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northern lights cruise
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  • NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 22:00
The night opened with a breathtaking display as the clouds cleared to reveal vivid northern lights in greens, blues, reds and pinks. Guests enjoyed an unforgettable show with auroras dancing across the entire sky. A great start to the season!
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humpback whale dorsal fin
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Today’s tours were blessed with calm seas, sunshine and plenty of wildlife. We saw playful pods of white-beaked dolphins, elusive harbour porpoises, curious minke whales and several magnificent humpback whales, with highlights including close fluke dives, rolling, and bubble-net feeding. An exciting and memorable day with all four of our common cetacean species on display.

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humpback whale fluke
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Despite choppy seas, today brought sightings of harbour porpoises, playful pods of white-beaked dolphins, several minke whales, and even a humpback whale. One of the tours had no luck and issued complimentary tickets, while others enjoyed busy feeding grounds with gannets diving overhead. The final departures were cancelled due to deteriorating weather.

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breaching humpback whale up close
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In calm seas and sunshine we spotted all four common cetaceans: pods of harbour porpoises, playful white-beaked dolphins, several minke whales, and numerous humpback whales. Breaches, pec and tail slaps, peduncle throws, and even bubble feeding created spectacular shows throughout the day. Faxaflói bay was alive from morning until sunset.

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three humpback whale lunge feed together in calm waters
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Calm seas and sunshine brought wonderful sightings of harbour porpoises, playful pods of white-beaked dolphins, several minke whales and multiple humpback whales, including our well-known Davy Jones II. Tours enjoyed everything from quiet logging to spectacular breaching, pec-slapping and bubble-net feeding, with seabirds diving overhead.

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humpback whale fluke
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Today we enjoyed sightings of all four common species: shy harbour porpoises, playful pods of white-beaked dolphins, several minke whales and multiple humpback whales. Highlights included fluke dives, breaches, spy-hops, and close encounters, with dolphins bow-riding and humpbacks showing cooperative feeding. A truly lively day in Faxaflói bay.

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humpback whale pectoral fin
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Today brought excellent sightings, with pods of white-beaked dolphins, multiple minke whales and several humpback whales showing fluke dives, breaches, pec slaps and tail slaps. Highlights included feeding humpbacks alongside dolphins and minkes, plus “Davy Jones” making an appearance. We had a truly action-filled day at sea!

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Breaching humpback whale.
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A lively day at sea with breaching humpback whales in the morning and showing off with powerful tail-slaps in the afternoon. Several minke whales surfaced close by across all tours, while pods of playful white-beaked dolphins and elusive harbour porpoises added to the variety. Due to rough weather, some of our tours ended up getting cancelled today.

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humpback whale fluke
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The day brought calm seas and lively encounters with humpback whales, including close fluke dives, and even continuous breaching peduncle throws in the afternoon. Over 10 minke whales were seen in the morning alone, surfaced throughout the bay, joined at times by playful pods of white-beaked dolphins and elusive harbour porpoises also made appearances.

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Lunge feeding humpback whales surface amongst seagulls.
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Today’s tours featured multiple humpback whales, including pairs and bubble-net feeding duos, alongside plenty of minke whales spread across the bay. Several pods of up to 20+ playful white-beaked dolphins were spotted throughout the day and to round off the sightings, we also encountered some harbour porpoises, adding variety to an already lively day.