Sunday, 24 August 2025

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

Report from Eldey: With a crisp breeze and overcast skies, we set sail out into the bay. Very close to port we had 4 solitary minke whales that were surfacing at varying distances around the boat. After multiple surface sequences, we kept on going further out into the bay to see who else was out and about. We then came across a of of nine white-beaked dolphins! This curious pod came nice and close and it was wonderful to see their white stripes through the surface of the water. After continuing onward, we spotted a blow and went to investigate.  As we got closer we realized that We had found two humpback whales! They were taking a little rest under the surface, which provided plenty of views for everyone to admire them. It was great to see their beautiful pectoral fins through the surface of the water. After multiple surfaces, both humpbacks showed us their flukes! What a nice way to end our interaction with them. A great way to start the day.

-Alex Paumier

Report from Hafsulan : We sailed out under calm seas and cloudy skies with direction towards the open waters. Our first siting was right at the beginning of our tour 4 harbour purposes that surfaced for quit few time making us exited for the day ahead. Not long after we spotted some blows at the distance that. Indeed not one but two humpback whales were cruising together. They were actually sleeping and slowly gliding through the waters. A bit later we left them in peace and continued our search. It didn't took a long until we came across 2 minke whales. They were feeding at the same area and came multiple times close to our boat.

- Eleftherios Manioudakis

Report from Eldey: Sailing out this afternoon, the weather and waves kept getting better, as we expected to keep on building from this mornings' good sightings. Pretty quickly, we spotted a small group of 6 white beaked dolphins, roaming around, not too keen to share our presence. However, this lead us to our main point of the tour, a large feeding zone, with many Northern gannets, black backed gulls and whales feeding: with 4 humpback whales and 7 minke whales spotted, the gem of the show were a duo of humpbacks, bubble netting continuously throughout the tour ! Coming up and down fluke diving, with circles of bubbles made at each dive, we really got to see one of the best feeding behaviors in its most explicit manner, whilst many minke whales passed around us. We reluctantly waved our whales goodbye and headed back to port, what a wonderful tour!

-Samantha Smith

Report from Elding: We set out this afternoon under improving weather, hoping to build on the morning’s great sightings. Soon, we entered a lively feeding zone with diving Northern gannets and whales all around—three humpback whales and one minke whale. The stars of the trip were two humpbacks, repeatedly bubble-net feeding in a stunning display. Dive after dive, they surfaced through perfect rings of bubbles, offering an incredible look at this cooperative behavior. With that unforgettable show, we turned back to port—what a fantastic tour!

-Maria Ernesto

Report from Elding: We departed the harbour with a very good mood today, happy to go search for whales, especially since the sightings today had been quite good. Out in the bay, it was quite cloudy, but the visibility was great and the wavelets were small, providing good conditions for searching for whales. Our search did not take long, with out first sighting consisting of some 10 to 20 white-beaked dolphins. These were feeding and doing social behaviours which included breaches and even, mating!! We then moved on and quickly came across another species, a humpback whale. We saw this large animal surface and dive multiple times, sometimes really close to the boat. It was in fact our most famous whale, locally know as David Jones. In this same area, we could see a few minke whales, about 5 of them briefly surfacing and diving. And even briefer sighting was of a small (but cute) harbour porpoises, which only a few passengers were lucky to see. We finished the tour taking a last look at Davy Jones and went back to the harbour very happy with the day!

- Milla Brandao

Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, eider duck, lesser and greater black-backed dull, black-legged kittiwake, razorbills, sooty shearwaters