Monday, 10 March 2025

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00

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 Elding: We set off with calm seas, a gentle wind and a rising sun peaking through the clouds this morning. In total, we encountered 2 humback whales, both very calm and going on short dives, every now and then showing of their beautiful flukes. While we stayed with second humpback, some splashes caught our attention. We quickly realised a large pod of 25-30 white beaked dolphins were in a very active mood and jumping around! We got to enjoy the spectacle until it was time for us to return to port, now with the wind in our backs so we could enjoy the breathtaking, snowy scenery in all comfort.

Milan Vansteelandt

Report from Elding: We left the harbour this afternoon heading to the same area as the morning that seemed to be full of life. The wind had picked up a bit this afternoon meaning the waves were also a bit bigger. After just over an hour of sailing we saw a small pod of 4 white beaked dolphins swimming along looking very relaxed, but we didn't stop as we could see lots more activity ahead. This area was bursting with life. We first stopped at a pod of 15 dolphins creating a bait ball for them to feed on. The fish seemed to be sandeels. Then just ahead were probably another 50-60 dolphins all feeding on a huge school of sandeels making the water appear very dark. It was incredible to see! There were countless black legged kittiwakes also feeding here. To make this even better a humpback whale was surfacing around us too! We got to see this whale fluke dive a couple of times. This sighting of all these animals feeding was like a documentary, it was so cool! We then, unfortunately, had to head home after this great show.

- Rob Hyman 

 Black legged kittiwake, eider duck, razorbill, common guillemot, great black backed gull, lesser black backed gull, Northern fulmar