Whale diary

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: We departed from Reykjavík harbour, the sea conditions were a lot better than this morning. We still had some leftover swell from the storm yesterday so the boat rocked a bit. The tour started slowly like earlier tours but by the end of

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    Tours at 14:00 and 17:00 have unfortunately been canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please contact our office at elding@elding.is, call on 00354 519 5000 or drop by if your require further details. 

    Tour at 1

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather made a turn towards the worse on this evening tour. Strong winds and light rain, really made the flotation overalls that we offer all of our passengers come to good use. We sailed into the waves for the first part of the t

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: This afternoon was quite windy but the sun shone down on us and the skies were clear as we sailed out onto Faxa Bay. We sailed out between Akurey and Engey before heading in a southerly direction towards where we had seen cetaceans ea

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: On this tour we had a little bit more wind than earlier tours but the conditions were still good. The tour started off slowly but spotted 2 minke whales in few hundred meter distance, unfortunately they didn't want to

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: On the last official tour of the day the weather was still as good as on the earlier trips, making the tour very special. The calm surface made it possible to spot a big pod of white- beaked dolphins, traveling very c

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Leaving the harbour of Sandgerði turned out a bit rough. This didn´t change until we passed the tip of the Reykjanes peninsula. Traveling in the Faxaflói bay on our way to the Reykjavik harbour was a great ride, for one because t

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: This tour started with many birds again, for example feeding northern gannets in an area that looked very promising. Since sea birds and cetaceans feed on the same fish species, feeding birds are always a good sign on the search for w

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: On the evening tour we started by sailing west out in Faxaflói. The rough sea was still present and the boat started to rock from side to side when we left the protection of the harbour. But passengers used the overalls that we are of

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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.

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