Whale diary

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    Tour at 17:00
     
    Report from Eldey: Clear skies, zero wind, it´s almost as if summer has come back to Reykjavik! It was a fantastic tour with the pair of minke whales still in the same spot we left them, so we got to spend some m
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    Tour 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Today we had a proof how unpredictable can be weather on Iceland. After calm morning and afternoon, evening surprised us with rain, strong wind and waves. We sailed out with good moods, keeping in mind how successfully were our previous tou

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather started to look promising, blue skies, calm winds, perfect sailing and spotting conditions. A minke whale was the first cetacean to be found, quite elusive and very difficult to show at first but later relaxe

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    Tour at 17:00 Report from Eldey: The weather was slightly worse than before. A combination of more wind and more rain made the sailing through the bay less comfortable. For almost 2 hours we sailed without seeing anything but a really elusive minke whale tha

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Although the sky was overcast, the winds had calmed down making the ride much smoother than in the earlier tours. We sailed out into the direction where we had had an encounter during our previous trip but this individ

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: For the first in days I wasn´t freezing out in the guide box. I actually managed to go for the first hour of this tour without a pair of overalls! The wind was minimal but there was still a bit of swell. After going almost two hours with

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    Tour at 19:00: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our last Whale Watching in the Midnight tour this season due to unfavorable sea conditions. For any further questions please don't hesitate to contact our ticket office at +354 519 5000 or via e-mail at

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: Today we mixed things up a little with me guiding from inside - as there were so few of us on board it worked quite well! We all got to cosy up together and talk a lot more than I normally would be able to in the guide box. Forty minute

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: What a wonderful last tour for the day we have had, weather was giving us a break and wind speed decreased substantially so we suffered a little bit less from waves attack. We were about to leave the harbour when we s

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding:

    Roses are red

    A moment is temporary

    We did not see whales

    This tour was complimentary

    - Friedrich Rittner

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The

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    Tour Status 19:00: CANCELLED 

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather was much better than this morning, with the wind having died down by the time we left the harbour. Despite this, there was still quite a lot of swell and quit

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    Tour status 17:00 and 19:00: CANCELLED

    Tour status 13:00 and 14:00: CANCELLED

    Due to weather conditions not getting any better, we unfortunatley have to cancel the tours at 1pm and 2 pm this afternoon. For any further questions

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    Status Tour at 19:00: CANCELLED

    Since the wind is picking up even more towards the evening and the sea conditions are therefore worsening, we unfortunately have to cancel our Whales in the midnight sun today. For any further questions, please don't hesitate to cont

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We sailed out in again perfect conditions (actually ever better!). By the time we reached the first minke whale we were only sailing for 25 minutes. This individual, a pretty young and small one, was rather elusive and w

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Hafsulan: Our last tour of the day is always the most special tour, not only because of the nice sunset and the tranquillity that we can enjoy in Faxafloi, but also because our encounters tend to be more personal and close an

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    Tour at 19:00 Report from Elding: It was a beautiful sunny evening on sailing out into the bay. The sea was fairly flat and the sky wonderfully clear allowing us a beautiful view of the setting sun. Not long after our search began we encountered our first cetacean, a

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Hafsulan: This evening tour was a great finish of a beautiful day in Faxafloi. We started off with an early encounter of a pod of 5-6 white-beaked dolphins. The dolphins were milling and allowed us to have a good look at them.

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Hafsulan: The last tour of the day was a little bit special today because we took a risky bet trying to spot incredible animal but in an unusual place. We heard about some reports telling nice stories about huge cetaceans nea

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: After the great previous tour we sailed out again towards the south, trying to find the minke whales we spotted in the previous tour. It took us around 1 hour to spot the first cetaceans of the evening which were, indeed, a small pod of

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    Status Tours 17 and 19:00: OFF

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our Whale Watching tours at 5 and 7pm due to rough sea conditions. If you like to reschedule or have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our ticket office at +354 519 5000 or via e-m