Whale diary

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: It was a wonderful evening! Amazing weather sunny and dry. We left the harbour but it was a bit difficult to find the cetaceans. We heard from other boats that they saw white-beaked dolphins but we could find them. Duri

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: A warm but cloudy evening whale watching tour marked the perfect ending to the day. The sea was slightly rough but our tough passengers payed no mind. another vessel was out on the bay and called us to let us know of a

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: What a whale trip! It was just awesome, but let´s start from the beginning. We left the harbour with the sky totally cover by clouds,it didn´t seem to be the perfect time for a midnight sun tour. But things slightly cha

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: Conditions sailing out were really good. We had some sun and the swell was really low. While we were sailing out, we got the information from Whale Safari, that one of their RIBs found two humpback whales

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    Status Tour 20:30: CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable sea conditions we have cancelled our Whale Watching at 20:30 today. If you have any questions, please contact our ticket office at +354 519 5000 or via email at elding@elding.is

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    Status 20:30 tour : CANCELLED       Status 17:00 tour: CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions tonight the tours at 17 and 20:30 have been cancelled. 

    If you have any questions, please contact our ticket

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: What a perfect end to a perfect day. The sea was so glassy as we left the harbour that you could practically use it as a mirror. Not too far out we saw the blow of 2 humpback whales in the distance but before

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Hafsulan: It was a nice evening the sun was even a bit out and as we left the harbour we saw a nice rainbow. It took us a bit of time before spotting our first cetaceans. We got to see a minke whale, but he was a bit elusive an

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    Status Tour 5pm and 8:30pm: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we have to CANCEL the tour at 5pm  due to stormy weather and rough seas. Please contact our office at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is.

    Tour at 14:00

    Report from Elding:

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: It was for sure our best midnight sun tour in this season! We had beautiful weather and calm see, perfect condition to enjoy never-ending sunset, landscape and listen to music. But tonight it was not our musician who stole the show. It

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    Tour at 20.30

    Report form Hafsulan: It was a nice evening, the wind had gone down and there was no rain. We left the harbour, but it did take a bit of time before spotting our first cetaceans. We got to see a pretty minke whale. He was a bit far away an

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: When we left the harbour in the evening the wind was quite strong but the sun was up so it still felt great to be outside and breath the fresh air. This time we had to sail far out to encounter our first wildlife. When we reached an area

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: What an E-x-t-r-a-o-r-d-i-n-a-r-y midnight tour that we have had! We started with a little bit of delay because in the previous tour they found a rare sighting just in front of the harbour, so as soon as our boat arrive

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: Sailing out we had the calmest sea conditions! While mostly cloudy, the sun was out at times and close to setting, which made beautiful lights on the water surface and surrounding landscape. While we were sailing t

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Evening started really well, nice weather conditions but a light rain in Reykjavik. As soon as we left the harbour we enjoyed a calm sea and sun in our face, we even had to put some suncream! Everything seemed to go well

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    Tour at 17.00

    Report from Eldey: This evening tour was a great tour where we spotted all 4 of our commonly seen cetaceans here in Faxafloi. We started with a nice pod of 5-7 white-beaked dolphins. They surfaced a couple of times right in front of us so

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: It´s incredible to say but before we left the harbour we could feel that it was a little bit warm, even for a cold country like Iceland, but indeed we had such a nice weather that all our hopes were pretty well sust

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    Tour at 14:00

    Report from Elding: Moving out of the harbour we left behind us a really good weather, clear sky and warm temperatures but as soon as we left the protection of the port we found out that it wasn´t going to be an easy afternoon. The wind wa

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The wind was picking up more and more, and by the end of the tour it was not only a little bit rougher than what we have experienced during the past two days, but also more chilly. We headed straight to the place in which we left the hum

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The good conditions kept promising us beautiful sightings as we well sailing out into the Faxa Bay. We had cetaceans almost from the beginning and they didn't stop showing up until the very end of the tour! First, a pod of 5-6 wh