Wednesday, 4 February 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 13:00

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

Report from Eldey: Before the sunrise, we went out of the harbour in search of fun times. Not too long into the tour, a couple of blows were seen near the harbour buoy! They were from 2 humpback whales! Banana and friend were still around and very hungry. Before they started to eat, they swam very slowly, almost as they were starting their systems after a long nap. We stayed around to see them attack a poor school of fish with the help of 2 grey seals. After a while, we left them be, and went in search of more but unfortunately nothing else was spotted appart from the sun rising and the mighty Snæfellsnessjökull in the far distance.

- Pedro Teixeira

Report from Eldey: This afternoon, the sun was shining bright but we still had a bit of wind. Soon after leaving the harbour, we already spotted blows in the distance. As we approached the entrance to Skarfabakki harbour, we saw the same pair of humpback whales that we saw this morning. Banana and their friend had now woken up and were actively feeding under a small flock of birds. They were constantly changing directions and lunging to the surface of the water. The birds would follow and dive down after them to try and scoop up any unlucky fish that managed to escape the whales' mouths. One time, one of the whales also rolled and lifted their pectoral fin high in the air! We also spotted 2 grey seals bobbing at the surface near our boat, more curious than they usually are. All of a sudden, the whales popped up right in front of the boat! We could see their entire bodies through the water and they were less than 20 meters away! After watching them for a while, we continued our search but unfortunately didn't see anything else. As we made our way back to the harbour, our deckhand caught a glimpse of a common dolphin but it never reappeared for us.

- Emily Erskine

Northern fulmar, black guillemot, common guillemot, razorbill, black-legged kittiwake, great black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, European shag, red-throated loon, eider duck, red-breasted merganser, great cormorant, greylag goose