Friday, 4 September 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00, 17:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 12:00, 15:00

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: Report from Eldey: With the sun shining through the clouds, we set sail out into the bay.  Right as we were leaving the harbor area we spotted 3 harbor porpoises. These individuals were very quick and so we continued to sail as we watched them surface on the go. It was not too long until we spotted the blow of one humpback whale! This individual was very relaxed and gave us a nice surface sequence before showing off their fluke! When they surfaced again we could really admire the size of this individual as they swam in front of us and then showed off their fluke again! After a wonderful encounter it was time to continue and see who else we could spot this morning. It was not too long before we spotted some splashes ahead and went to see who was around. We stumbled across a scattered pod of about 8 white-beaked dolphins. This pod had some very excited calves that were jumping out of the water right next to us! It was amazing to see their little bodies fly out of the water. Part of this pod also swam around and gave us a bit of a boat inspection, before they started jumped right next to us! This playful pod gave us an amazing show before swimming off and so we continued as well. We then came across a second solitary humpback whale! This individual spy-hopped and we could see their face come out of the water! We then saw their beautiful fluke and with that it was time to set our sights for port. On our way back we spotted 1 minke whale and 5 more harbor porpoises feeding! With 8 porpoises, two humpbacks, 1 minke whale, and a pod of 8 very playful dolphins, we sailed back with smiles all around. What a fantastic way to start the day!

- Maja Andersson

Report from Eldey: We sailed out again in the afternoon, all very eager to see which whales still lingered around after the plentiful morning. After we left the harbour, we enjoyed the nice conditions and spectacular surroundings, as we also learnt more about the common species of the bay. Not soon after passing Grotta lighthouse, we very excitingly spotted a tall blow! As we approached, we could confirm that this exhale came from a humpback whale. To our surprise, a minke whale also suddenly popped up just a few meters from our boat. Our attention was drawn to the minke whale, which we were very happy to see surface a few more times before it went for a deeper dive. Therefore, we sailed close towards the humpback whale and were lucky to see some more tall blows and even some gorgeous fluke dives. Out of nowhere - the whale breached just by our side! We were all amazed by this sudden movement and big splash which is usually quite rare here on the feeding ground. After, the humpback whale resumed to its deep diving, so we also continued our quest. After sailing for about 20 minutes, more tall blows appeared ahead. As we arrived, we discovered 2 more humpback whales approximately 500 meters apart. These individuals both showed their flukes as they caught momentum to propel themselves below. To our luck, one of the individuals started to tail slap continually just by our side. What a cool sight! We watched some more fluke dives, before we started our return back to port. On our way to port we even had a quick view of 3 harbor porpoises splashing through the waves. What a spectacular afternoon!

- Samantha Smith

Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a bit this evening as we set sail, so we put on our warm layers and headed out into the bay. After a bit of a journey out, we spotted the blow of one humpback whale! This individual was at first on a mission and so we could see how quick they can maneuver through the waves. After showing us their fluke they then surprised us with a breach, launching themselves out of the water! As we were watching the humpback whale we also had 3 harbor porpoises racing through the waves in front of us. The humpback that surfaced  showed off their fluke again and we recognized this individual, this was Harbor Master! After multiple surface sequences and a nice viewing we spotted some splashes in the distance and went to see who was making all the commotion. It was one minke whale that was breaching! This individual launched out of the water and it was very impressive as minke whales hardly ever do this behavior. As we approached, this individual did a surface sequence. We awaited but it seemed like it swam to waters unknown to us. So we went to see the humpback whale again, before it was time to set our sights for port. With breaches from both the humpback and the minke whale, we were very luck this evening!

- Maja Andersson

Eider duck, black guillemot, Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, greater and lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, European shag, great cormorant