Monday, 10 August 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:30
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 20:00

Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

Report from Eldey: On this lovely, sunny, calm morning, we headed out, eager to spot all the bay had to offer. On our way out from the harbour, we got to see the Atlantic puffins chilling on the water, nearing the end of their breeding season. As we continued out, we got to see the smallest of the 4 species we commonly see in Faxaflói, a pod of 2 harbour porpoises! Such an elusive species, we were absolutely thrilled to see them splashing around! As we continued on we saw one more little porpoise, but we had our sights set on some larger dorsal fins, a large pod of 12-15 white-beaked dolphins! This was a very large group, displaying some impressive acrobatic behaviour, with some individuals breaching, leaping and head slapping! There were quite a few juveniles, popping up besides their moms. As we approached, the group spread out and formed pairs and groups of 4. Our final sighting of the tour was a very young humpback whale, which we got to spend a lovely couple minutes with and which gave us a grand finale and a wave goodbye with a beautiful fluke dive! It's rare to see smaller individuals perform fluke dives for us, so we were very excited to get to see it from this individual. Satisfied, we turned and headed for the harbour after an wonderful morning tour.

- Orsi Stipsicz

Report from Hufsulan: We sailed out from Reykjavik port under clear skies and calm seas. The excitement of our tour started early and was building up gradually with a grey seal with a big fish on its mouth next to Akurey island that is home for twenty thousand couples of puffins. After this great start we came across ten white beaked dolphins that where in tow pots. We followed one pot that was the most playful and we had the chance to see the jumping close to us for quite a long time. After this amazing show we spotted a blow fur out in the distance so we left them to investigate. On our way to it we came across a minke whale that surfaced for few time close to us and later behind our waves. The blows where from not one but tow humpback whales  that where cruising together and were treating as with fluke dives with amazing views of the volcanos of Reykjanes peninsula. After this unforgettable sighting we started our way back to port full of nice memories.

-Eleftherios Manioudakis

Report from Eldey: A sunny bay greeted us yet again, barely a breeze in the air, as we sailed out in search of cetaceans! At first, we spotted one lone minke whale who was swimming about, but we had our course set for the location where we had spotted whales earlier in the day, so we said a brief hello to the minke and continued on. Shortly after, we spotted a pod of 3-5 white-beaked dolphins! These dolphins were very relaxed and seemed to also be enjoying this rare summers day. We spent some time with them before we said goodbye, and continued sailing. At last, we finally spotted some blows on the distance! Two humpback whales emerged from the deep side by side, one individual slightly smaller than the other. We watched this pair perform multiple fluke dives, giving us fantastic looks at their tail fluke patterns. Then, we spotted another blow in the distance, and found the same humpback we had been watching in the morning! This one was taking long dives, so we stayed in the area for some time. Then, we said goodbye to the humpbacks and began making our way back. Just as we thought there'd be no more surprises, a minke whale suddenly surfaced close to the harbour, and a second one at the harbour walls! We were overjoyed with this tour, and what a great way to round up this amazing afternoon.

- Sigrún Helgu

Report from Hafsúlan: In the afternoon, the sun was shining just as nicely. We sailed out full of anticipation. The very calm conditions made it easy to spot all sorts of birds flying about and resting on the surface. We saw Atlantic puffins, Northern fulmars, Northern gannets and more. Today's visibility was fantastic, so we could look very far which made our search a lot easier than in previous days. After some sailing, we spotted a blow in the distance. We found a humpback whale! We observed a beautiful surface sequence with a lovely fluke-display once we got closer. Then, we spotted another two humpback whales nearby. They were swimming side-by-side. They were also showing off some flukes for us and when we got closer, we got a real show. One of the humpbacks went for a breach!! It was not even 100 metres away from us. Totally unexpected, absolutely breath-taking and on full display. And then. It. Did. It. Again!!!! We were thrilled! Nearby, we also spotted a solitary white-beaked dolphin. It is unusual seeing a dolphin by itself as these are very social animals that live in pods. We observed the humpback whales some more and, eventually, it was time to start heading back to port. On our way, we encountered another humpback whale that was logging by the surface. As we were passing by it went for a fluke dive and we carried on. We enjoyed the sunshine, watched some birds and returned to Reykjavik with this incredible time at sea locked into our memories.

- Hannah Carstens

Report from Eldey: As we headed out this evening, the sun was still shining bright over the calm, flat, beautiful bay. We had quite a long sail ahead of us, but on a gorgeous day like today, not only was it pleasant, it was gorgeous. The mountains around us, the sun glistening on the waves, the little puffins scooting along the surface less-than-gracefully. Pure bliss. Our first sighting was a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins which were quite far away, but we were interrupted by a humpback whale that had snuck up behind us. So, we decided to head over to this gentle giant, which was clearly enjoying a well-earned nap, logging at the surface and going for impressive, long fluke dives in between. We stayed with this sleepy whale until it was time to start heading back. On our way towards the harbour, we saw 1-2 elusive little harbour porpoises popping up once or twice, and just as we were about to head in between Engey and Akurey, we got a last-minute visit by a minke whale! We got to see this whale for 2-3 surfacing sequences, as a proper finale to this relaxing, calm tour. What a lovely evening.

- Orsi Stipsicz

Report from Hafsúlan: in this glorious evening we sailed out one more last time today to check out the wildlife of Faxaflói bay. The sea conditions were incredible: flat and smooth seas, clear skies, visibility on point - we could even see Snæfellsjökull in the distance during the whole tour. We saw countless puffins - and pufflings! - on the way, more and more into the bay. We spotted a small dorsal fin on our left, 2 harbour porpoises that left as fast as they appeared! We then saw a blow in the distance! A humpback whale that right after, showed its fluke, going for a dive. We approached the area, and as this one was spending over 10 minutes down the water, we decided to go to another place. But as soon as we started to move... The humpback came back up to the surface, quite far in the direction to Reykjavik! It seems like every time this whale would come up, it was on our way home. We got to see this one many times, sometimes closer and hearing its breathing because there was no wind. On the way home, we passed by many puffins again, while we were amazed by the different colours and shades of orange as the sun began to set. It was one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen and everyone was outside enjoying it as well. What a night!

- Milla Brandao

Atlantic puffin, Northern fulmar, Northern gannet, Arctic tern, Arctic skua, European shag, purple sandpiper, black-legged kittiwake, greater and lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, black guillemot