Iceland Capes & Headlands

The easiest to reach sits right on the south-coast route: Dyrhólaey, a rock-arch headland with puffins near Vík — note the upper reserve usually closes during nesting in late spring, so check current signs. In the Westfjords, Bjargtangar marks the westernmost point of Europe beside the Látrabjarg bird cliffs, one of the best puffin spots in the country. In the southeast, Stokksnes / Vestrahorn is a much-photographed peak-and-black-beach headland on private land with a small fee. Summer (roughly April to mid-August) is puffin season. Everywhere, keep well back from cliff edges — they are wind-exposed and undercut — and never turn your back on the sea at low points.