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Vestmanna Sea Cliffs

Boat trips into grottoes and under bird cliffs that soar hundreds of meters straight out of the sea.

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Open
Spring to autumn, weather permitting
Price
Paid
Time Needed
2½ hours
Address
Vestmanna harbor, StreymoyDirections
Getting There
About 40 minutes by car from Tórshavn.

Why Go

Small boats sail from the harbor of Vestmanna along the cliffs of Vestmannabjørgini, threading between sea stacks and into narrow sea caves, with fulmars, guillemots and puffins nesting overhead.

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