Vestmanna Sea Cliffs

The Vestmanna Sea Cliffs are one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Faroe Islands. North of the village Vestmanna, cliffs rise hundreds of metres from the sea. Basalt walls team up with a rich bird life here.

Vestmanna Sea Cliffs are known as Vestmannabjørgini by the locals. These cliffs make up 5 kilometres of the coastline on Streymoy Island north of Vestmanna. This is the ideal place for fans of bird watching.

There is a fantastic wildlife in the area. Birds are nesting on the cliffs during the summer months and thrive flying in the untouched surroundings.

Along the way to the sea cliffs, you will have Vágar Island on your left-hand side. Here you will also pass the ghost town Slættanes.

Getting to the Vestmanna Sea Cliffs

The classic boat tour to Vestmanna Sea Cliffs is made from April to October. The boat tour comes with views like no other.

All boats depart from the village Vestmanna located on Streymoy Island. It takes less than half an hour to sail to the sheer cliffs. Sea stacks rise sky-high from the ocean and there are several impressive dark basalt grottos.

Boat tours to the Vestmanna Sea Cliffs take just under two hours. Weather permitting, you will sail into natural grottos and caves formed by the waves crashing into the rock walls.

The nearest village quite close to the cliffs is Saksun. The village is well hidden in a deep narrow strait that leads to a natural tidal lagoon.

In order to reach Vestmanna where the boat to the cliffs departs, you will drive for 40 minutes from Tórshavn or Vágar Airport. There are lots of parking spaces on the harbour in Vestmanna next to where the boat journey to Vestmanna Birds Cliffs starts.

Høgni Reistrup

Høgni Reistrup is the CEO and Co-founder of Guide to Faroe Islands. Born and raised in the Faroe Islands, Høgni has deep roots in the archipelago. He co-founded the marketplace Guide to Faroe Islands in 2018 as a way for travellers to plan and explore the best of the island group.

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