Whale diary

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: On the evening tour we went out with Elding. After 30 minutes of sailing the weather become so amazing with no to little wind and sunshine on a calm sea, perfect conditions if you want to search for whales. Soon we spotted 2 min

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    Tour at 17:00

    Unfortunately our whale watching tour at 17:00 has been canceled due to bad weather. 

    Please contact our ticket office if you have any further questions, 00354-5195000 or elding@elding.is

    Tour at 13:00

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The sea conditions were perfect on this afternoon tour. Low waves and cloudy skies. We headed out of old Reykjavík harbour to the area where we had spotted Minke whales on the earlier tours. We found two minke whales

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    Tour at 17:00
    Report from Elding: During this tour, we could enjoy the sun setting above the Reykjanes Peninsula, as we headed out from Grindavík again. After two amazing tours full of animals, we very soon spotted a small pod of 3-5 white-beaked dolphins.

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The sea conditions had not improved during the day, and so we started our journey by heading north from Reykjavík to get some shelter from the strong winds. The rough sea conditions didn't make it easy to spot cetaceans, and multiple

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: On this afternoon tour we departed from old Reykjavík harbour. We left with only one researcher on board and a small group of passengers. We went to the are where we had spotted dolphins on the mid-day tour and there we spotted a very

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: With only three dozen passengers on board we left Reykjaviks harbour this evening, trying to spot the marine mammals we encountered during the day. Even though we didn´t see Midi a third time on this day, we encountered 2 other

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    Tour at 17:00

    Unfortunately due to weather concerns the 17:00 tour has been canceled. Apologies for any inconvience caused. Please contact us at our ticket office for information. 

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The wind an

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We made our way out from the harbour with high hopes after this morning and afternoons very successful sightings. As soon as we made our way out of the harbour we were hit with a shower of rain that visited us several times throughout

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The nice weather continued on the evening tour. We headed straight away for the area that was so good on the afternoon tour. On our way we came across with a minke whale that was moving around in an area clearly resti

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    Tours at 13:00 and 17:00
    Due to rough conditions at sea we have decided to cancel both whale watching tours this afternoon. Sorry for any inconvienience, if you require further information please contact our office. elding@elding.is or 519 5000.

    To

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: On our last trip of the day, we only had two dozen passengers on board. The passengers seemed to enjoy having this big boat to themselves and were more likely to ask questions due to the comfortable atmosphere. After searching and tra

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: As we left the harbour the wind was quite strong however the sea conditions were okay. We were quite hopeful as we passed the puffin colonies, although we turned south in order to be more sheltered from the wind. We made our way to the

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: the weather and sea conditions were much better than in the previous tours today. we went to the area where we had seen the minke whales earlier today. there were way more birds around this time and we saw two minke whales.

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    Tour at 13:00 & 17:00

    Unfortunately our whale watching tour at 13:00 has been canceled due to rough weather. We will make the decision about the 17:00 departure later today. If you have any further questions please contact our ticket office,

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: After two very good tour earlier this day we were leaving the harbour for the last time in search of cetaceans. Just before we reached the area where we had the morning encounters, we spotted our first minke whale. We

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    Tour at 17:00

    Unfortunately due to rough conditions at sea we have decided to cancel the tour this morning! Please call our office +354 519 5000 or send an email to elding@elding.is

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Elding: This to

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    Tour at 13:00
    As the wind has calmed down quite a bit since this morning so we decided to run the tour this afternoon! It was nice out on the bay and even the sun was trying to break through the clouds. The Reykjanes peninsula was visible but the clouds covered the snæfell

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had picked up a little more this afternoon, so we went east along the coast to get some shelter from the Reykjanes peninsula. The sailing was a little rougher than this morning but still comfortable. After 1.5 hours we spotte

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Again, we went out from Reykjavík on our afternoon tour in search for cetaceans. The wind had picked up a little since this morning and the swell was a little higher than this morning, but we could still enjoy the sun on our faces. It