Wednesday, 12 August 2026
- CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 11:00, 13:00
- PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 20:00
CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00
Report from Hafsulan: On this special day of the solar eclipse, this morning´s whale-watching tour was also very unusual. We had barely left the harbour before we spotted our first whale: a minke whale feeding just to the south of Engey. The minke whale surfaced frequently, albeit unpredictably, and we got some good looks at this individual before we headed to our next sighting. One minute after we left the minke whale, we saw two blows about a mile away. Two humpback whales were resting right next to each other, and came up very close to the boat. After some very calm moments with them, we headed back towards Reykjavík because we had spotted another blow even closer to shore! This humpback was feeding, and lifted his tail out of the water frequently. After all this, we still had time because all the whales were so close to the city, so we decided to go back to the pair. They had separated but were both traveling northwards, so after a few flukedives we let them continue their course as we started heading back to harbour. That was still not the end of it, as on our way back another humpback whale made an appearance! We sailed back into port, slightly confused for having seen the whales so close to shore but also very happy to have experienced these beautiful moments with the minke and humpback whales.
-Eline van Aalderink