• Itinerary

Sorvagar 2N

Torshavn 2N

Norðdepil 1N

Gjogv 1N

Torshavn 1N 

Tvoroyri 2N

= 9N

• Islands - $$$ - 

Not Cheap but there is nowhere else like them

Vagar - Mykines - Stremoy - Eysturoy - Bordoy - Vidoy - Kunoy - Kalsoy - Suduroy & Nolsoy out of 18 Islands

• Visa -

Denmark has signed the Shengen Agreement so 90 countries don't need visas and 150 countries do. In 2022 those 90 countries will need to get an online ETIAS authorisation. Check your local embassy to be sure

• Budget - (saving Tips)

Very Expensive. If there are at least two of you it will be much cheaper to do it on your own. If you are travelling solo it may be cheaper to look at package tours. 

There are budget options like dorm beds and camping and public transport is good. 

Rental cars are over $150 a day and that is the starting price for hotels too. A restaurant meal could set you back $80, a bottle of wine $50 and beers start around $12.

• Population -

50,000

• AKA -

Faroe Islands means Sheep Islands

• About - 

Book Everything in Advance (Hotels, Car, Ferries, Boat Trips, Helicopter, Restaurants)

Because there is such a range between hotel prices and what you get for your money it's probably best to go through and have a look for your self. Pick up a car at the airport 

and drop it back there in about 6 days. Towns aren't that large and you'll have the car to get around. Parking at the hotels shouldn't be a problem. Go to Booking.com or Airbnb and book your hotels in each town for the relevant nights. All islands have a few outstanding sights to see. Go online and visit the tourist office when you get there and pick out the ones you most want to see. With the time allotted in each place you should be able to see most everything.

Spend a couple of nights near the airport in Sorvagar. There are two very good walks to do from here as well as a day trip to a neighbouring island and a Puffin Colony. As well as the first and only Michelin starred restaurant in the islands.

Spend a couple of nights in the charming and colourful capital, Torshavn. Check out the Old Town, a neighbouring island and some horse riding if you so desire. Hire a car and have a look at the best sights on the island.

Head off down the road for a few days to see the rest of the islands connected by tunnels and causeways. Stay in a couple of different towns. See STAY below.

Take the car back to the airport then catch the bus back at the capital Torshavn for the night. The next day take the ferry down to Souuroy the most southern island. You might want to rent a car for another 2 days when you arrive at Tvoroyri. This is where you will be staying. Two days looking around here then one last look at paradise from above as your helicopter takes you back towards the airport to fly out. (Or you could fly down when you drop the car off and then catch the ferry back to the capital after a couple of days)

Go -

June - August is peak season with long warm days. Once September begins everything stops. Mykines Puffin season is 1st May to August 31st.

For something different come here for Christmas and New Years. With a bit of luck the place will be covered in snow. Cheap accommodation and rental cars. Celebrate the season with the locals. Bring your thermals. 5 hours of sunlight per day.

• Airports -

The only airport is Vagar International Airport (FAE) - on Vagar Island

which has direct flights to 11 destinations in 6 countries all in Europe. The main ones are Paris, Reykjavik, Edinburgh, Oslo, Copenhagen and Barcelona.

It is serviced by 2 airlines and has direct flights to numerous European locations. Flights vary between 1 - 3 hours.

Atlantic Airways is the official airline of the Faroe Islands.

Flights are short, 

direct and relatively cheap from Edinburgh in Scotland. Plus you can add on a few days to enjoy the delights of Edinburgh or Glasgow.

There is a subsidized helicopter service which is a great way to see the islands. It is for the locals so tourists are expected to use it in one direction and use the ferry in the other. It is good value and the views are amazing.

• Ferries -

You can catch the MS Dorrona a ferry that sails between Iceland, Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Once a week in low season and twice in peak season. it takes 37 hours and you can put your car on it.

Car ferries travel between the islands that aren't connected by tunnels. Often there is two or more a day. There is usually plenty of room on them and you should get there an hour beforehand if you have a car. The ferry to Mykines can be busy and should be pre booked.

• Stay -

You could try Airbnb

Sorvagar 2N 

The Atlantic view guest house, Sandavagur, Faroe Islands

Free parking, mini-mart onsite

Torshavn 2N

PETURSBORG I TORSHAVN

Free Parking, 1 bedroom Apt

Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands ****

Free Parking, Sea view, fitness centre, terrace, bar, spa & wellness centre, Tea & coffee maker in room

Norðdepil 1N 

Lokk-Inn Apartments

Free Parking, beachfront, shop next door, hot tub, BBQ, washing machine and dryer

Gjogv 1N 

Gjaargardur Guesthouse Gjogv **

Free Parking, restaurant, cultural evening, good breakfast included, bicycle rentals

Torshavn 1N - see above

Tvoroyri 2N

Summarhús29

2 bdrm holiday house, Free Parking, fully equipped kitchen, sea views, one of the cheapest

Hilmarsstova - a Hobbit House on airbnb

Free Parking, small 1 bdrm house, patio, kitchen, Lake access

• Features -

Strikingly beautiful landscapes / Quaint Villages / Friendly Locals / Twice as many sheep as people / Lots of Puffins

• History -

They have one of the oldest continuous parliaments in the world - over 1,000 years.

They have been inhabited for nearly 1500 years by Monks, Vikings and Sheep.

They joined Denmark in the 14th century.

Since 1948 they have had extensive self government

Fish products make up 95 % of exports

They have free education and healthcare

· See -

Northern Lights (You just need to be in the right place at the right time)

Mulafossur Waterfall (Flows into the sea) 

Traelanipan (Lake overhanging the sea)  

Saksun (Scenic turf roofed village) 

· Do -

Fell Walking (Hiking in hills) through a Puffin Colony to a Lighthouse

Horse Riding - the only place in the world to ride the very rare Faroese Pony

Helicopter flights are subsidised, very scenic and very cheap as long as you catch the ferry going back the other way

Birdwatching - 305 species 

· Highlights -

Get to know one of the world's truly unique and remote locations

• Eat -

Koks - the islands first Michelin starred restaurant

Fermented Mutton - Wind dried sheep meat / Smorgasbords / Heimablidni 

Dining with the locals (Mainly for groups - Ask at the Tourist Office) 

Self catering from the supermarkets

Roast Lamb / Whale Blubber / Salmon / Haddock / Halibut / Paice

• Drink -

Quite expensive to drink out. Can buy low alcohol beer at the supermarket - 2.8%. 

Otherwise you will need to buy up at the Rusdrekkasola Landsins. (The website is in Danish but if you click on the towns on the left it will give you their adresses) There are only 6 in the country and they have limited opening times. There is one near the airport, the capital, one on the way to Klaksvik, one in Klaksvik and one on Suduroy. Don't forget to restock each time you're going past. It's much cheaper than drinking out. The easiest way to locate them is going to the Europe Marker Map by clicking the right hand map above. They are represented by a house in a maroon field. Or ask at the tourist information centres - i on a green field.

Do a tour and tasting at the Faer Isles Distillery where they make Whisky, Gin, Vodka and Akvavit. You can book the tour online at their website. They are located at Fjarðarvegur 3 / FO-350 Vestmanna, Faroe Islands which you will find on the Marker Map in Vestmanna.

• Sundowners -

BYO - Saksun / Kallur Lighthouse / anywhere not facing east

• Specialties -

Wind dried proteins such as mutton and fish

• Tips -

You have 19 hours of sunlight in the summer time

It's a hiker's paradise so take your gear

Take a rain coat

Weather is unpredictable so head out even if it's raining as it could stop anytime

Must use headlights day or night

Tunnels can cost up to $20 - $50 each way so use them sparingly

English is widely spoken

Not many vegetarian options

Roads are good quality and a small cheap rental will be fine

Book everything well ahead - even restaurants on weekdays

• Famous -

There is an Undersea Roundabout

For its fishing industry

· Festivals -

Olavsoka - St Olafs Day lots of celebrations and costumes and dancing chains 29th July

G! Festival - 3 day music festival

Seafood Festival - May

Atjan Wild Islands - 5 days running, music and adventure

• Extra -

You could sail here from Iceland - see 'Islands' - Iceland