Friday, 26 November 2021

Today we will be operating on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 09:00 and 13:00 Classic Whale Watching tours. Make sure to dress appropriately for the tours as it is always colder on sea than on land.

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

COVID-19: Keep in mind that passengers and crew are asked to ensure their own hygiene and safety at all times. Washing hands thoroughly with soap and using a hand sanitiser is advised. Masks are not mandatory but are recommended in areas where keeping distance from others is not possible. 

Join us by booking online or contact us directly for more information (elding@elding.is / +354 519 5000). 

Report from Eldey: This morning, we heard the whistle of the wind and felt a cold breeze on our faces, but we also enjoyed a very beautiful sunrise behind the city and the mountains. It was pink and gold everywhere. For bird lovers, this was the perfect tour - we saw hundreds of large flocks scattered around the bay. We spotted a diversity of species: common guillemots, razorbills, shearwaters and countless sea gulls. With all that bird activity, we were very hopeful to also find some bigger animals feeding on the same fish, but unfortunately we had no such luck. We therefore gave our passengers complimentary tickets to have the chance to experience the whales, dolphins and porpoises of Faxaflói anytime within the next two years. 

- Eline van Aalderink

Report from Eldey: We sailed out on one of our favourite Icelandic winter days when there was little to no wind allowing for calm seas and as the sun fell it created stunning pastel colours throughout the sky. We had optimal conditions so we were very excited to see what the bay had to offer us this afternoon. First sighting was two harbour porpoises cause a splash around a flock of birds, obviously feeding as they do. Then we found the cutest minke whale, tiny little guy maybe only 5-6m long, considering they are usually 7-9m this one was so small. A juvenile sticking around for the winter until it gets bigger and try its luck mating in the breeding grounds in the tropics. We followed this minke for a while but wanted to continue the search to see if anything else was about. After about 20 minutes of searching our captain spotted a large dorsal fin, a lonely white-beaked dolphin, well we thought was lonely but as we approached we were seeing more and more popping up all around us, very scattered out. In total we must have seen at least 10 if not up to 15 individuals. Some started to bow ride, others started jumping further away. There seems to be a few juveniles too, surfacing side by side next to their mothers. On the way home we enjoyed a little music and a nice hot whale punch (hot chocolate with spiced rum) Yum.

- Megan Whittaker