Runde Bird Island Expedition

Unique birdwatching experience with private boat from Alesund. Meet your nature guide at the pier, proceed to your private boat, embark the boat and head for Runde island. On the way from Ålesund to Runde you will see the seal colony at Grasøyane.You will visit Runde Environmental center, an international research station for marine coastal ecology. This involves the development of research infrastructure and sustainable tourism in an area where the sea, fish and birds are part of a vulnerable ecosystem and will learn about the Runde Treasure, the birds that live on the island and about the important sea area that is surrounding us. You pick up a delicious snack-box and a local beverage before we set off to the bird cliffs. Your own private nature guide will show you the nesting sites for the seabirds on Runde, and you will have the opportunity to scout for them while enjoying the peace and the wonderful nature surroundings. The puffins nest at Runde from the beginning of April to the