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Mykines puffin colony

How long
about 8 hours
Without a car?
Reachable
Weather
Can be cancelled or spoiled
Access fee
None

Puffins in numbers, on a walk out to a lighthouse across a footbridge to a sea stack.

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The single most memorable day available in the Faroes, and the one most likely not to happen. Puffins nest along the path in numbers, close enough that the difficulty is not disturbing them.

Settlement
Sørvágur

Source: Strandfaraskip Landsins

Never plan Mykines as your only free day. The crossing cancels frequently and the season is short.

We do not know: Whether a sailing will operate on your date

BEST has no live ferry feed. Nothing here confirms a crossing is running.

Getting there and getting in

Transport

Ferry from Sørvágur, or the subsidised helicopter. Both weather-dependent.

Access

Guide required on parts of the route in some seasons; landowner rules apply.

Season

Puffins roughly mid-May to late August. Outside that there is no colony.

This sits near Sørvágur, which has its own page.

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