Whale diary

Due to heavy winds and unfavorable sea conditions, we need to CANCEL our remaining whale watching tours today 25 August (13:00, 14:00, 17:00 & 19:00 departures). If you have any questions or would like to reschedule, please contact our ticket office at

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Elding: What a fantastic tour this was! We did sail out into the most beautiful sunshine. With flat seas we had the best conditions to spot some wildlife. And it was actually one of our passengers, that

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Hafsúlan: At first it seemed like our midnight sun tour was missing the sun part, but eventually the sun fought it's way through the clouds. Our first sighting of the evening was a pod of 3-4 harbour porpoises

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Hafsúlan: What can I say except - perfect way to end the day! We sailed out on still flat seas and the skies nearly clear. Snaefellsjökull, our largest volcano, was looking beautiful in front of the alr

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Elding: The sea was very serene and our surroundings were enhanced by a golden light as the sun was settings. The weather conditions were great, but our cetaceans were no where to be found, despite of t

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Hafsúlan: It was a cloudy evening and winds were still coming from the south east, making it rather smooth in the bay. The visibility was great and so everything looked very promising for tonight. We sailed along Reykjane

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Hafsúlan: The weather had calmed down so it was just perfect, and we had a beautiful sunset on the tour. As we sailed past the island Engey, we spotted a pod of about 3-5 harbour porpoises. We then headed

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Report from Eldey: With a lot of sunshine still in our faces and the wind and sea slowly calming down, we experience

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✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 17:00

Report from Eldey:  Whilst enjoying the most georgeous views in the gazing sun, we did go out into Faxafloi Bay for the last time today. Because

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Elding: The tour began with warm sun that casted beautiful light over Reykjavik and the mountains. The first animals appeared after just 10 minutes of sailing, those were 3-4 harbour porpoises. On our way

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Elding: This evening started off with a bit more northerly wind than earlier in the day. But everyone prepared themselves, getting into our warm overalls, and off we went into the bay. We got to experie

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Eldey: The northerly wind was still following us through this last tour of our day. But with a beuatiful sunset to give us company, our spirits were high to find the first cetaceans of the day. It took

TOUR CANCELLED |  10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 17:00 & 19:00

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we have had to cancel the rest of the tours today. For more information contact our office by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000

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✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE | 19:00

Report from Elding: With northerly wind facing us throughout the tour, we started our journey into the bay this evening. Considering the country we are in (Iceland) we were pretty lucky with the weath

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE|  19:00

Report from Eldey: Our icelandic adventure started with the wind blowing from the north so we had a tour a bit bumpy. We headed towards Akranes looking at all those northern gannets that we found in our way to our ususal spotting are

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE|  19:00

Report from Elding: Our tour started as a viking expedition, the wind was blowing and our trip it was a bit bumpy but it does not matter if you had brave passengers willing to find this huge animals. We headed towards Akranes, the wa

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE|  19:00

Report from Elding: The wind had picked up a bit during the day so we had some strong northernly winds but it was still sunny and beautiful outside. We stumbled upon about 4 minke whales, a couple of them came w

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE|  19:00

Report from Hafsúlan: Northerly winds this evening of about 10m/s meant choppy seas and colder conditions, we wrapped up warm in the free overalls offered onboard and stayed outside to enjoy the fresh

✔ TOUR ON SCHEDULE|  19:00

Report from Hafsúlan: What a beautiful example of unpredictability this tour was. We had an amazing show of the northern fulmars that came incredibly close to our heads and were doing