Sometimes we go out of our way to increase the chances of finding the whales for our gests. We do that by mowing the boats to other harbours, for example if the weather looks to be better there or we think it’s more likely to find whales. This means the tour takes sometimes
When we headed out to Faxaflói bay this afternoon there was a bit of swell from the previous night. After searching for some time we spotted some White-beaked dolphins. It was a very nice group, which came quite close to our boat, surfacing again and again in front of us. We
The tour today was cancelled due to strong wind out in Faxaflói bay.
The sea conditions were pretty good this afternoon even though it rained quite a bit while we were out there. There were not many birds around the area today, we spotted several Gannets, some Fulmars and Raizobills. We did come a cross a small pod of White-beaked Dolphins th
There were not so many whales around today. We only spotted one Minke whale. It surfaced three times and always very far away. Even though the weather was quite nice and calm sea conditions, and we spent a lot of time searching, this was the only cetacean we found this time
Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was the same when we headed out again this afternoon. After searching for some time the captain spotted a big group of Harbour porpoises but they were very shy and disappeared before we could spot them again. Further out, some of our passeng
We had beautiful weather conditions today. It was sunny and the sea was calm. We headed out in to Faxaflói bay and soon spotted some splashes on the water surface. As the got closer we saw that there were harbour Porpoises. It looked like a family group of at least 3 to 6 an
In perfect weather, very calm sea and no wind, we sailed out to Faxaflói bay this afternoon. Soon we spotted a group of White-beaked dolphins. They were a bit shy, but some of them came very close to our boat a few times. Further out we spotted some Harbour porpoises. Some o
After we got out to Faxaflói bay we first spotted a blow from a Whale, when we got closer we saw that this was a Humpback Whale and it was going for a deeper dive. It stayed under water for very long and while we were waiting we spotted several Minke Whales. The Humpback Wha
Finally beautiful and calm weather again. After sailing and searching for some time we finally spotted a group of White-beaked dolphins. A very nice group, which came quite close to our boat, surfacing many times. When we were heading back to the harbour a few of our passeng
The sea condition was quite rough out in the bay, even though the wind had dropped down a bit. After searching for a long time we spotted a blow from a Minke whale. But it was very difficult to find it again. We only saw a blow and one time a fin coming up to the surface 1
The weather today was really good, the sun was shining and it was pretty calm even though we had quite many white caps out there that disappeared during the tour as the wind calmed down. There were not many whales around today. We first spotted the several Gannets diving int
Report from Elding: Out in Faxaflói bay this afternoon we first spotted White-beaked Dolphins breaching in the distance and when we got closer to them they were swimming around the boat for a while and going under it as well. Close by we spotted the first Minke Whale. The Mi
The weather was very beautiful when we headed out to Faxafói today, slow wind and the sun was shining. After sailing for some time we spotted a blow and then a black back. It was a Minke whale which surfaced a few times, then another one and another one. What a surprise.....
The weather was quite nice when we headed out searching for whales. It took us some time to find them today. First a blow but we could not find the whale, then second blow and after searching in the same area we spotted the Minke whale. It only surfaced a few times before di
The weather was similar during this tour. We headed out and after searching for a bit we finally spotted the first Minke Whale. It was rather difficult to track it since it got sort of hidden in between the waves when it came up but in this area we spotted at least 3 differe
We headed out ready for rough sea and it was quite the adventure with the wind, rain and sun in our faces for a while and then a beautiful rainbow afterwards. After searching for a while we came to an area where there were quite many birds around and soon we spotted a flock
The weather was quite nice when we sailed out searching for whales this afternoon. In the beginning we only spotted one or two Minke whales. The second whale was very nice, surfacing many times and we could even smell the whale, very nice smell....... OR NOT. Like always it
The weather was still very nice, the sun was shining and the sea conditions were quite nice. And the whales were again in a very nice mood. Many Minke whales were in the same area as this morning so it was easy to find the again. They were still busy feeding. We also found
