Saturday, 28 June 2025

• 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

Report from Eldey: Despite the gusty winds, we set sail with high spirits, eager for the adventure ahead. After some sailing, we spotted a blow in the distance — the unmistakable spout of a humpback whale. A closer look revealed three humpbacks in the area, some actively feeding. It was fascinating to watch them dive and surface in unison, clearly on the hunt for food.

Then, as if to top off the experience, a massive splash in the distance caught our attention. A humpback was breaching! We quickly changed course and made our way toward the splash. As we approached, we were treated to several breathtaking breaches and tail slaps. The power and grace of these incredible creatures was on full display, and it made for an unforgettable moment.

-Aleksandra Lechwar

Report from Hafsulan: With some much welcomed sun we set sail out into the bay to see what our cetaceans had in store for us today. Not too long into our journey, we came across one humpback whale! This humpback provided us with some really nice views of its fluke and multiple surface sequences. But I must say, the star on the show for us was one minke whale that announced its arrival by breaching right in front of us! This is a very rare behavior for this species, so we were lucky to have witnessed it! Minke whales tend to be more elusive, but this one was continuously circling the boat for quite a while. We could see its entire body through the water and check out those ´minke mittens´ which was incredible. 

- Anna Richter

Report from Eldey: We set out on a bright, sunny day with gentle waves and light wind — perfect conditions for whale watching. Our first sighting was a lone humpback whale, calmly traveling with slow, lazy fluke dives. It wasn’t very active, but still a peaceful start to the tour. A bit later, we found a second humpback with a large group of birds circling overhead, a clear sign of feeding activity. We could even see it lunge out of the water in an impressive feeding display. You could see all the birds following the whale trying to get what the whale didn't catch. Finally, we encountered a third humpback that was also feeding, and this one came in very close to the boat. We got an incredible view as it surfaced just beside us, offering a great look at its size and feeding behavior. Sadly, we had to go home but right before leaving the whale did a beautiful fluke dive to say goodbye. 

- Guillermo Monescillo Aragón

Report from Hafsulan: This afternoon we felt like summer, with sunshine and blue skies. Once again we set sail this time heading a little more West than on the previous tour. After sailing for about an hour we spotted a blow on the horizon, ´twas a humpback whale! This one came up quite close to us, but was relatively fluke shy so we stayed for a few surface sequences before heading onwards, where we found a much friendlier humpback. This one came extremely close, and as the water was so clear we could easily follow it due to the white pectoral fins. It was swimming all around us and didn't stay down very long. After a few fabulous fluke displays, we headed onwards to sea who else was in the bay. We then came across our third humpback of the tour! This one was very focused on feeding so they kept providing us with many fluke displays. Then, right as we were about to wave goodbye, out of the water came a peduncle throw! And again some more tail slapping! It could be that after all that delicious lunch they had a bit of indigestion that they needed to rid themselves of. Either way, it was amazing to finish off our tour on such a high note! With three humpback whales, we counted ourselves lucky and headed back to port. Another successful afternoon!

-Samantha Smith

Report from Eldey: We set sail with the sun breaking through the clouds, and after some time on the water, we spotted the blow of two humpback whales feeding near a large flock of seabirds. The whales were actively feeding the area, surfacing and diving as they hunted for fish. Soon after, a group of white-beaked dolphins appeared, trying to take advantage of the situation. Their playful behavior seemed to annoy the whales, who showed some signs of agitation as the dolphins darted around them. In the distance, we witnessed a humpback breaching, a spectacular display that added an extra thrill to the outing. As the trip came to a close, we had a close look at four different humpbacks, each one displaying unique feeding and surface behaviors.

-Aleksandra Lechwar

Report from Eldey: We sailed out into slightly choppy seas, but a gently wind and a beautiful sunset. During this tour we saw 5 humpback whales up close, but we could spot more blows in the distance, so in the bay there were at least 8 to 10 humpbacks present. The first humpback we saw was a tricky one, spending lots of time beneath the surface and travelling fairly quick. The second whale was a lot easier, going on very short fluke dives very often. After that, we found a third whale, but we then quickly found ourselves surrounded by multiple more. We could see whale in many directions, gently diving. But then the mood changed drastically as one of the whales started breaching, headslapping and pecslapping! In reply to that, 2 of the faraway whales we spotted started breaching as well! This gave us an incredible spectacle to end our tour with and blown away by tonight's tour we could sail back to the harbour while the sun was setting behind us.

Milan Vansteelandt

Razorbill, black and common guillemot, Atlantic puffin, Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, Arctic skua, herring gull, glaucous gull, lesser and great black backed gull,  black legged kittiwake, black headed gull