Saturday, 3 June 2023

Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 20:00 Premium Whale tours and on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 09:00, 10:00, 13:00 and 17:00 Classic Whale Watching tours. Make sure to dress appropriately for the tours as it is always colder on sea than on land. 

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

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.  

Report from Eldey: It was a gloomy grey morning when we sailed out today, with a little swell and wind coming from the south-west. As we got further out we saw a big splash and then 2 blows immediately after, so we went investigating. As we got closer we found 1 humpback whale! This individual came fairly close to the boat and was taking long dives but never showing the fluke so it was tricky to interpret the behaviour. As more boats approached we decided to let this one rest and see what else we could find. Not even five minutes past and we saw some jumping white beaked dolphins. We quickly headed over and watched these beautiful animals for a bit. They stopped jumping and now were most likley feeding and changing direction quite a lot. As they headed on so did we and after more sailing we saw 1 minke whale. This individual surfaced a few times fairly close to us which is always nice to see. In classic minke fashion it dissapeared but we saw more dolphins on the horizon and went for a closer look. It was another pod of 8 white beaked dolphins, feeding again and swimming around us keeping us on our toes. When time was up we headed back to harbour, luckily we were always just behind the rain cloud on the way back and managed to stay mainly dry.

- Anna Richter

Report from Hafsulan: We started the trip with a cloudy sky and a bit of a rain but very good temperature. As we headed out we could spot a minke whale but it was acting elusively so we didn´t pay much attention to it. After sailing few minutes we spotted our first humpback whale and then another one!!! We spent some time with each of them and enjoyed very nice fluke dives. Later, on our way back we spotted another minke whale! Was it the same one? I guess we will never know... The ride back was very comfortable and smooth so some people enjoyed a hot chocolate before getting to port. We saw 2 humpbacks and 2 minkes in total.

-Nicolás Corral

Report from Eldey: We sailed out near the area where we had been in the tour in the morning. After a while we saw a blow of an unidentified species that didn`t show itself again. We went further and saw many Arctic Terns feeding at the surface. Soon we saw another blow of a humpback whale. We stayed with that individual for a while and just when it went for a deeper dive we saw a breaching minke whale in the distance. It breached a total of eight times just in front of our boat and we all could enjoy this rare behavior. 

-Lasse Roggenkamp

Report from Eldey: This afternoon we sailed out onto calm seas again eager to see what was in the bay. On the way out we saw 1 harbour porpoise, these can be a bit tricky to spot as they are so small, so we headed on to see what else was out there. Some eagle eyed passengers spotted 1 minke whale, this was quite an elusive one as well so we left it in peace. Then we saw a blow on the horizon - a humpback whale! This was a very calm individual, coming up very closely to the boat multiple times and then at the end finally showing us its fluke. What a way to end the tour.

- Anna Richter

Artic tern, Northern fulmar, Arctic skua, black backed gull, black legged kittiwake, Northern gannet, manx shearwater, Atlantic puffin, eider duck, common guillemot, razorbills