Djupivogur Iceland
60
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Atlas Ocean Voyages (3 Cruises)
Aurora Expeditions (1 Cruises)
Holland America Line (4 Cruises)
HX Expeditions (1 Cruises)
Lindblad Expeditions (3 Cruises)
Seabourn Cruise Line (4 Cruises)
Viking Ocean Cruises (29 Cruises)
Viking Sea
13 Cruises
Viking Vela
8 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on the ship's size. Vessels that can berth use the Gleðivík quay, about ten minutes' walk from the centre; others tender passengers ashore right beside the first houses. Either way, no shuttle is needed.
Entirely. The village has fewer than 500 residents and everything is walkable: the harbour basin, the lanes, Langabúð, and the twenty-minute stroll out to the Gleðivík eggs. Only boat trips and excursions along Berufjörður call for transport.
Búlandstindur, rising 1,069 metres above Berufjörður, its near-perfect pyramid escorting the ship throughout the approach. Local belief holds that it grants wishes at the summer solstice.
The village's oldest building: a long black timber structure facing the harbour, dating from 1790 and one of the oldest surviving trading houses in Iceland. Under the Danish trade monopoly, wool, dried fish and goods from Copenhagen changed hands here. Today it holds a café and small exhibitions on local history and regional artists.
Eggin í Gleðivík, "the eggs of the merry bay", a work by Icelandic artist Sigurður Guðmundsson: 34 granite eggs set on old industrial bases along the shore. Each represents a bird species that nests in the district and keeps the true proportions of its egg. Allow about twenty minutes on foot from the centre.
Yes, a few steps from the houses. The mudflats and ponds edging the village draw Arctic terns, oystercatchers, divers and sea ducks. It is one of the Icelandic calls where birdwatching needs neither a boat nor a long drive.
An island now uninhabited which, according to tradition, sheltered monks from Ireland before the Viking age. In summer thousands of puffins dig their burrows there. Boat trips run out when conditions allow, often passing seals on the way — but the weather has the final say.
One hour covers the harbour, Langabúð and the village lanes. Two to three hours add the walk to the Gleðivík eggs and some birdwatching. Half a day opens up Papey or an excursion along Berufjörður, between waterfalls and mountains.
Because it was the first in Iceland to join that international network, which promotes development on a human scale. You feel it: art, nature and daily life share the same shoreline here, and the call runs to the rhythm of wind and birdcalls rather than a schedule.
The Icelandic króna and Icelandic. Cards work everywhere, including the Langabúð café and the local mineral collection — the district is known for its stones, particularly zeolite. English is spoken easily; French rarely.
