Saturday, 13 June 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00, 20:30
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 20:00

Report from Eldey: This morning started off with clear sunny skies and mostly flat sea. It was slightly windy and there were some white caps, which made it a bit more tricky to spot cetaceans. Within about 45 minutes we spotted a big blow in the distance, about 1km away. As we approached we could identify this as a humpback whale! The whale stayed at the surface for about 2 minutes before arching its back and diving without showing its fluke. In less then a minute the whale came back up and breached right in front of the boat! Everyone was left speechless by this spectacle that seemed reserved only for us. And immediately after the first breach came the second, this time everyone saw it! We left this whale and went to check out another humpback whale that we had seen close by. This second individual was shallow diving, and after a few minutes decided to go for a deeper dive closer to the boat, showing us its magnificent fluke. Later, some people on board spotted some splashing on the surface. As we approached, these turned out to be white-beaked dolphins, about 10-15 individuals, swimming fast and constantly leaping out of the water. It seemed as though they were chasing and feeding on some fish. This marked the end of our tour and we had to turn back home. However, as we started our way back, the same humpback we had seen at the start of the tour came up very close to our boat, we stopped just for a little bit, as it went for a beautiful dive right next to us. It was close enough that we could also make out the huge white flippers under the surface. A great way to end our safari. In total we saw 2 humpback whales and about 10-15 white-beaked dolphins. 

-Matteo Poggio

Report from Eldey: In the afternoon, we left the harbor on two separate boats: Eldey and Hafsulan. The sun was still shining bright, and warmed us all on the top deck, where we were all excited to see what the tour would bring. We both headed in the same direction, and soon saw a tall blow appear in the distance ahead. Shortly after, the blow was followed by some splashing - what could this whale be up to? Upon arriving, we discovered that it was a humpback whale, and Hafsulan was incredibly lucky to see the whale do a breach and some tail slapping. As Eldey had arrived, the whale seemed to have calmed down from all the action and we could both watch some beautiful fluke diving, and even getting some nice glimpses of the white pectoral fins under the surface. After a great time with this whale we decided to leave it alone, and changed course to see if we could spot something else. After about 20 minutes of sailing, Hafsulan spotted another tall blow that also came from a humpback whale. To our happy surprise it was not any humpback whale, but Davy Jones the 2:nd, that had been famously very active in the bay previous years. There was plenty of active bird life around, which probably indicated a lot of fish activity below. We could watch the whale do some nice fluke diving and it was most likely also feeding on the fish abundance. With this fantastic sighting, it was time to return back to Reykjavik, all smiley after such a memorable afternoon. 

- Maja Andersson

Report from Eldey: In the evening, we set off for our midnight whale watching trip. The conditions were perfectly dreamy with a calm sea and a constant orange glow. We sailed out admiring the low sun and the cloud-covered mountains surrounding the bay. After a bit of sailing, we found our first whale! It was a humpback whale. This one was not spending a lot of time by the surface, which meant it was most likely busy feeding. We moved on and were accompanied by a pod of 4 white-beaked dolphins for a bit! Then we reached an area with a LOT of humpback whales. In the glow of the midnight sun, we got to check out another three humpbacks that we approached individually. Among them was a very fluke-y whale that we recognised as Davy Jones II! We were very happy to see this one. Before we had to turn around, we got to see a whale with a lot of birds flocking around it which is an indicator of feeding behaviour. After all this excitement, everyone went for a warm drink and returned to port happy about having seen so many whales!

- Janiek Schrijer

Atlantic puffin, common guillemot, northern fulmar, black guillemot, eider duck, northern gannet, black-legged kittiwake, herring gull, great black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull