Whale Diary

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    WW 20th April
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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00, 20:00

    Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00, 20:00

    Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

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    WW 8th May
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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 14:00 , 20:00
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    white-beaked dolphins surfacing in a pair
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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00, 20:00

    Today's whale watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule! Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00, 20:00
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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00, 20:00

    Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 14:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 20:00
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    passengers on a whale watching cruise
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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 14:00

    Today's Classic Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

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    We sailed out under overcast skies and crisp air. A little minke whale appeared close to us, and we could observe it calmly swimming in a circle just at our front. We also came across a pod of 6 white-beaked dolphins, puffins, arctic terns and even another minke whale on our way home! In the afternoon we again came across minke whales and 5 white-beaked dolphins.

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    This morning we had a bit of swell, but nevertheless the spotting conditions were great. We first spotted 3 minke whales, then 3 more! Right thereafter, we found a humpback whale as well as 2 pods of harbour porpoises. It was calmer in the afternoon and we saw a pod of 10-15 white-beaked dolphins playing and jumping. We also found a minke whale and a humpback whale!

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00

    Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are cancelled due to rough seas !

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    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00
    • CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
    • PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 14:00
    Despite seeing a rainbow on the horizon this morning, there was no pot of gold, nor wildlife at the end of it, so we issued complimentary tickets to our patient passengers. All tours for the rest of the day were cancelled due to increasing winds.
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    The bay was gloomy this morning, but the sea was calm and we had prime cetacean spotting conditions. We quickly found 2-3 minke whales before encountering 2 lunge feeding humpback whales! On our way back, we spotted 2 pods of about 7 and 12 white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon we found a pod of 15 white-beaked dolphins, at least 3 minke whales!

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    WW 9th May
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    An overcast morning as we headed out to sea, and started our search for whales! We soon spotted some fast and elusive minke whales - 3 in total - feeding and travelling at high speeds. It was difficult to get a good look, so we continued our search but unfortunately didn‘t spot anything else, so gave our guests complimentary tickets to try again another day. In the afternoon, there was a little rain, and we searched the bay far and wide. After some time, we spotted a pod of 10 white-beaked dolphins and close by, a pair of humpback whales! They exhibited some brilliant surface behaviour and we managed a great look at them before heading back to the harbour with smiles on our faces.

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    WW 8th May
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    Under a beautiful sunny day with a calm bay, we headed out on our morning tour. Soon, we spotted 6-7 white-beaked dolphins playing and jumping, a great sighting! Soon after, we spotted 3-4 minke whales feeding and even more dolphins, which were everywhere in the bay today! A fantastic morning at sea. In the afternoon, we again spotted white-beaked dolphins, around 10 this time, very soon into the tour. Then, a humpback whale! We had some great fluke dives with this individual, and then we had a very busy area with 4 harbour porpoises, 4 minke whales and another 3 humpback whales! The bay was truly alive today!

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    WW 4th May
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    With a cold wind and sunny skies, we left the harbour and soon noticed how many seabirds were around - a great amount of puffins, fulmars, gannets and more! We spent some time searching in the bay but unfortunately we couldn‘t find anything this time, so gave our guests complimentary tickets to try their luck another time. In the afternoon, we again headed out full of hope, and some beautiful skies & seabirds everywhere! We searched the bay again, and towards Hvalfjörður, but our search turned up fruitless and we gave our passengers complimentary tickets to try once more!

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    WW 25th April
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    We set out this morning with the sun shining but a little wind, and not far into the bay, spotted the blow of a minke whale. It was very quick, and we managed to spot a few surfaces before this elusive minke left us. We left further into the bay with our eyes peeled, but unfortunately didn‘t manage to spot anything else, so gave our passengers complimentary tickets to try again another time. In the afternoon, the wind picked up so we made the decision to cancel our tour for the safety and comfort of our passengers.

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    WW 5th May
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    With a little cloud and some breeze, we set sail for our morning tour. After some time sailing, we spotted a minke whale. This minke was very quick and we managed a brief sighting before sailing on to see what else we could find. We spotted another solitary minke but this one was also very elusive and so we gave our passengers complimentary tickets to try again another day. On our afternoon tour, we had some blue skies, and headed out to see what we could find. We spotted a blow in the bay and it was a humpback whale! We then spotted another in the same area, and had some more luck with this one with some great surface sequences and fluke dive! A great end to the day.

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    WW 4th May
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    We left this Monday morning with beautiful sunny weather and calm perfect conditions. We soon spotted a minke whale in the same area as a couple of harbour porpoises. We managed brief glimpses of both species, and sailed further with the hope of seeing more. Unfortunately, we were unlucky this time so offered complimentary tickets to our passengers to try again. In the afternoon, we again had beautiful weather with the sun shining and the sea calm. We covered much of Faxaflói bay in the hope of finding something but unfortunately, there was nothing to be found this afternoon so we again gave our passengers complimentary tickets to try their luck again!

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    WW 3rd May
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    A sunny morning and perfect conditions, before long we had our first sightings! 3 humpback whales and 2 minke whales. In the distance, we noticed more activity and approached to find a pod of white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon, we headed straight out into the bay and soon spotted blows. It was around 4 humpback whales! A brilliant find and we spent some time with them. A sunny Sunday at sea!