Tour at 17:00
Unfortunately due to increasing wind the tour has been cancelled. Please contact our office for more information +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is
Tour at 13:00
Report from Eldey: We decided to sail closer to Reykjanes peninsula on this tour to get shelter from land so our sailing would be more comfortable. So the swell was not as high in this part of the bay but unfortunately it didn't seem to be very lively. We searched all around us for signs of cetaceans but only found few northern gannets feeding. It is always amazing to see these big birds dive down from high up in the sky and make a splash on the water surface when it lends. Even though we never stopped searching and kept optimistic through the tour we were never able to spot dolphins or whales on this tour. For that reason we offered all of our passengers complimentary tickets that they can use to come with us on another tour sometimes the next two years.
-Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir
Tour at 09:00
Report from Eldey: The weather today made it pretty hard for us to spot cetaceans in Faxaflói bay. We had some strong winds coming our way and the waves reached a height of up to 2 meters. We had sailed for some time but still didn't manage to find any cetaceans but when we came across an area where a lot of birds where feeding we started to get excited. Eventually we managed to spot a small pod of white-beaked dolphins, around 4-5 individuals. This pod was coming really close to the boat and actually stayed with us for some time. We saw them leaping out of the water just few meters from the boat so we could clearly see the beautiful white stripes on the side of their bodies. Unfortunately we didn't manage to spot any other cetacean on this tour but we got to see the interesting sightings of the northern gannets plunging in the water for fish, really a nice sight to see. On our way back we sailed against the Icelandic winds but were happy to see at least the amazing dolphins.
- Katrín Björnsdóttir
Bird species seen on today's tours include: northern gannets, northern fulmars, lesser black-backed gulls, Manx shearwater, common guillemots, Atlantic puffins, razorbills and kittiwakes.