Friday, 4 February 2022

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

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR CANCELLED | 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 mandatory in areas where keeping 1 meter distance from others is not possible. 

The seas will 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).

Report from Eldey: The afternoon tour looked promising as the sky cleared up and we could have nice views from the entire harbour, with the imposing volcano of Snaefellsjokull in the background. We sailed defying fierce cold temperatures but at the same time we could feel what vikings felt when the came here more than 1,000 yours ago. We traveled out and enjoyed a nice selection of seabirds namily; seagulls, cormorants, eider ducks, guillemots and razorbills. On our search today we got to see one pod of white-beaked dolphins that thrilled us all, with 7 individuals: one calf, one juvenile and five adults that huddled up in a tight pod. They were travelling slowly and at times changing direction, and sometimes giving us a very nice moments when they surfaced very close to our boat. We spent about 30 minutes with them before leaving them in peace and heading home. We surfed on the swell home with the sun on our face. Our beloved mother nature keeps surprising us over and over again! a beautiful tour to remmember.

- Estel Sanchez Cami

Common guillemot, european shag, great cormorant, northern fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, black-backed gull, glaucous gull, herring gull, eider duck.