Tuesday, 5 August 2025

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 19:30
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR |10:00, 12:00, 14:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR |16:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 20:00

Report from Eldey: We went out with a breeze from the south west. Not far out of the harbor, we came across an illusive harbour porpoise that was traveling fast on the surface. a short while later we saw the blows of minke whales. They were also traveling fast searching for food. We managed to get closer to one and get a good look at him before he decided to dive down and move away from the boat. Then we spotted the blows of 2 humpback whales side by side. Since a lot of boats also were around we went on after we saw them going down with a fluke dive. We kept searching and found another humpback further out. It was traveling and we got close enough to see him fluke diving. On our way back to Reykjavik we also came across three more minke whales.

- Knut Albrecht

Report from Hafsulan: Today, the winds had picked up a little, so we all prepared for the tour by dressing in warm, cozy overalls - ready to brace whatever the elements had in store for us. To our surprise, we spotted a blow after only about 20 minutes of sailing! It was a smaller humpback whale, doing deep dives close to the city. We stopped for quite some time, and everyone got to see its fluke several times, which was very exciting. As we continued, a minke whale appeared. We could identify it by its dorsal fin and the pointed snout that broke the surface as it came up for air. We saw it surface three times before heading further out. Soon after, another minke whale made an appearance, and we stopped again to watch it surface a few more times. As we sailed on, we spotted two more minke whales along the way! Just as it was almost time to head back, we saw a large blow in the distance - it was another humpback whale! We quickly sailed over and were treated to the sound of its loud exhales and a very elegant fluke dive before we had to turn around and return to port. What a lovely tour!

- Maja Andersson

Report from Eldey: off we went on our afternoon tour, ready to spot whales again! On this one, we had a light to heavy rain during the whole tour, but we were ready and prepared with our hot drinks, raincoats and overalls! Not 15min in, we spotted our first minke whale! It was just passing by but we got a good look at it because it was very close. Then, another 4 minkes were seen on the way until we spotted a blow! This blow was a bit tricky, and we spent a while without seeing it. But we did not give up on it and it was right there, a humpback whale in the area! So nice and so good, this was had a beautiful white fluke, showing if off when going for a deeper dive. We even saw bubbles in a circle twice, as the whale was using bubbles to feed down there under the surface, a behaviour called bubble net feeding. Then, another blow was spotted and it was a second humpback about 200m away! This one decided to blow, but also blow our minds when breaching 3 times in a row!!! The 3rd breach was very interesting, popping up with its head and slamming its chin on the surface. Beautiful! We also saw another 3 minkes around the same area and birds very close to the whales! Although rainy, a great tour!

- Milla Brandao

Report from Hafsulan: We departed Reykjavík´s old harbour with high hopes of finding whales. The wind was noticeable and the sea a bit choppy out in the bay, which made it a higher challenge for us to find the whales. But this didn't stop us. With our crew and passengers alike alert and looking for cetaceans, we soon spotted a minke whale. This individual popped up near twice, before disappearing among the waves. We found two more minke whales later on, which did similar behaviors. However, the high point of the tour was when we arrived in an area where a feeding frenzy was happening. Hundreds, if not thousands of marine birds were flying in this area, hunting a large school of fish that was located there. We could spotted hundreds of northern gannets among them, the largest of our marine birds, plunge diving like rockets into the ocean, to grab some fish. Right bellow these birds, a humpback whales surfaced. This whale was feeding right in front of us, and we spent an almost half an hour contemplating this apex predator in the bay, before heading back home.

- Ricardo

Report from Eldey: on our last tour of the day, the rain has stopped and we could see a beautiful ray of sun in the middle of the bay. The ray turned into a massive sun glare, in which we would be seeing the whales in later on! The wind was still a bit strong and it was chilly, but we were excited to see what the bay had to offer us. We first saw a minke whale passing by, one of the 6 that we saw during the tour! Then, we saw a big blow and we went to investigate. It was a humpback whale, but before we even got to this individual, we saw 2 big splashes a bit ahead, but same direction! WOW! there were 2 more humpies breaching repeatedly. It was still  bit further and we did have a whale closer to us, so we went slowly. Then, like we couldn't be any happier already, the one that we were waiting for breached as well! About 4 times!! While the other ones further were doing the same. What a tour!!!! Then, it even breached less than 40meters from our vessel, catching us by surprise! How amazing!! The sun was shining on us, we had whales around and Northern gannets plunge diving in front. What else could we ask for? Well, a pod of 8 white-beaked dolphins on our side, jumping and then coming closer to us in pairs, showing their whole body, speeding up. What a show! It was a short but remarkable visit, as they passed by us and continued their way. We also continued ours after spending more time with these humpies and happy we went back home!

- Milla Brandao

Northern gannet, black-legged kittiwake, Atlantic puffin, herring gull, black guillemot, common gull, black-backed gull, manx shearwater, Northern fulmar