Tuesday, 7 July 2026

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

Today's whale watching tours at 09:00, 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 from Reykjavík are on schedule! The evening tour is currently pending. A decision will be made as soon as possible.

Report from Eldey: This morning, we bundled up in our cozy overalls and headed out onto the bay under overcast skies and a light drizzle of rain. Although we had a few white-caps ahead, we were up for the challenge of spotting cetaceans. We soon had our first sign of a whale ahead, a large blow, created by a humpback whale! This whale gave us quite the surprise, when all of a sudden, it breached! We got to see this energetic jump twice, and were also treated to some pec slaps and two peduncle throws! What a great display of surface behaviours! After this impressive display, this humpback seemed to have calmed down, but we soon found ourselves next to a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins! We got to see these charismatic dolphins a couple of times, seeing their dark curved dorsal fins slicing through the water. We then spotted another blow ahead, and went over to see the second humpback of the tour, which was showing us some lovely fluke dives. We stayed with this gorgeous calm whale for a good while, until we had to turn around and start making our way back towards the harbour. What a special, exciting start to the day!

- María Huamán

Report from Hafsulan: With some rain and fog we sailed into Faxaflói this late morning. We didn´t have to sail for long, as we spotted a blow pretty early on in the tour! A humpback whale was feeding here, accompanied by a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins. While the dolphins quickly disappeared, the whale treated us to the best show ever: at first he was creating bubble rings and later on he suddenly started breaching! He jumped out five times, and starting slapping his pectoral fin on the water too. After this incredible encounter, we sailed a bit further northwards were we saw a minke whale very briefly, and spent a few surface sequences with a second humpback whale. Our eye was caught by a third individual in the distance, who was also breaching - maybe a response to humpback whale no. 1? When we got to this individual, he was creating bubble rings too and was later joined by a fourth  humpback whale! Having seen so much life today, we sailed back very happily against the easterly waves towards Reykjavík harbour.

-Eline van Aalderink

Report from Eldey: The weather improved during the afternoon, giving us much clearer visibility. At the beginning of the tour, we passed very close to a minke whale. Unfortunately, it disappeared quickly, so we continued sailing in search of more wildlife. Later, we reached an area where we encountered a very active humpback whale. This whale performed several peduncle throws and tail slaps, and we were treated to several beautiful views of its majestic fluke as it dove. In the same area, a second minke whale surfaced several times, adding to the excitement. Then, in the distance, we spotted the  blow of another humpback whale, followed by a spectacular tail slapping display that sent a large splashes into the air. We headed over and got to see this humpback being very restful at the surface, logging for a good couple minutes between fluke dives. We continued to travel a little bit south west until we saw another blow, this time the whale was in a very active area with large flocks of seabirds around. Out of nowhere, a giant breach! But further at distance another whale was also jumping. Suddenly the first individual we spotted in this new area surfaced very close to us amidst a spiral of bubbles, clearly it had begun bubble-net feeding. On our way back towards the harbour, we spotted a pair of humpbacks and got to spend the rest of our time with them (as well as another sneaky minke appearing briefly and disappearing quickly). An ocean full of whales, a tour full of excitement!

- Orsi Stipsicz

Northern gannets, Atlantic puffin, Artic skua, Northern fulmar, great and lesser black-backed gull, Artic tern, black-headed gull, black-legged kittiwake