Tours in small groups - with or without short hikes, horseback riding, or cycling tours.
Group size: up to 4 people, or up to 8 people in a minibus – also available as private tours.
(bookable as day trips from Reykjavík also)
These tours are suggestions. Of course, you can also book me for a 3, 4 or 5 hours sightseeing tour without refreshments and entrances. If you are interested, please ask for the price.
These are offers for couples, families or small groups (up to 11people). A traditional picnic, lunch or coffee in one of the restaurants on the way or as a final event in my garden can also be booked or a combination of one of my walks and a tour.
If you book a day trip from Reykjavík, I will organize the day for you and pick you up at the airport in Ísafjörður in the morning and drop you off again in the evening.
Many of my tours can also be booked outside of the summer season, but program changes are sometimes necessary.
Especially impressive are the northern lights here from September to November. From mid-October there is often snow.
On each tour, you will get information depending on your interests about history, geology, fauna and flora of the Westfjords and you can hear stories and legends.
Extras - Extensions - they are bookable with almost all walks and tours
One hour historic Walk
You can extend your walk or tour with one hour historic walk through our town.
Price: 6.750 ISK
Children: from 16
Stop by my garden
At the end of a walk or tour, we stop in my garden — filled with beautiful perennials and offering an amazing view over the fjord. You can enjoy a cup of coffee or tea along with some Icelandic sweet treats.
Price 20 min: 2.000 ISK
Children 10-16: 500 ISK
Tasting of traditional food
Here a tasting is added with our Walk or Tour. You will have the opportunity to taste the following dishes: , Brennivín (Islandic brandy), Icelandic flatbread with smoked lamb and typical Icelandic sweets. You will also receive information about the history and preparation of these dishes.
Price Tasting 20 min: 3.800 ISK
Children 10-16: 1.900 ISK
Modern or Traditional Lunch Package
H
ere we stop at a beautiful spot or in my garden.
The traditional lunch package may include Icelandic flatbread with cheese and smoked lamb, dried fish with butter, a taste of Brennivín (Icelandic schnapps) and fermented shark, and typical Icelandic chocolate.
The modern lunch package might feature sandwiches with cheese, salami, and a variety of fresh vegetables and typical Icelandic chocolate.
With all food options, we offer fresh Icelandic water to drink.
Price Lunch Package 30 min:
Traditional: 4.500 ISK (children 3 - 16: 1.900 ISK)
Modern: 3.800 ISK (children 3 - 16: 1.900 ISK)
As an extension you have the opportunity to visit the evangelical church with its famous mural. Of all the tourists, only my guests are allowed to visit the church outside of the very unreliable opening times. It is a special experience to admire the flock of 749 red clay golden plovers that cover the wall behind the altar. All the birds are unique because they were made by the residents of our place.
Price Church tour 20 min 2.800 ISK
Children up to 16: free
One-hour Walk in Nature
Here we extend our walk or tour with a one-hour nature walk.
As an extension of the walk, this one-hour tour takes us into the beautiful nature of the mountain slopes, offering stunning views over the fjord and the surrounding valleys.
Would you like to add a one-hour nature walk to your tour? Depending on where the tour takes us, you can choose the setting: a peaceful stroll along the beach, a scenic path beside the fjord, or a short hike up to a stunning viewpoint.
We’ll tailor the walk to your interests and the beauty the day has to offer.Depending on your interests, you'll gain insight into Icelandic vegetation, see native plants in their natural environment, learn how the Westfjords were formed, and hear local legends and stories.
Price One-hour: 6.600 ISK (children 5 -16: 3.300 ISK)
You can also book all Extras together.
We, a family with two little kids plus parents and grandparents, booked a private tour with a nature walk near Isafjördur and spent a wonderful calm day with Helga. She explained a lot about nature, culture and history and answered all our questions. It was very pleasant to get to know her and explore the great nature together. Afterwards we went to Helga's wonderful garden with great view and tested some local specialties. Dear Helga, thank you very much for this special day! (2023)
The most populare Tour is our newest!
Helga´s Garden-Tour
1,5 -2 hours - year-round
Port - Sightseeing Ísafjörður - Helga´s perennial Garden - Port
guide in historical clothes - historic information - stories and legends - coffee in Helga´s garden - beautiful view over the fjord - additional to book tasting of traditional food
Perfect for nature lovers and those wanting to explore the beauty and culture of the Westfjords, this tour promises relaxation and discovery in one of Iceland’s hidden gems!
12.900 ISK/pp. Minimum 2 people
We start the tour always around midday.
Sightseeing Tours only with Visits:
Sea & Fishery
- 4 hours - year-round
Ísafjörður – Fishing place Ósvör - Bolungarvík – optionally with: Bolafjall or Tungudalur – Ísafjörður
impressive nature – open sea – Westfjord´s fishery history – long views - coffee in Helga´s garden
Fjords & Villages -
2,5 hours (3,5 hours with a walk on the old road)
Ísafjörður – Fishing place Ósvör - Bolungarvík – Flateyri - Ísafjörður
fishery village - opin sea - views - fjords - old trade place - coffee and traditional skyrterta
Ísafjarðardjúp - 4 hours
Ísafjörður - historic farm-museum Litlabæ - Súðavík - Ísafjörður
impressive fjord scenery in one of Íceland´s largest fjords - seals – arctic foxes - long views - historic farm house - coffee/tea and waffles
Vikings, Handycraft and Nature - 4 hours (with a walk 5 hours)
Ísafjörður - Þingeyri - tour (5 hours with beach walk) - Simbahöllin - Ísafjörður
Fjords - Pass road - Gísla Saga – historic parlament´s place - craft shop, old blacksmith shop etc. - coffee and Belgian waffles
Experience Dynjandi - 5 hours
Ísafjörður - Dynjandi - Farm coffee house - Flateyri - Ísafjörður
faszinating views - fjords - passroads - waterfall - historic village - coffee/tea and Icelandic Pönnukökur (pancakes)
Photography Excursion - 4 hours
Ísafjörður - Motif search in consultation with our guests - Ísafjörður
impressive flora - fascinating landscapes - open sea - wide views - waterfalls - bird life (young birds in the breeding season) - arctic fox - coffee/tea in Helga's garden
Landscapes and Gardens - 4 hours (5 hours include a hike)
Ísafjörður - Landscape garden "Skrúður" - Waterfall - Simson´s garden – Ísafjörður
fjord landscapes - pass roads - vegetation of Westfjords – Icelandic moss - special places - coffee in Helga´s perennial garden
Birds and Foxes - 5 hours
Short Walk through Ísafjörður – Önundarfjord - Arctic-Fox Centre - Tungudalur – Helga´s garden in Ísafjörður
sandy beaches - eider ducks – arctic foxes - coffee in Helga´s garden
Taste and Enjoy - 5 hours
Short Walk through Ísafjörður - Flateyri - Breiðadal - Helga´s garden in Ísafjörður
Fjords - historic villages - traditional and modern food – joint preparation of a meal
On the Tracks of the Vikings
- 4 1/2 hours
Ísafjörður - Þingeyri - Viking Experience-Exhibition – Open-air Viking-area - Ísafjörður
fjords and pass roads - beaches - viking games - coffee or tea and waffles
Tours with short walks:
Experience the Village life
– 4 hours (5 hours with the geothermal-swimming pool)
Ísafjörður - Súgandafjord - Suðureyri – Staðardalur - Ísafjörður
fjords – fishing in past and today- historical fishing point – Nature walk (2 hours on a wide path, even)
Silent Fjord ExperienceÍsafjörður - Önundarfjord - Flateyri - Hiking Trail - Ísafjörður
One of the most beautiful fjords of the Westfjords - wide views - historic fishing village - nature walk (1 hour on a wide path, even) - waders - coffee / tea and snack - at 4.5 hours beach walk and Eider ducks (40 minutes)
Only in June is the nest time of the eider ducks. Waders can be seen until the end of July.
Impressions in Ísafjarðardjúp - 5,5 hours
Impressive fjord landscape in one of Iceland's largest fjords - short walk Hestur (2 hours on a wide path, even) - seals - wide views - historic farmhouse - coffee / tea and waffles
Our amazing Nature – 5 hours
Ísafjörður – Súðavík – Walk to Valagil – Súðavík – Vebjarnareyri – Ísafjörður
views - Nature hike (2 hours on trail with slight incline) to a waterfall – coffee in a chocolate factury - foxes –
Experience the Wilderness
– 4 hours
Ísafjörður – Walk Arnarnes - Súðavík – Langeyri - Vebjarnareyri – Ísafjörður
views – Short walk (1 hour on a wide trail with slight incline) – rough nature – foxes – birds – small waterfall - coffee in Helga´s garden
My walks are to be described as comfortable, mostly on trails and on even terrain.
Tours with horse back
Horseback & Sightseeing
- 5 1/2 hours
Ísafjörður - Þingeyri - Horseback – Sightseeing - Ísafjörður
fjords and pass roads - beaches - horseback – sightseeing Þingeyri - coffee/tea and Icelandic pancakes
Riding experience in paradise
- 6 1/2 - 7 hours
Ísafjörður- Súðavík - Heydalur - Ísafjörður
impressive fjord scenery in one of Íceland´s largest fjords - seals – arctic foxes - long views - soup and hot pott in Heydalur
Bike-Tours
Bike-Tour to Bolungarvík
5 – 6 hours
Ísafjördur – old coastal road – Ósvör fishing spot – Bolungarvík – Ísafjördur
wide views - fishing village - open sea - traditional fishing of the Westfjords - packed lunch - coffee/tea
Bike-Tour to the Troll-Seat
3 hours
Ísafjördur – Troll-Seat – Ísafjördur
wide view – hike - packed lunch - coffee/tea in Helga´s garden
