Dynjandi, Ísafjörður and ATV adventures at Drangsnes. 52 experiences here from vetted operators — plan days focused on Westfjords or find what runs on your date.
Our first pick here: Calm Water Kayaking — 4.8 from 43 reviews of this tour.
Borea Adventures
14% below the €153 typical for boat tours
Anyone spending a day in Ísafjörður who wants to see the…
2 h 30 · from Ísafjörður
Experience the majesty of our fjord from a unique angle.
Whale Watching Holmavik
24% below the €139 typical for whale watching tours
meet at the start point
2 h 30 · from Hólmavík
Watch humpbacks feed in sheltered fjords
BusTravel Iceland
about the usual price for sightseeing day tours
meet at the start point
3 h 30 · from Ísafjörður
Best half-day Ísafjörður Shore Excursion with a Farm Visit on the way to Westfjords famous Waterfall
BusTravel Iceland
about the usual price for sightseeing day tours
meet at the start point
3 h 30 · from Ísafjörður
Best half-day Ísafjörður Shore Excursion with scenic fjord views, seal-watching and more
Magic Iceland Travel
about the usual price for boat tours
from age 6 · pickup included
4 h · from Ísafjörður
A scenic Westfjords shore excursion from Ísafjörður, designed especially for cruise ship passengers. Discover the majestic Dynjandi waterfall and visit the charming village of Flateyri, home to Iceland’s oldest bookshop.
Nordur Travel Services ehf
meet at the start point
3 h 30 · from Ísafjörður
Visit the spectacular Dynjandi Waterfall and enjoy a traditional Icelandic farm experience on a small group shore excursion from Isafjordur
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Nordur Travel Services ehf
meet at the start point
4 h · from Ísafjörður
Discover the stunning Dynjandi Waterfall and historic Hrafnseyri on a private Westfjords tour from Ísafjörður, featuring breathtaking scenery and local history
Iceland Backcountry travel
60% below the €144 typical for sightseeing day tours
from age 12 · meet at the start point
2 h · from Ísafjörður
Supertruck tour into the mountains
Borea Adventures
about the usual price for sightseeing day tours
Moderate · from age 12
2 h 30 · from Ísafjörður
The perfect introduction to mountain biking on trails above our beautiful home town of Ísafjörður.
Borea Adventures
16% below the €139 typical for whale watching tours
meet at the start point
2 h 30 · from Ísafjörður
Whale watching in Ísafjarðardjúp
Nordur Travel Services ehf
pickup included
4 h · from Ísafjörður
Discover the stunning Dynjandi Waterfall and historic Hrafnseyri on a private Westfjords tour from Ísafjörður, featuring breathtaking scenery and local history
Nordur Travel Services ehf
pickup included
3 h · from Ísafjörður
Experience the Westfjords' crown jewel, Dynjandi waterfall, on a private tour directly from Ísafjörður. Journey through stunning fjords, golden beaches, and dramatic mountains, enjoying exclusive comfort and breathtaking Icelandic nature.
Nothing on this page matches all of those filters. Clear one or two, or try a day either side of your date.
Drive, fly or take the ferry. From Reykjavík it is around six hours to Ísafjörður by road, partly gravel and closed in winter storms. Flights from Reykjavík city airport take 40 minutes. The Baldur ferry crosses Breiðafjörður from Stykkishólmur to Brjánslækur in summer. Guided three-day tours (/experience/1126961/) handle the driving. There is no quick way, which is why the region is empty. Our company is based in Ísafjörður; we know the roads.
June to early September. Mountain roads open in late May or June, Látrabjarg's puffins are on the cliffs from May to mid-August and Dynjandi is at full flow. Outside those months many roads close, tours stop and services shrink to Ísafjörður and Patreksfjörður. Winter here is for skiing and northern lights, if you can get in. Most operators only run Westfjords tours in summer; check dates on each tour page.
Walk the old town, one of Iceland's best-preserved, and the harbour. Take the Dynjandi waterfall tour (/experience/753707/, /experience/1152451/), which is the big sight, an hour and a half away. Kayak the fjord, watch seals (/experience/1147454/), take the boat to Vigur island for puffins and eider ducks, or hike Naustahvilft, the bowl above town. Cruise ships call in summer and the town fills for a few hours; time your walk around them.
Drangsnes and Djúpavík on the Strandir coast, the eastern side of the Westfjords. Activity Tours runs one-hour rides from Drangsnes (/experience/1176229/) and three-hour rides from Djúpavík (/experience/1167831/) past the abandoned herring factory. The roads are gravel and empty, the fjord views are constant and you need a driving licence. Drangsnes also has free hot tubs on the shore. This is a stop on a Strandir drive, not a destination from Reykjavík.
Yes, in puffin season, May to mid-August. It is a 14-kilometre cliff, the westernmost point of Iceland, and the puffins nest at the top where you can lie a metre from them. The drive from Patreksfjörður is rough gravel and slow. Stay back from the edge; the turf overhangs and gives way. Combine it with Rauðasandur's red beach nearby. Outside puffin season it is a long drive to a windy cliff.
Hotels
From the cheapest to the top end of what is in Westfjords, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site. Ourhotels is our sister company — the same people, a different business — so we list it first and say so.
from 16.427 kr.Ourhotels · our sister company
Hotel · Ísafjörður
Westfjords · a night for two, indicative
from 16.524 kr.Lowest price
Guesthouse · Drangsnes
Westfjords · a night for two, indicative
from 32.214 kr.Top end
Hotel · Patreksfjörður
Westfjords · a night for two, indicative
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