From your hotel base in delightful Tórshavn, enjoy day tours with a driver/guide to explore the highlights of the Faroe Islands. Experience the unspoiled nature, scenery, history, traditions and relaxed lifestyle.
Itinerary
Day 1 Sunday Copenhagen - Vágar - Tórshavn
Make your own way to the Copenhagen airport for your flight to the Faroe Islands. On arrival into Vágar Airport, shuttle transfer to your hotel in Tórshavn where you will stay for four nights at Hotel Hilton Garden Inn or similar. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Day 2 Monday Tórshavn - The Island of Vágar
Pick up at your hotel for sightseeing with driver/guide to the island of Vágar. First stop will be in the small village of Bøur. Take a stroll through this small village while enjoying the scenic view of Tindhólmur and the freestanding rocks, Drangarnir. Continue through the only tunnel on the island to the distant and previously isolated village of Gásadalur. Enjoy a walk to the most photographed waterfall in the Faroes, Múlafossur. Return to Tórshavn.
Day 3 Tuesday Tórshavn - Streymoy and Eysturoy
Pick up at your hotel for sightseeing with driver/guide to the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy. From Tórshavn via the mountain road to the village Saksun, located in a picturesque, natural circular amphitheatre high above a tidal lagoon. Saksun has an attractive whitewashed church with a grass roof. Continue to Tjørnuvík, with a photo stop at the waterfall, Fossá, which is the highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands. Tjørnuvík is the northernmost village on Streymoy and is beautifully situated at the bottom of a bay surrounded by mountains and sandy beach. From the village there is a fantastic view of the rock formations Giant and the Witch. Cross the bridge that connects the islands of Eysturoy and Streymoy and continue to the village of Eiði. Here more beautiful surroundings and nature will await you. View the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, Slættaratindur. In Gjógv, see the natural harbour which the village is named after. Return to Tórshavn.
Day 4 Wednesday Tórshavn City Walk
Meet your local guide downtown for a Tórshavn City Walk. Visit Tinganes and the old part of town, Reyn. Time at leisure to explore on your own. Perhaps visit the shops and galleries, where you can see modern Faroese art, handiwork and knitwear. We suggest visiting the Nordic House and the Art Gallery, where you can see how extensively the Faroese nature and landscape has influenced the Faroese artists through the years.
Day 5 Thursday Tórshavn - Vágar - Copenhagen
Shuttle transfer to Vágar Airport for your return flight to Copenhagen. On arrival at Copenhagen Airport, your tour arrangements end.
2024-2025 departures: every Sunday September - April
Notes:
You can also take the tour from/to Reykjavik, Oslo, Billund, Edinburgh or Paris. However, if so, days of departure, excursions and prices may alter.
The price shown is based upon a certain class of flights to and from the Faroe Islands; if this class has sold out, the final price may increase, depending on the availability and cost of other classes at the time of booking.
