Sunday, 24 May 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00, 20:30
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00, 20:00

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 went on our way this morning in true Icelandic weather, gong from sunny to cold rain to sunny again in a matter of minutes. Quickly out of the harbour, long before we expected to spot something, a group of 7 white-beaked dolphins appeared before the boat! They were riding the waves, gliding under the surface and coming close to check us out. There were even 2 juvenile dolphins showing off their speed! We spent a lovely time with them before sailing further in the bay, We saw lots of puffins, Arctic terns and other birds, learned about evolution and the stories behind the mountains surrounding the bay. Slowly we made our way back to the harbour, still thinking about the dolphins, enjoying our morning at sea.

- Janiek Shrijer

Report from Eldey: We sailed this afternoon out to the bay of Faxaflói, accompanied by various seabirds, including puffins, fulmars, kittiwakes and many more. The bay was a bit windy and rainy, but still full of beautiful landscapes, as we sailed further away from Reykjavík, looking for whales. After about an hour, we saw a humpback whale. It was a large, but calm individual, who surfaced multiple times near us, performing various blows and fluke dives. After spending a good time with the whale, we left it be and returned back to Reykjavík, still contemplating the amazing landscapes surrounding us.

- Ricardo 

Report from Eldey: This evening was asking for some cetacean spotting, and we eagerly headed out onto the gloomy bay, nice and cosy in our overalls. As we headed out, we admired the flocks of Atlantic puffins near our shores for their summer breeding season. As one of our eagle-eyed passengers spotted some signs of whales, namely a blow, we headed over for a closer look, and were briefly interrupted by 5-6 unusually bold and curious harbour porpoises! Once these little cetaceans continued on, we turned our attention to the blow, or spout, we were looking out for and spotted the whale responsible - a humpback whale! As we headed closer, we noticed the excited flock of seabirds following this whale, and we even got to see the end of a lunge! This whale seemed to be going for some deep, but luckily quite short foraging dives and even showed off the famous fluke dive they are known for! We stayed with this lovely individual for a good while admiring the fluke dives that it performed closer and closer each time, and getting a good look at the bright pectoral fins shining through the surface of the water. After spending a good long while with this whale, it was time to start heading home, admiring the landmarks we could see from the bay. What a beautiful tour!

- Hannah Carstens

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