Wednesday, 22 July 2026

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

All Classic whale watching tours are on schedule today from Reykjavík! Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

Report from Eldey: With the rain coming down, we put on our rain gear and set sail. Just as we were heading properly into the bay we spotted the blow of one humpback whale. This individual surfaced so close! They even performed a lunge feed and it was amazing to see their entire face out of the water! As we were watching this individual we spotted a bigger blow through the fog. We then realized we had spotted a fin whale! This individual appeared to be feeding in the area. It was really nice to see the size comparison from the humpback to the fin whale, the fin whale was huge! After a really nice viewing and multiple surface sequences, the fin whale continued to other waters and so we continued to see if we could spot another cetacean. Not too far away we spotted another solitary humpback whale! This individual surfaced right in front of us! IT was amazing to watch their pectoral fins through the surface of the water. After multiple surfaces and some beautiful fluke dives, it was time to set our sights for port. On the way back we came across our first humpback whale again and had a nice look before continuing back to port. What an exciting morning!

-Samantha Smith

Report from Hafsulan: we got the full force of the Icelandic weather today, in the form of horizontal rain and strong winds. Visibility was less then ideal, but as we made our way south of the bay, the captain spotted a blow at our twelve o´clock! A humpback whale surfaced quite close to us and showed its beautiful fluke. Then a circle of bubbles appeared and the whale came up lunge feeding right in the middle! It only did this once, but it kept diving all around. It came close and started tail trowing and even did a full breach! Such an amazing show! A second humpback whale joined the party and we observed these animals surfacing together and apart, enjoying our time with them. We slowly headed back to port, with lots of hot chocolate to warm up.

- Janiek Schrijer

Report from Eldey: The rain was still coming down so we put on our rain gear and headed out, ready to see who we would find this afternoon. It was not too long before we spotted a blow of one humpback whale! This individual was lunge feeding as well, so exciting. We were able to follow the birds to figure out where this individual would surface next and it was blowing bubble spirals, indicating bubble net feeding! This individual surfaced close to us which provided a wonderful view of their pectoral fins! After we had multiple surface sequences, we saw some splashes in the distance and we went to see who was making all the commotion. As we approached we were met with a second humpback whale peduncle throwing! It was amazing to see their lower half out of the water. This individual then started pectoral slapping and it was amazing to see their white pectorals emerging from the water and creating giant splashes. This one was also actively feeding and blew bubble net spirals, although it did not come up vertically to feed. After an exciting viewing, this individual gave us a fluke dive and so we continued. As we were traveling onward we spotted the blow of one more humpback whale in front of us. This one started tail slapping and all of a sudden we had a surprise encounter by a fourth humpback whale right next to the boat. This one really startled us. After multiple surface sequences and even more fluke dives it was time to head back to port. We passed by our previous whales on the way back to see some nice fluke dives. With four very active solitary humpback whales, we had a very successful afternoon!

- Frida Skarfors

Report from Hafsulan: The rain had calmed down a bit, but the wind picked up so we geared up with raincoats and seasickness tablets for an adventurous ride! The waves were throwing us side to side, giving us a free core workout as we were trying to stay upright. We heard rumors about whales in the distance so we headed in that direction and quickly found a humpback whale! This one was swimming away from us, diving long and indicating that it did not appreciated our presence. Respecting this, we left and continued our adventure. Our respect paid off, because we found a second humpback whale that did not mind us. This was Ekki, a whale we have seen for 3 years now and it was bubble net feeding! We could see the spiral of bubbles over and over again very close to the boat, with Ekki coming up open-mounded right in the middle. It even treaded us to some beautiful fluke dives and after the last one, we said goodbye and made our way back to Reykjavik.

- Milan Vansteelandt

Report from Eldey: The mist laid thick on this afternoon tour, but we were still excited to head out to sea. It was rather quiet for quite some time on the tour. We had lenty of Northern gannets and Atlantic puffins, but no sign of cetaceans yet. The animals that we had on previous tours today seemed to have headed a bit further out at this point. After a little while we noticed a big spout that could only mean it came from a large whale. Surely enough, we found not one but three humpback whales together! They quickly started to impress us by doing lunge feeding. We could look into their mouths and see their baleen plates and the small fish coming up to the surface. It was so impressive! They also blew bubbles and did a little bubble net feeding. We also had a fourth individual to the left of us. As well there was a fifth one in the back a couple of hundred meters away doing some tail throwing, creating huge splashes. It was amazing as we were surrounded by humpbacks and some very active individuals as well! We slowly started heading back to Reykjavik after these incredible encounters. What an unforgettable tour!

- Samantha Smith

Northern fulmar, Northern gannet, Atlantic puffin, Arctic tern, Common eider, black guillemot, lesser and greater black-backed gulls, herring gull, black headed gull, razorbill