I recommend this tour to everyone.

I had the greatest pleasure of being on a tour with Elsa Maria in the Faroe Islands — The Full Day 'See It All' Faroe Islands Tour, offered through Guide of Faroe Islands.

Elsa Maria was engaging and had a great sense of humour, but her greatest quality was how well-informed she is about her country. I was so immersed in her stories. She was also very frank — she mentioned all the good, but also some parts and practices of her country that other guides might have glossed over or omitted entirely.

She also came across as genuinely kindhearted. She would help strangers along our route, help distressed animals, and visibly cringe when tourists stepped into grassy meadows — yet say nothing so as not to cause hard feelings. She was genuinely proud of the islands and everything they have achieved with such a small population.

When you're tasked with explaining and representing your country, it has to come from a real place — and with her, it did. I appreciated her outright affection for her country even more after moving on to Iceland, where my next tour guide spent most of the time talking about himself and even insulted a country by saying it was the same as its neighbour. Every country has its own identity!

Her approach to guiding is rare. I wish her all the best ❤️

Maria Galletti, Montreal, Canada

Thank you Elsa Marie for an amazing tour. Everything was perfect and I had a great time. When I arrived to my hotel I tried to book another one, Sandoy island but unfortunately it was fullbooked. Next time.😀

10/10 for the Fantastic 5 hour Kalsoy Island and Kallur Lighthouse tour. Information was forwarded as arranged and it was easy to meet up with our guide. Everything was seamless and at a comfortable pace and we managed to get see all of the sights without feeling rushed or crowded. Our guide Helja really brought the tour to life with local knowledge and insights (with family continuing to live on the island) Helja knew how to pace the tour, answering questions and sharing information. We were blessed with wonderful weather and this was a definite highlight of our visit to Faroe Islands. Whilst it is possible to do this as self directed, Guide to Faroe Islands tour company took all of the worry (aka making it back to the ferry, driving through one lane tunnels) out of the experience.
Ps Helja, if you ever want to visit us in Tasmania just inbox us,
Robyn & Ian Lake.

It was an amazing experience, totally worth the price. We could see many beautiful clifs, sea birds and grasing sheeps on the shore. The guide didn't speak much, but you actually don't need much explanation. The nature is stunning!
There is a cabin on the boat to hide from the rain.
Be cautious, if you easily get sea sick, because even during calm days the waves can be big.

Die Reise mit der Fähre ist auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert!
Der Schiffsführer versteht sein Handwerk! Er manövrierte das Schiff trotz erheblicher Brandung sicher in der Bucht der Anlegestelle von Mykines. Beeindruckend!
Einen Extrabonus gab es während der Überfahrt als er an Drangarnir für Fotos stoppte.

One of our favorite things we did. Michael gave us so much information along the excursion and made the whole 3 hours super interesting. We would highly recommend!

I really enjoyed this excellent, authentic, insightful and impressive tour!

Charles, is a wonderful guide. It started with coordinating the trip as we were arriving from America. Our times changed unexpectedly and Charles was very accommodating. He took us to an amazing and lovely location. The food and drink he provided were wonderful. I would highly recommend him and I personally hope to have him as a guide again. Chris

our trip was amazing and wonderful: plentiful and very detailed, to know better the Føroyar islanda
We were three: me from Italy and two women from Argentina and USA/Estonia
Our guide, Jens-Petur, was really extraordinary, super !..very kind and truly informed about everything related to Faroese places, landscapes and culture !
I enjoyed very much

Hans made it a point to show us every possible destination during our day in the Faroe Islands. We loved our day with him and enjoyed the stunning landscapes of the Faroe Islands. If you haven’t been, you must go, and if you a need a tour, this is the company to book! Thank you Hans for the unforgettable memories. We will never forget you nor this magical destination!

The boat trip was absolutely amazing!!

But keep in mind, that if you became sick very fast, this could be a hard time for you.

But we enjoyed it very much.