Thursday, 4 June 2026

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

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: The sea was like glass when we left the harbour this morning and while talking about the unpredictability of nature, a pod of 5 harbour porpoises appeared, thus very nicely proving the point. We had a nice look at them as they were passing in front of us, their very cute dorsal fins popping out of the surface. As we went on, we spotted a blow in the distance, followed by a fluke and we knew then we were looking at a humpback whale going for a dive! This humpback whale was feeding and did not mind the boat, so it came quite close and allowed a lovely look. After a while, we left this whale be because there were quite a few boats in the area and we do not want to overcrowd the animal. Nature once again proved to be unpredictable, because the humpback started breaching as we were turning away! It kept going, slapping its chin and creating big splashes. We watched this powerful show and then had to turn back to Reykjavik, enjoying our morning at sea.

- Janiek Schrijer

Atlantic puffin, Artic tern, Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, razorbill, herring gull, lesser and greater black backed gull, black guillemot, black-legged kittiwake

Report from Eldey: Good visibility, calm waters and a little sun promised a lovely afternoon at sea. We were not disappointed! After an hour of sailing we suddenly saw a dark back coming out of the water, disappearing as fast as it came to surface. It was a minke whale! This animal was travelling and changing direction rather fast us so it took some spotting skill to see it, but we had a very nice sighting and everybody was able to see it a few times. Then came the news on the radio that a whale had been spotted close to the harbour! So we turned around and headed back. As we got closer we started to see the blow of this animal, it was a humpback whale! This big whale was traveling and we could follow it on its journey. It was incredible to see this whale with Reykjavik in the background and it did many fluke dives! After a while, we said goodbye to this whale and slowly made our way back to port, passing the islands close to the city and seeing lots of Atlantic puffins that breed on the islands!

- Milan Vansteelandt