Friday, 24 April 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00

Report from Eldey: We had a really nice morning at sea today. No rain, little wind and the sea was calm, just a bit of swell. Full of anticipation we sailed out into Faxafloi Bay. It didn't take long until our first sighting. We found 3 harbour porpoises that passed by us and shortly after we encountered 3 minke whales. We could observe the mike whales very nicely as they surfaced many times, allowing us to get a good look at the head and the flank shading of one animal. We carried on and had a very brief sighting of around 9 white-beaked dolphins but didn't manage to get a closer look as they swam off. We did not mind however, as a humpback whale decided to breach in front of our boat in this moment! It surfaced a few times before diving away for a while. We were hoping to see the animal again and got very lucky as it decided to reappear right next to our boat! We saw its tail fluke super well! Then it was time to return to port, so we enjoyed the trip back, looked at some birds and the beautiful landscape surrounding Reykjavik.

- Hannah Carstens

Report from Eldey: This afternoon the sun started to appear behind the clouds and although there was some swell this was very long allowing us some smooth sailing. As we got further out we noticed a dorsal fin moving quickly! a minke whale, as we got closer we saw multiple birds flying around! Not very far, we spotted a blow, a humpback whale seemed to be also having some lunch! We stayed with the this humpback for a while watching it resurface slowly, then we spotted a second blow close by. As we approached the second whale we saw it fluke! beautiful another humpback feeding in the area and 2 more minke whales around! A feast! As we prepared to sail back to Reykjavík, we noticed something floating in the water and moved closer out of curiosity. Sadly, it turned out to be a dead humpback whale. It appeared the animal had become entangled in fishing nets, one of the highest causes of death for cetacean species. It was a heartbreaking but important sighting, showing us how much human activities can have an impact on marine life and highlighting the urgent need to protect our marine ecosystems.

-Maria Ernesto