Tours at 17:00 and 1900 unfortunately cancelled due to rough seas and strong winds.
Tour at 14:00
Report from Eldey: WHAT A TOUR!! The weather was turning, wind and rain picing up. On this tour we decided to travel more to the south. We
Tour at 19:00
Report from Elding: Calm wind and sea for our evening tour, yet there was some swells. Nothing that would impress our tough passengers though. So it was mostly a smooth ride for us. Some passengers spotted a minke whale quite quickly, but
Tour at 19:00
Report from Elding: even with a bit of wind picking up from North-West, the conditions during our whale watching tour were still in our favor: no rain and considerably calm sea with a beautiful sunset on the clear horizon. The last tour fi
Tour at 19:00
Report from Elding: The weather conditions were great with even some sun when we sailed out. Quickly after leaving the harbour we encountered the first of 5! minke whales during this tour. The first minke whale was elusive and we only mana
Tour at 17:00
Report from Eldey: Some wind was picking up in Faxaflói during the evening. But the sea state it wasn’t very bad, still good conditions to see some cetaceans around. We were sailing out when we could spot a minke whale very close to t
Status: RUNNING
We are sailing out from the old harbor in Reykjavík today. The sea is quite calm today and the wind as well. So make sure you are booked on the next whale watching tour today.
Tour at 19:00
Report from Elding: It was
Status: RUNNING
We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on a beautiful day. There is very little wind in the Faxabay but there might still be some swell in the ocean. We hope you can join us out at sea to find these magnificent giants!
Tour at 14:00
Report from Elding: The sail out was nice and sunny but the wind had grown stronger and the swell was higher. After sailing out into the bay a few fins were spotted in the distance, once we were closer we were able to identify these animals as 3-4
Tour at 19:00
Report from Elding: The wind had picked up a little on this tour but for most the boat was cutting through the waves keeping the boat quite stable. It was a long while until we say out first signs of cetaceans, frequent splashes in the distance at least 3-
Status: RUNNING
We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on a beautiful day. There is little wind but there can be movement on the boat out on the Faxabay. Hope you will be able to join us to try to find these magnificent animals in their natural enviro
Tour at 19:00
Report from Skrudur: Bright sun for our departure, but also westerly wind, meaning the passengers sitting at the bow of the boat got showered a bit on this trip. For the comfort of everybody, we seeked protection and sailed close to land looking for whales
Status 7pm tour: CANCELLED
Unfortunately the wind has picked up and due to unfavorable sea condition we have decided to cancel the tour at 7 pm. For more information, please contact us at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is.
Tour at 17:00
Tour at 19:00
Report from Elding: The last tour of the day gave us a nice evening light through the clouds in Faxafói. We were sailing out when we spotted a minke whale from the distance. We tried to get a closer look at the animal, we could see it for
Tour at 19:00
Report from Elding: This year we are trying something new in August with tours running at 7pm, as a replacement for the 8.30pm midnight tour. So we that worked this evening had the honor of sailing out on the first 7pm tour with Elding! It couldn't have be
Tour at 20:30
Report from Eldey: The evening tour was probably the windiest tour of the day but the sea conditions were still nice and comfortable. After about an hour, we saw a big blow in front of us in a great distance. We approached the animal and found an elusive
Tour at 17:00
Report from Eldey: The sea conditions had been pretty rough all day but it was warm and sunny when we left the harbour. We had only been sailing for about five minutes when we heard from another whale watching boat that they had seen a humpback whale&
Tour at 20:30
CANCELLED
Tour at 17:00
Report from Elding: The sea conditions had been pretty rough throughout the day but the sea was calmer when we headed out. It was quite warm as well which was nice. We decided to head strai
Tour at 20:30
Report from Eldey: What a tour! just 20 minutes out of the harbour we saw two blows, the exhaled breath from a pair of humpback whales. Suddenly they started to breach, not just one of them but two breaching together. It is a special thing
Tour at 20:30
Report from Elding: We headed out into the midnight sun with some gusts of winds and swell. I think this definitely added to the excitement on-board as we rolled over the waves in search of marine mammals. After about 40 minutes an eagle-eyed customer was
Tour at 20:30
Report from Eldey: The sun continued to be shining for us this evening, so we sailed out into the quite choppy sea under a blue sky. Even though the wind made it a little bit chilly, most of our passengers stayed outside and made good use of our overalls.
