Today is the official end of our puffin season this year. As there are still few puffins around we will though continue to stop by one of the islands on our whale watching tours. We know that any day soon they might take of to their winter whereabouts

Reykjavík Gay Pride 2012 is just around the corner. Like previous years we participates in the Queer Cruise on Friday and the Rainbow family festival on Viðey Island on Sunday. This is the forth time that Elding offers this special Queer Cruise. We sail around the small islands

The unique conservation research vessel Song of the whale has returned to Icelandic waters to carry out vital, non-invasive research on whales and their behaviour. The vessel is owned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and is cooperating with the University of Iceland this summer.

We have good news about the Pilot Whales of yesterdays rescue mission. We have been seeing them on our tours today roughly in the same area but a lot further from land and they seem to be more relaxed and feeding as there were many gannets plunging into the water

What an incredible and inspiring day. We heard of a large pod of Long-finned Pilot whales that were close to land at Njarðvík (near Keflavík international Airport) that needed our help. Pilot Whales are renowned for stranding (beaching themselves) in large numbers in many places of the world, but

Yes ladies and gentlemen the weather may have been rough today but those brave whale watchers that joined us for the 13:00 and 14:00 whale watching tours were rewarded by seeing a breaching minke whale! It is truly something seeing these magnificent creatures bringing at least

Are you on your way to the old harbour? Why don't you stop by at the Elding Bistro where we offer a wide selection of light courses for a reasonable price. It opens at 7 o'clock in the morning for early risers, but don't worry if you like

As the weather condition is not looking good for whale watching in Faxaflói we're offering tours from Grindavík today (Friday 13 July) and most likely tomorrow (Saturday 14 July). The wind is blowing from the northwest and the area south of Grindavík is much better for whale watching