Saturday, 20 June 2026

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

Today's Classic 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: While it is was quite windy and the sea had a bit of swell, the sun managed to peek through the clouds and warm our faces. We had another succesful morning as we saw no less than 5 humpback whales during our tour. First, we arrived in an area with 3 whales; a pair and a more elusive third whale were swimming around and so we focused our attention on the pair. We stayed with them for a bit but as the area got crowded quite quickly we went onwards to search more wildlife. the first individual we encountered was going on quite long dives but then another individual caught our eye. This whale turned out to be Neila! Our gentle humpback that has been visiting us for 7 summers now. She treated us to short dives and many flukes, leaving us with the perfect ending for our tour!

- Milan Vansteelandt

Report from Hafsúlan: With some strong wind from the north we went out onto the bay. Even though it was a bit rough we enjoyed the great weather as it was sunny and clear. As we went south with the wind in our back we spotted the massive splashes of a breaching humpback whale several kilometers in the distance. We did not loose it from sight and as we got closer it turned out to be a pair of humpbacks traveling together. The surfaced just a few meters way from our boat and so we took great pictures of the animals. Also a speedy minke whale passed by as we were drifting along with the humpbacks. With our two baleen whale species sighted this was a great tour today.

- Knut Albrecht

Report from Eldey: The sunny skies, strong winds and sort waves made our journey enjoyable. At the begging of our tour around a mile from Akurey island we crossed paths with a pot of four harbor porpoises that surfaced 3 times just enough for our gests to spot them so we could understand the big difference of the size comparison to the whales. Soon after we spotted a blow for a humpback whale that was feeding with a pot of 6 white beaked dolphins. It was an amazing sighting we stayed to enjoy it for a good amount of time and later we found two more blows. The blows where from two humpback whales a mother and her calf. So special and unique experience. They where cruising together treating as with fluke dives. After this amazing sighting we started our way back to port. On our way back we came across another pot of harbor porpoises.

-Eleftherios Manioudakis  

Report from Hafsulan: This afternoon we ventured out on the waves with heaps of excitement, suited up with overalls, ready to see what the Bay might bring us. After about 40 minutes of sailing, and two brief minke whale sighting, we reached an area with a lot of feeding seabirds - there was Northern Gannets, Arctic Terns, and Atlantic Puffins in abundance, to just name a few. Suddenly, we also spotted big, tall blows! To our excitement, these came from two humpback whales that were deep diving and most likely feeding below. We stopped here to watch them in all their glory, diving, and coming up in different places every time. After some time here, we decided to leave them be and continued on as we saw more blows on the horizon. To our delight, it was three more humpback whales that were actively feeding - we apparently came just in time for dinner! We were able to watch these three also surfacing for breaths, one so close to us we could clearly see its bright white pectoral fins, face, and fluke. When the time almost came to take of, one of the humpback whales started rolling on its side, lifting its grand pectoral fins high in the air. We were all left in wonder, and waved back as farewell and left full of beautiful new memories. 

- Maja Andersson

Report from Eldey: The sea had calmed down a bit and the sun was shining bright as we continued once again to search for whales. The bay was quite lively as during the tour, we saw 4 minke whales scattered around and no less than 6 humpback whales! one humpback whale was clearly practicing its bubblenet feeding as it was blowing small circles in the water and then carefully coming up to grap the fish. there were also 2 pairs of whales around, feeding very close to eachother. One paire even was a mother and a calf! We stuck around in this area full of activity and saw whales feeding all around us. What a spectacular sight! Time flew by as all this amazingness went on and so before we knew it, it was time for us to say goodbye and return home, completing a tour full of rare sightings!

- Milan Vansteelandt

Report from Eldey: This evening we ventured out on the waves with adventurous spirits, dressed in overalls, and all excited to see what the bay would have to offer. The midnight sun was out in all its glory, so most of us were up on the top deck, helping the guide to spot for any signs of whales. Some of us were lucky to catch some glimpses of the breaths of a couple of minke whales in the distance, but as the seas were quite rough we decided to continue out to the active feeding area we had visited earlier today - and what a success that was! We first stopped to watch one humpback whale deep dive and lunge feed under a big flock of seabirds, and to our surprise we were also accompanied by another minke whale. After some time here, we continued on as we spotted more blows on the horizon. The further we went, the more blows showed up, and some splashes in the distance really caught our attention. As we ventured closer, we discovered that it was a breaching humpback whale! We were lucky to see some breaches closeup, and it turned out to be not just one humpback whale here - but three! The humpback whales were taking turns deep diving, lunge feeding, a couple of them doing some more breaching, and in the end we even got to see some peduncle throws. After this grand show, it was time to head back to the city, all left in wonder and excitement of what we had been fortunate enough to witness. We got a final surprise appearance by three elusive harbour porpoises speeding off into the sunset. What an incredible evening!

- Orsi Stipsicz

Atlantic puffin, Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, lesser black-blacked gull, great black-backed gull, black-headed gull, Arctic tern, Arctic skua