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Látrabjarg

Látrabjarg cliffs are one of Westfjord’ main attractions and hosts Iceland’s greatest concentration of seabirds. This westernmost point of Iceland is really a line of 4 cliffs; Keflavíkurbjarg, Látrabjarg, Bæjarbjarg and Breiðavíkurbjarg. They are around 14 kilometres long in total and up to 441 metres high. There is a painted white line to warn people against not falling off the cliff. It is prohibited to cross the line, and you will not want to cross it. Safe from the foxes, the birds are fearless and provide stunning photographic opportunities from close range. The puffins are particularly tame and are the ones frequenting the grassy, higher part of the cliffs.

In addition to the puffins, you will spot gannets, guillemots, razorbills, white-tailed eagles, red-throated loons, arctic terns, redshanks, snipes, auks, murres, kittiwakes, fulmars, snow buntings, and ringed plovers.

The cliffs also make a stunning viewpoint for Aurora Borealis during Northern Lights Season but hikers should beware as the cliff edges are fragile and it is a long drop to the beautiful beaches below.

It is no wonder that Látrabjarg the most visited tourist attraction in the Westfjord and it is on the National Geographic’s top 10 list for the best ocean views in the world.