TYTY Posted December 6, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Looking for tours to see puffins, any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trosebery Posted December 7, 2019 #2 Share Posted December 7, 2019 What ports? (And what months?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYTY Posted December 7, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Oh yeah, that would help 😁 we're going to Reykjavik and Akureyri, end of July/beginning August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted December 7, 2019 #4 Share Posted December 7, 2019 11 hours ago, TYTY said: Oh yeah, that would help 😁 we're going to Reykjavik and Akureyri, end of July/beginning August. The best place that we saw puffins was in # 1 Seydisfjordur Iceland , #2 Lerwick , Shetland Islands and # 3 Reykjavik . In Reykjavik there is an island about a mile or 2 from the cruise port where we went . We went on a windy bumpy day and it was hard to get close to the island to get a good shot . The other 2 sites were on land . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted December 7, 2019 #5 Share Posted December 7, 2019 We saw Puffins just west of Vik and in Latrabjarg. We didn't enjoy the Reykjavik island tour as much as all the Puffins there were flying or swimming, hard to see them well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrina915 Posted January 2, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Thanks for posting- I fell in love with puffins in Alaska. Any chance of seeing any in Norway in early June (Bergen, Alesund, Geiranger, or Stavanger)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 2, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 2, 2020 2 hours ago, katrina915 said: Thanks for posting- I fell in love with puffins in Alaska. Any chance of seeing any in Norway in early June (Bergen, Alesund, Geiranger, or Stavanger)? You can see them at Runde Bird Island from Alesund 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruises42 Posted January 3, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 3, 2020 4 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: You can see them at Runde Bird Island from Alesund Is it pretty close to port? We already have an excursion booked but maybe this is something we can do on our own if it's not too far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted January 3, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 3, 2020 You can see them in Maine in summer, too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare wishIweretravelling Posted January 5, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Has anyone taken the excursion from Isafjordur to Vigur? How is the puffin sighting there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare wishIweretravelling Posted January 5, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Has anyone taken the excursion from Isafjordur to Vigur? How is the puffin sighting there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Rose Monica Posted January 5, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 12/7/2019 at 7:35 AM, scubacruiserx2 said: The best place that we saw puffins was in # 1 Seydisfjordur Iceland , #2 Lerwick , Shetland Islands and # 3 Reykjavik . In Reykjavik there is an island about a mile or 2 from the cruise port where we went . We went on a windy bumpy day and it was hard to get close to the island to get a good shot . The other 2 sites were on land . Could you please tell me what month you took these photos? I'll be in Reykjavik in September. Wondering if that's a good time to see the puffins. Also, we arrive at 2pm with an overnight. I have a day trip the next day so I hope I can get this in in the afternoon of our arrival. Did you book via a tour company? Thanks, Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 5, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Compass Rose Monica said: Could you please tell me what month you took these photos? I'll be in Reykjavik in September. Wondering if that's a good time to see the puffins. Also, we arrive at 2pm with an overnight. I have a day trip the next day so I hope I can get this in in the afternoon of our arrival. Did you book via a tour company? Thanks, Monica We took our photos in June . I think that most of the puffins will have left their nests by September . We used Special Tours in Reykjavik and they picked us up at the port . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted January 5, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 5, 2020 We saw a good number of puffins in Vigur, loved that tour. But saw so many more on our own in Latrabjarg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruises42 Posted January 6, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 4:36 PM, scubacruiserx2 said: You can see them at Runde Bird Island from Alesund Is it pretty close to port? We already have an excursion booked but maybe this is something we can do on our own if it's not too far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezu Posted January 6, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 6, 2020 6 hours ago, cruises42 said: Is it pretty close to port? We already have an excursion booked but maybe this is something we can do on our own if it's not too far away. Take a look at a map: as bird flies the distance between Runde and Ålesund may not look that long (27 km or so), but once you must take land based transportation (including crossing some waterways) it is not that short anymore: for example Here WeGo lists the following times for various transportation modes between Ålesund and Runde (the exact locations are not the cruise port and bird cliffs, but for demonstration purposes this shouldn't matter) one way: public transport 2 h 8 mins, car 2 h 15 mins, bicycle 9 h 15 mins, walking 21 h 12 mins. Some sort of fast boat ride might get there somewhat faster, but I think you can forget a quick visit and wish that your ship will sail past Runde reasonably close when going to/from Ålesund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezu Posted January 6, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 6, 2020 17 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: We took our photos in June . I think that most of the puffins will have left their nests by September . If I have understood correctly most puffins leave their breeding sites around mid-August, so in September if you want to see a puffin, you need a lot of luck and vigilant eyes since spotting one while they are wintering at the sea is somewhat similar to the classic haystack and needle challenge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted January 6, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 6, 2020 41 minutes ago, Hezu said: If I have understood correctly most puffins leave their breeding sites around mid-August, 18 hours ago, Compass Rose Monica said: I'll be in Reykjavik in September. Wondering if that's a good time to see the puffins. I did visit several puffin breeding locations in Iceland mid August 2019 (week of August 12) did not see any puffins. Puffins does spend the winter at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrina915 Posted January 6, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) On 1/2/2020 at 9:23 PM, cruises42 said: Is it pretty close to port? We already have an excursion booked but maybe this is something we can do on our own if it's not too far away. 4 hours ago, Hezu said: Take a look at a map: as bird flies the distance between Runde and Ålesund may not look that long (27 km or so), but once you must take land based transportation (including crossing some waterways) it is not that short anymore: for example Here WeGo lists the following times for various transportation modes between Ålesund and Runde (the exact locations are not the cruise port and bird cliffs, but for demonstration purposes this shouldn't matter) one way: public transport 2 h 8 mins, car 2 h 15 mins, bicycle 9 h 15 mins, walking 21 h 12 mins. Some sort of fast boat ride might get there somewhat faster, but I think you can forget a quick visit and wish that your ship will sail past Runde reasonably close when going to/from Ålesund. My ship has an excursion like this one in Alesund- an RIB wildlife tour: https://www.visitalesund.com/things-to-do/wildlife-sea-safari-p789873 Edited January 6, 2020 by katrina915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruises42 Posted January 7, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 7, 2020 16 hours ago, Hezu said: Take a look at a map: as bird flies the distance between Runde and Ålesund may not look that long (27 km or so), but once you must take land based transportation (including crossing some waterways) it is not that short anymore: for example Here WeGo lists the following times for various transportation modes between Ålesund and Runde (the exact locations are not the cruise port and bird cliffs, but for demonstration purposes this shouldn't matter) one way: public transport 2 h 8 mins, car 2 h 15 mins, bicycle 9 h 15 mins, walking 21 h 12 mins. Some sort of fast boat ride might get there somewhat faster, but I think you can forget a quick visit and wish that your ship will sail past Runde reasonably close when going to/from Ålesund. Thanks. It sounds like it won't be possible after doing our excursion. 12 hours ago, katrina915 said: My ship has an excursion like this one in Alesund- an RIB wildlife tour: https://www.visitalesund.com/things-to-do/wildlife-sea-safari-p789873 Unfortunately our ship is not offering many excursions and not one like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2cruz1000 Posted January 17, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Where can you see Puffins in Seydisfjordur in July? Also wondered about Lewick. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 17, 2020 #22 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Luv2cruz1000 said: Where can you see Puffins in Seydisfjordur in July? Also wondered about Lewick. thanks We took the Puffins , Elves and more tour with Wild Westfjords https://www.wildwestfjords.com/shore_excursions/Puffins_Elves_more_-_Private_Tour/ It's about an hour or 2 away from the port On the other side you could see the puffins fishing in the water In Lerwick we hired a Taxi who took us to the Sumburgh Lighthouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumburgh_Head_Lighthouse We could see them gliding in the windy conditions They also have a Puffin Cam there https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/cliff-cam-2/ Don't forget to see the Shetland Ponies while you're there . Edited January 17, 2020 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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