Whale diary

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: 3 tours in a row we got a warm sunshine and calm sea to sail on, in a country where weather can be capricious, it's like winning the lottery ! And we kept on being lucky with the cetaceans as well. We had to sail quite far away as t

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    Status Tour at 19:00: CANCELED

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour in the Midnight sun due to unfavorable sea condition. If you have any questions please don´t hesitate to contact us at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is

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    Status Tour at 19:00: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour in the Midnight sun due to unfavorable sea condition. If you have any questions please don´t hesitate to contact us at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on a beautiful day. It´s a little cold in the morning but we have warm overalls for everybody. Hope you will be able to join us on the search for the whales

    Tour at 19:00

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: A breath-taking sunset this evening. The wind had calmed down and it was nice to be out at sea. We had one minke whale seen on this tour. A little difficult but we got to see this individual many times. The bay looked b

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Today‘s tour proved there are really no rules with whale watching - we can always experience something completely unexpected, good or bad, no matter of our effort or weather conditions. During this tour we had strong wind and very choppy

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: This midnight tour was memorable. Good start with not many people on board but at the same time very committed!they actually spotted some animals on the tour. After 40 minutes of sailing we saw the first minke whale 

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: With our infamous "Whale Punch" drinks a-plenty we headed out into the bay leaving the rain behind us. After only 30 minutes we came across a large pod of white-beaked dolphins with at least 8-10 individuals p

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    Tour at 19:00 

    Report from Elding: It was still lovely and sunny on sailing out. Further out into the bay a minke whale was spotted surfacing 200 meters away, once closer we watched this animal surface a few times but it was being a bit s

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: The weather was getting better through out the day and by the midnight tour it was perfect. On this tour we saw three minke whales and thee white beaked dolphins! The first one was spotted after about 3

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: The sea went flat as a mirror. Is hard to remember a night more quiet and peaceful in this bay. We headed out in the bay with 0 wind and almost no clouds, in the search of this magnificent animals. Almost 50 minutes after our departure,

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: The fine rain had ceased on this evening tour and the cloud broke. We sailed offshore and soon found a large pod of white-beaked dolphins, at least 10 individuals with very small and young calves. They were enjoying the

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: Epic closing tour for this 20th of August, we dashed westward after leaving the harbour in grey sky but reasonable wind and temperatures, and quickly encountered a minke whale. We could steal some glances but it disappe

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: Excellent conditions continued making this night a great possibility to go whale watching. Especially the sunset was glorious throughout the whole trip. Just 15 minutes away from the harbour we spotted a pair of harbour porpoise

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. The wind is coming from the northwest and is around 5m/s. There could be some movement on the boat out in the Faxabay.

    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding:

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: It was raining heavily when we headed out so those of us who were brave enough to be outside were thankful for the overalls, they really kept us warm and dry. We decided to head straight for the area where they saw the humpback whale on

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    Status 7pm tour: CANCELLED

    Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour today at 7 pm (19:00). For more information, please contact us at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is.

    Tour at 17:00

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    Status 7 pm tour: CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour today at 7 pm (19:00). For more information, please contact us at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is.

    Tour at 17:00

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    Tours at 17:00 and 1900 unfortunately cancelled due to rough seas and strong winds. 

    Tour at 14:00

    Report from Eldey: WHAT A TOUR!! The weather was turning, wind and rain picing up. On this tour we decided to travel more to the south. We

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: Calm wind and sea for our evening tour, yet there was some swells. Nothing that would impress our tough passengers though. So it was mostly a smooth ride for us. Some passengers spotted a minke whale quite quickly, but