Faroe Islands 6 Day Itinerary

Slaettaratindur, the highest point in the Faroe Islands, is on Eysturoy, a completely different island from Vagar, so any itinerary that has you climbing it on your way back to catch a Vagar Airport flight has its geography wrong. Plan a full separate day for that hike if you want the summit, since driving between the two islands takes real time even with the connecting tunnels.

Day 1: Arrival on Vagar

Fly into Vagar Airport, the only airport in the Faroe Islands, and get your bearings before you commit to a car. Card payments cover roughly 95 percent of transactions here, from Torshavn boutiques to remote village cafes, so you genuinely do not need much cash. The currency is the Faroese krona, pegged one to one with the Danish krone, and Danish coins circulate alongside Faroese banknotes since the islands don’t mint their own coins, a detail that surprises a lot of first-time visitors expecting euros to work here. They don’t, and assuming otherwise is a rookie mistake.

From the airport, drive or bus to Gasadalur, the village made famous by the Mulafossur waterfall dropping straight into the sea beside a cluster of turf-roofed houses. Until 2004 this village was cut off from the rest of Vagar entirely, reachable only by a mountain path or helicopter, and a single-lane tunnel now connects it, which tells you something about how young modern infrastructure is out here. From the village, the short hike up toward Trollkonufingur rewards you with some of the best coastal views on the island, and I would rate this a better use of your first jet-lagged afternoon than trying to pack in something more ambitious.

Day 2: Mykines and the Puffins

Book your Mykines ferry ticket online in advance through the official ssl.fo site, since walk-up tickets are not really a reliable option and the island caps daily visitor numbers at 200 people. A one-way ticket runs about 100 Danish kroner, and the crossing from Sorvagur takes 45 minutes. Note for 2026 specifically: the path out to the Mykineshólmur islet and its lighthouse is closed for the whole season to protect nesting puffins and reduce landslide risk, so don’t plan your day around reaching the lighthouse itself.

Puffin viewing in the outfield is restricted to the hours between 10am and 5pm, partly for the birds and partly because the cliffside paths are genuinely dangerous in poor light or wind. If you want a guided walk with a local landowner association member, book through hiking.fo the day before for around 400 Danish kroner, since paying on arrival costs more and availability is not guaranteed. Puffin season runs roughly May through August, so time this trip accordingly if the birds are the whole point for you, which for most visitors they are.

Day 3: Streymoy, Torshavn, and Kirkjubour

Spend the morning in Torshavn, one of the smallest capital cities in the world, walking the old town center at Tinganes, where turf-roofed government buildings sit right on the harbour and have done so for centuries. The National Museum gives useful context on Faroese history if the weather turns, which in the Faroes it eventually always does.

In the afternoon, drive to Kirkjubour, the former ecclesiastical seat of the islands, to see the ruins of Magnus Cathedral, an unfinished 13th-century structure that never got its roof, and the still-standing St. Olav’s Church nearby, one of the oldest churches in the country still in regular use. The old farmstead here, Roykstovan, is reputedly one of the oldest continuously inhabited wooden houses in the world, still lived in by the same family line for generations. In the evening, if a Sun Voyage boat tour is running, it is a genuinely worthwhile way to see the sea cliffs from the water rather than only from above, weather permitting, which in these waters is never guaranteed.

Day 4: Eysturoy and Slaettaratindur

This is the day for the Slaettaratindur hike, on Eysturoy, roughly two and a half to three hours round trip for a fit hiker, with a real elevation gain over loose gravel and exposed, poorly marked sections near the top. Start early, bring layers regardless of the forecast, and do not attempt this one in fog or high wind, since the trail’s reputation for being harder than its short distance suggests is well earned. On a clear day the summit gives you a view over most of the archipelago at once, which is the whole reason to bother.

If you have energy left, the drive around Eysturoy passes several dramatic fjord viewpoints, and the Faroe Islands’ famously clear, unpolluted night skies make an evening stop for stargazing worthwhile if you are staying somewhere away from Torshavn’s limited light glow.

Day 5: Suduroy

Take the ferry south to Suduroy, the least visited of the main islands and noticeably quieter than the rest of the archipelago. Villages like Hvalba and Sandur reward slow wandering rather than a checklist approach, and the coastline here, dotted with old lighthouses, feels more lived-in and less staged for tourists than some of the busier northern spots. If the weather cooperates, a stop at one of the black sand beaches on the island is worth the detour, though swimming in the North Atlantic here is bracing at best even in July.

Day 6: Departure

Head back to Vagar with time to spare, since inter-island ferry and tunnel connections can run behind schedule when weather closes in, which happens more often than visitors expect even in summer. If you are renting a car, budget for a hefty deposit, usually somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 euros held on a credit card, and confirm your rental company only accepts credit, not debit or prepaid cards, before you arrive at the counter.

Citizens of the Schengen area, UK, Ireland, and the US can enter without a visa for stays up to 90 days in a 180-day period, but check current requirements before you fly if you hold a different passport, since Faroese immigration rules sit slightly apart from mainland Danish policy.