Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsúlan: due to strong south easterly winds we decided to sail from Hafnarfjörður to gain shelter along the coast of the Reykjanes peninsula. The clouds were thick but luckily for us it staid dry through the most part of the tour. When we were half way throug
Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed from Hafnarfjörður along the south coast of the Reykjanes peninsula to gain shelter from the strong southeasterly winds. It was quite comfortable as we headed west, enjoying all the seabirds gliding on the air currents. We were surprised to al
Report from Hafsúlan: It is still quite warm compared to this time of the year and the wind was not very strong so the waves were not big. The clouds made the sea surface brighter which makes it always easier for us to spot the cetaceans when they come to the surface to brea
Report from Hafsúlan: Once again we had southeasterly winds so the sailing out was lovely and warm, we sailed straight to the areas we encountered a humpbacks yesterday but unfortunately the humpbacks had moved on. We had sailed for a long time, over half the tour had gone b
Report from Hafsúlan: We first sailed west along the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, past the beautiful Grótta lighthouse and carried on past. It was about 30 minutes after leaving the harbour, watching all the seabirds as we travelled, when our First Officer Gulli spotted a blow a
Report from Hafsúlan: second day in a row that was as good as a November day could ever be; chilly but virtually wind-free and incredible visibility as far as the eye could see. Our first sighting was of 2 white-beaked dolphins, which may have been a mother and sub-
Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: today was a wonderful day out on the water; calm, eastern wind, no white tops, and just a little cold. We had a large number of passengers so we went out on two boats so that there would not be much crowding and that everyone could see we
Report from Hafsúlan: we had rather strong eastern and south-eastern wind on this tour so we decided the best thing would be to go along it to start with to have a more pleasant outbound journey, even if it would mean that the journey back might be rockier. After some ti
Report from Hafsúlan: the wind was not as strong as yesterday but still it was a bit rocky, especially on the way back to land because then we had to sail into the waves. We sailed first to the arias where we have been seeing the humpbacks and dolphins for the last few days.
Report from Hafsúlan: the wind was coming strongly from northeast making relatively high waves that rocked the boat while we headed out on the bay. We heard news from another boat that they had seen some white-beaked dolphins so we started to sail towards them. When we a
Report from Hafsúlan: Another incredible tour with once again calm seas, snow capped mountains, blue skies, crisp wintery air, the birds and of course the wonderful humpback whale that decided to stick around in the bay for a while longer. We can tell it is the same humpback
Report from Hafsúlan: what a day! It was beautiful in soooo many ways. The sunset, the calm seas, the snow capped mountains, blue skies, crisp wintery air, the birds and of course the two outstanding humpback whales we got to witness in the bay today. Yes you heard me...2 HU
Report from Hafsúlan: it was windy and cold on the bay today but the at least it wasn’t raining and the waves were not that big. We had been sailing for about 50 minutes until we spotted two white-beaked dolphins. One of them seamed much smaller and might have been a you
Report from Elding: Today we started our tour in Grindavík because of the adverse sea conditions in Faxaflói Bay. The sea was quite calm for most part of the tour so we could see animals from great distance. We sailed east and it wasn’t until we had turned around t
Unfortunately we need to cancel the tour today due to rough weather. Please contact the ticket office for further information. +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is
Tour at 13:00
Report from Hafsúlan: we needed a good day today after the difficult days of late and we got it! It was eastern wind but only modest and it was only towards the end that we started seeing white tops, otherwise the surface was as calm as it could be this late into the
Report from Hafsúlan: we sailed out relatively close to land and stayed that way for a while as we had to drive the ship in accordance to what would be most comfortable in light of the strong eastern wind. Sadly the visibility was very bad today, foggy and rainy, hence i
Report from Hafsúlan: We tried our luck in Faxaflói today, sailing out from Reykjavík harbour. Sailed past the small island close to the coast and enjoyed the variety of seabird species still around. Sea conditions were excellent, see for miles in all directions. The pol
Report from Elding: The weather was beautiful as we sailed out from Grindavik harbour, a 45 minute bus ride from our downtown Reykjavík main office. The sea conditions were very good to begin with but much more evident as we traveled farther from the coast. Birdlife was abund
Unfortunately due to rough conditions at sea we have decided to cancel all whale watching tours today. Please send an email to elding@elding.is or call +354 519 5000 for further information.
