Monday, 9 November 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00

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

Report from Eldey: We set out this morning from the harbour with a beautiful sunrise! The northerly wind was making it quite chilly but finally no clouds made the sail very enjoyable. We started our tour by searching around the islands close to land that had been very successful the last few days. After searching for quite a while, we saw a blow! As we approached, we saw the unmistakable arched back of a humpback whale! This humpback was our good friend Banana and this morning they were having a feast! There was a huge amount of fish that we could see on the fish-finder. We could also tell that Banana was feeding because they were changing directions often and keeping us on our toes! It was nice to see them a bit more active after the last few days of sleeping! After watching Banana for a while, we started to run out of time and headed back into the harbour, cold but happy!

- Samantha

Report from Eldey: The sun was shining and the sky was nice and blue as we set sail out this afternoon. Right as we set sail we spotted the blow of one humpback whale! It was Banana the same individual from the morning, still enjoying the abundance of fish so close to the harbor. It was quite picturesque to have Banana feeding right in front of the city skyline. When they next surfaced they were right next to us! It was amazing to have them so close that we could see their white pectoral fins through the surface of the water! Although still possibly feeding, Banana was having long surface intervals which allowed us to admire them. We even got to see their unique fluke pattern as they dove down! Right as we were about to continue on they surfaced and did a peduncle throw, creating a big splash! They even started to lunge feed, which was thrilling to see their face suddenly emerge from below as they engulf their fish. After this exciting viewing, it was time to continue to see if anyone else was taking advantage of the fish closer to port. While on the lookout we admired Esja with the snow freshly coating the top, as well as some common eider ducks, guillemots and other birdlife. It appeared that no one else was feeding around so we went to see Banana one more time before it was time to head back to port. When we found Banana they were feeding right above the reef off of Engey Island, super shallow! After another good encounter it was time to set our sights to port. What a great way to end our day on the bay! 

-Emily

Northern fulmar, Northern gannet, razorbill, black guillemot, common guillemot, lesser and greater black-backed gull, herring gull, common eider duck, great cormorant, long-tailed duck, raven, purple sandpiper