Whale diary

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    Tour at 09:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a fresh and slightly breezy day on heading out into the bay today. The sea wasn´t too choppy and the sky clear. We searched for a long time to find cetaceans but unfortunately, there were none to be found. So our passengers were o

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We certainly do love these calm sailing conditions at the moment and were enjoying them even more this afternoon since it stayed dry completely throughout the trip. From our tour this morning we knew that it was considerably calm in the

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on a quite calm and beautiful day. There could be some movement on the boat out in Faxabay and with 1°C it might be cold too but we have heated indoor areas on board and we also have overalls to keep

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    Tour at 13:00

    After the rain this morning, the weather had settled for the afternoon tour. The conditions were ideal with a calm sea and good visibility. However, this did not help us in our attempts at finding cetacean species. Unfortunately an extensive search of the

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: It was a lovely day on sailing out into the bay, with a wonderful flat sea and a little bit of rain throughout the tour but that just meant we could use our overalls to keep us warm and dry. It took us some time to find the cetaceans tod

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The day continued being amazing during the afternoon tour. Sun was shinning over the bay, and almost no wind was to be found anywhere. As soon as we left the harbour we had our first and amazing encounter: a pod of 8-10 white bea

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Still enjoying this period of excellent sun, we left with joy and confidence, eager to see again the cetaceans from this morning. The usual safety speech was cut short as after 15 min of sailing we came across a pod of white-beak

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Same beautiful conditions as the mornings voyage which excited the crew for wildlife spotting. As we journeyed out to sea the white-beaked dolphins were once again spotted in a similar location to the mornings tour. This

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We can not get enough of these beautiful sailing conditions at the moment, especially if we are having the wind in the back and can enjoy the sun shining in our faces. So we were sailing far out in a good mood and very motivated to find

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather is really spoiling us here at the moment in Reykjavik, another day with bright blue sky and calm seas. Although the temperatures had dropped below the freezing point, we wrapped ourselves in one of our warm overalls and could

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The conditions continued to be almost perfect this afternoon. Even though the wind had picked up a little bit, the sea remained calm so that we could enjoy sailing to the fullest. Right at the beginning we saw 2-3 harbour porpois

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on a calm beautiful day. There could be some movement on the boat out in Faxabay and it is probably cold too but we have heated indoor areas on board and we also have overalls to keep you warm out on

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey & Hafsulan: Active morning for Elding today, as a snowfall record in Reykjavik dressed all of our boats in a thick layer of powdery snow! Receiving many guests, we had to shovel our two main ferries, the way to the whale watching cent

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    Tour at 9 am and 1 pm: CANCELLED

    Due to bad weather conditions, we have to cancel the tour at 9 am today. For further questions or to reschedule please don't hesitate to contact our ticket office by phone +354 519 5000 or by e-mail elding@elding.is. 

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    Status at 9am and 13:00: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately all of our Whale Watching tours today have been cancelled due to a bad storm and therefore unfavorable sea conditions. For further questions or to reschedule please don't hesitate to contact our ticket office by phon

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey & Hafsulan: Due to the high number of passengers we went out with two boats on our afternoon tour. The long swells out at sea gave us quite  a roller coaster ride today that not everyone enjoyed. In the very beginning a few

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Our afternoon tour started with lot of snow falling down on us as we left the Harbour. Winter is finally here, let's hope it stays for a while. With the strong winds in our backs we sailed out again and headed for the area where the mink

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    Status at 1pm: CANCELLED

    Status at 9:00: CANCELLED 

    Our Whale Watching tour today at 9am has unfortunately been cancelled due to unfavorable weather and sea conditions. For further questions or to reschedule please contact our t

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    Status at 13:00: CANCELLED 

    Our Whale Watching tour today at 1pm has unfortunately been cancelled due to unfavorable weather and sea conditions. For further questions or to reschedule please contact our ticket office by phone +354 519 5000 or by email elding@e

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Have you seen the movie The Mist ? Well, our afternoon tour had the same kind of eerie atmosphere, except instead of scary monsters there was nice cetaceans lurking in the fog surrounding us. Actually at the beginning of the tour we reac