Iceland’s wild places teem with life, and our wildlife and birdwatching tours help you find it. Watch comical puffins crowd the summer cliffs, spot seals lazing on rocks and beaches, search for Arctic foxes — Iceland’s only native land mammal — and scan the seas for whales and dolphins.
Birdwatchers are spoilt, with vast seabird colonies, the rich wetlands of Lake Mývatn, and seasonal visitors filling the skies. Guided by people who know where and when to look, these tours reveal the abundant, often surprising wildlife of the North Atlantic.
Puffins are present roughly from mid-May to early August, nesting on coastal cliffs and islands before heading back out to sea.
Puffins and other seabirds, seals, whales and dolphins, Arctic foxes, reindeer (in the east), and abundant birdlife, especially around Lake Mývatn.
Top spots include the Látrabjarg cliffs, the Westman Islands, Lake Mývatn's wetlands, and many coastal cliffs around the country.
Yes, though they're elusive. The Hornstrandir reserve in the Westfjords is the best place to spot Iceland's only native land mammal.
Very much so — puffin and seal watching, in particular, are gentle, family-friendly experiences enjoyed by all ages.
