Wednesday, 16 July 2025

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 20:30
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 12:00, 16:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 20:00

Report from Eldey: This morning we headed out with high spirits under quite cloudy skies. After sailing for about 45 minutes, we spotted big slashes in the distance. To our excitement it was a breaching humpback whale! We stayed with this individual for quite some time as it continuously breached and pec slapped on the surface. As the whale calmed down, we continued and found a second humpback whale that was doing some dives in an active feeding area. There was also a pod of about 5 white beaked dolphins passing by, as well as a minke whale in the distance. We stayed here for a while, before we started to make our way back to the harbour. As we got closer to land, suddenly a big splash surprised us, just next to the boat. It was a breaching minke whale! We stopped and could clearly see the signature white bands on its pectoral fins as the minke whale launched its body out of the water several times. What an incredible way to end this lovely tour!

- Maja Andersson

Report from Hafsulan: Sailing out this late morning, we knew that the bay was full of life, and it was only up to us to find the entertainment. Quite quickly, we saw large flocks of seagulls, terns and gannets in the distances, and started passing by minke whale after minke whale. We then came across 3 humpback whales, with 2 of them being the mother-calf pair we've been seeing in the last weeks! The juvenile one breached a couple of times as we approached this pair, and we then had the chance to follow then for over an hour. We ended up spotting many more flukes and blows in the distance, just as well as minkes kept roaming around. We ended the tour with 2 pods of dolphins coming to join the ride, as we sailed back through flocks of gannets and the dolphins bow rided with us. Altogether, with 5 humpback whales, over 8 minke whales and 10 white beaked dolphins, we headed back with a happy boat.

-Anna Richter

Report from Eldey: We set out on a cloudy afternoon, but the seas were calm, making for a smooth journey. After some time spent searching the waters, we started spotting blows in the distance. As we drew closer, we were thrilled to discover two humpback whales swimming together. Both were in a relaxed state, drifting along and occasionally surfacing for air, which gave us plenty of time to observe them. It was a peaceful moment, as they seemed content to stay near the surface, allowing us a good, long look. In the same area, we also encountered four minke whales traveling steadily, along with a playful pod of white-beaked dolphins. The dolphins were a lively sight, adding a touch of excitement to the experience. As we moved further along, we found another group of humpback whales—this time, four of them. Three were traveling together, and they came remarkably close to our boat, offering us an incredible close-up view. 

-Aleksandra Lechwar

Report from Hafsulan: Once again, a crazy tour this afternoon, with more activity that we´ve seen before. We managed to stay with 2 groups of 3 humpbacks, one of them composed of our trusted mother-calf pair we´ve seen in the last weeks, all of them continuously surrounded by white beaked dolphins, with over 3 pods of 20 of them in the tour. Incredibly, none of these whales seemed to be feeding, they all just joined into the wild activity of rolling around on themselves, coming close to our boats belly up, showing their rostrums and heads in ways we'd never seen before. This was once again a one-of-a-kind tour, for a very special summer.

-Alex Paumier

Report from Eldey: This calm and quite warm evening we sailed out with high spirits in the search for whales in the bay. After eagerly waiting for about an hour we spotted big splashes in the distance. We slowly approached, all filled with excitement, to find a very active humpback whale! We marveled as this individual did several breaches, pec slaps, fluke dives, rolling, a couple of lunge feeds, and spy hops. A real show! After a good amount of time here, we waved goodbye in search for more whales. To our surprise, more splashes appeared. It was a second humpback whale, who was peduncle throwing, making loud splashes on the surface. We also spotted a couple of minke whales peacefully passing by. After some time, we continued our way to find yet more humpback whales. This time it was two humpback whales travelling together, and we watched as they went for some fluke dives together. Time flies when you are having fun, and we had to start making our way back to the harbour. On our way, we spotted another humpback whale and we made a quick stop to watch some more breaches and fluke dives. What a brilliant evening! 

- Maja Andersson

Report from Skrudur: Our departure was a bit delayed this evening but that dd not stop us from having an amazing evening out at sea! We searched around for a bit until we spotted our first blow in the distance. One soon turned into many and over the course of the evening we found ourselves surrounded by 5 humpback whales! Our beloved mother and calf were still in around and in te beginning the calf was making some big splashes while doing some peduncle throws. The other whales were feeding around us as they were going on nice, short dives, often showing off their fluke nicely. One whale then stole the show. It started doing dozens of peduncle throws, followed by a seemingly endless amount of tailslaps. After that it even started breaching at least 20 times! This attracted the both the whales in the area to come take a closer look but from far away we could also see a pod of white beaked dolphins make their way over. These dolphins then interacted playfully with one of the whales and in their playfulness they swam by just a few meters in front of us! Then, after one last moment with the mother and calf we went on our way back to port.

Milan Vansteelandt

North Atlantic puffin, Northern fulmar, Northern gannet, black legged kittiwake, lesser & greater black backed gull, Arctic tern, common guillemot, herring gull