Status: RUNNING
Tour at 17:00
Report from Elding: As we sailed out from Keflavik once more, we could finally enjoy some good weather. We had only sailed for about half an hour when a minke whale came to the surface. It surfaced a few times, but then disappeared. We where optimistic after seeing the whale, and kept searching the bay. A big flock of northern gannets was observed in the horizon, and we went in their direction. As soon as we where close to the gannets a pod of 3 white beaked dolphins came very close to the boat. It was a very nice experience. Although we did see two species of cetaceans on this trip, it was a challenge to spot the cetaceans. Therefore we gave the passengers complimentary tickets, hopefully they will have more luck on their next trip!
- Mia Rasmussen
Tour at 13:00
Report from Elding: The afternoon trip from Keflavik was marked by an interchangeable weather, in which we could experience the four seasons in less than 3 hours. As we got closer to one of our main areas we discovered a huge flock of hungry northern gannet. They were feeding frenetically and we could see how energetic these animals are. Apart from that, we spotted a minke whale in the middle of this gannet-storm. It was feeding so we only got to see short glimpses of this cetacean. Unfortunately, we couldn't have a good look of the whale so we offered complimentary tickets to all of our passengers.
-Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan
Tour at 09:00
Report from Elding: We sailed out from Keflavik this morning in cloudy weather. Again today the weather was very indecisive, we had lovely sunshine one minute and the next hailstorm. During the hailstorm, we saw a minke whale surfacing right in front of the boat. It was very close, but because of the storm, not many passengers saw the whale. Luckily about an hour later we found another minke whale. It was hard to predict the direction of the minke whale, but it surprised us by surfacing very close to the boat. Its was a challenging tour, but its was nice to see two minke whales.
- Mia Rasmussen
Bird species seen on today's tours: eider duck, great northern diver, northern fulmar, common guillemot, northern gannet, black-legged kittiwake, great black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull, glaucus gull, herring gull, razorbill, Atlantic puffin, manx shearwater, arctic tern.
Status tour 09:00, 13:00 and 17:00 : RUNNING FROM ANOTHER HARBOR We will be sailing out from KEFLAVÍK today due to unfavourable conditions out of Reykjavík. A bus will be ready and waiting for passengers here in the Old Harbour and drive off to Keflavík at the scheduled departure times. After the tours we will return to Reykjavík by bus again. This will result in a slightly longer tour, or between 4-5 hrs. and could impact COMBO tours. Guests that are unable to join the tour because of it's length should contact their travel planner immediately to arrange for a different activity or check for other options provided by them. For more information please contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000.
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