The Faroes are the cluster of green islands, like an afterthought on the map, in the North Atlantic between the Shetlands and Iceland. Once part of Viking Empire, they now form a country where a humorous and friendly people proudly maintain their own language and culture, and one of the world’s oldest parliaments.
The wrinkled blue floor of the north Atlantic is clear below you. In the distance is a line of clouds hanging above the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream. As you go nearer you will see that these clouds are caught on the prongs of rocks rising from the ocean. There are the Faroes. And as you descend, there is Mykines, the westernmost island, with its little village among fields greener than the green slopes above it, and huge basalt cliff, grey and black in the afternoon light and looking like a ruined border castle ten times magnified.
As you will near the airport on Vagar, the next island, you will see the colonies of puffins, kittiwakes, fulmars, whose wings smell like violets and guillemots that nest in their thousands on these cliffs. The small airport with its friendly customs shed in the middle of the island could be standing on Bodmin Moor, with Dozmary Pool beside it. There is a faint mist and no sign of life expect for taxis and buses waiting to take you to Torshavn, the capital, on the neighbouring island of Streymoy. The airport is built by Britain during the Second World War when Faroese ship were sailing for the Allies under their own flap, and faraway Denmark – of which the Faroes were then a county – was occupied by the Germans.
The isolation from Denmark during the war helped to bring about the establishment of Home Rule over 540 square miles of the Faroes in 1948. Their separate language, which has affinities Icelandic, and West Norwegian, and their own local literature, art and sculpture make the Faroes very much an independent country. Increasing prosperity from the fishing industry helps to make the Faroese self-supporting, but Denmark is responsible for certain aspects of the administration and pays for many of the islands’ services. The Danish authority is vested in the Resident High Commissioner.
That first long journey from the airport to Torshavan you will never forget for its splendor. You will pile into any taxis or buses available – the fares are shared. You will soon find that the Faroese are a completely classless society with no very rich and no very poor, and, so far as I could see, no slums. We descended from the mist into a little town of wooden houses, every sort of shape and brightly painted.
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Itinerary
Day 1 Vágar
Fly to the island of Vágar where you'll collect your rental car and drive the short distance to the village of Bøur, from where views can be had of the uninhabited Tindhólmur islet, shaped like a large shark's fin.
Day 2 Vestmanna & Tjørnuvík
Take the under-sea tunnel to Streymoy and perhaps join a guided boat trip to the Vestmanna bird cliffs - home to guillemots, kittiwakes and puffins. Drive on to Tjørnuvík, from where the rock formations known as the Giant and the Old Hag can be seen. Then drive over the only bridge to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the village of Eiði on Eysturoy.
Breakfast included
Day 3 Gjógv
See the sights of Esturoy, including a visit to the natural harbour at Gjógv and its nearby bird cliffs. A two-hour walk leads to the cliffs and back and is a great way to see the birds at close hand.
Breakfast included
Day 4 Klaksvík
Another day, another Faroe island. Today the tour continues to the northerly island of Borðoy via the undersea tunnel to Klaksvík, the second-largest town in the Faroes. There's plenty of time to look around the town or to see the surrounding area in your hire car. Klaksvik makes a great base from which to explore the spectacular landscapes of the other Northern Islands.
Breakfast included
Day 5 Northern islands
Visit the small island of Kunoy this morning, from where you'll enjoy wonderful, panoramic views across neighbouring Kalsoy. A local legend tells of a wooden plank from the broken hull of Noah's ark, covered in clams and sea shells,which washed up onto the shores of Kunoy. Some claim to have seen it, lost amidst the island's thick fog, but no one who's set out to find it has ever been successful. Head back to Esturoy and drive to the village of Søldarfjørður, where you'll visit the gardens of an impressive private house and enjoy a hot cup of coffee and slice of cake. Spend tonight in the capital Tórshavn.
Breakfast included
Day 6 Tórshavn
Visit the beautiful island of Sandoy, known as Saga-Island and characterised by its history, nature and mostly flat terrain, which is at odds with the topography of its more mountainous neighbours. Next, take the ferry to Skopun. On your way to the capital, Tórshavn, we suggest you stop at the villages of Dalur and Husavikand Toftir, where you can stop to buy refreshments in the newly built tourist centre.
Breakfast included
Day 7 Kirkjubøur
Your penultimate day is a chance to visit Kirkjubøur, the southernmost village on Streymoy and the Faroes' most important historical settlement. Continue to Vágar, where you'll spend the final night of your holiday.
Breakfast included
Day 8 Departure
Return to Vágar Airport to catch your flight home.
Breakfast included
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Inclusions
Return flights to the Faroe Islands including taxes via Copenhagen or Edinburgh, rental car for 7 days (group B car including unlimited kilometres, insurance and theft protection), 7 nights accommodation in hotels including breakfast, visit to private home with coffee and cake on Sandoy, return trip to Sandoy with the Teistin ferry.
Exclusion
Anything that is not mentioned in the above inclusion
* Please note that the famous Koks restaurant is closed Sundays and Mondays *
Please note: This tour is also available with guesthouse accommodation with shared facilities; perfect for those who’d like to enjoy Faroe Islands for less!
As suggested and to be customized as per request
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