Wild Westfjords
Wild Westfjords
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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We are a specialised travel company based in Isafjordur that offers:
1. Multi-day & day tours in the Westfjords of Iceland, sold under our Wild Westfjords brand
2. Cruise ship day tours & shore excursions in Iceland & the Arctic region, sold under our Arctic Shorex brand
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Rob
Houston, TX149 contributions
Jul 2022
Were were in Isafjordur for a one-day visit on a cruise. The ship's tours were both expensive and the large coaches could not visit many of the more unique sights and villages that a smaller vehicle could reach. We were two couples that shared this tour with 3 other couples (10 people total). The Wild Westfjords van was immediately adjacent to our ship's gangway. Our guide/driver shared many personal stories with the group, we saw an unexpected special event (an Icelandic sand castle competition by the lake!), and a special visit to our drive's home & farm where he raises sheep and collects eider down. After these enjoyable and unexpected side excursions, we headed to the main attraction, Dynjandi Waterfalls, where we had sufficient time to climb the entire path up to the top waterfall. An excellent excursion with an up-close and personal perspective from a guide that obviously loves to share his stories and community life with visitors. Highly recommended.
Written August 6, 2022
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dleighb
Texas79 contributions
Aug 2022
We took this as a shore excursion while in port at Isafjordur as Dynjandi was one of my must-sees and the cruise ship was charging a ridiculous price. We saw some of the lovely Westfjord countryside on our way to Dynjandi and Hrafnseyri. We could have used a little more time at Dynjandi and a little less time at Hrafnseyri as we wanted to get good photographs of Dynjandi and all the falls beneath it. It took some time to work in and out of all the other people doing the same and climb up to to top. About 20 minutes more and we could have gotten our photos and been able to actually spend some time enjoying the magnificence. Hrafnseyri was interesting, but we had more than enough time there to see the museum, the church, and the turf house.
Written December 20, 2022
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Bnizzle76
Indianapolis, IN282 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
We had a fabulous experience with ArcticShorex/Wildwest Fjords booking the 18psgr minivan 5hr Dynjandi Waterfalls and West Fjords Tour as a Shore Excursion. Due to weather cancellations of ports, we had to cancel our original tour on 24hrs notice (received refund in a day!) and then a few days later the ship did port in Isafjordur, so we then had to rebook this tour. ArcticShorex was amazing making arrangements on a few hours notice to provide us with a fantastic guide and tour. Hiking the Dynjandi Falls was spectacular! We enjoyed the beautiful scenery, our stop @ the Hotel Sandafell Cafe, and the walking tour of Thingeyri.
Written May 31, 2023
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Elaine Y
Cerritos, CA7 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
If there is a minus one star, I would give it to Wild Westfjords and Arctic Shorex. They are not reliable companies, we have booked Dynjandi waterfall for 8 people, the cruise only docked in Isafjordur for that day with limited time, payment and confirmation have received. We can't believe they canceled our order at very last minute due to a reason of overbooking. Iceland is such a beautiful country, but these two untrustworthy companies jeopardize our dreams. We just stuck at port with no itinerary because nothing is available at very last minutes. Shame on them. Please beware if you decide to go with them.
Written June 23, 2023
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Please accept our apologies once more for this cancellation. It was unfortunate but also unavoidable that day.
Your tour was not over-booked, but rather suffered a last minute change to a slightly smaller vehicle.
There was nothing we could do with short notice to secure the same number of seats on that particular day.
We really hate to cancel bookings and do so only very rarely, as a last resort.
You were refunded in full right away.
Written September 15, 2023
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Bill B
Tampa, FL23 contributions
Aug 2023
They did not wait for us, they did not call us, and they kept our money. I don’t know about the tour, but I know they did not communicate that the tour was leaving without us. There is no phone number to call, email is their method of communication. We will never use them again.
Written August 24, 2023
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We are sorry that you missed your tour, and we always do all we can to avoid leaving anybody behind. It is, however, the customer’s responsibility to book tours they are capable of being on time for. Your ship arrived on-time that day, which was half an hour after the tour’s departure time. All the other passengers on the tour were from the ship which arrived an hour earlier and were all ready to depart on time. We would also like to point out that we do have an emergency contact phone number which is included on all tickets, and that the phone line was open on the day of your tour.
Written September 15, 2023
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KingstonUKcouple
London, UK5 contributions
Sep 2022
We had a two week self-drive circuit of Iceland for five of us in a 4WD van, with accommodation, walks and tours built-in. Organised at very short notice. It was fabulous. Very well organised with excellent notes and lots of options we could do if we had the time. Highly recommended.
Written October 30, 2022
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Mary C
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Aug 2022
We used Wild Westfjords (Artic Shorex) for three tours. Myvatn/Godafoss and Nature baths, Dynjandi & the Westfjords and a private day tour including the Blue Lagoon. All three tours were amazing and very enjoyable. The guides were prompt and we did not have any problem finding the guides. Iceland is beautiful. The best tour was in Reykjavik. Our tour guide was amazing. I would recommend him without reservation. He took us all over and was able to see several sites (even if the weather didn't cooperate). I would recommend this company for anyone going to Iceland.
Written September 12, 2022
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jean2007
laval, quebec110 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
I reserved this tour independent of my cruise ship. It was way cheaper than the cruise line. We were very pleased with this tour. They were waiting for us at the cruise port. The tour was in Isafijordur and we went to Dynjandi falls. We had 1 hour to climb to the top and back.Beautiful views on the way there and stopped at many other places on our way back to the ship. When we returned there was enough time to walk in Isafijordur to visit this cute little village. I would recommend this tour to anyone who likes a small group and very imformative born and raised local tour guide.
Written September 15, 2016
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wannatravelm0re
Denver, CO29 contributions
Sep 2019 • Couples
I read about the Hornbjarg cliffs hike through the Wild Westfjords website (as well as on competitor booking sites), and I was blown away by the remoteness and the beauty of the area. For anyone in know, this is far and away the most incredible and dramatic hike you will take in your life.
A few considerations are critical to think about before you book: 1) can you handle a 2.5 - 3 hour boat ride (each way) in a boat that holds 16 passengers in the North Atlantic/Arctic Ocean, 2) can you hike uneven and very steep terrain, up and down, for approximately 6 hours, and 3) are you willing to get some money back and do a shorter trip assuming the weather/high seas keep the small ferry boat from going around to the Hornvík area? If you are still in, you are in for an amazing boat ride and hike.
The hiking takes you from the shore steeply up a smaller mountain and ends at a long cliff with birds by the thousands on the north face. The trail then tracks along that cliff and climbs steeply to the top of a mountain and ridge line to the southeast of your initial ascent, giving you the classic view of the Hornbjarg cliffs. The descent into the lake and meadow below the cliffs and back to the boat is beautiful and tiring after so much climbing, but the views of the fjord keep you motivated to the end.
The transfer on and off the shore in a zodiac or inflatable dinghy can get you quite wet if the tide is low and some waves roll through, so make sure to take one pair of extra socks. Also take however much food and water you typically need on a moderately strenuous day of hiking. We were very fortunate to have mostly sunny weather and light wind, but it can be blustery and cold on the ridge line. Finally, in my opinion, the rating of this hike being moderate effort and 3/5 is a little low, depending on your experience and fitness. It’s not terribly long in distance, but the vertical gain is significant and some of the trail is narrow and exposed to a steep drop. Enjoy!
A few considerations are critical to think about before you book: 1) can you handle a 2.5 - 3 hour boat ride (each way) in a boat that holds 16 passengers in the North Atlantic/Arctic Ocean, 2) can you hike uneven and very steep terrain, up and down, for approximately 6 hours, and 3) are you willing to get some money back and do a shorter trip assuming the weather/high seas keep the small ferry boat from going around to the Hornvík area? If you are still in, you are in for an amazing boat ride and hike.
The hiking takes you from the shore steeply up a smaller mountain and ends at a long cliff with birds by the thousands on the north face. The trail then tracks along that cliff and climbs steeply to the top of a mountain and ridge line to the southeast of your initial ascent, giving you the classic view of the Hornbjarg cliffs. The descent into the lake and meadow below the cliffs and back to the boat is beautiful and tiring after so much climbing, but the views of the fjord keep you motivated to the end.
The transfer on and off the shore in a zodiac or inflatable dinghy can get you quite wet if the tide is low and some waves roll through, so make sure to take one pair of extra socks. Also take however much food and water you typically need on a moderately strenuous day of hiking. We were very fortunate to have mostly sunny weather and light wind, but it can be blustery and cold on the ridge line. Finally, in my opinion, the rating of this hike being moderate effort and 3/5 is a little low, depending on your experience and fitness. It’s not terribly long in distance, but the vertical gain is significant and some of the trail is narrow and exposed to a steep drop. Enjoy!
Written September 4, 2019
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powderglut
Steamboat Springs, CO3,693 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
I arranged this trip with WW's Halldor. Hoping there would be enough people to go on the trip, and the day's weather would be good enough to take a boat over to this remote part of the Hornstrandir. Probably the best day we had in Iceland. Flat seas boat ride along epic cliffs and coves. Sunshine and blue skies all day long. Our guide was Rudolf who was very knowledgeable about everything in the area especially Arctic foxes. (Which we did see at the end of the day after some amazing cliff hiking). There were seven of us total plus our guide that hiked . The boat was perfect size for our crew along with captain and mate. If you want to see the best of the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve this is the ultimate day trip out there.
Written October 4, 2018
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Monika V
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Wo kann ic h erfahren was diese tour kostet, wie lang sie dauert und wo buchbar ist
Wild W
Ísafjörður54 contributions
Hallo Monika,
vielen Dank für deine Anfrage.
Du kannst die Tour auf unserer Webseite finden. Ich kann den Link hier leider nicht einfügen. Auf der Webseite dann Deutsch als Sprache wählen und dann in Landausflüge > Ísafjörður klicken.
Wenn es dahingehend noch Fragen gibt, kannst du uns gern eine Email schreiben. Die Emailadresse ist ganz unten auf unserer Webseite zu finden.
Schöne Grüße aus Ísafjörður
Rico und Team
katiehumpage
Birmingham, United Kingdom5 contributions
Hi there, My fiancée and I are heading to the Wesg Fjords in July (we'll be there approx 18th-22nd July) and would like to do some adventurous activities like sea kayaking or trekking. We have sea kayaked a few times before and we are both physically very fit and healthy. Would you be able to recommend us with a particular trip or arrange one for us? Thanks! Xx
Chrisboals
New York City, NY50 contributions
I’m not a tour organizer, I’m a tourist! :-)
I highly recommend Wild Westfjords as an organizer, and the King and Queen of Cliffs day trip was a highlight for us!
Cristiana M
259 contributions
is it possible to take tour(full day) for 17-19 adults on 25-5-2018 in minibus o large bus it is the same...
price to person ?
Wild W
Ísafjörður54 contributions
Hi Cristiana,
We do offer full day guided minibus tours from Isafjordur. For pricing and availability on your date please contact us directly by email.
Martha F
Tequisquiapan, Queretaro de Arteaga, Mexico5 contributions
I Will be in isafjordur for 1 day as I will be on a cruise ship. I am interested on seeing sceneries, how much would it cost and which agency should i contact?
Martha from canada
Martha F
Tequisquiapan, Queretaro de Arteaga, Mexico5 contributions
Is there taxi waiting on the ships terminal that I can take and would it be cheaper than a normal agency?
TravelPro2020
SouthEasternUS20 contributions
I am flying in June into Ísafjörður . Is it possible to travel overland back to KEF or is flying the only option? I am interested in self drive if weather permits or public transport, with day tours. But information on transport has been difficult to find. Thank you.
Wild W
Ísafjörður54 contributions
Self-drive is a great option on the way back to KEF. Send us an e-mail and we'll get in touch with a customised plan. Thank you.
Mary T
Watford, UK114 contributions
Hi
I want to visit Iceland for the first time in early October 2015. The usual Golden Circle tours seem fine and cover the main sights/ water falls etc, but I also (mainly) want to see the BEST of icelands waterfalls, which I am told should include Dynjandi (they look magnificent on the web pages). I know the west fjords area is 'out on a limb' from the normal tourist tour routes. How can I include this area in a basic 5 night visit? All advice and suggestions welcome.
Mary
Wild W
Ísafjörður54 contributions
Hi Mary, thanks for your question. Dynjandi should be included in any serious list of the top waterfalls in Iceland, it is simply spectacular :)
If you plan on staying all five nights in Reykjavik then you can still see Dynjandi on a day trip by domestic flight to Isafjordur and joining our scheduled day tour of Dynjandi and the Westfjords, which runs regularly throughout October.
We can offer you a complete package with Reykjavik airport transfers, domestic flights, Isafjordur airport transfers, and the Dynjandi tour so it all works out smoothly - please send us an e-mail for further details and/or ideas.
Merry43
Miami, FL40 contributions
We will be arriving August 4 on the Insignia cruise ship for a day. What is available, an what is the cost? Please advise:
Thank you.
Wild W
Ísafjörður54 contributions
Hi Merry, thanks for contacting us. Please send us an e-mail so we can discuss the tour options on 4th August 2015.
Ruth W
Cambridgeshire, UK16 contributions
I am trying to organise a break to Iceland in March/April a friend has suggested that Isafjorrdur would be a good place to visit. I donot want to have to drive so wondered what tours you did.We wouldnt want anything too active as one of the party suffers from chronic fatigue so becomes extremely fatigued at times.
Wild W
Ísafjörður54 contributions
Hi Ruth W, thanks for your question.
Isafjordur and the Westfjords are exceptionally beautiful in the spring months. At this time of the year private guided super jeep tours are the best option for groups, and in your case we can keep the focus on sightseeing & culture since you don't want a very active trip. The tour can start and/or finish in Reykjavik.
The ideal private tour duration would be around 3-4 days with possibilities of including the Snaefellsnes peninsula & northern lights hunting.
You can send us a message with details on your group's size and more exact travel dates, then we can start working together on customising the right trip for you.
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