Tuesday, 16 September 2025

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00, 17:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00

Report from Eldey: With sunny skies and a brisk breeze, we set sail out into the bay. With great visibility and calm seas, we had excellent spotting conditions. It was not too long before we spotted some mysterious splashes and went to check them out. It appears we had found a feeding zone with 2 solitary minke whales! One of these individuals was extremely active and showed their belly as they were lunge feeding. We even got to see their minke mittens out of the water which was incredible. There was even a third minke whale feeding around us in the distance. With the minkes popping up all around us we had views on either side of the boat! The very active feeder was also quite curious and came to give us a little boat inspection before returning to feeding. It is always so wonderful when the minkes become as curious about us as we are about them. After such an great viewing, it was unfortunately time to wave our minkes goodbye and head back to port. What a great tour to start out the day!

-Frida Skarfors

Report from Eldey: We headed out on a beautiful and sunny afternoon. The sea was flat and our spirits were high. The beginning of the tour was pretty silent, but quickly got hectic as we hit a hotspot, and different species popped up everywhere! In this area, around 5 minke whales showed up alongside our boat. We also had the privilege of having three pods with around 3 of harbour porpoises. The species count kept ticking, and the end of the tour offered us yet another species, the humpback whale. By a closer inspection we saw that we were blessed with 2 of them in a pair. What a wonderful sight! We could track their movements by their white pectoral fins through the surface of the water. They were not shying away from us and came up fairly close to us all around the boat, and we got to see their beautiful flukes when they dove down. What a beautiful day out at sea!

- Sam Smith

Report from Eldey: With some overcast skies and a slight breeze, we grabbed some hot chocolate and headed out into the bay. The seas were nice and calm and we were able to take in the beautiful scenery as visibility was in our favor. It was not too long until we found a pod of 4 white beaked dolphins! We then also had one minke whale popping up around the boat. The dolphins started jumping and then we had two more minke whales feeding on the same fish as these jumping dolphins! It was wonderful to see the dolphins fully out of the water and slapping the surface with their tails. They were very playful and even started to bow ride! With clear seas it was amazing to watch them through the surface of the water. Between the dolphins surfacing, we kept having those minkes popping up periodically which was wonderful. After a fun time with these dolphins and minkes we continued onwards to see who else was out and about. As we traveled further into the bay we spotted 3 harbor porpoises. With such calm seas it was amazing to be able to clearly see this usually elusive species surfacing as we viewed them on the go. We then spotted a blow ahead and when we went to check it out there was a pair of humpback whales. These individuals treated us right away to their fabulous flukes. When these two resurfaced they came very close to the boat and we were able to see their pectoral fins clearly through the surface of the water. We then had two more solitary humpback whales being very active in the distance! They were tail slapping and even breaching! With one located on our route back to port we went to check this individual out. After one surface sequence in the distance this humpback waved us goodbye and so we continued. With all of our common cetaceans sighted, and an abundance of activity from them all, we counted ourselves lucky and headed back to port. A great way to end our day on the bay!

-Frida Skarfors

Northern fulmar, Northern gannet, black-legged kittiwake, greater and lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, eider duck, common guillemot, black guillemot, black-headed gull