Wednesday, 21 October 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 12:00, 15:00

Today's Classic Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule as shown above. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

Report from Eldey: We set sail with pink and yellow skies as the sun was still rising to meet us this morning. After a bit of a sail we spotted the blows of a pair of humpback whales. We had found humpback Nelia and friend! They treated us to some double fluke dives and close surfaces! They also kept us on our toes as they would sometimes dive down in front of us and pop back up again right behind us. As we admired this pair we spotted some more blows in the distance, but as Neila and friend were swimming the blows were coming closer. Soon we had a trio of humpback whales feeding within the same area as our pair of humpbacks! We even had Neila and friend on our left and the trio on our right! With humpbacks all around we had pretty continuous viewing. After a great morning, we waved our whales goodbye and headed back to port. What a beautiful start to our day on the bay!

-Samantha

Report from Eldey: The sun was still shining as we sailed out this afternoon. Not too far into the bay we spotted the blow of a pair of humpback whales! These individuals surfaces right next to us which was amazing to watch as their white pectorals rose up from the depths of the bay. We then got to see a double fluke dive which allowed us to compare the unique patterns from these individuals. After multiple surface sequences we noticed another blow in the distance and went to check it out. We came across another pair of humpback whales! These individuals were showing off their flukes as they dove deep to feed and we were able to identify them as Jerome and Cheeseburger! As we were admiring them in the distance behind us we had another solitary humpback whale. This allowed for almost continuous viewing of humpbacks as when the pair went down this individual would surface and vice versa. After multiple surface sequences, it was time to wave our whales goodbye and head back to port. Just when we thought the tour was over, right outside the harbor we spotted one minke whale as well as another pair of humpback whales! The minke whale was a textbook minke as it disappeared after a couple of surface sequences so we continued to check out the humpbacks.  They were in just 16 meters deep water! This pair was taking advantage of the fish that came close to the harbor. After multiple sequences, it was time to head back. With seven humpback whales (3 pairs and 1 solitary) seen this tour, and 1 minke whale,  we had a successful afternoon indeed!

-Emily

Northern fulmar, Northern gannet, lesser and greater black-backed gull, black-legged kittiwake, razorbill, black guillemot, common guillemot, herring gull, sooty shearwater, common eider duck, great cormorant