After some lovely weather yesterday, we were experiencing a bit of choppy seas and snowy during the whole tour, which was quite unexpected! After a long time sailing and covering many areas, we were unfortunately out of luck and didn't find any wildlife. We therefore handed out complimentary tickets so our passengers have a chance of coming back and trying again.
The sun was shining and the conditions were perfect for an adventure at sea. We soon found a pod of four ORCAS; a large male, two females and a much smaller juvenile! We got a good look at them as they swam all around us and were surfacing at regular intervals. A true Christmas miracle in Faxaflói bay!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
We started going toward the north near Esja taking some shelter from the strong wind and crossed a large pod of 8-9 harbour porpoises. They were quite easy to observe with their triangular shaped dorsal fin, piercing fiercely the waves. Unfortunately that was the only sighting we had for this tour so we offered complimentary tickets to our passengers!
We were quite excited to sail out and see what nature had on offer for us. We had beautiful snowy mountains all around us, and a bit of long swell was moving the boat slightly. We sadly didn't get to see any cetaceans and we decided to give out complimentary tickets so our passengers get another chance of seeing the whales and dolphins in our bay.
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
We went quite far until we saw a blow. We went there and could see a humpback whale! We were observing this majestic creature when a 2nd humpback whale decided to breach 3 or 4 times! We were going to return to the harbour when the other humpback decided to give us a gentle tail slap and then a fluke dive to say goodbye.
There was still a bit of swell as we sailed out surrounded by snowy pink mountains and enjoyed the stunning clouds. We sailed around, scanning the horizons for any sign of cetaceans. Unfortunately we were unsuccessful in finding any and therefore handed out complimentary tickets so that everyone can come again and see the bay in its full glory.
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we are forced to CANCEL all whale watching tours from Reykjavík today!
Today the seas were a bit choppier and the wind was blowing quite a bit. We packed ourselves with overalls and we were ready to set sail on this cloudy but still beautiful winter day. We spotted many species of seabirds, but no sign of whales or dolphins so we decided to give out complimentary tickets so the passengers can come back another time!
We got a light rain during the tour, but nothing to worry about. About half an hour in, we spotted a small harbour porpoise, that vanished as fast as it appeared! After exploring many areas, we weren't successful in seeing anything else around, so we decided to give out complimentary tickets so the passengers have another chance of coming back!
We decided to start around the Viðey area because of the amount of birds present. There, we spotted a feeding harbour porpoise and not far away we saw 4 grey seals together. Continuing our trip, we got amazed by the beautiful sunlight coming in between the clouds, but unfortunately no other wildlife, so we decided to give out complimentary tickets!
Today the sun was shining and there was not a cloud in sight! We very quickly saw a harbour porpoise that came close to the boat for a few surfaces. Soon after we found a humpback whale and saw it surface a few times, but it was difficult to keep track of as it was doing very long dives. In the end we decided to offer complimentary tickets to all our passengers.
We sailed out on this very calm sea until we spotted a pod of 8-9 white-beaked dolphins. This pod was on the hunt and even had a calf that was probably learning a lot. We continued and soon saw the blow of a humpback whale. The whale was diving and moving a lot but we could still see it's fluke a few time which allowed us to identify it as Canvas!
This sunny and afternoon we sailed out and soon spotted a big blow, and went to investigate - it was a humpback whale! This whale was extremely active, showing us its pectoral fins as well as tail slapping and making lots of splashes! After a while we saw another blow from another humpback whale that surprised us by coming close to our boat.
