Friday, 3 September 2021

Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 10:00 and 14:00 Premium Whale tours and 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.

The seas may be rough, so as always, we have sea sickness tablets available free of charge at our ticket office. Join us by booking online or contact us directly for more information (elding@elding.is / +354 519 5000).

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
• SEA ANGLING GOURMET | 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 14:00

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.

Report from Elding: The ocean was a bit choppy as we left the harbour this morning, but the south-southeasterly wind wasn’t too hard on us. We started the trip by finding, with only 5 minutes in between, two pods of around 5-6 white-beaked dolphins. Unfortunately, they were quite elusive so we weren’t able to follow them for long. We then saw a blow from a humpback whale from far away and went closer, but were not able to locate it. As we were preparing to leave and had already turned around, the humpback popped up just in front of us. We watched it do three surfacing sequences, but it was probably busy feeding – there was a lot of fish in the area! After the humpback whale encounter we went back to Reykjavík, happy.

- Fróði Guðmundur Jónsson