Welcome to Faroe Islands

Kæmpe anbefaling herfra - Michael var på toppen, og gav en super briefing inden vi hoppede ombord og sejlede afsted. Kajakkerne er dejlig nemme, søen er smuk og udsigten/hiken ved vandfaldet var lige den sidste krymmel på et par dejlige timer på vandet! Vi havde tilkøbt en ekstra time, så vi kunne nyde frokosten på land og ikke stresse over noget - det kan klart anbefales.

Tak!

Leaving the Faroe Islands at the end of the tour and arriving back in mainland Europe, made me realise just how quiet and peaceful a destination it is. And so green!! It is no longer an undiscovered destination, not crowded, but pretty busy in places (all relatively speaking of course).
On the whole I was really satisfied with the tour, the 8 day one. A group of 4 people for the tours, so the minibus was never full or uncomfortable.
Arrival and pick up at the airport went smoothly, a really chatty and informative taxi driver, plus one other passenger.
Hilton hotel was great, a room with a view! Enjoyed the breakfast buffet every day, friendly and efficient staff.
I enjoyed the tours with Johan, and on some days his father, and it was interesting to learn about the Islands themselves, a place that a lot of people are unfamiliar with. The tours covered just about everywhere worth seeing; the weather plays a massive part, not so much the rain, there wasn’t that much, but the fog and mist obscuring the views.
It was disappointing on the last day not to be able to go to Mykines for the puffins due to boat cancellations. In my opinion it would be much better to have this ‘highlight’ tour in the midpoint of the itinerary - if it’s cancelled you at least have a second chance of getting there, and the day to day itinerary could easily be rearranged.
I think this is a destination that is going to grow in popularity, and there will be changes because of this, some positive, some not so. It is an expensive option, but worth it!

Amazing tour! You are able to see everything in one day and don’t feel rushed. Jens and his family have been in the Faroe Islands for centuries so he knew everything about the islands and was very informative. Would recommend this tour to anyone interested in visiting the Faroe Islands.

It was a beautifull and very good boattour. On the way back we were sailing along the north shore of Mykines with on the ridges many gannet nests. And along several other points of interest. Everything well explained.

Most amazing thing I’ve ever done. The view at the end of the lake is 10/10. Booked without a guide but got key advice from a very kind gentleman at the pick up spot! Service also totally perfect.

Amazing hike - off the beaten track, surrounded by the amazing faroese landscape. Our guide was friendly, experienced and completely at home in the mountains. Secluded, dramatic, and challenging, the route takes you up the mountains and across a rocky ridgeline, which for me was the absolute highlight of the trip, with views of the fjords, islands and mountains to all sides. Definitely recommend going on this hike to experience the mountains in the best possible way

Day 1 (31st May) - Flight arrived on time, but luggage was delayed for 1.5hrs. Thankfully, there was Wi-Fi at the airport for us to inform via email as roaming for my phone was not working.
And luckily the Taxi Driver was still waiting for us. As we board the Taxi, he mentioned he thought we were not coming anymore. He did try to go the mountain route for us however the whole day was foggy, so we can't really see anything. We arrived at Hilton Hotel (we did the 4stars hotel top-up, basically breakfast for the next few days were the same)

Day 2 (Vagar Island Hike) - Our Guide for Day 2 was Johan, the hike was great there was some muddy area, steep ascent towards the end for a view of the cliff. Do prepare proper hiking equipment before joining this hike . One person from our tour group decided to go back to the starting point early. Lunch was at some gas station. The bagels were great.

Day 3 (The Northern Isles) - Our Guide for Day 3 was Johan's Dad, As he was going for medical appointment. He drove us around and we managed to stop by some random cute farm at the cliff side and we had lunch at a local restaurant (Amarant). Food was quite good.

Day 4 (Vestmanna Sea Cliffs) - Our Guide for Day 4 was Johan's Dad. Basically, he just drove us to the boat pickup point and didn't join us on the boat trip. And after the boat trip, he picked us up and drove us to some viewing points and back to hotel. Apparently, there was some misunderstanding and no lunch catered today (Disaster), but we requested to be dropped off at SMS for lunch, his dad did drop us off there.

The website description: "After the tour, you will be served your packed lunch and then head up to the mountain region above Vestmanna, which is the widest unpopulated area in the Faroe Islands. On your way back to Tórshavn, you will do a short stop in the viking village Kvívík." and email earlier mentioned there was lunch provided on all days.

But when i emailed to check, he mentioned this "There should be a lunch included an all days except the Sea cliff tour, sorry if I have said something else. That’s a short day. Did you get cake, coffee or something?"

So there was discrepancy is their tour, he asked how would i like to be compensated. I requested for dinner on the next day as it was a long day tour (12 hours). However, he replied saying we will get 2 course lunch the next day. (Personally, i wouldn't even want to have 2 course lunch, and it didn't happened).

Day 5 (Suðuroy Island) - Our guide for Day 5 was Johan. This consist of a long ferry ride to this island. The island was great but weather wasn't on our side. It was definitely one of the most windy days. The lunch was at some local caterer, Sausage soup (Quite salty) + bread.

Day 6 ( Streymoy Island & Eysturoy Island) - Our guide for Day 6 was Johan's Dad. Weather was ok today. Personally, there wasn't many highlights to these islands, i would personally skipped them if i knew, and i can see his dad trying to delay at every stop he could. i.e. Saksun (basically a very small town with a church being closed due to tourism and a paid farm which we didn't go in as it is not part of the tour)
Tjørnuvík was ok, there was a short walk towards the end of the town for you to view the "witch and the giant rocks"
When we arrived at Gjógv, the weather wasn't on our side and there was another tour group doing sports stuff. Nothing much to see here really. Thereafter, he drove us to another spot where we can see the "witch and giant rocks" via a binocular and we are back to the hotel. We requested to be dropped off at SMS to do some shopping. As there was a "cultural day" which most of the town were filled with people.

Day 7 (Mykines Island) - Our Guide for today was Johan. His mum's was driving us as he was out until 3am for Cultural Day. However, the weather was bad that day and our trip to this islands was basically cancelled due to last minute ferry cancellation which he did try to book a later timing at 130pm. They proposed us to go to the National Museum while waiting at 8+am but the place was only open at 10am. So they dropped us off at Hilton Hotel and told us the next pick up was at 12pm. We decided to go over to the National Museum via (free local bus) and requested them to pick us at the Museum. The tickets were around 90DKK per person. We did managed to spent 2hrs at the Museum.
When we were picked up at 12pm. The trip to Mykines was cancelled last minute again. So our guide Johan offered to refund or bring us to Plan C (Nólsoy) to see puffins as Plan B (trips were also not available due to weather). We did decided to go ahead with Plan C (Nólsoy), we arrived at the harbour just before the ferry to Nólsoy left. (it was a 20mins ferry ride) A very small town, but we did enjoyed the hike and the lunch at OVASAVNIÐ (a local history museum - a little late around 3pm), though we didn't get to see any puffins. He also brought along local fermented lamb for us to try.
Our guide felt bad for the trip and he treated us to dinner at a local place (Moss Restaurant) The salmon burgers were amazing. And his sister came to pick us back to the hotel.

Overall, i would say we did enjoy the trip but definitely disappointed. As i would personally recommend to do self driving instead as you get more flexibility, however you will missed all the explanation and local hiking spots.

Would recommend the team to look at how they plan their trips if Mykines was supposed to be "highlights". i would think they should swapped it in between the days at least there is some days to fallback to. In the end we didn't even get to see the "highlights".
The restaurants recommended were always fully booked. So we also didn't get to try them. Sadly.

Elsa Maria is an incredible tour guide who will certainly provide you with a day full of adventure, excitement, and laughter. From her knowledge of Faroese lands, people, and culture, to her ability to fit as much sight-seeing as possible in the tour time, you will end your day with stories, a smile, and a full camera roll. My little group only had one day to explore the islands, and it was a tough choice on how best to spend our limited time in a place where the options are limitless. I am deeply grateful for our decision to take a day tour with Elsa Maria. If you are wanting to get the most out of your time on the islands, do yourselves a favor and book the “See it All” tour!

Just wanted to thank Elsa Marie for an amazing tour of the islands on Sunday 24th of May. I have done similar tours in many places around the world and my day touring the Faroe Islands with Elsa Marie was by far the best tour I have ever done.

Of course, the Faroe Islands are spectacular and we were blessed with beautiful sunny weather but what made it special was having Elsa Marie as our guide. She is knowledgeable, w a great communicator but most of all fun - just wonderful!

All best wishes
Mhairi

We had a lovely day with our guide Anita. The hike to the bridge Rituskor wasn’t easy, but was really cool to do! I felt very safe in the car and we had a really nice lunch at café Mormor. We saw really nice highlights on this island and stopped at a lot of places.

We had a wonderful day with our guide Katrin. The boat in the morning didn’t leave, because of bad sea conditions. But we got the offer to take the boat later, so it was only 4 hours instead of 8. That was all fine for us! There was no hurry during the tour and we had all the time to watch the puffins. The fish soup was really nice!

What a wonderful way to get a flavor for the Faroe Islands as seen through the eyes of a local! We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. We were promptly picked up and then transported around the Faroe Islands while getting great stories and information about the Islands. We saw many historical and iconic points of interest. The lunch stop was not only a small history lesson, the food was delicious! Everything about this tour was wonderful.

We were four and booked this trip on the first day of our stay. Elsa Maria made it a wonderful first day on the islands—we learned so much and we loved how she also shared personal stories and experiences. That made it very special!

Elsa Maria was also great at organizing the group and kept everyone together and even found the time to help us out sorting our bus time table for the next day.

Thank you so much for a perfect welcome, Elsa Maria!

Very energetic and dynamic guide. She showed us one of the most beautiful sights. Brought us to a very good restaurant and gave us some nordic snacks and specialities. Very transparent about reality and engaging storytelling. Faroe islands are a unique treasure of Europe and Elsa will show you why ♡

Túsund takk,

"mr. Poland" :D

Everything was great! No issues at all with the car or the airport arrangements.