Whale diary

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: we went out faced with the strong ocean winds already by the islands off Reykjavik. We sought shelter and scouted along land; observing snowy-peaked Mount Esja and Mount Akrafjall along the way. Then we turned out into the bay. After about an hour and a

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: It was raining heavily on us when we sailed out on the bay but of course we did not let that stop our enthusiasm to search for the cetaceans. It was windy but we decided to sail along the reykjanes peninsula to get shelter from the waves. We could enjoy

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: we went out after cancellations this morning and yesterday but were hit by the wind while trying to go out using our regular route so we had to pass by Viðey Island and follow the shoreline up towards Hvalfjörður fjord where, due to stronger winds tha

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed towards the area we saw lots of birds the last tour hoping our luck might change with the whales. It did, a minke whale surfaced just in front of our boat but only twice and very quickily. Some passengers saw it but not all. We carried on for

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: the air was more or less still and the sea surface was very flat and bright so it was easy to spot animals from a great distance. We headed to the area were we had seen the minke whales on the morning tour in hope to see them again. When we arrived we s

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: the wind was getting down and the sea surface flatter than in the morning tour but still we had long and big under swell since the day after.  The sun was shining on us throughout the hole tour but it seemed that we were not getting as lucky with sighti

Tours at 9:00 and 13:00

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Tour at 13:00

Report from Elding: the wind was getting stronger by the day but it rained a little less than in the morning. We began by going to the area where we had gotten good sightings of the minke whales in the morning tour. When we came to the area it was not as lively as it had bee

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: It rained more and the wind was getting stronger with more waves on the bay so the boat rocked more than it had done this morning. We headed south to get shelter from Reykjanes peninsula but it was not easy to find a lot of life on the way. We saw some

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: As we left for our tour this afternoon we found perfect sighting conditions in the bay. There was a bit of sun and almost no wind, with the ocean surface almost as calm as a mirror. Shortly after leaving the harbour we turned around after hearing about

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: The rain spotted and we could enjoy this tour in dryness, the sun pushing through the clouds and the sun's rays shining over the landscape. It took us a while to spot our first marine mammal but once we did it was none stop there after. It was a small p

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: As we left the harbour this afternoon we were greeted by almost perfect conditions for sighting cetaceans. There was light rain pretty much throughout the tour, but the wind had died down almost completely and the ocean surface was of a perfect light gr

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: it was getting a little colder as the day went by and we got a light rain on us every now and then through tour. The sea conditions were just amazing, the sea was very flat and bright which made it easy for us to spot animals from a great distance. The

Tour at 13:00Report from Hafsúlan: The sky was only slightly clouded and we enjoyed the sun the whole tour through. The water surface still looked quite smooth with very little wind even the boat was constantly going up and down in the swell. We saw some bird life and the most impressive was a h

Tour at 17:00

Report from Hafsúlan: Our third tour today also started in Hafnarfjörður but ended in Reykjavík. There was a bit of wind and still swell. Our "birdwatching" tour this evening was quite diverse as we saw feeding gannets, gliding and resting fulmars, migrating geese, passing m