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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
A private RIB boat tour around Surtsey, the volcanic island born from the sea in 1963 and now a strictly protected UNESCO World Heritage living laboratory.
A private, expert-led walk through Heimaey town and up Eldfell volcano, whose 1973 eruption buried a third of the town — told by people who lived it.
A private small-boat wildlife run beneath the towering sea cliffs of the Westman archipelago, home to the largest puffin colony on Earth.
A private light-aircraft flight over Surtsey and the Westman Islands, the only practical way to see the island's full crater and lagoon since landing is forbidden.
A quiet, small-group visit to the world's first open-sea beluga whale sanctuary, home to two belugas rescued from a Chinese aquarium.
Not the Surtsey-adjacent draw, but often bundled by cruise itineraries — a private guided run to Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss.
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