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VOLume 1 summer 20156 ■ For more information, please contact: ...or: Kunningarstovan í Tórshavn Tel: +298 302425, fax +298 316831 torsinfo@torshavn.fo, www.visittorshavn.fo Kunningarstovan í Nólsoy Tel: +298 327060 info@visitnolsoy.fo, www.visitnolsoy.fo • open 1. June - 31. August BOAT TRIPS: Every Tuesday and Thursday mornings from May to August, the restored schooner Norð­ lýsið sails á sightseing tour. On Tuesday afternoons there is a concert trip to the huge grottoes on Hestur which have been carved out by the waves. Occasionally Norðlýsið sails a full day trip to Stóra Dímun or some other small islands. FISHING TRIPS: Wheter fishing for cod, halibut or shark, a fishing trip in the Faroe Islands is some­thing quite special. Conctact the organizers: www.fishingwithblastein.com or the tourist information. BUS TOURS: Tora Tourist has a weekly programme from May to August that includes the Northern Isles: Klaksvík and Viða­reiði, Eysturoy: Eiði, Gjógv and Oyndar­fjørður, Streymoy: Vest­manna, Kvívík, Kirkjubøur and Tórshavn, in addition to the villages on Sandoy. The guided bus tours may include museum visits and/or a meal. Brochures available at tourist information centres. RIDING TREKS: Berg Hestar arrange a variety of treks with experienced guides in and around Tórs­ havn, including Havnar­dalur and Glyvursnes. Contact the tourist infor­mation or Berg Hestar directly. BIRD WATCHING TOURS: Many species of birds can be found on Nólsoy including the world’s largest colony of Storm Petrels. They are only seen at night, but tours are available by arrangement with the local ornithologist. Contact the tourist information for bookings. HIKING AND WALKING TOURS: Tinganes: By arrangement with visittorshavn, there are guided walks around the old town and Tinganes, where the Vikings lived their daily lives. Skælingsfjall: Around mid­ summer, it is possible to arrange a guide with Visit­ torshavn for a midnight trip to the top of Skælingsfjall mountain (768 m). The tour is quite strenuous and not for those who are afraid of heights. FAROESE EVENING: From the beginning of June until the middle of July, Havnar Sjónleikarfelag, Thorshavn’s Theatre Society, arrange by agreement a Faroese evening for groups, providing a variety of entertainment, Faroese chain dance and a tasting of Faroese specialities. Hotel Hafnia have a special fish buffet every Tuesday evening in June, every Tuesday and Thursday evenings in July, and every Tuesday evening in August. Information from the tourist office. TOURS FROM VESTMANNA: The boat trip to the cliffs north of Vestmanna will give you a fantastic experience of the birdcliffs and sailing between the free-standing rocks and into deep grottos. There are several departures in the summer, weather permitting. Operators: Palli Lamhauge and Skúvadal. Sús: Mountain trips with ATV bikes, rapelling, sea angling, hiking, boat and hunting trips – are just some of the experiences Sús can arrange. For more information: www. sus.fo, sus@sus.fo Package tour: »Fisking og frítíð« offer a complete holiday package where you will stay in a caravan next to one of the lakes near Vestmanna. You will have the opportunity to fish in the lakes, ride or walk in the mountains around Vestmanna. TOURS ON NÓLSOY: Borðan: The tourist office on Nólsoy arranges hiking tours to the Nólsoy lighthouse. The tour is either by boat to Borðan and the walking to the village, or walking both ways. The tours are with a guide and end with coffee and cake in the village. A picnic is available on the longer tour. Korndalur and the Princess: Taking a guided tour through the village you can see where a Scottish princess used to live and where people used to hide from pirates. Going in the other direction you can see Stongin, which was the first light­house to be built in the Faroe Islands. These tours are not scheduled in advance, so call the tourist information for details and they will arrange coffee and waffles while you wait for the boat to Tórshavn. Excursions in Streymoy, Nólsoy, Koltur and Hestur explore the islands Tórshavn