Wednesday, 22 April 2026

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

Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule! Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

Report from Eldey: We set sail this morning, it was foggy but visibility was still pretty good. Even before we were past our islands we spotted two solitary minke whales! We had incredibly calm seas which allowed for a really nice viewing of some surface sequences before we continued further out into the bay. We had just left the minke whales, when we spotted one solitary humpback whale. This individual was a very focused feeder, and we had almost given up hope of another sighting when they surfaced right next to us! This individual then gave us a fluke dive! It is always special to see their unique patterns and from a very close angle as well. After two more surface sequences, we continued out further into the bay. As we moved, we spotted the dorsal of one white-beaked dolphin! As we got closer we saw that there was pod of 6 dolphins feeding slightly apart and then joining each other again. We had one individual come very close and start to do a bit of a boat inspection. The dolphins were in a bit of a playful mood as they started to jump! As we were watching the dolphins, another solitary minke whale lunged out of the water! This individual gave us a wonderful viewing, as they had multiple very close surface sequences. Conditions allowed for us to hear as the minke surfaced around us. After a wonderful viewing, we waved our cetaceans goodbye and headed back to port. On our way back we spotted the back of two more solitary minke whales! We also had two harbor porpoises pop up periodically as we watched the minke whales surface. As we continued heading back to port we spotted a flock of northern gannet plunge diving right outside the harbor. As we were watching the seabirds, two solitary minke whales from the beginning of the tour resurfaced! One was very close and we could then smell their fishy breath! With a flurry of gannets diving and minkes feeding, we finished the morning off with quite the show! What a great way to start the day!

-Samantha Smith

Report from Eldey: The fog had lifted a bit from this morning, and so we sailed out with calm seas and much anticipation to see who we would spot this afternoon. Right outside the harbour, we had our first sighting of 2 solitary minke whales! We had had quite a bit of activity close to the harbour today, and we were excited to see it was still an ongoing feeding with seabirds like northern gannets plunge diving! After multiple surface sequences, we continued on to get further out into the bay.  It was not too long until we spotted a pod of 7 white-beaked dolphins! This pod was very curious and circled around us. We could see the dolphins swimming under the surface! As we watched the dolphins we spotted another solitary minke in the distance, and went to check them out! This minke gave us multiple close surface sequences, That was when we spotted the blow of one humpback whale! This individual got very close and we could even smell their fishy breath as they then gave us a fluke dive! After an amazing viewing it was unfortunately time to head back to port. On the way back we spotted a pod of 4 more harbour porpoises. Just when we thought we had seen it all, one of our first minke whales that we spotted outside the harbor was spotted again. This time they were breaching! After 4 breaches, it was unfortunately time to wave them goodbye. With all common cetaceans species spotted, we had a very successful afternoon!

-Maria Ana Ernesto

Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, razorbill, black guillemot, common guillemot, lesser and greater black-backed gull, black-legged kittiwake, great skua, eider duck, Atlantic puffin, great cormorant, manx shearwater