You get to the Mykines island by helicopter or ferry. You can also hire helicopter or boat. Bus 300 goes to the ferry terminal.
Then—unless you intend to spend the entire day on a café crawl at Mykinesstova and The Locals—you go to hiking.fo to pay your hiking fee. (More information at Guidelines for Mykines.)
Rules:
- Stay on the path when walking through the puffin colonies.
- Don't stay more than 5 minuttes in one spot, lest you scare the puffins from entering nearby burrows.
- Close gates behind your.
- Do not litter.
- Drones are not allowed.
- Please see Guidelines for Mykines.
The weather forecast, weather observations and a webcam showing conditions at the port. Even wave heights.
Guiding services:
- Heini Heinesen (does not include the hiking fee?)
- 62N
- Green Gate
- MM Tours
- Heimdal Tours
Tourist information:
- Visit Faroe Islands
- Visit Vágar
- Mykineshólmur (hiking.fo)
Photography:
- Flickr
- Shooting puffins: Don't move off the path to get closer. You are not allowed to, and it does not work. Sit still and low, and the puffins may come closer. But remember: Give them access to their burrows after 5 minutes. Or before, of they are impatient.
The best map to use in the Faroe Islands is OpenStreetMap, that means that I recommend the apps Osmand+ and Maps.me. The local map kortal.fo is also useful.
Bird names:
Bird names:
- Fratercula arctica — Lundi – Søpapegøje – Lunnefågel – Lunde – Puffin – Papageitaucher – 北极海鹦 – Poc'han boutin – Тупик
- Morus bassanus — Gannet – Súla – Havsule – Basstöpel – Głuptak zwyczajny
- Rissa Tridactyla — Krykkje – Kittywake – Моевки – Rita – Tretåig mås
- Fulmarus glacialis — Fulmar – Mallemuk – Qaqulluk – Eissturmvogel – Глупыш
- Stercorarius skua — Great skua – Bonxie – Storlabb – Große Raubmöwe – 大賊鷗 – Sgiwen fawr – Storkjove – Skúgvur – Grand Labbe – Storjo – Skúmur
- Stercorarius parasiticus — Parasitic jaeger – Arctic skua – Tjuvjo – Almindelig kjove – Schmarotzerraubmöwe — Kjógvi – Kjói – Wydrzyk ostrosterny – Kustlabb – Короткохвостый поморник
- Uria aalge — Guillemot – Lomvigi – 崖海鴉 – Trottellumme – Sillgrissla – Lomvi
- Alca torda — Alke – Razorbill – Tordmule – Tordalk – Álka
- Haematopus ostralegus — Shalder – Tjaldur – Strandskade –Austernfischer – Oystercatcher – Кулик-сорока – Strandskata – Huîtrier pie – Strânljip – Gabita – Tjeld
- Larus fuscus — Likka – Goéland brun – Sildemåge – Heringsmöwe – Lesser black-backed gull – Sílamáfur — Клуша – Silltrut – Sildemåse – Gaivota-de-asa-escura – Kleine mantelmeeuw – Клуша – Droimneach beag – Sildegáiru – Mewa żółtonoga
- Somateria mollissima — Ærfugl – Ejder – Edderfugl – Eiderente – Common eider – Æða – Обыкновенная гага – Miteq siorartooq – Lach-mhòr
- Gallinago gallinago — Mýrisnípa – Dobbeltbekkasin – Enkelbeckasin – Enkeltbekkasin – Mekregauk – Hrossagaukur – Common snipe – Bekassine – Gïach Cyffredin – Watersnip – Naoscach – Waarlamke – Bécassine des marais – Istingor arrunt – Taivaanvuohi – Narceja-comum – Бекас
The color of your footwear does not matter much, though some bright colors may never be the same. Consider grip, stability, water resistance and weight.
