Whale diary

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: A beautiful sunny day out in the bay. So bad we had a fiery wind blowing from the NE. We spent the beginning of the tour trying to get shelter from the eastern coast, making our way almost to the town of Akranes and, once there, we moved

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a fairly calm day as we sailed out into the bay, the sky was blue and the sun shining (quite a rare occurrence in an Icelandic winter). It was a very pleasant sail out into faxafloi as the wind was at our backs and the swell not t

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: What a huge surprise the bay was going to offer us today! Almost as soon as we left the harbour we encountered some really nice white beaked dolphins! It was meant to be the first of three different encounters we were go

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We could name today's tour "Emotional roller coaster on Faxa Bay". When we left the harbour we felt as if we were owning the world, the sea was welcoming us with open arms, light (that we were starting to doubt it ever existed in the fir

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We were sailing out today under a clouded and sometimes rainy sky and there was some movement on the boat, but our passengers were brave sailors and battled the elements. At the beginning we were fortunate enough to get a bit of sunshine

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Even in winter the weather conditions can positively surprise you here in Iceland and today was one of these lucky days. We were sailing out from Hafnarfjoerdur today and were expecting quite some swells and rain, but the sea was pleasan

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Today we went from Reykjavík´s Old Harbour again as we expected rather nice sea conditions. There was a bit of swell left giving some people a hard time but it was not too bad compared to the last few days. It did not take a long time un

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We sailed out in the bay today with better sea conditions than expected previously. The swell was small and gentle, which made our travel quite pleasant and quiet. Unfortunately at the beginning of the tour we had a bit of rain challengi

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    Status: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately the tour for today has been cancelled due to unfavorable weahter conditions at sea. For further questions or to reschedule please contact our offices by phone +354 519 5000 or by email elding@elding.is. 

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. According to the forecast it will be around -3°C but we have heated indoor areas on board and we also have overalls to keep you warm out on deck. If you are sensitive to motion sicknes

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    Status: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately the tour for today has been cancelled due to unfavorable weahter conditions at sea. For further questions or to reschedule please contact our offices by phone +354 519 5000 or by email elding@elding.is. If you have any questions

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing from Hafnarfjörður Harbour today. A bus will be ready and waiting for passengers at our ticket office in the Old Harbour in Reykjavík and drive off to HAFNARFJÖRDUR at the scheduled departure time. This will result in a slig

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    Status: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately the tour for today has been cancelled due to stormy weather. For further questions or to reschedule please contact our offices by phone +354 519 5000 or by email elding@elding.is.

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    Status: CANCELLED

    The tour for today has been cancelled due to stormy weather. For further questions or to reschedule please contact our offices by phone +354 519 5000 or by email elding@elding.is.

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. There is some wind so there will be some movement on the boat, and it might rain for part of the tour. If you are sensitive to motion sickness we do offer preventative tablets in the ticke

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. There is little wind but there could be some snow from time to time. If you are sensitive to motion sickness we do offer preventative tablets in the ticket office, free of charge!

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing our from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on a very cold but beautiful day. According to the forecast there will be around -8°C but we have heated indoor areas on board and we also have overalls to keep you warm out on deck. If you a

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík today. According to the forecast there will be a light NW wind with 4-6 m/s. If you are sensitive to motion sickness we do offer preventative tablets in the ticket office, free of charge! The

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a lovely fresh day on sailing out into the bay, it was rather chilly which meant we could use our lovely warm overalls to warm up a bit. After only a very short 20 minutes we found our first species of the day. An individual

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing from the Old Harbor in Reykjavik today. According to the forecast the wind is calming down but there will be movement on the boat. If you are sensitive to motion sickness we offer preventative tablets in the ticket office, free of charge!