Whale Diary

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00

Today's whale watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule! Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

In the morning, we sailed out with a bit of snow but the sun came out soon after. We sailed around the bay looking for wildlife, but unfortunately didn't find anything and we gave out complimentary tickets. In the afternoon, we had a similar mix of sun and snowy conditions, and after a good search, we found a humpback whale! It was Banana, one of our regulars. We also spotted 4-5 grey seals who were very inquisitive. A great way to end the day.

We left the harbour with a wintry mix on our morning tour, but the skies soon cleared and before long we found a humpback whale. We had very calm seas and we could even hear their breath. In our afternoon tour, the sun shined bright, and again found a humpback whale not far from land! It was banana, one of our favourite regulars to see! A great day in Faxaflói bay!

Another cold morning at sea, and we headed out in search of wildlife. Close to the island of Viðey, we spotted a humpback whale feeding. In the afternoon, the wind had picked up a bit but we had blue skies and were excited to see what was in store for us. We first spotted a grey seal close to Lundey, before seeing our resident friend Banana, a humpback whale. We could even see their whole body through the clear water, a brilliant afternoon at sea.

With calm seas and another beautiful sunrise, we departed the harbour for our morning tour. Around 30 minutes in to the tour, we spotted our first humpback whale of the tour! Of course, it was Banana, our regular humpback! In the afternoon, we had clear blue skies and a cold northerly wind, and headed out again to find our favourite humpback whale again, sleeping at the surface. Another brilliant day in Faxaflói bay!

There was a beautiful sunrise today as we headed out for our morning tour, and we spotted a Humpback Whale close to Viðey. It turned out to be one of our regulars - Banana! In the afternoon, the seas were even calmer and before long, we spotted our regular Humpback Whale, Banana, once again! A whale of a day!

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

Today's whale watching tours from Reykjavík were unfortunately cancelled due to bad weather conditions!

A cold morning but we were excited to go out again after some windy weather. On our morning tour, we spotted 5 harbour porpoises, and then spotted one of our resident humpback whales! In the afternoon, the sea conditions remained good and we came across both of our usual humpback whales, as well as 4 harbour porpoises. A great day at sea!

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

Today‘s tours from Reykjavík were unfortunately cancelled due to bad weather conditions!

We went out on our morning tour full of hope, with slightly choppy seas and windy conditions. We search around the islands, where we had seen whales over the last weeks, and saw many big flocks of birds, but unfortunately we were not able to find any larger life in the sea, so we gave out complimentary tickets. Our afternoon tour was cancelled due to the worsening weather in the bay.

There was a little rain at the start of the day, but otherwise good conditions at sea, and we soon spotted our 2 humpback whales on our morning tour, with a rainbow appearing as well. In the afternoon, we had a bit more wind but luckily mostly flat seas, and we found our resident 2 humpback whales after a short search - a nice day at sea!

There were some winds today, but the temperature had gone up. On our morning tour we found 2 humpback whales after 30 minutes of searching, the same individuals we have been spotting recently. In the afternoon, we found the 2 humpback whales again, Banana & Split, as well as spotting 2 grey seals towards the end.

It started off as a cold day with good conditions at sea. On our morning tour, we found 2 humpback whales close to Engey island, and spent some time with them as they were diving. In the afternoon, we found 1 humpback whale near Lundey island and found our second humpback whale around 1km away. On both tours, we had great sightings of harbour and grey seals near Viðey island.

A beautiful day - cold but calm. The morning tour started off with 2 humpback whales spotted close to Lundey, and a brief sighting of 2-3 harbour porpoises. In the afternoon, after some cruising, we found our 2 humpback whales again, along with 2 harbour porpoises spotted by some lucky passengers.

It was a cold morning in the bay. We sailed out to the islands and found a small pod of around 4-6 interactive white-beaked dolphins that we could enjoy for a while. In the afternoon, the sea was calm and we again found a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins that were playing in the waves. We later got word of 2 humpback whales that we got to enjoy some time with!

During this cold morning we sailed into the bay with a small swell and a bit of wind while we enjoyed our morning coffee and watched the sun rise. We spotted 2 humpback whales after about 20 minutes of sailing and saw them fluke multiple times. In the afternoon we again found our resident humpback whales. We also saw a (couple?) pods of 3-5 harbour porpoises!

It was another beautiful morning as we left the harbour. Not too far out, we spotted the blows of the 2 humpback whales, close to Viðey island. They were busy feeding amongst several harbour seals and grey seals. The wind picked up in the afternoon, but we returned to the same area as this morning and found our humpback whales and seals again!

It was cold but the sea was smooth. Only 15 minutes into the morning tour we had already spotted 2 humpback whales, before seeing a few grey seals and about a 2 pods of 10 harbour porpoises. In the afternoon we again encountered our resident humpback whales, around 15-20 harbour porpoises and a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins (including one calf)!

It was a cold an windy, but beautiful morning as we went out. We spotted 2 humpback whales swimming close and parallel to the boat, giving us a good impression of their massive size. In the afternoon we found our favourite pair of humpback whales again. They were surrounded by many seabirds and at least 6 grey seals feasting on the same buffet.