Whale diary

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: After very rough sea and strong winds in the morning we had much better conditions. The sea calmed down and also the wind was not as strong anymore. So we had a nice ride to our main sighting area, enjoying the sun and the fresh

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: We sailed out, fearing that the condition would be rather choppy since we canceled the morning tour. However, it was actually quite a smooth and quiet sailing, with almost no wind or swell acting against us. The weather was, though, our

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Elding: Snow gave us a good welcoming before we departure in our pursuit this afternoon. Our brave passengers stayed in the front line of battle while the weather gave us a harsh time. Nonetheless, the time came past and a more clear and nice w

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Elding: This afternoon proved more exciting than our previous tour, with a fairly similar weather, but more wildlife. Quickly we saw in the distance flocks of hundreds of birds, giving us the signal that there was food in the area. We found our

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: When we left the harbour this afternoon, we were greeted by light rain and some wind from the west. As on the morning tour, the swell became stronger after leaving the shelter of the land. Thus, some people decided to stay in the

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    Tour at 13.00

    Report from Eldey: The weather was surprisingly stable today giving us a very nice afternoon tour today. Heading out we soon came across a few harbour porpoises (3-4), before encountering a group a white-beaked dolphins fu

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather remained spectacularly sunny this afternoon, although with a slight increase of the wind. We could not escape the cold either on this tour, but a blue atmosphere and calm waters made for a serene landscape. In such a backgrou

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The weather had improved slightly this afternoon so we were enjoying even a bit of sun here and there, but movement could still be felt on the boat. After a bit more than an hour of sailing we encountered our first cetaceans of this day,

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: A warm, overcast afternoon with the sun rays fighting their way through the clouds and over the bay. Sea was calming down quickly after the stormy weather and there was a lot less swell after the mornings tour. We headed out and saw a ni

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Due to the wind and sea conditions our afternoon tour also started from Keflavik. But with the wind in our back on this tour we made our way back to our home harbour Reykjavik, a great trip we do not undertake every day. The weather toda

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    Tour at 13.00:

    Report from Eldey: Quite a frustrating experience this afternoon! We knew the humpbacks where in the area, but they were nowhere to be seen during this tour!  We sailed to the front of Gardur's harbour, the place in which we saw the animals before, b

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: As we were late back at the harbour, we had to clean the boat quickily and boarded for the 1pm tour. We didn't have to go far to find the humpback whale again, just 20 minutes outside the harbour wall. It was moving slow

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    Tour at 1 pm: CANCELLED

    Whale watching at 13:00 todays has also been cancelled, due to increasing bad weather conditions. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact our ticket office at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is. 

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Eldey: Due to the high number of bookings it was decided to go on the tour with two of our vessels. Anyway both of our boats left the harbour together and we started the sailing into the very calm sea under a clear blue sky. Alread

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey and Hafsúlan: This afternoon, we took our two boats Eldey and Hafsi out on the tour due to the high number of passengers. The sailing was not too bumpy but the sea was still covered in white-caps and very agitated. Both boats first headed

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    Status tour at 13:00 CANCELLED

    The whale watching tour at 13:00 has been cancelled due to the extreme weather conditions. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact our ticket office at elding@elding.is or +354 519 5000.

     

     

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey and Hafsulan: Some clouds had made their way into Faxa bay this afternoon, but it stayed dry and the wind only picked up towards the end of the tour so that sailing was pleasant and only a bit of movement could be felt on the boat. We wen

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: The conditions continued to be beautiful out in the bay, we were enjoying the blue sky and even though the northern wind was quite chilly and caused some swells, it was great to be able to see the stunning scenery that surrounds Faxa bay

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: Again we went out with high hopes after the nice behaviour of the minkys this morning! The wind was picking up a little bit more, and a small light rain was falling now and then during the tour. About 30 minutes after departure we had a

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Eldey: After the good morning we had with the minkys, we went to the same area to try to spot the animals again. On our way we found a lot of harbour porpoises, just swimming towards us. We could spot around 10-14 and we even g