Iceland: Private Westman Islands - Volcano, Wildlife & Scenic Views

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Your booking You will receive your booking confirmation right after you book. Please count everyone in your group, including children and infants, as everyone needs their own seat. We pick up and drop off at any accommodation in the Capital Area and at the cruise terminals in Reykjavík and Hafnarfjörður. Staying somewhere else? Send us a message before you book and we will gladly help. Arriving by cruise ship? This is a long day, so please check your ship's all-aboard time before you book. We plan the start time and the route around it, so you are back at the port well before all-aboard time. This is a full day of about 12 to 13 hours door to door. Ferry tickets A Herjólfur ferry ticket is required for every traveller and is added per person when you book. Travellers aged 16 to 66 take the adult ticket, teens aged 12 to 15 and seniors 67+ take the reduced ticket, and children under 12 sail free. We book the crossing for your group and your vehicle. From Landeyjahöfn the crossing takes about 35 minutes. In winter or rough seas the ferry sails from Þorlákshöfn instead, about 2 hours 45 minutes each way, and we plan the day around it. If the ferry operator cancels the sailings, we move your tour to another date or give you a full refund. Museum and boat tours Eldheimar tickets are optional and priced per person. Children under 10 enter free. Boat tours run from mid-May to September and sail only with a minimum number of guests. If your boat tour does not sail, the ticket is refunded. The RIB tour is for ages 6 and up and is not suitable during pregnancy or with back or neck problems. The covered sightseeing boat is the gentler choice for all ages. Puffins nest on the islands from about mid-May to mid-August. Walking and accessibility The walk up Eldfell is short but steep, on loose volcanic gravel, so it is not suitable for guests with serious mobility limitations. The tour is not wheelchair accessible. Children Children of all ages are welcome on the tour. Warm, windproof and waterproof clothes, a hat and gloves, and shoes with good grip for the walk up Eldfell.