Captivating 12 Hour Tour to Suðuroy Island
Marvel at all the unspoiled sights on Suðuroy island. This full day tour will take you to the heart of this awe-inspiring island.
Your tour guide will pick you up in Tórshavn at 08:15 and take you to the ferry. Leave the city behind as you sail to the most southernly island in the Faroe Islands. Relax in the ferry for the 2 hours journey while passing first the island of Sandoy then Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun and finally Lítla Dímun.
There is a licensed restaurant on the ferry. The staff serves hot and cold meals and beverages.
On arrival in Suðuroy, you will drive from the ferry port towards Froðba, said to be the oldest village in Suðuroy, taking in the unique columnar basalt cliffs. A place known for it’s spectacular beauty and a real hidden gem, easily accessible, so make sure to explore this secret before the crowd discovers it!
On the way back you will walk up through a gorge, where you will witness the phenomenon of the legendary, illusive, grey people of the Faroes who got caught out in the sun and had their expressions frozen in the cliff rocks.
Now, you will do a sightseeing tour of Suðuroy. This island is definitely the most beautiful island from the road.
You will visit most of the villages from the southern tip at Akraberg, then to the spectacular and breathtaking clifftops of Beinisvørð, the ancient Viking settlement of Hov and make time to relax and eat a packed lunch in Fámjin.
Afterwards you will head up to the northern tip of the island and you will hear the end of the Faroese saga history, as this was the scene for one of the main events.
You will stop in Hvalba on our way back to the ferry, where you will see the ancient coal mines, in operation from the 1770’s. You will also regale the story of how three ships filled with pirates landed and ravaged the village of Hvalba.
Want to get an adrenaline kick? Those who want to are welcome to walk the famous wooden bridge to the cleft Rituskor.
You will then take the 18:30 ferry back to Tórshavn, leaving you to reflect on a great day and a memorable tour!
So don't delay—join this amazing small-group guided excursion and you too can experience the best of Suðuroy's natural delights! Check availability by choosing a date.
Activities
Hiking
Sightseeing
Attractions
Akraberg
Ásmundarstakkur
Beinisvørð
Fámjin
Hvalba
Rituskor
Suðuroy Island
Sumba
13 reviews for Captivating 12 Hour Tour to Suðuroy Island
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Rohit Bagchi –
I was really curious about this trip. I specially booked it for the Rituskor, where you can walk over the wooden bridge. Well that don’t happened because we had a another tourguide who don’t do often this tour and the group was different composed. Ofcourse all friendly and good, the same goes for the tourguide. A excellent lunch included in a really good cafe. Breakfast and dinner are on your own costs on the boat. Lots of beautiful sightseeings where we get out, but also lots where we stay for some reason in the car. I did various tours with guidetofaroes and by of lot of highlights you had the chance to get out of the car and had te chance to make pictures. Now it was a part more car sightseeing and people taken pictures in the car.
If I would know that we don’t go to the Rituskor then I would not booked this tour, but the other one which only have Rituskor as highlight. It was therefore a bit disappointed. I heard that the tourguide who do this normally was on vacation. Actually they have to mention on the website that this could not always be possible. Then know people before booking the tour. That’s why the 3 stars.
J. Williams –
I had a good time, saw a lot without having to worry about the logistics, and my guide and fellow group members were interesting and well-traveled.
Half a star off because without the refreshments promised in the write-up, lunch was too light for a 12 hr day with hard walking so we got a bit cranky by the time we got to the ferry and could buy our own dinner. The other half a star off because while our guide knew the island well, he didn’t know as much about the history or culture as implied in the write-up.
Kelly –
Our day trip to Suduroy will not be soon forgotten….breathtaking scenery and an informative guide who took great care of us.
He guided us on a hike up to the top of a cliff so we could walk across the famous wooden foot bridge for an exhilirating view and kindly took photos of us on the bridge. It was a bit of a challenge making it back down the mountain in the pouring rain but he made sure we were all safe. I highly recommend this tour!
Christine –
Absolutely the highlight of my trip to the Faroe Islands! Our hike to the bridge was worth the climb; stunning views, and perfectly timed so our little group was alone at the top. The weather on the day that we went wasn’t the best, but Tummas did a fantastic job adjusting our itinerary so that we could get the most out of the day and introducing us to locations off the beaten path with stunning views. Tummas was an amazing tour guide; personable, passionate about the Faroe Islands, and full of information about the Faroe Island that he was excited to share with us. I booked another tour to a different location with him after this experience; would absolutely recommend this trip and any other tours that he leads!
YP Lau –
Thanks to Thomas and Janus for my visit to Suðuroy Island. They are very helpful and responsive to all participants in rainy and windy weather. They try to find second hand shop for new clothings as some people get wet for walk in the rains. Very meticulous and kindful. Recommended.
Jorge Escobar –
This was one of the best tours I have ever had in the Faroe Islands. Tummas and Borgfrið were excellent guides and always cared about everyone and gave us lots of information. It is a long full-day tour and you get to see the whole island of Suðuroy. The weather this day was very windy and rainy, but we still had a great time. The only thing we couldn’t see was the bridge, but that was for safety reasons. I totally recommend this tour, it is one of the best things to do in the Faroe Islands.
Gracias Tummas y Borgfrið! Espero que nos volvamos a ver!
Mary Clements –
The 9 Hour tour to Suduroy Island with Tummas was fantastic. The ferry experience was fun and Suduroy Island is filled with nature, history, culture and beauty. Tummas walks the land and tells the stories with great pride and enthusiasm. His knowledge of the land, the sea, the birds and mammals and of course the Faroese history provided me with a good understanding of how the residents live on Suduroy. Thank you Tummas for a wonderful day. If you are wondering if you should take this tour; absolutely!!!
Ros Oktania Sitorus –
Everything was fantastic.
Suduroy is beautiful , especially SUMBA…which is have same name with the the beautiful island in my country, Indonesia.
Ester Berk –
The tour to Suđuroy was very good, I enjoyed it.
Jana Schubiger –
I‘m very happy i booked the Tour to Suduroy when i stayed on the Faroe Islands this summer. We did a lot of very nice hikes with the most beautiful landscapes to wittness. Tummas did an awesome job as a tourguide and i am really thankful he did not cancel the tour even i was the only one who booked the tour that day.
I can only recommend to take that tour to one of the most beautiful places on the Faroe Islands.
Friederike Rohrauer –
I booked 3 tours with Guide to Faroe Islands – but this one was really the best.
The island is sooooo beautiful and guide Tamas really perfect.
We did a lot of scenic stops, the weather was fine, I felt nearly in heaven…..
Ros Hurn –
Our visit to Suduroy turned out to be even more exciting than anticipated. However we were in the safe hands of Tomas – a knowledgable, kind and very welcoming young man with a great sense of humour – the latter turning out to be essential as the day wore on.
After a two-hour ferry ride south we spent a really interesting day on this beautiful, southern island – a mixture of emerald green agricultural land and spectacular cliffs and turf-roofed houses. At Café Mor Mor we ate a wonderful fish soup and home-made bread. It is really worth mentioning the bread in the Faroes as it is almost entirely home-baked and absolutely delicious.
Then the news was delivered by an ever-calm Tomas . . . . the ferry back to Tórshavn had been cancelled. Tomas “just happened” to have a cousin with a holiday house on the island. A quick ‘phone call and we had a cosy base for a cup of tea and a wait for information. The ferry was not going to sail that night but we had to get back to Streymoy. Tomas “just happened” to have a friend with a small fishing boat . . . . .
Tomas was an absolute star, as was his friend Flosi, and we had a truly memorable sunset sail back to Streymoy.
I highly recommend Tomas – he was an excellent guide and I would like to thank him for an exceptional day’s sightseeing.
Gill Richards –
It was so worthwhile. I feel fate intervened so we got to go on that trip rather than trying to do it ourselves. Thomas is very knowledgeable and great fun. He had organised a superb fish soup lunch at Cafe Mormor – just what was needed!
The museum at Tvoroyrar Bygdaog Sjosavn was really interesting but the toilet facility needed a massive clean up. As Thomas said it was ‘not cared for’, a massive understatement and not like any other facilities we used on the islands.
There was a good mix of scenery, information and culture and we were so lucky with the weather. We saw stunning views and fearsome drops into the sea. Thomas took good care of us.
We got back to the ferry to find it was not certain to run because of a fire in one of the funnels. Fortunately Thomas had a cousin who had a holiday house so he took us there for a cup of tea whilst we waited to hear about the ferry. At 8-20pm it was cancelled until 5 am the next day. Thomas went off and bought pizza for us all whilst we thought what to do. We could have stayed -huge thanks to the kind cousin who offered his house on the basis of a phone call from Thomas – he was not there.
We were a group of four older people – none of us with our medication, (a lesson learned there) and were desperate to get back to Torshavn. We thought about the helicopter but Thomas could not get through and of course they were on emergency standby and it would have been very expensive. Then Thomas had a brain wave and rang a fisherman friend who was willing to come down from Torshavn to pick us up and take us back. Thomas stayed with the car as he had another trip south the next day and persuaded his very pregnant wife to collect the next party and take them to the ferry the next day where he would meet them at the port. We met her briefly as she collected them the next morning!
We had the most magical trip back with Flossar. We watched the puffins and fulmars fishing, and saw them returning their nests. We witnessed the most stunning sunset and ran down our camera batteries to flat! Flossar took photos for us as we took it in turns to get a bit of charge in our phones from his charger. It was such a wonderful, wonderful experience never to be forgotten.
For me it was the perfect example of the kindness of strangers and the renowned friendliness and helpfulness of the Faroe islanders. Flossar even called us a taxi when we landed back in Torshavn. Back to the hotel at midnight!
Thomas was outstanding. We did not get back until midnight as the public ferry was not running. We went to his cousin’s summer house for a cup tea then his fisherman friend came down from Torshavn and brought us back by fishing boat. A wonderful experience.