Things to do in Westfjords Region, Iceland: The Best Outdoor Activities

Westfjords Adventures offers travel service and leisure activities in the scenic, spectacular and picturesque Southern Westfjords. We offer guided bus tours to the top three destinations in Westfjords; Látrabjarg, Rauðisandur, Dynjandi waterfall and other scenic places. We also offer guided hiking tours, bicycle tours, scenic boat trips sea angling. All our guides are highly experienced and qualified. We are happy to design packages, tailored to your requirements.

Shore Excursions and Short Walks in small groups! My most popular Walk is Ísafjördur Walk (2 hr): Our guide, dressed as a woman from the 19th century, takes you on a walk through the city and up to the slopes above Ísafjörður. On the way you will visit interesting places and receive information on history and culture and hear a lot of stories about elves, trolls and other beings. Other Walks into the nature: Plants (3 hr), Geology (3 hr) and Nature Walk to a beautiful waterfall (5 hr). Culinary experiences as Please Taste (3,5 hr) and Culinary Explorations (2 hr). Private Tours in the environment.

Iceland BackCountry Travel offers tours in highly modified superjeeps driven by native Icelanders. Sightseeing tours, arctic fox and other wildlife photo safaris, northern lights tours, glacier tours, ice fishing for trout, hikes, backcountry skiing. Tours from 3-4 hours and up. Customized tours available. Price varies by tours available.

We offer horse riding tours in Isafjordur. We take pleasure in introducing people from all over the world to the wonders of the Icelandic horse and the beautiful area of Westfjords. Our tours have been designed so that everyone can join us for a ride they find suitable to their skills.

We operate various day tours in the Westfjords region. Most popular are our super jeep & hiking tours from Isafjordur. We offer both scheduled and private departures for individuals and groups. We are also experts at self drive, guided & customised holiday packages in the Westfjords and all around Iceland.

Unique Private Viking sailing tours on a real viking ship, in Thingeyri, a small village in the West-fjords in Iceland . You will learn the Viking way to navigate on sea and how to maneuver the sail, hear stories of Viking Settlers and enjoy the ocean wild life. Viking guidance in English. The Private tour for 1-12 persons is 1-1,5 hrs and costs ISK 165.000. Recommended departures are at 9:30, 11:30, 13:30 and 15:30 from July to August.

Guided ATV/Quad Tours in small groups where you are able to see all the surroundings of Isafjordur in a great and fun way. We take the gravel roads up to the mountains where you have an amazing panoramic view over Skutulsfjordur and to the next fjords. Our bikes are automatic and easy to drive. Included: Helmets, gloves and coverall If you dont have much time and want to see it all -this is it!

A horseback riding tour through farmlands near the village of Holmavik. Choose between 1 hour tours and 3 hour tours around the lake. Our horses are friendly and well kept, of the well-known Icelandic breed, which is unique for its Tölt, the incredibly smooth gate that no other horses in the world can master. Our tours are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced riders of all ages. Please dress according to weather and enjoy a unique connection with the Icelandic landscape and nature.

A warm swimming pool and spa with hot pots and gym facilities. The water is not geothermal but cold water heated with green electricity, making the water exceptionally soft leaving your skin smooth and fresh. The hot pots are a popular meeting-point of the locals, where the daily matters are discussed and everyone may say his or her meaning. Gym with good training equipment for a healty workout.