Whale diary

Due to bad weather conditions we have decided to cancel today's whale watching tour. If you need more information please call +354 519 5000 or send an e-mail to elding@elding.is.

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Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from Reykjavík in not the nicest of weathers. Dull and overcast and there was some slight showers during the tour but mostly we kept dry. The wind was also quite strong but the sailing offshore was smooth as we headed with the swell but ro

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: What a beautiful day! It was stunning as we headed out of the old harbour of Reykjavik, Seas were calm (some swell offshore), blue skies and a breath-taking sunset. We searched a very large area today and because the weather was great we stayed out even

Tour at 13:00

Report from Elding: This was a beautiful morning however we knew that Faxaflói bay was rather windy outside of Reykjavík. That is why we decided to sail out from Hafnarfjörður today. When we got out there was a bit of a swell and the wind was blowing. We sailed along Reykjan

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: Once again we sailed out from Hafnafjörður to make the sailing as comfortable as possible for our passengers. We searched a very large area, along the Reykjanes peninsula, almost to Garður then offshore and back towards Reykjavik past a few other of our

Tour at 13.00

Report from Hafsúlan: Reykjavík had a very wintry feel to it this afternoon with a fresh layer of snow from the morning. We sailed out from the old harbour of Reykjavík and headed north towards Mt. Esja and Hvalfjourður (Whale Fjord), we saw two pods of Harbour Porpoises (2-

Tour at 13:00Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: We took two boats out today from the harbour in Keflavík because there was more shelter there than in Reykjavík. The sea conditions were okay, there were some waves but the sailing was smooth and the view of the landscape was beautiful. We sailed fro

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: Today was some what windy so we sailed out from Hafnarfjörður harbour to find some shelter there. We sailed along the Reykjanes peninsula towards Keflavík and back. The sail out was pretty rough and there was a good swell. On the way back we sailed with

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsulan: We sailed out from Hafnafjourdur today so that we could sail along the Reykjanes peninsula making the journey a lot more comfortable than if we went out from Reykjavik. The weather was very depressing on this tour as it rained hard the entire time howev

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: Everyone was out and about today, taking advantage of the good weather before it turns bad again. We had so many passengers that joined us today that we had to take out two boats for this tour. This was great because we could cover a larger a

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: It was a cold but beautiful day sailing out of Reykjavik Harbour this afternoon. It was quite excited just outside the harbour where the coastguard and search and rescue team were practicing, lifting people up and down from the helicopter. It ever flew

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: Today we sailed out Faxaflói bay. We visited our preferred areas where we have previously seen some whales. We did not find them today even though there were always a few birds around the boat and the fish-finder on board showed that there was fish in t