Saturday, 25 April 2026

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

Report from Eldey: We set sail onto a rather windy and overcast bay, eager to spot some whales. We admired the seabirds along the way, happy to see many Atlantic puffins, razorbills and the majestic Northern gannets. Although it took us a while, it was all the more sweet to spot the first blow of a humpback whale! We got to see a couple of nice blows followed by some signature fluke dives. As we were waiting for this individual to surface again, it gave us a big surprise by breaching right in front of us, creating a huge splash on the surface! What an unexpected and rare sight! After a final deeper dive, we bid farewell to this whale and started making our way back towards the harbour. We took our time passing around the islands near the harbour, as we heard there had been some minke whale sightings earlier. Sure enough, we got to see 2 minke whales right near the entrance of the harbour, no doubt drawn in by the abundance of fish nearby, as marked by the plunge diving gannets and excited seagulls. So, we spent the final minutes of the tour with one of these minkes, catching quick glimpses before heading back to port. What a lovely tour, what a lucky day.

- Orsi

Report from Eldey: We headed out onto the windy bay with the cloud cover beginning to break above us. Before we got too far, we were already excited about our first whale - a busy minke whale circling around just outside the harbour! Minke whales were really the theme of the trip. As the sun came out, we braved the cold wind and kept our eyes open for more animals. We saw a lot of Northern gannets, Northern fulmars and Atlantic puffins out at sea. The birds were stunning to observe and helped us out finding some more whales as well. We found another minke whale, and in the same area we managed to locate a humpback whale! The humpback whale was doing longer foraging dives, making us patiently wait for its reappearance. But it paid off and everyone was excited to see its tail fluke! This was right around the time we saw a lot of splashes in the distance which might have been another breaching minke whale. Finally, we found a big flock of sea birds near some fishing bouys and got a good look at our third minke whale of the day! After all this excitement, we slowly headed back towards Reykjavik, enjoying the mountains, islands and skyline on our way.

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