Thursday, 11 May 2023

Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 10:00 Premium Whale tours and on our lovely vessel Eldey for the 09:00 and 13:00 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
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 14:00

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: We started our tour in chilly and grey condition. Despite the wind and the cold breeze the sea was pretty flat and we sailed out of the bay in a peaceful mood. After a while I just spotted 3 humpback whales and one of them was breaching twice in the distance. When we got closer, we could admire better these gentle giants even if they turned to be quite relaxed with us around. Actually we were surrounded by 7 humpback whales in total. Quite few more distant. Everybody was very happy to see these creatures very close, from the fluke dives to the dorsal fins breaking the surface of the water. One individual in particular was very curious and stayed with us for a while and it also spy hopped with its head once! On our way back we also saw other 2 individuals and more flukes just to make this tour more lovely!

- Marta Filippini

Report from Eldey: We sailed out west to the spot where we had been this morning. The weather was cloudy and there was little wind. During the first 45 minutes we dind`t see any cetaceans. We then encoutered our first humpback whale. It seemed calm and came to the surface several times for short breaths. A few minutes later we saw another humpback whale that was tailslapping 4 times right in front of the ship. About a kilometer further out there was a humpback whale breaching a total of 11 times. When we were heading towards Reykjavik we saw another humpback whale that was laying on its back on the surface pec-slapping for a few minutes. We had an amazing tour and saw a total of at least 4 different humpback whales. 

-Lasse Roggenkamp

Atlantic puffin, arctic tern, northern fulmar, black legged kittiwake, black guillemot, eider duck, black headed gull and razorbill, northern gannet.