Tuesday, 10 November 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00

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

Report from Eldey: We set out from the harbour this morning ready for adventure! There was some wind and swell but this all just added to the experience! We decided to search the areas around the islands close to land as this is where we have been seeing the whales for the last few days. After searching diligently, we at last found a humpback whale swimming slowly next to Engey. It was our good friend Banana again. It looked like Banana was still sleepy this morning, so we watched it from a bit far not to disturb the beast. After a few breaths, Banana dove without showing the tail and we went back to the harbour!

- Pedro Teixeira

Report from Eldey: We started our tour from the harbour of Reykjavík and while we were doing the safety speech, a blow was seen! Right outside the harbour we found a humpback whale! Lucky once again it was our Banana friend! It did what a whale does best, swimming, breathing and going for a dive! This time it was also feeding, but all of a sudden in a middle of a sentence, a breach!! It jumped completely out of the water, taking everyone by surprise! We then sailed around the islands where the waves were quiet large. On our way back we had a chance to take a final look at Banana before heading back to land.

- Arthur and Emily

Eider duck, common guillemot, black guillemot, oyster catcher, herring gull, Northern fulmar, common loon, Whooper swan, long-tailed duck, razorbill, black-legged kittiwake, great black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull