Monday, 29 June 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 20:30
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 17:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR |12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 20:00

Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on scheduleas shown above. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

Report from Eldey: We sailed out in this gray but beautiful day in Faxaflói, eager to spot some whales! The sea was a bit choppy, with many white caps, but the visibility was still on our favor. After a while, we arrived to an area with about 100 hungry Northern gannets, plunge diving into the surface to feed. All of a sudden, a humpback whale breaches not far from was!! It continued breaching and head slapping for about 5 times more. It was also noticeable that was a younger individual, because of its size. Then, we continued sailing as we saw another blow ahead. When we arrived, we  were surprised by small splashes of 2 white-beaked dolphins coming towards, that started to bow ride! It was a pod of about 5 in total. We also spotted not only one, but 2 more humpbacks in the area! One was slightly smaller, side by side with the other one. They went for deep dives, at the same time we spotted 2 more blows together a bit far. A minke whale also popped up on our back! We continued sailing in the direction of these 2 other blows and one of them even breached before we arrived. This one also started slapping its pectoral fin! In the distance we saw another humpback breaching with the other boats. The whales were very active this morning! When the ones we had close went for a dive, we decided to start our way home, now with smoother seas and many happy faces after seeing so many whales!

-María Huamán

Report from Hafsúlan: It was an overcast and windy day as we went out. On the waves it got quite rough and the rains did its part to give us the textbook North Atlantic experience. We searched for a while until we saw the blow of a humpback whale amongst the rain. As we got close enough to see the animal in its full size also the rain stopped. The whale was feeding and so the hundreds of seabirds were our eye in the sky when it came to see were the whale was surfacing for its next blow. As it got to the time that we had to head back to Reykjavik a pod of 6 white-beaked dolphins came straight to our boat for a look. The swam alongside of us for over a mile and we were able to see them right underneath us. A wonderful end to a day with harsh conditions.

- Knut Albrecht

Report from Eldey: In the afternoon, the wind picked up a little, but we still had good conditions for sailing. With clearer skies and more sunshine, we headed back into the bay in search of our beloved cetaceans. Without sailing a lot we arrived at an area full of Northern gannets. Hundreds of them were constantly diving into the water like real torpedoes. Wherever we'd look, the gannets were plunging and splashing all around us. In the middle of this feeding frenzy, we spotted 2 blows. 2 humpback whales were feeding in the area, and we were lucky enough to witness their amazing and incredible bubble feeding technique... several times! Sometimes the whales were just under the boat creating the bubbles and surfacing very closed to us. This also how we keep on track of them, with the bubbles giving away their position. We decided to leave these ones and didn't take long until we saw another blow. There was another individual of a humpback there! This time it was a solitary individual, but with the same behavior of bubble feeding and showing its beautiful tail more than once. When another boat arrived we left the area trying to not disturb this individual with too much noise pollution. In our way back home we could even spot quick a minke whale but unfortunately we didn't stop because we were running out of time. And just almost arriving at the harbor more or less close to Engey island, we spot another blow. This location surprised us because during summer we need to sail further to find them. But this was a crazy and amazing surprise for all of us just before arriving home. What an fantastic tour!

- Milla Brandao

Report from Hafsulan: This afternoon started of with fairly bumpy seas and a moderate western wind. Luckily, the clouds were slowly parting and so the sun was shining down on us. As we were on the way out to the area we found our recent sightings we suddenly spotted a humpback whale! It came up a few times as it swam our direction and then suddenly it breached! It lanched its full body out the water suprising all of us and then went under again for quite some time. When it came back however, it suddenly was joined by a second whale! They were travelling alongside and were going out into the bay, so we followed along. A minke whale travelled by rather quickly as well during this time. Later on we spotted a 3rd and final humpback whale but the ultimate surprise was a pod of 5-6 orca! They were right next to viðey feeding on perhaps a seal or a porpoise, colouring the water red at times. This was an incredible sight to behold and show of nature's strength, leaving us all in silence. This was an amazing ender to an incredible afternoon at sea!

Milan Vansteelandt

Report from Eldey: We headed out this wonderful evening, with the setting sunbeams peaking through the light cloud cover ahead. With a chill on the wind, we bundled up in our cozy overalls, ready to spot anything and everything the bay had in store for us. As we were heading out, some large rainclouds gathered overhead, but we were well prepared for the Icelandic weather and nothing could deter us. On our way into the bay we had our first sighting, a speedy minke whale! This individual must have had some important business to take care of, as it sped away rather quickly, showing off the speed minkes are quite famous for. So, we continued on and soon had our sights set on some large blows ahead. As we headed closer, we saw some beautiful fluke dives, it was clear we had come across a humpback whale! We got a nice close look at this individual, when all of a sudden, it surprised us with a breach! Seeing that huge splash really puts the size and power of these gentle giants into perspective. As we watched this whale, completely awestruck by this energetic display, we found there were actually 2 humpbacks in this area, so we got a nice look at the other individual as well. Suddenly, some large splashes ahead grabbed our attention, it was another humpback in the distance, tail slapping rather vigorously. We headed towards this very active whale and found that in that area, there were also 2 humpbacks, so we got to see them on either side of the boat. We got to witness many large blows and the majestic fluke dives they are famous for. We also had another minke whale pop up in this area. We saw 2 more blows a bit further, so we headed over to catch a glimpse of these humpbacks as well, bringing our total for the evening to 6 individuals! This final pair also had 2 playful white-beaked dolphins joining them, most likely annoying the humpback with a bit of impressive jumps around their large white pectoral fins. On our return, we also caught some swift glimpses of 3 more minke whales, adding to a count of 8 individuals passing throughout our tour. It cannot get much better than this!

- Maja Andersson

Northern gannet, Atlantic puffin, Artic tern, black-headed gull, black-legged kittiwake, great skua, Northern fulmar, lesser and great black-backed gull, herring gull