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Heimaey Cruises: Top Sailing Tours for an Amazing Iceland Getaway

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Heimaey Cruises: Top Sailing Tours for an Amazing Iceland Getaway Thinking about visiting Iceland and experiencing its dramatic beauty from a different angle? Well, you should be checking out Heimaey! That’s is that Heimaey, a gem in the Westman Islands, hands you such incredible chances to hop on a boat and soak in some seriously fantastic views and, of course, meet some wildlife. Now, if you are into seeing puffins waddling about or killer whales playing in the waves, that the cruises and sailing tours are definitely for you. Really, these boat outings provide front-row seats to nature’s greatest shows, …

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Heimaey Island Tours: Top 5 Half-Day Adventures

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Heimaey Island Tours: Top 5 Half-Day Adventures Heimaey, that sole populated island within the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago right off Iceland’s south coast, is so much more than, you know, just a pretty place. That place is a totally fascinating mix of dramatic volcanic scenery, plentiful birdlife (puffins galore!), plus a history that’s both gripping, too, and also, very humbling. So, if your plans allow it, taking some time here on a half-day excursion can, arguably, be a high point in your whole trip. I’ve put a list together of the island’s finest tours which, each in their different ways, reveal just …

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