Seyðisfjörður is a village of about 700 people at the end of a long fjord, with timber houses and a painted street up to the blue church. Excursions cross the pass to Egilsstaðir and the reindeer country beyond. We list tours that start in Seyðisfjörður or Egilsstaðir, not the ones from Djúpivogur further south.
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Ships tie up at the end of the fjord, beside the village and the ferry terminal. The village is walkable; Egilsstaðir is 25 minutes over a mountain pass.
Comfortably: the village on foot, the waterfalls on the road up the pass, a half-day loop to Egilsstaðir or Borgarfjörður eystri for puffins in season. A full-day call: Stuðlagil canyon. Watch the pass in bad weather: it is the only road out.
Enter your ship's hours. We started with a typical Seyðisfjörður call; yours is in the daily programme.
Ashore 08:00 to 17:00. We keep the last hour before all aboard free.
We list tours that return at least 60 minutes before your all-aboard time, based on the operator's stated duration. We also add about 10 minutes each way between the ship and the departure point. The duration is the operator's estimate and weather can close roads, so treat this as a planning rule, not a guarantee. The ship waits for its own excursions, not for ours.
Five to seven hours. On a nine-hour call this leaves you the margin you want.
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Magic Iceland Travel
from age 6 · pickup included
6 h · from Seyðisfjörður
Embark on a wild journey through Seyðisfjörður, discovering the secret marvels of Stuðlagil Canyon and tracking majestic reindeer across Iceland's untamed landscapes.
Leaves 09:00, back at the ship about 15:10: 1h 50min before all aboard.
Magic Iceland Travel
73% above the €110 typical for puffin tours
from age 6 · pickup included
6 h · from Seyðisfjörður
Embark on a wild adventure through Seyðisfjörður, where puffins soar, reindeer roam, and the breathtaking Eastfjords await your discovery.
Leaves 09:00, back at the ship about 15:10: 1h 50min before all aboard.
East Highlanders
pickup included
5 h · from Egilsstaðir
Meet puffins and elves on a private half-day tour to Borgarfjörður Eystri. Visit one of Iceland’s best birdwatching spots and explore local folklore in a stunning East Iceland setting.
Leaves 09:00, back at the ship about 14:10: 2h 50min before all aboard.
Magic Iceland Travel
pickup included
6 h · from Seyðisfjörður
Private Eastfjords shore excursion from Seyðisfjörður with reindeer sightings, scenic fjords, and seasonal highlights: puffins in July or Stuðlagil Canyon in August.
Leaves 09:00, back at the ship about 15:10: 1h 50min before all aboard.
Four hours or less, or a flexible admission. The safe choice on a short call, and what to add if you have a morning free.
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East Highlanders
pickup included · works in rain
4 h · from Egilsstaðir
A private East Iceland tour combining the Wilderness Center exhibition, close-up reindeer encounters, Hallormsstaður forest, Lagarfljót and local storytelling.
Leaves 10:00, back at the ship about 14:10: 2h 50min before all aboard.
East Highlanders
pickup included · works in rain
4 h · from Egilsstaðir
A relaxed private shore excursion from Seyðisfjörður to Vök Baths. Start with a short stop at Gufufoss, enjoy a scenic drive across Fjarðarheiði, and unwind in warm geothermal pools overlooking Lake Urriðavatn before returning comfortably to your ship.
Leaves 09:30, back at the ship about 13:40: 3h 20min before all aboard.
Check your own sailing time first, not the scheduled one — calls get shortened by weather more often in Iceland than almost anywhere, and the ship will tell you the day before. Then pick a tour that is back at least an hour before all aboard.
Tell the operator which ship you are on when you book. They plan around sailings all season and it changes how they run the day. Most of these allow free cancellation up to 24 hours before, so booking early costs you nothing if the call changes — the exact rule is on each tour page.
2 of the 6 excursions here have departures published in the next four months. The rest open their calendars closer to the season, which is normal for Icelandic operators — search your ship’s date on the tour page to see it.
Not sure it fits? Send us the ship and the date —[email protected] or +354 497 1373. We will tell you if the answer is no.
Yes, and it is normally cheaper than the ship's desk because you are buying from the same Icelandic operators the ships buy from. The difference is that the ship waits for its own excursions and not for ours, so leave margin: on a standard nine-hour call we would not book a tour longer than seven hours.
Typically €1,348 per person across the 6 excursions we sell here from 2 operators, with the cheapest at €191. Private tours and small-group trips sit well above that; coach excursions below it.
That risk is yours on an independently booked tour, which is the honest trade for the lower price. In practice the operators here run these for cruise passengers all season and know the sailing times, but Icelandic weather closes roads without warning. Book the shorter option on a tight call, keep the operator’s number on your phone, and tell them at booking which ship you are on and when it sails.
Ships tie up at the end of the fjord, beside the village and the ferry terminal. The village is walkable; Egilsstaðir is 25 minutes over a mountain pass.
Put your own hours into the "Back on board in time" box on this page and the lists re-filter. A tour is shown as fitting when it returns at least 60 minutes before your all-aboard time, based on the operator's stated duration, plus about 10 minutes each way between the ship and the departure point. The operator's duration is their estimate, and weather can close roads, so this is a planning rule, not a guarantee.
Several excursions, or a call in more than one port? One checkout covers the lot.
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