Friday, 13 November 2026
- CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00
Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule as shown above. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!
CLASSIC WHALE WATCHING | 09:00
Report from Eldey: As the sky was rising above the city, we bundled up to face the cold and headed out. Not too far from the harbor we spotted the blow of one humpback whale! It was Banana! With the sun rising in the background, we had quite a picturesque sighting. We got to see some beautiful fluke dives and it appeared like Banana was feeding. They kept us on our toes as they surfaced in front of us and then appeared behind us! After multiple surface sequences and a nice viewing, it was time to continue and see who else was taking advantage of the food close to port. After a bit of a sail it appeared as if no other cetaceans were around, and so we sailed back to port admiring the snowy landscape. What a great was to start our day on the bay!
-Pedro Teixeira
CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
Report from Eldey: A strong breeze was coming from the cold North but with a hot chocolate in our hands and a heart full of hope, we went on another adventure at sea. We weren't even out of the harbour when we saw a blow from a humpback whale! We soon noticed that it was our friend Banana! We stayed with banana to "potassiumly" see a fluke and maybe more. Soon it did just that, it fluke more than a few times which was great for everyone. This individual is known for swimming around the islands of Reykjavík very slowly looking for some nice fish. We went on with our trip by passing by Viðey and Engey. The seas were a bit rough and we didn't want to get everybody seasick so our captain made the decision to stay closer to the shore. After another glimpse of Banana we went back into the harbour of Reykjavík, happy but very frozen. Nothing a hot chocolate couldn't solve!
- Sam-tastic Smith
Birds species seen today include:
common eider duck, Northern fulmar, black guillemot, common guillemot, long-tailed duck, razorbill, lesser and greater black-backed gull, herring gull