Saturday, 11 July 2026

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

Report from Eldey: This morning we ventured out under cloudy skies on adventurous seas, ready to find out what was swimming around in the bay today. On our way out, we learned more about the species that are regular visitors in our waters, and spotted plenty of Atlantic puffins, flying at super-speed on feeding missions, to and from the breeding islands close to Reykjavik. After about 45 minutes of sailing, we entered an area full of gathering seabirds. There were plunge diving Northern gannets, Northern fulmars, more puffins, and even three great skuas! Suddenly we discovered that it was just not seabirds around, but also a lively pod of 8 white beaked dolphins that surfaced just next to us. We were lucky, as this pod stayed around for quite some time, popping up from left to right, and even bow riding at one point, giving us a great chance to watch these dolphins very up close. On our journey back, we saw more puffins, and admired the breeding islands from afar as we approached the city again. 

- Maja Andersson

Report from Hafsulan: We started our day cruising out from Reykjavik port passing between the tow main breading islands of Atlantic puffins. Engay and Akurey, home for thousand puffins that we followed towards the open waters. We learned many stories of them and found Northen gannets, fulmars ,razor bills and other birds around. We dint had any sightings of cetaceans and even we had a wonderful tour this didn´t  reached the standard of our company. So we offered complimentary tickets to every passenger so we have the chance to see again whales ether in Reykjavik or to our other base in the north side of the island Akureyri. 

-Eleftherios Manioudakis 

Report from Eldey: With some light drizzle and cloudy skies we bundled up and set sail! As we sailed out we admired so many of our Atlantic puffins flying to and from their islands! It is always so exciting when they have fish as you know a puffling is waiting for their return! Not too far into the tour we had one harbor porpoise sailing through the waves! In typical porpoise fashion they surfaced about three times before they were off again and so we admired them on the go. As we went further into the bay we noticed there were some Northern gannets plunge diving and so we went to see if anyone was below waiting to say hello! That was when we spotted the back of one minke whale. This minke was showing off their zig zagging skills as they were surfacing on both our right and left sides of the boat! This individual was very quick and after two surface sequences they swam to other waters. As we awaited our minke whale, we spotted the dorsals of two white-beaked dolphins! These individuals were dashing through the waves, on a mission to waters unknown to us. After a few surfaces they too swam off. As we continued the sail we admired our seabirds and could even see some storm petrels. Unfortunately we did not see any more cetaceans and while we did have some they were very elusive, so we offered complimentary tickets to give everyone another chance to come again.

-Samantha Smith

Northern gannets, Northern fulmar, Atlantic puffins, Arctic tern, razorbill, black guillemot, common guillemot, greater and lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, black-legged kittiwake, graylag goose