Faroe Islands & Iceland
Exploration at the World's Edge
Travel abroad this summer on an adventurous student travel program to the Faroe Islands, where puffins congregate and waterfalls tumble directly into the sea. On these 18 islands in the North Atlantic, enjoy the warm hospitality and culture of the Faroese as you explore their home by land, sea, and air. En route, spend three days among Iceland’s glaciers, geysers, and volcanoes.
- Highlights
• Explore isolated islands home to more sheep and birds than people
• Get up close with Iceland’s glaciers, geysers, and volcanoes
• Rappel down sea cliffs and explore hidden caves
Itinerary
This itinerary represents our best projection of the group’s schedule. However, we may implement changes designed to improve the quality of the program.
Meet your fellow high school student travelers and one or more of your leaders in New York, and fly together to Reykjavik, Iceland. To learn more about how we organize travel, click here.
Arrive to Reykjavik, Iceland’s bustling capital, for your introduction to island life. Get to know your group and leaders during an in-depth group orientation. Explore the Settlement Museum to learn about Viking migration to Iceland and the Faroes. See the country’s famous geysers, waterfalls, and glaciers, up close and personal.
Travel to the heart of the Faroes’ 18 islands and use the capital city as your base for exploration. Walk the ninth-century streets of the Tinganes Peninsula, home to the country’s parliament. Learn about the whales, sea birds, and wildlife that flock to these islands and help the Faroese sustain a traditional way of life. Hike past puffin colonies and lighthouses, then rappel down cliffs to reach secret caves. Dive into Faroese culture through in-home dinners, cultural presentations, and meetings with local students.
Visit some of the smallest Faroese islands, with populations in the single digits. Learn what life feels like surrounded by cliffs and ocean. Practice traditional crafts with the families that make a living here. Stay nearby at a family-run guesthouse.
Travel back across the country, returning along the way to Tórshavn to celebrate Ólavsøka, the country’s two-day national holiday, with boat races, parades and festivals, and singing in the streets of the capital. Continue exploring the remote corners of the Faroes, meeting locals, gathering experiences, and working on your independent project, which you’ll present to the group during a final celebration.
Fly from Tórshavn to New York via Reykjavik with your group and a leader, then continue on to your final destination. To learn more about how we organize travel, click here.
Itinerary
This itinerary represents our best projection of the group’s schedule. However, we may implement changes designed to improve the quality of the program.
Meet your fellow high school student travelers and one or more of your leaders in New York, and fly together to Reykjavik, Iceland. To learn more about how we organize travel, click here.
Arrive to Reykjavik, Iceland’s bustling capital, for your introduction to island life. Get to know your group and leaders during an in-depth group orientation. Explore the Settlement Museum to learn about Viking migration to Iceland and the Faroes. See the country’s famous geysers, waterfalls, and glaciers, up close and personal.
Travel to the heart of the Faroes’ 18 islands and use the capital city as your base for exploration. Walk the ninth-century streets of the Tinganes Peninsula, home to the country’s parliament. Learn about the whales, sea birds, and wildlife that flock to these islands and help the Faroese sustain a traditional way of life. Hike past puffin colonies and lighthouses, then rappel down cliffs to reach secret caves. Dive into Faroese culture through in-home dinners, cultural presentations, and meetings with local students.
Visit some of the smallest Faroese islands, with populations in the single digits. Learn what life feels like surrounded by cliffs and ocean. Practice traditional crafts with the families that make a living here. Stay nearby at a family-run guesthouse.
Travel back across the country, returning along the way to Tórshavn to celebrate Ólavsøka, the country’s two-day national holiday, with boat races, parades and festivals, and singing in the streets of the capital. Continue exploring the remote corners of the Faroes, meeting locals, gathering experiences, and working on your independent project, which you’ll present to the group during a final celebration.
Fly from Tórshavn to New York via Reykjavik with your group and a leader, then continue on to your final destination. To learn more about how we organize travel, click here.
Leaders
Meet some of our featured leaders. Please note that these may not be your leaders for the program.
Leaders
Meet some of our featured leaders. Please note that these may not be your leaders for the program.
What to Expect
Review specific program expectations here. For more general information:
To learn more about our Exploration programs click here.
Pursue an independent project and explore an aspect of local culture of particular interest to you—become an expert on Faroese folklore, create a recipe book filled with local dishes, or teach your traveling companions a traditional song.
This is a physically active summer travel program. Life in Iceland and the Faroe Islands is best experienced outdoors, and you will be moving about often throughout the program—there’s so much to see! You do not need to be at peak fitness to participate, but it is important that you have a desire to be physically active, that you are excited about trying all activities, and that you can walk up to three miles on uneven terrain.
We stay in comfortable hostels and hotels throughout our time in the island country.
The group mixes picnics with dining out in Icelandic and Faroese restaurants, along with traditional in-house family-style dinners cooked by local residents.
What to Expect
Review specific program expectations here. For more general information:
To learn more about our Exploration programs click here.
Pursue an independent project and explore an aspect of local culture of particular interest to you—become an expert on Faroese folklore, create a recipe book filled with local dishes, or teach your traveling companions a traditional song.
This is a physically active summer travel program. Life in Iceland and the Faroe Islands is best experienced outdoors, and you will be moving about often throughout the program—there’s so much to see! You do not need to be at peak fitness to participate, but it is important that you have a desire to be physically active, that you are excited about trying all activities, and that you can walk up to three miles on uneven terrain.
We stay in comfortable hostels and hotels throughout our time in the island country.
The group mixes picnics with dining out in Icelandic and Faroese restaurants, along with traditional in-house family-style dinners cooked by local residents.
A Day in the Life: Tórshavn
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
A Day in the Life:
Tórshavn
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
This Program is Directed by
Micah Sewell
If you have questions or would like to talk further about this program, please get in touch!
This Program is Directed by
Micah Sewell
If you have questions or would like to talk further about this program, please get in touch!