Wednesday, 23 July 2025

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 20:30
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR |10:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR |12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 20:00

Report from Eldey: Today we had a bit of choppy seas, drizzle and colder winds. However, we packed ourselves with hot drinks and overalls and we were ready to go! Sailing out in the bay, we passed by many seabirds, and we stopped in an area with a flock of birds feeding actively and skuas stealing the prey of Arctic terns. In this area, we also spotted 2 minke whales, and other 2 in the distance. We decided to continue until we saw a couple of fins popping up: a pod of about 10 white-beaked dolphins was traveling near the surface, with at least 2 babies amongst them!  Soon after we came across another pod of around 15 white beaked dolphins. They got really close to the boat and we saw them diving underneath our vessel.  Then, when we started sailing back in the direction of Reykjavík, we spotted another minke! It was going fast but we got a good look at it when it when it popped up several times again on our right.

- Knut Albrecht

Report from Hafsula: We sailed out today meeting a little bit of wind as we sailed. The bay was moody but inviting for adventure. On the way out we already spotted 3 harbour porpoises. As we were so close to land still we continued sailing as to get a bit further out. Shortly are we got where we wanted to go and started spotting blows and birds on the horizon. We spotted 2 humpback whales, one of which was consistently lunge feeding. Then we also saw a lunge feeding minke whale! We were really in a feeding frenzy with the odd white beaked dolphin and 3 more minkes popping up too. There were only 3 dolphins at this spot, but later just before heading home we encountered another pod who was very curious and swimming all around and under our boat. It was a fantastic way to end the tour.

- Anna Richter

Report from Eldey: We were lucky as that the fog cleared up and even the sun poke through here and there. After some search we came across our first small pod of 3 white-beaked dolphins. They were active on the surface and changing directions fast. Soon after we spotted 2 fast traveling minke whales close to our position. As so often, the minkes disappeared after they came up for a few breaths. To our luck, we found another pod of around 5 white-beaked dolphins shortly after and spend some time with them. We got into an area with a lot of bird activity that indicated small fish in the area. Soon after that we first sighted a shy harbor porpoise, the smallest of our local whales. We got even more lucky as we saw the blow of a humpback whale in the distance. We got closer to the animal and got a good look at him as he showed some nice fluke dives. It was beautiful-completely-dark fluke! With our four main species sighted in one tour, we could not return much happier.

- Milla Brandao

Report from Hafsulan: We sailed out this afternoon searching for adventure. The sea was much calmer than during the morning and the fog had dissipated a bit. We sailed for about 45 min before we spotted a dorsal fin- a minke whale! Then as we stopped to try to see it we also spotted a small pod of white beaked dolphins! These dolphins were not very interested in us so we left them and carried on. Just 10 minutes later we found a great more friendly pod of white beaked dolphins about 15 dolphins jumping and bow riding! Amazing! eventually we had to say goodbye to the dolphins and return to the harbour!

• Maria Ernesto

Report from Eldey: once again we sailed out but this time... in the sun! The sky cleared out in Reykjavík area, but we still had many clouds at sea. The wind was sublime and so the sea, as flat as ever. We then sailed out once more, first spotting a minke whale passing by, that we waved hello and continued our trip. It wasn't the last minke that we saw, we ended up seeing about 7 more of them throughout the tour! We also spotted a couple dorsal fins in the distance and, getting closer, we encountered about 6 white-beaked dolphins. We stayed a bit with them, while spotting minkes here and there. We started sailing again, when we spotted a big splash! A humpback whale just breached, giving away it position. And it wasn't alone: about 5 dolphins were swimming along with it, a common interaction of these two. The humpback whale then rolled, playful, and showed a bit of the tail. We stayed with this one for a while, until we decided to continue, spotting another humpback not that far from this one! As we were running out of time, we said goodbye to this one and started our way home. On the way, we even saw another minke! The sea conditions were amazing and the cetaceans as well! Great tour!

- Knut Albrecht

Report from Eldey: We headed out onto a flat bay under the setting sun peaking through the clouds. We first came across an area with at least 7 minke whales popping up around us. After a lovely couple minutes, we continued on, heading deep into the bay, in hopes of finding some less shy species or individuals. It took us quite a while, but our patience and determination paid off, as we stumbled onto an absolute feeding frenzy! With at least 8 humpback whales around us, we turned our focus to the 2 pairs closest to us. We were treated to some amazing lunges at the surface as well as multiple demonstrations of bubble-net feeding! 2 rather shy white-beaked dolphins also made a brief appearance, but the humpbacks definitely stole the spotlight. As we were turning to head back, the whales decided to give us a fitting finale to the evening, the 2 pairs merging into a 4-membered group, performing a synchronized lunge! What an incredible tour!

- Orsi Stipsicz

Atlantic puffin, black-legged kittiwake, Northern ganner, Northern fulmar, black and common guillemot, common eider, storm petrel, common gull, herring gull, black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull