From Tórshavn: Sandoy Island Full-Day Tour
Take a full-day tour to the fabulous Sandoy Island. Experience quaint villages, birds, and stunning coastal views.
You will enjoy unspoiled nature, pristine settlements and rich history from the moment you join the tour starting from Tórshavn. Your English speaking tour guide will take you directly to the newest underwater tunnel connecting Streymoy Island to Sandoy Island in the south. This impressive piece of infrastructure makes it easy to get to this former very isolated island.
This tour includes a delicious lunch break on the sandy island. Look forward to enjoying it in front of unspoiled views on Sandoy Island!
After a comfortable 10 minutes drive under the seabed, you will get to Sandoy Island from Streymoy Island. First, you will visit the settlement Skopun and from here head further to a hidden gem north of the settlement. Here you will go for a walk to the breathtaking views from Líraberg Cliff. Soak in the views of sheer cliffs, rock formations, and more!
Next up is Sandur, the ancient Viking village on the island. Sandur is the Faroese word for Sand. The soil here is filled with sand, and when you head to your next attraction, you will see the sandy beach filled with beauty.
Now, you will continue to the small idyllic village Húsavík. This place was home to the richest and most powerful woman in the Middle Ages. Get great views of the North Atlantic Ocean from the seaside covered with pebbles. When it is windy, you will experience attractive waves and impressive surf.
It is time for the settlement Dalur hidden in a secluded valley. This location is perfect for those who want to experience the traditional lifestyle in the Faroe Islands. When in Dalur, you will have a lunch break.
Your guide will also take you to the hamlet Skarvanes. This was the birthplace of Dírikur av Skarvanesi, the first artist in the Faroe Islands.
At the end of the day, you will be dropped of in Tórshavn. A great day tour has come to an end.
Don’t hesitate booking this phenomenal tour. You will follow in the footsteps of the Vikings and much more when joining this tour. Check availability by choosing a date.
Activities
Sightseeing
Attractions
Dalur
Húsavík
Líraberg Cliff
Sandoy Island
Sandsvatn
Sandur
Skarvanes
Skopun
11 reviews for From Tórshavn: Sandoy Island Full-Day Tour
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Roxana –
It is a very interesting tour, visiting ancient and traditional parts of the island. The lunch in the house of the Faroese family, with home made products adds intimacy and authenticity to the trip. Elsa Maria was a wonderful guide, energetic, very professional, well informed, kind, generous. Her presence and personality mixed with the richness of the tour, covering landscapes, unique places, tradition, history, makes this day tour outstanding. I certainly recommend it to be taken and on a personal level, I hope to come back and enjoy it with my daughter.
Thank you Elsa Maria!
Selina Schellenberg –
I did the Sandoy tour with Jens Petur. Best tour ever. He was so kind, patient and an expert on all matters. It was such a great pleasure; the local lunch in particular was simply amazing. I would do the tour over and over, again couldn’t have asked for a better one.
Jeffrey Dean –
Yeah, the lunch was spectacular. I’m glad that I didn’t have to book a separate tour for that. The tour guide sent me pictures afterwards.
Kelly –
The day trip to Sandoy was fabulous despite the weather. Our guide was full of insightful info and stories and we saw some incredible sights. Lunch with the host family was delicious and fun, they were so welcoming!
A great day was had by all!
Erwin –
John was an excellent tour guide. He was very informative, full of stories about Faroese history and culture. He also had a wonderful singing voice. The lunch with a local couple, Budwar and Helga, was fantastic. They were very hospitable and typical of the friendliness of the Faroese people. I highly recommend this tour.
Roger Garrett –
Great day with Jens Petur who made an impressive effort to make the tour as interesting and enjoyable as possible. Sandoy was different from the more northerly islands I’d seen in that the mountain slopes were less steep and the opportunities for farming were greater. Lots of stories concerning the cultural and social history of the island and great views, especially of the surrounding islands. The whole trip was a pleasure.
The Lang’s – California, USA –
My husband and I went on the Sandoy Full Day tour on June 11, and it was one of the highlights of our trip to the Faroe Islands. We highly recommend this trip to Sandoy Island, as it gives you a comprehensive view of the island. Our guide, Jens Petur, was a many-generational Faroe Islander who was extremely knowledgeable about the history and about what we should see and do. Included was a memorable lunch in the home of a local couple with home prepared food that is typical of Faroe Islands. This was a unique experience that most tourists are not able to experience and made this particular tour very special. The Lang’s – California, USA
Eve Anni –
The Sandoy is an untouched and unspoiled island with a true Viking vibe all around. The tour of the picturesque coastal villages offered a very special counterbalance to the landscapes of the northern islands and included a unique opportunity to experience the local hospitality or the “heimablídni” over a delicious meal in a family home. The view from one of the beaches as the fog suddenly lifted revealing the smooth waters and a small ferry on its way to the neighboring island was magical.
Kristi McMorran –
This was a fantastic day tour of Sandoy. Our guide, Jens Petur, was so knowledgeable about Faroese history, culture, economics, religion, etc. and really made it all come alive as we visited ancient Viking settlements and current villages throughout the island. A highlight for our family was the heimablidni. Our hostess, Helga and her husband, warmly invited us into their home where we were treated to a delicious traditional Faroese meal.
On this tour, be prepared to see beautiful ocean vistas, sand beaches, ancient ruins and tidy villages. It is a 5+ star tour!
Kay Fanslow –
Greatly enjoyed seeing the hidden spots and learning about so much local history. The engineering of the new tunnel was a marvel. Being invited into someone’s home for a home-cooked Faroese meal and chatting with the host and spouse over lunch made the day extra special. Glad I made the trip to scenic Sandoy .
Petra and Olaf –
Hello, we had again a great day with Elsa Maria. It was our second stay on the spectular Islands. This time we explored Sandoy Island – through the new tunnel and than really the whole Island with a very tasty lunch with very friendly hosts.
We have learnt a lot of historie and heard Stories about living. Thank you and we will be back😀