Wednesday, 2 July 2025

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

Report from Hafsulan: Sailing out this morning, we were hoping to repeat the series of good days, full of summer feeding activity once again. Quite quickly, we encountered our main zone of activity, were the feeding frenzy started: throughout the tour, around 6 humpback whales were seen rom up close, along with 4 minke whales. We managed to see a pair of humpbacks, slowly feeding together, multiple fluke dives as well, and even one particular individual that breached and tail slap numerous times in front of us. Throughout this amazing tour, the birdlife was just as crazy, with flocks of Northern gannets forming and plunge diving, Arctic terns and black legged kittiwakes hovering over every whale. 

-Alex Paumier

Report from Elding:  Our morning started with some light rain but good sea conditions as we sailed to Faxafloi bay, we sailed for about 45 minutes before our first sighting of the day! A humpback whale! We started seeing blows around and we noticed that we had at least 5 whales around us! The whales were feeding with many birds in the area as well and we even spotted a mother and calf pair! Absolutely beautiful! The whales came so close to our boat and passed underneath us leaving our passengers super excited! Eventually we decided to go back to the harbour but on our way we heard that another boat spotted orcas! Super close to Engey so we spotted for a bit to observed a pod of 5 orcas with 2 calves ! What a fantastic trip!

-Maria Ernesto

Report from Hafsulán: Today we had an amazing tour despite the light rain. A few minutes after leaving the harbour we saw a pod of 6 orcas or killer whales. They were very close to the islands just outside of the city, and we were able to have a good view of them before going further onto the bay. We spotted some minke whales on our way but we didn't stop since we saw a big blow ahead of us. When we got there, we realized that there was not only one but 2 humpback whales together, probably a mother and a calf due to the big difference in size. We enjoyed very much our time with them while they were having lunch. Every time they were going to surface, we already knew where they were going to be because of all the birds following them. There were also some white beaked dolphins that joined the feast for a while. It was a really beautiful tour that all of us will remember. 

- Guillermo Monescillo Aragón

Report from Elding: What an amazing tour. We sailed out under cloudy  skies and calm seas with direction to the open waters. On our way we came across two minke whales that we briefly staid with them. We couldn't resist to the blows and splashes we could see from the distant. Indeed at least 5 humpback whales and 3 minke whales all together feeding in a close aria. We went by all of them but stead more with a bigger female that was feeding with her calf. The baby whale was breaching lobtailing and rolling often. The mother continued this amazing show with bobble net feeding couple of times making our tour unforgettable.

-Eleftherios Manioudakis 

Report from Hafsulan: Not much to say about this one-of-a-kind tour. Lots of blows and 4 minke whales all around the lunge feeding Northern gannets. More importantly, a pair of humpback whales, mother-calf, who kept breaching, rolling and fluke diving through the tour. We just had to stay put and watch them happily live their lives.

-Alex Paumier

Report from Eldey: We set out into a cloudy Icelandic evening. Shortly after leaving the harbour, we noticed increased bird activity—a hopeful sign that marine life was abundant in the area. Our patience was soon rewarded. After some searching, we spotted the first blows of humpback whales in the distance. As we approached one individual, it turned out to be especially curious and friendly, giving us an unforgettable show. In a rare and breathtaking display, it breached four times close to the boat, drawing gasps and cheers from everyone on board. Not long after, we came across a group of three humpbacks feeding together. We observed them more closely, witnessing their cooperative behavior and powerful movements. As the evening progressed, three more whales joined the group. Soon, six humpbacks were feeding together, with at least seven more visible in the surrounding area. On our way back we also noticed two minke whales in the distance passing by quickly. It was an extraordinary outing, full of energy, beauty, and rare whale behavior—a true highlight for any whale watcher.

Aleksandra Lechwar

North Atlantic puffins, Northern gannets, Fulmar, common guillemot, Eider duck, black legged kittiwake, lesser and greater black backed gull, Arctic tern, black headed gull, herring gull