5.0 · 396 reviews
Julie_N
May 2024
Great guide and a awesome tour- critical if you are visiting the island! Comfortable bus and the guise took great care in making sure you got a good overview and history of the island.
Sicilygrl
April 2024
We can highly recommend the tour of the Westman Islands by Eyatours. Our guide, Ebbi, is a lifelong native Islander, whose family goes back generations in the area to the original Viking settlement days. He is a treasure trove of information, stories and facts about the islands, its people and history. As a side project, he is renovating a Viking turf house replica complete with figures of the original settlers in the islands and their stories. He includes a visit there in his tour, and we found it utterly fascinating. After the beginning of May, the island is the site of one of the largest puffin colonies on the south coast of Iceland, and the viewing platform is in wonderfully close proximity to the colony affording superb photos. To wrap up an afternoon there, we would recommend a stopover at the local puffin and Beluga whale sanctuary as well which Eyatours can facilitate.
534mikei
April 2024
Ebbi is one of the best guides in Iceland. He was born in and lives on Westman Islands and is very enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge and love of the Island. This was one of our best experiences. Ebbi is very entertaining and we learned so much about the Island's history, people, culture, and - of course - Puffins. Ebbi made sure we saw Puffins and helped us get many memorable photos. You must see Westman Islands and going with Ebbi is the best way to see it. The person who booked our trip, Iris, was great and actually made the tour possible for us. We had MANY questions and and Iris was very courteous, patient, and helpful. Thank you Ebbi and Iris.
MikenSue726
November 2023
The tour guide was born and raised on the island. He seemed to know everything (and everyone!) and then some. It was clear that he loved showing his home to visitors. Fun, informative, and well worth it.
Lisa_E
September 2023
This tour is absolutely brilliant and so much fun. Ebbi is a fantastic tour guide, a local who is super knowledgeable and passionate about the island he calls home. He brings history to life (including the wonderful HERJÓLFSTOWN Viking museum which Ebbi has been instrumental in creating). He crams a whole lot into a short amount of time. I wholeheartedly recommend this tour to anyone who visits the island. I will mention that people with limited mobility might find the tour a bit difficult. There is a lot of getting on and off the bus as the tour visits many places.
Inge J
September 2023
Ebbi was knowledgeable and interesting in his descriptions of different historical sites on the island- his family has lived there for generations and he has a genuine and well deserved love of Westman Island. He was funny and allowed for questions and personal interactions throughout- definitely a highlight for us!
emilyrO2000IE
September 2023
This a great tour if you’re spending time in the Westman Islands. Ebbi was fabulous and incredibly passionate. The replica of one of the first stone homes offered great insight as to how the first Vikings lived. Local school kids get involved with the ongoing project which makes it all the more amazing. You have to see the puffins (of course) and the volcano tours were great. Still recovering from watching the cliff climbing/swinging demonstration. That was wild to see!
lynnel161
September 2023
The Puffin and volcano tour lived up to the hype! We truly enjoyed everything about this tour. Favorite places included the puffin lookout (of course) as well as the rugged coastline by the golf course and the Viking houses now made into a museum. We even enjoyed some Viking beer made by the tour owner, Ebbi, and his partners. Ebbi was a wonderful guide who made the tour fun and enjoyable.
SarahPenguin2014
September 2023
Like so many others have said, our guide Ebbi was absolutely fantastic and really made this tour special. Great local knowledge and despite it being the last few days of the puffin season, we saw quite a few puffins flying overhead, and the best part was holding a rescued puffling before releasing it into wild! A must-do tour on Heimaey Island!
Sherwin_B
September 2023
Extremely informative. Very organized. Went to all the key points. Very clean bus. The boat was on time and very clean and confortable.
Hjb131
September 2023
This is an absolute must do! If you visit the island this is the best way to learn all about it and then some! Ebbi is so knowledgeable and makes the tour so much fun! We got up close and personal with the puffins! 1000% recommend!
Charlie S
September 2023
Our puffin and volcano tour was a real delight. The guide offered us a lot of island knowledge and the scenery was terrific. I would highly recommend this tour.
Jonell_y
September 2023
Memories made! Ebbi is a fantastic guide, highly recommend the tour!! Historical information was great, views spactacular, volcano's, puffins, vikings & small group made it personalized! And we saw hundreds of Puffins!! Thank you Ebbi!!!
Ron_W
September 2023
Ebbe & his personalized commentaries were wonderful & exuberant!! He made the tour totally precious along with visiting the puffins!!!!
IleyCA
September 2023
The island is beautiful and worth visiting. We weren't sure if we were going to see many puffins since we visited at the end of the season, but we saw a bunch! Other bonuses were seeing the landscapes and sheep around the island. Seeing the viking house and other history on the island was also interesting. The ferry ride over to the island is also a great experience with great views. Highly recommend doing this tour.
BklynGrl12
September 2023
Great tour and guide. We saw puffins, a volcano and learned more about the Viking heritage of Iceland. Ebbi was an excellent guide, knowledgeable and eager to share his knowledge.
369lesleys
September 2023
What a fascinating 2 hours. It was chock full of information and we know a lot more about the special place with all the puffins and history. I have already recommended this tour to friends
Tina_L
August 2023
This was the most amazing tour. Ebbi was so knowledgeable and informative. He kept us on our toes with his massive knowledge of his island we got to see puffins they are the most amazing birds. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to know a little bit more about this beautiful island and see the birds that they are known for…
Drew_C
August 2023
Fantastic experience - Ebbi has crafted such a beautiful story of the island. Puffins galore and so much more!
Clayton R
August 2023
Our guide spoke in a manner that was very understandable. He was patient and through in his explanations. The tour was excellent

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