All whale watching tours are on schedule today from Reykjavík! Make sure to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow one of our comfortable thermal overalls if need.
We sailed out this morning facing cold winds and headed straight into the bay. We spotted a few white-beaked dolphins and a minke whale as well, but decided to hand out complimentary tickets as both encounters were quite short lived. In the afternoon we did not need to go very far to spot a large blow of a humpback whale and managed to watch it dive a few times.
Following a few splashes in the distance we located a big pod of 10-12 white-beaked dolphins this morning and additionally found a shy humpback whale that never showed its fluke. In the afternoon, we found a couple of pods of white-beaked dolphins and at one point there were at least 15-20 individuals all around the boat!
After a while of sailing, we saw lots of birds and a minke whale came up quite close. We then found a humpback whale that was deep diving and a pod of 3-4 white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon we found 3 harbour porpoises and 6 white-beaked dolphins but we offered complimentary tickets so our passengers can try their luck again another time!
The sunrise created pink and orange clouds as we sailed out this morning. We arrived in an area with a lot of birds and soon spotted a pod of 3 white-beaked dolphins, then a feeding humpback whale and a minke whale. In the afternoon we saw 3 harbour porpoises and a small humpback whale, but was tricky to follow so we gave out complimentary tickets.
We explored areas further into the bay this morning and found a pod of 6-8 feeding white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon, we spotted 6 seals (one of which jumped completely out of the water!), and after a while searching we spotted a blow and the dorsal fin of a humpback whale, but ultimately decided to offer complimentary tickets due to the quick encounter.
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
We saw a black object and we couldn't decipher what it was until we got closer, it turned out to be a small zodiac with 4 surfers trying to catch some waves - a very odd find! The course was then set to investigate further and eventually we found our resident humpback whale Flak! The afternoon tour was unfortunately cancelled due to weather.
We saw a blow towards Viðey, it was Flak the humpback whale doing a peduncle throw! Then after this they came within metres of our boat, it was so so close. In the afternoon we decided to go in the inside part of Videy, very close of Reykjavik, and there was Flak the humpback whale. We also spotted a grey seal showing its head a few times having a look at us.
We sailed out in the morning and only 20 min later spotted Flak, our winter humpback whale. With the sun present it was significantly 'warmer' as we sailed out this afternoon. We quickly spotted Flak the humpback whale swimming around Engey and went to have a closer look and also saw 2 harbour porpoises that were jumping out the water!
After 10 minutes of sailing we came across a humpback whale before also seeing 5-6 white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon we went to the same area than this morning to find Flak the humpback whale that this time was in Skarfabakki harbour. We also encountered 2-3 pods of harbour porpoises, one of them was fairly large with maybe 7 individuals.
With the sun still behind the mountains, we noticed a very big splash in the distance! We had a humpback whale in the area and getting closer to it we confirmed it was Flak, who breached at least three times before we also found a minke whale. In the afternoon we ended up around Videyjarflak again, where we finally spotted the blow of a humpback whale.
As we left the harbour we spotted a large black back that was Flak, the humpback whale and a few harbour porpoises. In the afternoon we sailed out once more to Viðey and found our humpback whale again. Flak did a lunge feed directly in front of our boat and also rolled on its side, showing off its white pectoral fins. We also spotted 3 harbour seals that were resting on the rocks.
With a pastel coloured sky we went out in search of some cetaceans! We found Flak the humpback whale chilling in the shallows of Viðey and after a while we found a minke whale and a pod of 4-5 feeding harbour porpoises. In the afternoon we also found Flak and at the same time we saw a harbour seal bottling and later we found a solo harbour porpoise.
Within 15-20 minutes we had found Flak the humpback whale. This was combined with an incredible sunrise behind Reykjavik too. In the afternoon, and a very quick sailing, we found Flak the humpback whale still very close Skarfabakki pier, where it was feeding and going for short dives. It was a lovely sighting with an animal that was easy to observe.
As soon as we sailed out we had Flak the 'resident' humpback whale very close to the shore of Viðey island! We also saw a minke whale that came very close to the boat and kept on swimming towards the land. In the afternoon the humpback whale was still here and we also found 3 very active minke whales and a lone harbour porpoise.
The sea was fairly calm this morning and we sailed to Viðey island to try our luck. We spotted Flak the humpback whale as well as another humpback and at least 7 harbour porpoises. In the afternoon Flak was seen feeding close to shore and even breached before we also spotted a minke whale!
This moody morning we sailed out facing a snow covered majestic Esja. We spotted 1 minke whale and Flak the humpback whale! In the afternoon we also found Flak feeding and although it often changed direction, it always showing its beautiful fluke when it went for a dive.
We made our way towards Viðey island today and much to our delight, our friend FLAK the humpback whale showed up at just the right moment and we later also found some harbour porpoises. This happened on both of our tours today - what a magnificent day in beautiful Reykjavík!
