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Protecting Iceland's Whales
Iceland is one of the best places in the world to witness whales in their natural habitat. But despite the success of whale watching and the global support for conservation, commercial whaling still takes place in Icelandic waters. While most Icelanders don’t eat whale meat, some tourists try it out of curiosity, unintentionally fuelling demand. We believe education and responsible tourism are key to ending this practice.
In the morning we sailed into a cloudy bay. Unfortunately no cetaceans were found, so we issued complimentary tickets to all our passengers. In the afternoon, we had searched for quite a while before we encountered a pod of 6 white-beaked dolphins! They were swimming in circles most of the time, and we got great looks at them though close to the boat.
- NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 22:00
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!
We set off this morning and saw a total of 11 harbour porpoises. We also spotted a minke whale, but due to the quick sightings, we decided to issue complimentary tickets. The afternoon encountered a minke whale and got to spend quite some time with this individual, and even saw multiple lunge feeds! On the way back we ran into a pod of 4 white-beaked dolphins.
- NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00
We sailed out this morning and about 20 minutes into the tour, we saw a few splashes coming from near Grótta, by about 15 harbour porpoises. Then, a few black bodies with fins emerged to breathe, it was 5 minke whales! We then came across a pod of 7 feeding white-beaked dolphins! In the afternoon we saw 2 pods of 4 white-beaked dolphins!
- NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 22:00
We sailed tonight with calm seas and just a light breeze in the bay. There were some clouds in the sky but as the Kp was very high we remained hopeful. Sadly, we had no luck with the auroras tonight, so we issued complimentary tickets to everyone.
What a sunny morning! We encountered a minke whale that popped out of nowhere and came up quite a few times next to our boat. In the afternoon we headed out towards Hafnarfjörður, and we hit the jackpot - we found a massive pod of over 100+ white-beaked dolphins! They were all over the place, clearly feeding, with a bunch of birds flying all around them.
- NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 21:00
- NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 22:00
Very quickly after leaving the harbour, we could see northern lights! To start with we could see lots of purple but throughout the night we had every colour including green, red and pink! At times they even danced - it was an incredible night!
This morning, we had all kinds of weather. We came across a couple of harbour porpoises, but unfortunately no bigger cetacean, so we issued complimentary tickets to all passengers. In the afternoon we found a minke whale and several harbour porpoises! We observed them resurfacing a few times, before heading back home under heavy snowcovered skies.
- NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 22:00
The skies were slightly cloudy but we could still see the stars shine brightly. About 30 min into the tour, a bit of hail fell upon us but we were soon rewarded for our struggles with the northern lights, which we enjoyed for well over an hour!
We didn't know it yet, but we were in for quite the surprise.. we saw a huge black dorsal fin of a male ORCA - there were 10-12 individuals including males, females and juveniles, all feeding! We also saw 2-3 pods of up to 7 harbour porpoises along the way. In the afternoon we found a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins that came very close to our boat and check us out!
This morning, the sea welcomed us with calm waters and a light breeze. As we cruised along, we spotted a dorsal fin breaking the surface - it was a minke whale, likely feeding in the waters rich with fish. The skies had cleared up in the afternoon a lot and the winds were pushing our backs. We eventually found a minke whale, surfacing often very close to our boat.
- NORTHERN LIGHTS CRUISE | 22:00
Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have decided to CANCEL the Northern Lights Cruise tonight!