Aðalvík
Aðalvík Bay is one of the most beautiful places in Hornstrandir Nature Reserve. The vegetation is surprisingly rich despite its Northern latitude and the valleys and beaches make the perfect setting for a great outdoor adventure.
Boat Schedule 2023
To book our boats, click on the destination in the far left column.
Borea Adventures offers a daily boat service to Hornstrandir Nature Reserve during the summer months. We operate two boats that are both seaworthy and built for a pleasurable journey.
Bjarmi is our smaller vessel built in 2016 in Norway. The boat has a license for 20 passengers and we use Bjarmi for charter trips and on our shorter legs.
Sif is our bigger vessel also built in Norway in 1986. She was totally refitted in 2016 with new seats, engines and bridge and she's a very seaworthy boat that can take you to any destination comfortably.
Below is the Ferry Schedule. Please contact us if you need to charter the boat for groups or don't find a boat ride that suits your itinerary. The table below indicates departure times from Ísafjörður. If you are booking a return trip, you should be ready at the shore for the ride back about an hour after the boat departs Ísafjörður for most destinations. If coming back from Hornvík, it's enough to be ready about two hours after the boat departs Ísafjörður. But note that the boat might be at your location a bit later depending on bookings that day. So, don't despair if the boat is not at your location 1,5-2 hours after it departs Ísafjörður. We will pick you up if you have a booking...!
Please note that times in the table below are departure times from Ísafjörður, not the pickup time if going from other destinations back to Ísafjörður.
| Destination | Price (ISK)* | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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| Aðalvík | 12.500 | 09:00 | 09:00 | |||||
| Veiðileysufjörður | 12.500 |
9:00 16:00 |
09:00 16:00 |
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09:00 16:00 |
| Hesteyri | 12.500 |
16:00 |
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12.500 |
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| Hornvík |
16.500 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
EXTRAS:
Please note that we charge for extra luggage. Normal luggage is considered to be one backpack per person, including camping gear, roughly around 20kg. If travelling for an extended period of time and travelling with for example: kayaking gear, heavy photography equipment etc, we charge ISK 4000 for each extra bag. Travelling with a dog is ISK 4000.
*PLEASE NOTE!
Our boats LEAVE Ísafjörður harbour on the times in the table above. We can not tell you the exact pickup time if you're booking a return trip, because that depends on how many destinations the boat is going to on that particular day, weather conditions, amount of luggage etc.
These prices are ONE WAY. The price is the same price for pick up and drop off. Feel free to ask our staff for pickup times from your designated destination.
If a boat is chartered it can wait for you at your destination or pick up location. The price for the boat waiting is ISK 25,000 per hour. Please email us for the charter prices to different locations.
Children up to 4 years old travel for free. 50% discount for children between 4 to 12 years old. 10% discount for senior citizens.
The boat leaves from Ísafjörður harbour. Please be at the docks 20 minutes before departure.
All destinations
Grunnavík
It is only 30 minute boat ride to Grunnavík Bay - the perfect starting point for hiking on the South side of Jökulfirðir. There is also a chance to get simple accommodation and refreshments in a travel service in Sútarabúðir.
Hesteyri
Hesteyri is the main gateway for hikers heading into the nature reserve of Hornstrandir. In Hesteyri you will find well maintained traditional houses from around the 1900’s that are regularly used by the owners in the summer.
Hornvík
Hornvík Bay is the place where nature rules unchallenged. Two of the biggest cliffs in the North Atlantic that about 5-6 million seabirds call their home are placed here. Hornvík Bay is truly a nature's lover paradise.
Veiðileysufjörður
The fjord Veiðileysufjörður lies between Hesteyrarfjörður and Lónafjörður and no permanent habitation has been in the fjord for more than 100 years. The only remains of human presence is low grass walls after the whaling station and campers' outhouse.
