Monday, 11 August 2025

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR |19:30
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR |10:00, 12:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR |14:00, 16:00, 20:00

Report from Eldey: This morning we sailed out onto the  bay. It was a sunny day, almost no clouds and a slightly wavy ocean. On the way out we enjoyed the view of different species of seabirds diving and looking for food. Then, we spotted a blow in the horizon, so we decided to check it out. When we got there, we realized that there were more whales in the area. First, we stopped for a pair of humpback whales. They were feeding but they were also interested on us since they also surfaced a couple of times next to the boat. There were also 3 more humpback whales in the same area feeding, and they even also did some bubble net feeding! Also, from time to time we saw a few minke whales surfacing in the distance every now and then. Such a nice way to start the day.

- Guillermo Monescillo Aragón

Report from Hafsulan: With the sun shining, we put on our sunscreen, and set out into the bay, excited to see who was out and about. There were flocks of northern gannets plunge diving down very close to the harbor that was a good sign that our bay buffet was full of food.  We then spotted two white beaked dolphins. These dolphins gave us a nice surface sequence which was wonderful to see. We then spotted some blows in the distance and so decided to investigate. As we got closer we saw the back of two humpback whales. These humpbacks gave us multiple surface sequences and many fabulous fluke dives. Close by we had another solitary humpback whale that started to slap the surface with their pectoral fin.  This pectoral fin was pretty unique in that instead of being fully white it had little dark marks all over it. We also had six solitary minke whales popping up nice and close to the boat as we were watching our humpback. We then had one of the original humpback whales from the pair join us again and started to lunge feed! With about six humpback whales all over, it was amazing as anywhere you looked a whale would be seen! After whales galore, we reluctantly had to wave our cetaceans goodbye and headed back to port.

-Alexandre Paumier

Report from Eldey: The clouds had started to come in after a sunny morning, but that did not stop our excitement for what this tour could bring. We started off with seeing some smaller splashes, and then all of a sudden a pod of around 5 white beaked dolphins came up surrounding our boat. We wanted to stay, but a big blow in the distance called for our attention. It was a humpback whale and it displayed its beautiful tail fluke for us. Two more blows appeared in front of us so we set sail in that direction. This turned out to be two more humpback whales. They got nice and close to the boat and all of a sudden one started breaching like crazy! It jumped time after time again which was absolutely amazing, and it never seemed to get tired. A truly unforgettable tour!

- Frida Skarfors

Report from Hafsulan: Sailing out this afternoon, we knew that the waves would be with us on our way out, but would be giving us a hard time on our way home, meaning we had to be cautious about how far we would venture. Quite quickly and not too far out, we found 2 pods of 8 white beaked dolphins, coming close to our boat curious to bow ride with us and staying all around for all to see. They were jumping about and it was wonderful to see their entire bodies out of the water. As we continued our way out we encountered minke whale on minke whale, with over 10 individuals seen throughout the tour! This lead us to a greater feeding zone were, with plunging Northern gannets and minkes all around, we found a humpback whale ! This specific individual was immediately recognized by us, Davy Jones 2nd, a humpback whale that comes back to our bay every summer. It kept calmly resting, coming up and down, before waking up and starting to fluke dive. We could see their beautiful pectoral fins through the water, always so nice to see. This was a great show to end our tour, before having to bravely fight the waves on our way back. 

-Samantha Smith

Report from Eldey: The tour started with some drizzle, but as soon as we passed the islands where the puffins are nesting, the rain stopped. The ocean was slightly wavy but that didn't stop us from spotting a few whales. We saw some splashes in the distance so we decided to check it out. It was a humpback whale breaching! It did it a few times, even when we got there. However, the true show was just about to begin. We saw a few more splashes farther away, so we decided to leave this whale alone because it seemed a bit tired, so we went to check the other one out. This other humpback was also breaching, and there was a pod of 5 white beaked dolphins playing with it. This humpback was breaching over and over next to the boat. I don't know how many times it did it but at least 20 times. Then, it also rolled doing some pec slaps circling the boat. It also did some tail slapping and some attempts of spy hopping . We were extremely lucky today to observe not only most of the behaviors that these animals display on the surface, but also right next to our boat. Definitely something that we will remember. 

- Guillermo Monescillo Aragón

Northern gannet, Atlantic puffin, Manx shearwater, sooty shearwater, blacklegged kittiwake, lesser & greater black backed gull, Northern fulmar, Eider duck