Tuesday, 25 April 2023

Today we will be operating on Þruma RIB for our 10:00 and 14:00 Premium Whale tours and on our lovely vessel Elding 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 Elding: Today we sailed across the bay with a sunny and clear sky. The swell was short and small and the navigation ran smooth during all the tour. Immediately after a short time I spotted 2 humpback whales far away from us. While we were heading towards them we spotted a third blow of another humpback a bit more distant but we decided to keep our initial course. We spent at least half an hour admiring this couple resting and swimming. We saw few fluke dives, they showed us their giant body and the caudal fin in all their elegance!! In the meantime also 1 sneaky minke whale just passed through very fast but most of the passengers saw it! Lots of seabirds as well accompanied us during the tour, especially some puffins. Such a lovely day!

- Marta Filippini

Report from Elding: This afternoon it was very sunny and slighty warm in the harbour but we did face  a little wind as we sailed out. Surrounded by fulmars, puffins and sunshine we set off to try and find some whales. After about an hour of sailing we spotted 3 blows on the horizon. They were humpback whales! We caught up with them, and two came fairly close to the boat. At one point one did a peduncle throw, while the other individual was very relaxed behind it. As more boats were coming towards us we decided to continue and have a look at another one we spotted on our right. WE saw a beautiful fluke dive twice and then continued on into the bay. There was a huge blow on the horizon so we followed this one, and saw another fluke dive! As we waited for it to resurface - it came up at our 12 maybe 10m from the boat! What a magical moment. It came up once more on our right and we were able to see the blow hole and pectoral fins so clearly. What an amazing end to our tour. In total we saw 5 humpback whales closely and 3 more blows in the distance - who knows how many more are out there. 

- Anna Richter

Razorbills, black and common guillemot, Atlantic puffins, eider ducks, Northern fulmars, glaucous gulls, greater and lesser black backed gulls, black footed kittiwakes