Friday, 24 July 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 20:30
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 20:00

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!

Report from Eldey: This misty morning, we headed out of the harbour and took a lovely tour of some of the little islands nearby, such as Engey and Lundey, two of our puffin islands. We got to see some of these busy Atlantic puffins heading to and from their colonies on these islands, bringing fish back to the hungry little pufflings in their burrows. We also got to see some Artic terns flying around, as well as many other majestic seabirds. We continued on and soon sighted a blow in the distance, a humpback whale, which soon put on a show, performing pec slaps and tails slaps at the surface for us! And suddenly a few breaching behaviors. What a moment! Later we continued our tour heading to another different area. At distance we saw some smallest species, then we realized they were some dolphins in the area jumping out of the water. But they weren't alone. In total around 5 white dolphins, but also 5 humpback whales together in the same feeding area. The scene was just incredible. The whales were very active doing bubble nets and appearing at the surface with their giants mouths opened. And we saw many times their tails. Just like a scene from a documentary. What fantastic tour! 

-María Huamán.

Report from Hafsulan: With almost no wind but against a relatively a high swell, we sailed into Faxaflói this morning. We spotted a humpback whale in the distance on our port side, but our captain wanted to continue to an area where our earlier boat had scouted lots of whales. When we got there, we were not disappointed: a pair of humpback whales was bubblenet feeding close to us, another pair was doing the same in the distance, and here and there we saw the blows of probably two or three more individuals. We watched with great anticipation as we saw bubbles starting to appear in a ring-shape, the little fish panicking at the surface, and then... the humpbacks coming out with their mouths wide open! White-beaked dolphins were also part of the party, and a few of them were jumping high out of the water - almost on top of the whales. After this amazing show, we headed back to harbour and watched lots of birds flying around us. 

-Eline van Aalderink

Report from Eldey: Conditions had greatly improved for this afternoon, so we sailed out with high hopes, eager to spot all the bay had to offer. Though it took us a while to have our first sighting, we admired the cute little Atlantic puffins, and other charismatic seabirds to pass the time. Our first sign of whales, was multiple blows and lunges ahead, a group of 3 humpback whales. We quickly headed over to witness the feeding frenzy unfolding in front of our very eyes. While we focused on this trio, they eventually became a duo, with the third whale disappearing on us suddenly, but we soon saw 3-4 more blows in the distance, another group of humpbacks coming into this area, apparently the prime lunch spot today. In total, we had 6 humpbacks feeding in the area, forming pairs and trios and even going to feed on their own. We got to see impressive lunges at the surface and spiral of bubbles as they were bubble-netting right by the boat! What an incredible sight, straight out of a nature documentary! We then continued on and spotted some sharp dark fins slicing through the water in front of us, a pair of white-beaked dolphins! We were treated to some bow-riding and wake surfing close by, what a show from these acrobatic and energetic cetaceans! We were about to head back to the harbour when a very large blow caught our eye, and as we headed closer we got to see a trio of fin whales travelling together! What a treat! We got to stick with these 3 gentle giants for a few surfaces, getting a close look at their huge blows and their long backs! Happy with this spectacular tour, we then headed back to port. What an afternoon!

- Orsi Stipsicz

Report from Hafsulan: We ventured out again in the afternoon, bundled up in overalls and hats, eager to see what the bay had to offer for us. After learning about the most commonly sighted species, and a bit more about the evolution of cetaceans, we finally spotted a blow in the fog ahead. When we arrived, we were excited to discover that it was 3 humpback whales that were actively lunge feeding up through the surface! The whales dove under - but suddenly bubbles appeared in a large circle just next to us, a sign that the humpback whales were bubble net feeding. The three humpback whales lunged their big mouths through the surface once again, feeding on an abundance of prey at once. Suddenly, a pod of 5 white beaked dolphins also joined the buffe, frequently jumping around the humpback whales as they surfaced to catch their breath. After a wonderful show of plenty of bubble net feeding, we steered the course back to Reykjavik again. On our return, a minke whale surfaced just next to us. We stopped, to admire it for a couple of more surfaces, before returning back to the city full of wonderful new memories. 

- Maja Andersson

Report from Eldey: In the evening, the wind picked up a little, and we got a bit of rain, but visibility was slowly improving. We started our next adventure, sailing back into Faxaflói Bay in search of cetaceans in the wild. After sailing for a while, we spotted our first blow in the distance. Suddenly, we realized there were two humpback whales feeding in the area. Surrounded by seabirds, the whales were constantly changing direction and repeatedly surfacing with their mouths completely full at the surface, while the birds took advantage of the leftovers. We decided to stick with one of the whales, which surfaced very close to our boat, showing complete indifference to our presence, allowing us to get a close and detailed look at this enormous animal. As we were about to leave, we witnessed a big tail slap, quite the finale to this wonderful feeding event that we got to see. On the way back, we got to sail under a beautiful rainbow. And even got an unexpected fluke dive as a wave goodbye from a third humpback on our way. What a lovely way to end the day, finally seeing the bright sunshine after this gloomy, rainy day.

- Orsi Stipsicz

Atlantic puffin, Northern fulmar, Northern gannet, Arctic tern, Arctic skua, storm petrel, herring gull, black-legged kittiwake, Manx shearwater

Report from Elday: We sailed out from Reykjavik harbour under clear skies and calm seas. After departure, we passed between the two main puffin breeding islands of puffins, spotting plenty of these charming birds on our way out towards the open waters. It took some time before our first sighting a minke whale. We didnt linger with this individual because we spotted multiple blows in the distance and decided to investigate. Sure enough we found at least six humpback whales spread across an area roughly a mile wide. We stayed with the closest individual, a wonderfully active adult that was surfacing frequently and showing real curiosity coming close to the boat several times. With a show like that right in front of us we weren´t about to head off in search of another ! After this beautiful encounter we began our journey back to port wrapping up a truly memorable tour. 

Eleftherios Manioudakis