Where to see PUFFINS in Iceland (Top 5 locations)

Most people who visit Iceland want to see puffins, for good reason - they are the cutest birds ever! The best time of year to see Puffins is during summer from mid-April to mid-August. Some places are easily accessible by simply driving yourself, some places you need to join a guided tour. In this video I talk about the top 5 locations in Iceland to see the Atlantic Puffin.

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[amybradley]

I went to the Westman islands and saw them so close. Was really cool, love those little guys.

[Franconian_on_a_journey]

We visited last year in June, Vestmannaeyjar and Latrabjarg is was amazing.

[JM-eoiw]

Ha. Látrabjarg reminds me of the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland too. Thanks for the video!

[ThePinoyAggie]

Thank you very much for this info. I'm excited to see these cute puffins this summer!

[sayurisg]

Thank you for the information. I am from Singapore. My husband and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary this July by spending 23 days in Iceland. We will be leisurely driving the Ring road anti clockwise and doing lots of hiking. We have already booked ourselves a 2 night stay in Borgarfjordur Eystri and are really looking forward to seeing and photographing the super cute Altantic puffins.

[AleMarchAMP]

Thanks for this great summary video of were to go to see the lovelly puffins :-)

[CitrusAndCinnamon]

Ah! I can't fait for my next trip to Iceland. Thank you for sharing with us!

[JeeDee]

I fly at wednesday to Iceland and i hope that i have the chance to see them. And the weather is not to bad. Thank you for your videos.

[marisaflores-march]

Yay! Puffins!! Will be hopefully seeing them on the east coast this summer...( and, no, I'm never going to eat them)...

[LoriLind-ortq]

I can't say enough about Borgafjordur, it is puffin central and much easier to reach with less danger than some of the other sites.

[peterb.]

Thank you. We are going to the 3 places you recommended

[frankatnik]

This is fabulous. Thank you so much. I love your energy and enthusiasm and I’m super excited to bring my family there this summer.

[Sindrijo]

Also... Puffins are common carriers of the sea-bird tick, so if you touch one don't be surprised if you get a creepy crawly on you!

[gordonnorman]

I'm a bit surprised that Grimsey Island didn't get a mention... granted, it requires more planning and time for a puffin visit, but based on my visit there it is hard to beat for puffin photography and observing!

[shannonhuntley-wei]

Thanks for the great info! Just wondering how successful we would be seeing puffins mid April at any of these locations? I haven't had any luck finding tours that run in April 😢

[brylegaylor]

coming up next month, do you offer private tour?

[kpataky]

My wife and I will be making our 3rd trip to Iceland in a span of 1 year this coming July 10th. Last Year in July and October we saw a grand total of 1 puffin when we did a whale watch out of Reykjavik. This places you mention are great spots to see puffins in the summer but are they not all out at sea during the day? We went to one place in the South of Iceland and one in the East in July last year and didn't see a single puffin. Timing is everything. Can you speak to this? Thanks.

[robartillustration]

Can I ask, we are coming to Iceland in early September, and saw this video and would love to see some puffins. We will travel close to Borgarfjörður eystri
and I am wondering if this is too late to see them and not worth the two hour drive to get there to find they have all gone. Is there a realistic cut off date for not seeing puffins at Borgarfjörður eystri? Thanks in advance.

[VoyagerNow]

We specifically went to Westmann Island to see puffins last late June. Didn't see one. Went all over the island, didn't book a boat...probably should have. It was an extremely windy day, I wonder if they were in their nests due to winds.

[Manateelover]

Thank you for great video! We are going to Iceland this summer on a cruise. Do you know any companies that do tours for cruise ship passengersnto see puffins? Thank you!!!