Sunday, 17 May 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00, 20:00

Report from Eldey: We set sail on a beautiful morning in Faxafloi Bay. Calm waters, a little breeze and some sunshine promised a nice tour and we were not disappointed. As we made our way in the bay, we enjoyed some Atlantic puffins flapping around the boat when we saw our first cetacean! It was a minke whale! This individual did not seem to enjoy our presence, so we continued and saw some quick, black dorsal fins in the distance. Soon there was a pod of 4 white-beaked dolphins swimming around us! They were curious and everybody on board got a good look before we moved on to see what else was out there. Along the way, we spotted 2 more minke whales, most likely feeding, marked by the excited Arctic terns screeching around us. Just as we thought it could not get any better, we spotted a humpback whale! It was very calm. resting and doing shallow dives. We realized it was time to head back, and even saw a pod of 5 harbour porpoises on the way! What a great day to be out at sea!

- Orsi Stipsicz

Report from Eldey: We headed out onto the flat, calm bay in perfect cetacean spotting conditions. Not long after leaving the harbour, we had a first sighting, a brief glimpse of a minke whale and a lovely close sighting of a pod of 3 white-beaked dolphins! They seemed to be travelling, moving along rather quickly, so we decided to continue on and see what else the bay had in store for us. As we headed further out, we kept a close eye on some large flocks of very active seabirds, clear indicators that there was a lot of food in the area not just for them, but also cetaceans. Sure enough, we saw some more sharp dark dorsal fins, another pod of 11 white-beaked dolphins! This group treated us to some lovely close looks and we even got to see some socialization behaviours between them. As we continued on we spotted another minke whale milling about in an area with some large flocks of seabirds. This whale was a bit of a challenge to keep track of, as we were trying to get a better look, we spotted some splashes in the distance, some jumping white-beaked dolphins! As we approached, they calmed down a bit and spread out all around us, any direction we looked in, there was a fin slicing through the water. Some even started jumping again! Satisfied with our sightings, we headed back towards the harbour after a wonderful tour.

- Janiek Schrijer

Atlantic puffin, Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, Arctic tern, razorbill, common guillemot, black-legged kittiwake, black-headed gull, greater and lesser black-backed gull, common gull