Friday, 25 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 schedule as shown above ! Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed !

Report from Eldey: After many days of cancellation we finally headed out into the sea, conditions were much calmer than before. There was lots of fog and mist but almost no wind. The sea was sill wavy from the storm that was still brewing offshore, but nothing crazy. We headed out into to fog, after a little sailing some people spotted a pod of around 5 harbour porpoises but these were very elusive and we did get a good view. Later on we spotted a minke whale and stopped to see it surface various times. We left this minke and kept spotting them throughout the trip, leading to the observation of around 5 different individuals. We headed further out where blows were spotted. We eventually encountered two humpback whales logging next to each other at the surface and eventually diving at the same time. We did not stay very long, and gave them their space. Shortly after leaving our friends we found two more blows and the blowers themselves, two humpback whales again side by side, fluking and surfacing. We were so privileged to have the whales all for ourselves and so close to us. We returned a bit shaken from the long waves but full of joy from the interactions we had with the whales. On our way back to port, we spotted another at least 15 harbour porpoises that were outside the port. What a great trip with all these cetaceans we got to see!

- Hannah Carstens

Report from Eldey: This afternoon we set sail once more, the bay still had some swell leftover from the past few stormy days. The wind was quite calm and the sky started to clear up a tiny bit so we had no rain! Even the mountains started out hiding at the beginning of the tour, and by the end were peeping out. On the way out we spotted 2 pods of harbour porpoises, both were quite small pods. One consisting of 2 individuals and the other consisting of 4. The first pod was very calm just passing us by, while the other was feeding, creating a few little splashes! We continued on and saw 2 minke whales! The first one was much easier to see than the second though the second one was considerably closer. Both were travelling or feeding but in the other direction we wanted to go. So we once more continued on into the bay! And then on the horizon we spotted a blow, no 2! We had found 2 humpback whales! Both came up very regularly multiple times and always showing the fluke when they went for a dive. We enjoyed for a while and they ended up coming extremely close to the boat! Eventually we did run out of time had to start our journey home! 

- Anna 

Report form Eldey: During our last tour of the day, the wind increased a little, but we still had good enough conditions for our final adventure. We sailed back into the bay with high hopes of finding more signs of cetaceans at the surface. The first species we spotted was a small pod of three harbor porpoises. However, they were swimming very fast and in the opposite direction, so we continued sailing. After half an hour, we spotted a minke whale far away from us, but we decided to continue sailing towards the northern area. Suddenly, we saw a huge blow. Then another one, and then another one. Three blows in the same area! What an uncommon sighting! We were very lucky to see three individual humpback whales together. They surfaced several times, always staying close to one another. One of them was only showing the tip of its tail, while the other two lifted their majestic tails, allowing us to see the differences between them. Later, we said goodbye to this incredible encounter and sailed a little southeast to begin our journey back to the harbor. Before returning, we had the chance to admire the beautiful lights of Reykjavík from a distance. On our way back, we also had the opportunity to see many different seabirds. Always it is a good day when have the opportunity to be in the ocean!

- Maria Huamán

Northern gannets, sooty shearwater, Manx shearwater, Northern fulmar, eider duck, great cormorant, European shag, black legged kittiwake, herring gull, black back gull, lesser black back gull.