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Puffin Express Cruise from Reykjavik

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Reykjavík, Iceland
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
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Guides required to regularly wash hands
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Get up close and personal with puffins on this eco-adventure from Reykjavik. With your local nature guide, step aboard a custom boat that lets you glide right up to Akurey Island's jagged shore and see the adorable animals in their natural habitat. Enjoy engaging commentary about the puffins's biology and behavior from your guide. Use of binoculars for viewing bird life is included.
  • 1-hour puffin express cruise from Reykjavik
  • Experience Icelandic native species and see puffin and other seabirds in their natural habitat
  • Learn interesting facts about seafowls from your knowledgeable guide
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Following pickup, head for the shoreline and hop aboard the express boat to Akurey, an island off the coast of Iceland's capital that boasts a healthy population of puffins. You have the choice of five departure times throughout the day to suit your Iceland itinerary.

During your trip, learn from your expert guide about the puffins as well local seabirds, such as northern fulmars, gulls, arctic terns and black guillemots. Warm up with a fresh cup of coffee while watching the sweet seabirds nesting and diving into the sea after their next meal.

Between May and August every year, the puffins nest on the island. The rocky outcroppings and slopes that form protected areas are perfect for hatching and raising young puffins. Riding on a custom-designed boat means that you can get as close as possible to the funny little birds. Use of binoculars on your tour is also included. When you reach the island, you'll circle it a few times before the captain turns off the engines, allowing you to enjoy the bird life in peace. 

Your 1-hour tour ends with drop-off back where you started.
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After meeting your guide, board the comfortable puffin express boat for a 15-minute cruise to Akurey, an island known for its puffin population, just off the coast of Reykjavik. Puffins nest between May and August on this island, which is covered with small hills and slopes and known for its colorful bird life. As the island's shores are rocky, your puffin-watching boat is specially designed to get you as close to the shoreline as possible, so you can get an up-close look at these adorable creatures! On board, learn from your expert guide about the puffins as well as other interesting seabirds that you may spot on the tour, such as northern fulmars, gulls, arctic terns and black guillemots. Enjoy watching the seabirds flying and diving into the water. When you arrive at the Akurey shore, circle around the island for more observation time before the captain turns the engines off, allowing you to enjoy the peace and quiet among Iceland’s natural treasures. You have the choice of five departure times throughout the day (up to seven departures from June-August) to suit your Iceland itinerary.
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Duration: 1 hour 
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What is the policy on sanitization during Puffin Express Cruise from Reykjavik?
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The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Puffin Express Cruise from Reykjavik?
A:
The policies on staff health & safety are:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
See all safety measures taken by Puffin Express Cruise from Reykjavik.
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What is the maximum group size during Puffin Express Cruise from Reykjavik?
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This activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers.

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Fun and Informative
sha41143
, Sep 2019
Thank you for a wonderfully fun and informitive time! It was the end of the season, but still got to see plenty of these cute clumsy birds. The tour guide was very knowledgable and the ride easy. Not too expensive either.
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a great experience
bellevuesummit
, Aug 2019
We saw hundreds or thousands of puffins. It was a great experience. It was short but exciting. Very fun to visit the islands where 26,000 puffins live in the summer. what an experience.
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Puffins
Vuk91855
, Aug 2019
The people were great but it was nice to have good binoculars they knew about the birds excellent trip
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Fantastic!
Guide76096
, Aug 2019
Saw many Puffins! The captain slowed down the boat and gave us plenty of time to get pictures! Our guide was very knowledgable and pleasant! Would highly recommend!
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Lovely day on the water!
msk1Ca
, Aug 2019
We were collected at the cruise port and dropped off at the harbor. Very efficient transfer to "Puffin Express" and a great day, narrated by AnnMarie. Binoculars were provided as well as lifejackets for the little ones. A fun day for all!
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A Must Do in Reykjavik
Voyager567733
, Jul 2019
A really well run tour. A guide who is a biologist and studies puffins so can answer pretty well any question. A smallish boat so no great crowds on board. Gets out to the area where the puffins are and stops the engine so the birds come quite close. First clas wthout being touristy.
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An hour with Puffins
megsdad
, Jul 2019
After a nice boat ride, with our guide explaining what we would hopefully see, we arrived at the island with hundreds of puffins, turns, and seagulls. For the next 40 minutes we slowly circled the island watching puffins be puffins. It was a lot of fun! Then we had to return.
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Fantastic, better than expected
Joel R
, Jul 2019
Guide was a marine biologist. Very informative. Thousands of Puffins were seen. Great pictures. One hour was a good amount of time
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A fun Reykjavík excursion for adults and children!
Inspire67200741295
, Jul 2019
Great time! We went early at 8am, and Annemarie was a great guide, sharing with us all about puffins. We got some great pictures, and had the rest of the morning to explore Reykjavík after our boat excursion.
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Late May Puffins
89orvalb
, Jun 2019
Agreed, you didn't get really close to the island, but you could still get a good look with binoculars (they had some to borrow) or with a very good camera. However, as the birds flew out over the water, sometimes very close, you then got a good look at their colorful plumage. Boat pilot and tour narrator were both excellent in their knowledge and descriptions. Boat got very close to birds on water, occasionally stopping to watch small congregations of birds.
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