Short answer: €125 per person is what most people pay. The cheapest we sell is €49 and the most expensive is €200. That range comes from 30 real puffin tours across 16 operators — live prices, not estimates.
Almost all the same: an hour or two to an island colony. Price tracks boat size, and combo trips with whales cost more because they run longer.
Cheapest is not always right — a €50 saving hurts less than a wasted day. These are the low-price options we'd still put our name to.
1 hourMay – SepElding Adventure at Sea
Leaves from Reykjavík
Experience the ultimate puffin adventure from Reykjavík as we take you to one of three nearby islands where these charming birds are known to nest.
from
€62 per person
50% below the €125 typical
1 hourMay – SepSea Trips Reykjavík
Leaves from Reykjavík
Come aboard on the Axel Rose or Harpa yacht and see the incredible wealth of marine wildlife that lives in the waters just off the shores of Reykjavík City.
from
€54 per person
57% below the €125 typical
Special Tours
Leaves from Reykjavík
Visit the puffin colony to get an extra-close look at these adorable birds.
from
€59 per person
53% below the €125 typical
If a puffin tour is the thing you came to Iceland for, pay the middle price rather than the floor — the difference usually buys a smaller group and a guide with time for you. If it's a nice-to-have on a day you're already busy, the cheapest option does the job. Either way, book it for a day early in your trip: if weather cancels it, you'll have another day to try again. Most of these run in Reykjavík, East Iceland, North Iceland, Westfjords.
We sell 30 puffin tours from 16 Icelandic operators. The cheapest is €49 per person, the typical price is €125, and the top end is €200. Almost all the same: an hour or two to an island colony. Price tracks boat size, and combo trips with whales cost more because they run longer.
No. You pay the operator's own price and we take a commission out of it, so booking here costs the same as booking direct — with one checkout if you book several tours.
On most of these, yes: cancel more than 24 hours before and you get the full amount back. The exact rule belongs to the operator and is shown on each tour page before you pay.
Mid-April to mid-August. Puffins arrive at the nesting cliffs in April, hatch chicks in June and leave for the open sea by late August. July is the safest month for numbers and for chicks being fed. Outside this window there are none on land, and a tour sold as a puffin tour in October is a boat ride. Reykjavík puffin boats usually run May to August; check the tour page for the exact dates each year.
Yes. Two small islands in Faxaflói, Akurey and Lundey, hold puffin colonies ten to fifteen minutes by boat from the Old Harbour. One-hour trips like Elding's classic puffin watching (/experience/1299/) circle the islands slowly; you do not land. Bring binoculars, because the boats keep a respectful distance and puffins are small. It is the easiest puffin option in Iceland and a good fit for children or a spare hour before dinner.
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