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We are pleased to announce that Elding has successfully completed the WCA's Responsible Whale Watching Certification remote audit and has officially become one of the first whale watching operators to achieve this global certification! 

Certificationis based on the

Elding has a long standing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. On board our boats and throughout our premises, we work hard on implementing extensive recycling routines with the assistance of our incredible team of staff and passengers alike. We had seen an increase in use of single-use coffee cups throughout the years, so we decided to take matters into our own hands.

A wonderful surprise awaited us in the bay this morning - it was a humpback whale! In the afternoon, we were surprised again by yet another humpback whale! Our research team has since determined that both whales are new to the area. Very exciting!

Our research team just positively identified the male orca we encountered in Faxaflói bay last weekend as the same individual that we encountered in a similar area earlier this year! Interestingly enough, on 28 February the male was seen travelling with another male, but it seems to have returned on 15 December with a juvenile, a female and her calf!

We did it again! Elding has received the Platinum Certification from EarthCheck for 2019, for the 11th year in a row!

The certificate is the highest achievement in EarthCheck's ranking and is awarded to those organisations that successfully meet the environmental requirements with a consistent commitment for 10 years or longer.

EarthCheck offers great tools we work with

If you're a first time whale watcher it is perfectly normal that you don't exactly know what to look for, but you should know that whale watching with Elding is a team effort and everyone on board is encouraged to help out. There are a few tips and tricks that can help you identify signs of whales and dolphins from a distance, and a few things to keep in mind when venturing out into open seas.

Since 2007 we have welcomed and provided a platform for marine biologists on board our boats. With help of some amazing researchers we have been able to study the three main encountered species on tour tours; white-beaked dolphins, minke whales and humpback whales. By studying the wildlife we see on our tours, we hope to further understand their social behaviour, feeding habits,

The first day of Icelandic winter has come and gone, and for the next few weeks we can expect to have reduced daylight with each day that passes. From 1st November and onwards, our winter schedule will be in full effect and we'll only be operating our Classic Whale Watching once a day, at 13:00. Northern Lights Cruise will be on schedule at 21:00

There have been some changes made to our Northern Lights on Viðey island tour - it will from now on be called Superior Northern Lights Expedition on Viðey island and the modified tour will be more exclusive than before and focus mainly on aurora photography and the nature of the island.

Our expert guide will educate you on the science behind the northern lights, lend a helping han

Reykjavik Pride 2019 has officially started! 

Elding has been a proud LGBTQ+ friendly company from the very beginning. We are members of IGLTA (the world's leading network of LGBTQ+ welcoming tourism businesses) and each year we support Reykjavik Pride with the awesome 

We had a very special encounter this weekend with the second largest fish in the ocean - a BASKING SHARK! They are slow moving sharks, feeding on plankton near the water surface at about 4 km/h. That's where their name comes from, them 'basking in the sun'. They are not too common on our tous so it is always a memorable experience for both crew and passengers.

On 23 July 2018, for the first time in Elding's history, we came up on a north atlantic right whale - one of the most endangered of all large whales. There have only been three different right whales identified off Iceland in the last 30 years, so this was truly a unique encounter!

Today not only marks 75 years of Iceland's independence from Denmark but also the first time in over 20 years that blue whales have been encountered in Faxaflói bay! We have seen blue whales on our tours before when we have sailed from the West and South coast of Reykjanes peninsula and also a few times from Akureyri North-Iceland, but never from Reykjavík..

A humpback whale was spotted WITHIN the harbour walls of Reykjavík in the early hours of Saturday! Rare, although not unheard of, whales sometimes venture close to shores and into marinas as a result of following food. The whale didn't seem to be hurt or in distress, just feeding among the marooned boats and ships and thankfully it found its way out of the harbour again a cou