Whale diary

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsulan: In the afternoon, the sun was still shining and the winds had calmed down a bit, allowing us to sail under relatively calm conditions. Since we had spotted a couple of Minke Whales in the morning, we decided to first sail to the area where we had seen t

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsulan: We sailed out from Keflavik this afternoon so that the sailing would more comfortable for our passengers, heading with the swell and wind ending the tour in Reykjavik. We saw many birds on the way but unfortunately no cetaceans (whales, dolphins and por

Tour at 13:00

Report from Elding: In the afternoon, the weather was still very nice with blue sky, a gentle breeze and sunshine. So we sailed out of Reykjavik harbour on a calm sea and very good visibility. It took us only 20 minutes until we spotted a Minke Whale about 300 meters away fr

Tour at 13.00

Report from Elding: As the wind got a bit stronger in the afternoon, we sailed again in the shelter of the land and decided to try our luck in Hvalfjörður (Whale Fjord), where Minke Whales and White-beaked Dolphins had been seen before. Unfortunately, we did not see any whal

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out once again from Reykjavík Harbour with incredible cloud formations and better sea conditions too, even though it was still bumpy on the way out. We got to the area we saw the blows from the mornings tour and waited and waited. Eventually w

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: In the afternoon, we sailed again from Reykjavik harbour. The sea had turned even calmer than in the morning and we were looking forward to the tour, since visual conditions were very good. Like in the morning, it did not take us very long until we met 

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: In the afternoon, we started from Hafnafjörður, where we had ended our morning tour. We were very surprised and happy how fast the weather had changed from wind and snow to relatively calm sea and sunshine and we were very optimistic to have more luck t

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: Due to strong winds we decided to cancel today´s whale watching tour at 13:00. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us via e-mail elding@elding.is, phone +354 555 3565 or come to our office (open: 09:00-17:00).

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Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: As we sailed out of Reykjavík Harbour we couldn´t believe how much the wind had calmed down. On the way offshore we got to see a couple of pods of Harbour Porpoises (2-3 individuals in each) and Seabirds. We saw one Minke Whale on the Way out but it was

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan. The weather had turned a bit for the worst as it started to rain and later became snow which was a big surprise to us all that thought spring had arrived. We headed to the same area as the morning tour and again was not disappointed. We saw 2-3 Minke Whales in

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from Reykjavik harbour in beautiful weather. Still a cold North Easterly wind which keeps the air nice and fresh. We went to the same area as the morning tour and once again it was successful with Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoises and Seabirds. Thr

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan. We sailed once again in lovel blue skies but rough seas. We stayed close to the coast showing the islands we have near to the capital then past Mt. Esja, Hvalfjöurður, Akrafjall and Akranes. We then turned and headed with the swell to our good whale watching a

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan and Elding. From the large amount of passengers joining us this afternoon we decided to take out two boats so that our passengers would be comfortable and had space to move around the boats. The wind had calmed down a lot this lovely afternoon. When we got out

Tour at 13:00: Report from Hafsúlan. We sailed out from Grindavík. The weather had gotten a little better but there was still a lot of wind. We headed in a different direction than in the morning. We sailed along the coast and viewed the beautiful landscape of the Reykjanes. We did not see any w

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan The swell had increased on this tour but the sun was out from behind the clouds warming up the atmosphere. We headed out to the same area as this morning and saw many birds and Harbour Porpoises on the way. It was more difficult to find the Minkes on this tour