Thursday, 16 April 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 12:00, 15:00

Today's 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: With a bit of drizzle, we put on our raincoats and headed out. As we were just passing Engey we spotted the back of one minke whale. This individual was a very focused feeder, and so we observed it on the go, as we wanted to get further out to see who else was about. As we continued, we came across three different pods of about 3 harbor porpoises. Conditions were calm enough to allow us to see multiple surfaces. The porpoises then continued onward, and so we did as well. As we got further into the bay, we started to see many flocks of Northern gannets plunge diving as well as some Atlantic puffins. We then saw an abundance of blows in the distance. We had definitely found the bay buffet as we ended up being surrounded by about 10 humpback whales! 8 were solitary, but we also had a pair of 2 humpback whales doing some lunge feeding periodically. We also had some curious individuals as we have about 3 different ´boat inspections´ where the humpbacks decided to approach us. With barely any wind we could hear the whales as they surfaced to take a breath. We could even see the white pectoral fins through the water, and easily track some of our humpbacks. As we were watching the humpbacks, there were also 3 individual minke whales quickly surfacing as well, and another 2 harbor porpoises. With flukes galore, and a truly special encounter, it was time to wave our whales goodbye and head back to port. On our way back however we had another solitary humpback and then the same minke whale around Engey. What a memorable way to start the day!

-Samantha Smith

Report from Eldey: After a successful morning, we went out in search of whales again. Just outside the harbour, we very briefly saw a minke whale - already a good sign! As we continued on our journey, we encountered a group of 3 harbour porpoises. They were quite close to the boat and surfaced several times which allowed a lot of people to get a good look at these shy animals. Not long after that, we reached an area with loads of Northern gannets dive-bombing, clearly a sign of a lot of fish about. This was an absolute highlight for all bird enthusiasts on board. The fish also attracted at least 10 humpback whales. We saw some flukes, some feeding and got a good luck at three individuals resting together by the surface. As we headed back to Rekjavík, everyone was still processing this fantastic encounter!

- Hannah Carstens

Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, Atlantic puffin, razorbill, black-headed gull, herring gull, black-legged kittiwake, great and lesser black-backed gull, eider duck, black guillemot, common guillemot, Arctic skua