Women’s Only Faroe Islands Trip

Your Nordic adventure begins upon landing at the Vágar Airport (FAE). Your Women Who Explore trip host will be at the airport to meet you along with your other travel mates. Please arrive before 3:00 p.m.

Together we’ll head to Tórshavn and check into our central 5 bedroom apartment for the week. The afternoon is yours to relax and get settled or head out to explore and wander along the narrow streets that lead down to a charming harbor boardwalk.

After breakfast, we will be visiting the towering Vestmanna Sea Cliffs!

From Vestmanna harbor, we set out on a 1.5-hour boat trip along the towering bird cliffs. Puffins flutter overhead, guillemots cry out from ledges, and curious seals pop up beside the boat. You may spot puffins diving and surfacing with beaks full of fish before flying up to their cliffside burrows, perched as high as 600 meters.

Optional lunch is at the restaurant at the sea harbor.

After lunch, we’ll make our way towards Saksun, a quaint village with an incredible beach and nearby waterfall. You’ll have the option to hike, walk the beach or take a tour of a heritage farm.

Once we’re back in Torshavn, you can choose to stay at the house for dinner or head our to a local restaurant.

Meals included: Breakfast

We’ll do the Traelanipan & Bosdalafossur Waterfall hike (lake above the ocean). This hike is about 4 miles round trip, depending on the amount of exploration you choose to do. It is rated as easy, but if rainy, it can be slightly more difficult because of mud.

Drive to Mulafosser Waterfall. This is a short walk from roadside parking.

We can either bring packed lunches or stop at a local cafe.

Dinner is back in Torshavn, either cooking at the house or you can venture out to a local restaurant.

Today, after a quick breakfast we will make our way to the world’s largest sea cliffs! We'll explore the pristine cliffs along Hestur’s west coast from the comfort of a boat, reaching one of the most remote corners of the Faroe Islands. Here, the only residents are seabirds, nesting high and low up on the cliffs.

The journey starts from the ferry terminal at Gamlarætt, only 15 minutes southwest of Tórshavn, where you’ll board a high-speed rib boat for a thrilling ride. Your captain, a local expert, will ensure your safety as you navigate through the impressive landscapes of the Faroe Islands.

We’ll do a little exploring around this area before making our way back to Torshavn for a free afternoon. We can make recommendations for local shops for wool and any souvenirs or gifts.

After breakfast, we’ll venture to to Esturoy Island.

There are a few options for today that depend on how the weather is behaving.

We will visit the town of Elduvik and see the most crystal clear waters! We can either take a short hike around the cove and/or walk around the town.

We’ go by Gjogv for possible puffin sightings on the surrounding hills. There are options for both easy and more strenuous hikes. We’ll hike down to the gorge for some epic views.

Our last stop is Eioi, a tiny village with a magical museum/coffee shop on what feels like the edge of the world!

Lunch and dinner options are dependent on where we end up exploring today!

Meals included: Breakfast

After breakfast we will make our way to the town of Klaksvík on Borðoy Island.

We’ll have time to enjoy the town before boarding our ferry.

The ferry takes roughly 20 minutes and when we arrive, a shuttle bus awaits us. A local experienced driver will take us through the dark and narrow tunnels connecting the valleys on Kalsoy Island. We will head all the way to the remote village Trøllanes.

When you get to Trøllanes, your guide will take you along the mountain path to Kallur Lighthouse on the very tip of this outlying island.

This less than one hour hike will take you to one of the most iconic sights in the Faroe Islands.

Once back to the village ofTrøllanes, we’ll get into our van and head to the village Mikladalur. There’s a quaint cafe and we’ll be sampling local food with views of the sea.

After the short ferry ride back to our vehicle and make our way home.

You probably won’t be hungry after trying all the local foods, but if so, the house is stocked with plenty of food for dinner.

One thing you’ll learn very quickly in the Faroe Islands is that the weather is VERY changeable and some of the weeks activities are weather dependent. This day can be used to make up an activity if there was blustery rain earlier in the week.

If you’re lucky and have had incredible weather for this trip, we have options to choose from! We have half day explorations of either Nolsoy or Sandoy Islands or we can spend a full day on Surdoroy Island.

There is not a lack of adventures on any of the islands mentioned to fill our day!

We will enjoy breakfast before heading to the airport. Most flights leave midday, but we will communicate about the transfer time before flights are booked.

It’s been great getting to know everyone and we can’t wait to see you on another adventure!