The Classic Mykines Tour
Experience the untouched Mykines Island of the far west with an unbelievable wildlife. This tour is made each weekday during the Faroese summer and sees everything that make travellers eager to explore this untouched island. You will board the 09.30am ferry from the harbour in Sørvágur on Vágar Island and cross to Mykines Island.
Mykines is the summer highlight for many travellers to the Faroe Islands. You will be secured a boat ticket when booking this tour. When you arrive in Mykines, a friendly tour guide will greet you at the harbour and take you on a guided tour to the very best sights on the puffin island. All hiking fees and taxes are included.
You will enjoy 8 hours on Mykines. The tour is jam-packed with puffins and extraordinary nature. Enjoy walking right next to the adorable puffins that breed here during the bright summer months. The amazing birdlife will make sure to impress you. You will watch the puffins as they nest and breed in the Faroe Islands and bring new puffins into the world.
There is a large parking area at the harbour in Sørvágur on Vágar Island. You can park your car for free here and walk only 50 metres over to the boat that leaves for Mykines at 09:30am. The public bus from Tórshavn do also stop right in front of the boat. There is a bus leaving for Tórshavn at the end of the tour. The Mykines boat is back in Sørvágur just before 19:00pm.
You will sail to Mykines in a boat that carries 70 pax. You can sit on the deck while you are approaching Mykines or you can sit in the covered saloon. The crossing time is 45 minutes.
This unmissable Mykines experience includes a ferry roundtrip ticket, hiking fee, and tour guide in Mykines. Equally important is the fact that you will have access to one of the few houses on the island. Here you can rest and relax if you like. A lovely fish soup and home baked cake is also included in this full Mykines experience. There is a puffin guarantee on this guided Mykines trip.
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Activities
Bird Watching
Boat Trip
Hiking
Attractions
Mykines Island
61 reviews for The Classic Mykines Tour
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Florence MATUSIAK –
What a wonderful day ! Katrina is an amazing guide and we really enjoyed our day on Mykines Island. A lot of history and nature. And puffins of course !
Brogan –
Catherine was fantastic and the tour was amazing ❤️ Thank you so much. Being able to sit and rest in the historical home and to be served delicious food and to see so many puffins and other wildlife was just the best. The scenery was beautiful, we loved the village and the day was really magical. We felt so fortunate to be able to do this tour. The ferry ride was also a great experience. Thank you so much, it was a trip highlight and well worth doing 🤗
Philipp –
Für uns war es der erlebnisreichste Tag mit vielen schönen Momenten. Der Tag startete mir der Überfahrt zur Insel Mykines, ca eine knappe Stunde. Hatten Glück, da das Wetter gut mitmachte. Dann begrüsste uns auch schon unsere Reiseleiterin Cathrine. Sie lud uns in ihr Haus ein für einen guten Start mit Kaffe und Kecksen. Anschliessend startete unsere Tour und war sehr eindrucksvoll. Sie hatte auf alle Fragen eine kompetente Antwort da sie sich bestens auskannte. Die Atmösphäre war sehr familiär, da wir zu acht waren. Unsere Erwartungen wurden übertroffen. Wir sahen tausende Puffins, die landschaft natürlich wunderschön und die Geschichte um Mykines absolut spannend und informativ.
Ihre Fischsuppe war sehr köstlich, auf jeden Fall probieren. Die Tour ist absolut empfehlenswert, wir würden nochmals hingehen.
Willem and Tamara –
We had a great day at Mykines with our guide Catherine. She was such a great host and told us so many historical, nature and local information. It was a great way to learn more about the people and their life at Mykines. The lunch was well prepared with local cheese and sheep-sausage (yummy!). The soup was absolutely delicious and very welcome after our hike!
The day started foggy, but it cleared up later in the day so we had a great day photographing and admiring the puffins and got to see Gannets from a distance as well. I would definitely recommend you take the tour with Catherine 🙂
Sabrina –
This was a wonderful tour! We were a group of only 4 people, the weather was amazing, and Katrin is a great guide. We learned a lot about the life on Mykines, and our hike took us to places not many visitors are able to see. We had lots of time to photograph and watch the puffins. The food was delicious, too.
The timing of our hike was perfect, we felt as if we were the only visitors on the island.
If you want to experience Mykines and not only the puffins this is the tour for you!
Tony Glaser –
The best day out of the 7 I spent in the Faroe Islands. Excellent, engaging guide/host, Katrin, whose home is on Mykines and whose family is from the island; nice hiking (not too strenuous), very good food, hundreds of wonderful puffins – everything was just great (even the weather obliged!). Highly recommended.
Pedro Mardaras Otegui –
Amazing day in Mykines, no way to describe in words everything we experienced. And not only because of the 100.000 Puffins we saw and the breathtaking landscapes. Kathrin was an amazing guide, a daughter from a native Mykines family. You can feel it in the passion she transmits, you receive from her so many interesting insides… the group 10 people was fantastic as well as the coffee, sandwiches and the phenomenal faroese fish soup…
Hope to come again
Raphaël –
Katrin was a fantastic guide. She knows a lot about Mykines (her family used to live here and she still owns a house here).
She was really nice and really thoughtful with our 4 years old daughter.
We really had an awesome day in Mykines thanks to her!
Having access to Mykinesstova (a local cafe) is also a big plus as you can shelter and enjoy delicious food (the fish soup was one of the best I’ve ever had).
Jean and Kevin –
Fantastic tour. Our guide on the island was Katrin and she did an incredible job. From start to finish she was very welcoming, full of knowledge, very considerate, constantly monitoring the weather to maximize our opportunities (was sometimes wet and very windy), and made sure she answered all questions as well as proactively sharing her knowledge and experience. And her food was delicious. Five Star is not enough for this lady. Thank you so much Katrin.
Moon –
The whole experience was surreal. The host (Catherine is her name, I think!) is brilliant! Very knowledgeable, happy to share her personal thoughts and history. She also cooks a mean, hearty fish soup. The hike is manageable. Puffins watching are irreplaceable. We are blessed with brilliant weather albeit the strong wind. I understand there is a shorter tour available for Mykines island but I would pick this classic tour anytime if I get to choose again. I haven’t had a dull moment throughout the 9.5hrs tour.
Marc Heinzman –
I can’t think of a better way to experience Mykines! Katrin was an amazing guide, the food and coffee were delicious, the puffins were adorable, and the sights were incredible. This tour was great way to learn about the history of Mykines, get a better understanding of the culture, and see all the wonders that this island offers. Highly recommended.