Top Snaefellsnes Peninsula Tours

The Snaefellsnes Peninsula is one of Iceland’s most diverse regions, packed with otherworldly nature. These are the top Snaefellsnes Peninsula tours that depart from and explore the region.

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Ólafsvík is the best place in Iceland to see orcas and sperm whales. It’s also home to minke, humpback, and pilot whales. Láki Tours offers 3-hour whale watching tours from Ólafsvík between February and September.

Láki Tours also offers puffin watching tours from June to August that depart from charming Grundarfjörður. Note that they’re not offering this tour in 2024 due to an issue with their boat.

Lýsuhóll Horse Farm offers short and multi-day horseback riding tours on their Icelandic horses from April through September. Multi-day tours include accommodation on their farm.

Snowcat tours up Snaefellsjökull Glacier run from May to August through The Glacier Tours and from April to August through Arctic Adventures.

Seatours offers boat tours from Stykkisholmur around the Breiðafjörður Islands, where guests spot birds like the Arctic puffin while sampling freshly caught “Viking sushi” (scallops and sea urchins). This is one of Iceland’s most popular tours. Even the First Lady of Iceland recommends it!

Vatnshellir Cave is an underground lava tube formed 8,000 years ago during a volcanic eruption. Summit Adventure Guides offers 45-minute tours into the cave year round.

From Stykkishólmur explore Breiðafjörður fjord, a shipwreck, and spot seabirds like puffins on kayak. Arctic Adventures offers kayaking tours from Grundarfjörður that pass Kirkjufell Mountain.