Whale diary

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00, 15:00

    Today’s Classic Whale Watching tours are on schedule from Reykjavík, however Premium tours are cancelled due to weather! Make sure to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our comfortable thermal overalls if needed.

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    What a great day in our beautiful bay! Not long after leaving the harbour this morning, we saw a minke whale and a small pod of white-beaked dolphins! In the afternoon we again found a pod of white-beaked dolphins, 2 minke whales and a humpback whale, but due to the short lived sightings, we offered everyone complimentary tickets.

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    The ocean was incredibly calm and there was no wind - what a glorious day to go whale watching! In the morning we found pods of 7-20 white-beaked dolphins and we also spotted 10 minke whales. In the afternoon we again found a few pods of white-beaked dolphins, about 5-6 minke whales all close together and 2 humpback whales.

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    This morning we sailed into the bay and found no wildlife.. we started handing out complimentary tickets when we finally spotted a feeding minke whale! In the afternoon we found the feeding minke whale again! It was lunge feeding and would occasionally show some curiosity and come closer so we could have a better look!

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    This morning we sailed out of Reykjavík with clear skies, sun and calm sea. Right out of the harbour we spotted a pod of white-beaked dolphins and then we spotted a blow from a humpback whale. The sun was still out in the afternoon, but the wind had picked up a bit. We found about 25-30 very lively white-beaked dolphins!

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    This morning we found a couple of pods of white-beaked dolphins, a humpback whale we were able to spend some time with, and eventually a glimpse of a minke whale on our side as well! In the afternoon we found a minke whale and then a humpback whale that surfaced multiple times and even showed us its beautiful fluke!

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    This morning we had blue skies and it almost felt like summer. We soon saw a blow of what could have been a minke whale (?), and later we did find a pod of 3 white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon we unfortunately did not see any marine mammals. Both tours ended up offering complimentary tickets due to the tricky sightings.

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    This morning we sailed out onto our gorgeous and sunny bay! We found about 6-9 white-beaked dolphins and a humpback whale, but due to the tricky sightings, we decided to offer complimentary tickets. In the afternoon, we found a humpback whale, and out of nowhere it breached before rapidly tail slapping! Amazing!

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    The first day of summer started with beautiful sunny skies and perfect sea conditions! After a while we saw a pod of 8-10 white-beaked dolphins! In the afternoon we again spotted a couple of pods of white-beaked dolphins. We also found 2 humpback whales, one popping up beside us and the other diving beautifully in the distance.

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    Today the sea was flat as a lake! Not long after we left this morning, we saw 2 male orcas swimming around! We also found 2 minke whales and about 18 white-beaked dolphins! On the way back, we saw a humpback whale at the surface. In the afternoon we found a pod of about 6-8 white-beaked dolphins and 2 minke whales!

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    We set sail this morning with beautiful views and and no wind. Only 15 min later we spotted 3 harbour porpoises and not long after we saw a total of 5-6 minke whales and a pod of 3-4 white-beaked dolphins! In the afternoon we found a total of 5 minke whales  and on our way back we saw about 7-8 harbour porpoises!

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    On this gorgeous morning we and found a minke whale, a humpback whale and 3 harbour porpoises, but due to the difficult sightings, we offered all passengers complimentary tickets. This afternoon the sun was out and so were 2 humpback whales; one of which we were able to watch for a while doing multiple beautiful fluke dives!

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 12:00, 15:00
    Due to unfavourable conditions, all our Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík have been cancelled today!
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    This morning we sailed into the bay and found 3 humpback whales swimming among the gannets, coming close to our boat. In the afternoon, we saw a humpback whale breach! We then found a second and third humpback whale, one of which was peduncle throwing, rolling and pec slapping only a few meters away from us!

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    This morning we saw a lot of puffins and soon found a lunge feeding humpback whale! We also found a minke whale before another humpback whale appeared! In the afternoon we saw a minke whale before finding 3 humpback whales, smelling of the fish they were eating! On our way back we even saw a 4th humpback whale!

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    We sailed out this morning in calm seas. We found a total of 8 humpbacks whales (maybe even more) and soon we also found 20 white-beaked dolphins feeding among them - we were so busy we almost missed out a minke whale passing behind us! In the afternoon we saw 4-5 humpback whales occasionally lunge feeding and rolling.

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    We started our morning spotting the many seabirds of the bay, including puffins, before we saw a humpback whale amongst them! Eventually we also found a minke whale passing by fast on our way home. In the afternoon we found several feeding humpback whales and had great close up encounters with at least 2 of them!

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    This morning we found 2 minke whales and a humpback whale, who at one point popped up right next to us! In the afternoon we sailed out in the glassy sea and soon found a humpback whale showing us multiple fluke dives and even rolling around, flapping its fins! We also found a pod of 4 white-beaked dolphins and a minke whale.

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 12:00, 15:00

    Due to unfavourable conditions, all our Classic & Premium Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík have been cancelled today!

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 12:00, 15:00

    Due to unfavourable conditions, all our Classic & Premium Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík have been cancelled today!