Whale diary

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: The sea wasn't as rough as the forecast had made us believe, so it wasn't an unpleasant day to be out. We sailed to Keflavik harbour on this tour, having heard of some activity there. On our way there we unfortunately could not see much

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: With stunning sea and weather conditions we sailed out enjoying what remained of the Icelandic summer. After about an hour we encountered a minke whale very close to our boat surfacing twice, but it soon disap

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We headed out in the bay on a chilly afternoon, with pretty good sea conditions that made the spotting quite easy. We sailed through the bay for 40 minutes until, pretty far away, we managed to spot the first and only cetacean of the tou

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: It was one of the most beautiful sunsets recently. All sky and landscape was covered in warm pinkish light. Even if we start the tour not so successfully we ended it with happy faces. Wind was still blowing but not so strong as at previo

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: 3-5 m/s winds from the east made this a relaxing calm evening tour. It was so warm as we headed offshore but soon got cold as the sun lowered.  We had a nice selection of birds; gannets, fulmars and  black-headed gulls as we tr

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: While the winds seemed to have calmed a bit at first, they picked up again about half way through the tour, making it quite cold and breezy. Still it was a nearly cloudless evening, so viewing the landscape was great. Unfortunately, all

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    Status Tour 13:00 and 17:00: CANCELLED

    Since the weather conditions are getting worse and it is quite stormy out at sea we unfortunately have to cancel our Whale Watching Tours at 13:00 and 17:00. If you like to reschedule or have any further questions please conta

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: Such a nice tour to end the day - for the beginning of our tour we still had absolutely calm seas and dry skies with little wind. Spotting conditions couldn't be better. We saw first one minke whale but it surfaced very quickly, obvious

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: No real change in weather conditions from this morning, only the wind had gotten a little colder. We headed out into the area where we had been very successful on our previous tours with two minke whales. This tour, we d

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: What a wonderful evening tour we have had today. We were about to leave the harbour when we spotted the first species, it was a minke whale! We didn't spend many time with this animal because we knew

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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