Whale diary

Tour status 13:00 and 17:00: CANCELLED

Due to a storm and therefore unfavorable sea conditions we unfortunately have to cancel our Whale Watching Tours for the rest of the day. If you have any further questions please contact our ticket office at +354 519 5000

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: It wasn't as bad as the previous tour when we left the harbour, but the rain soon came and obstructed our view of quite a bit of our surroundings. After sailing for about an hour we saw two large blows, likely belonging to humpback whale

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: This time we slightly changed our path, and started sailing next to Videy, going side by Snaefellsnes. We enjoyed astonishing views when small pod of harbour porpoises popped up right next to us. This cute animals surfac

Tour satus 17:00: CANCELLED

Due to growing winds we are sorry to have to cancel the tour at 5 pm today. For more info please contact us at elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000. 

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The we

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: Wohoo what a great tour!! Perfect weather, no wind, calm seas and no clouds. That paired with a lot of activity in the bay. Already just a few minutes after leaving the Old Harbour we were met by a pod of 7-8 harbour porp

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: Even with the overcast sky, the weather was actually quite pleasant for a whale-watching trip this evening. We ventured out into the bay but despite our best efforts, there were no sightings. As a re

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: While the wind was very strong. waves were surprisingly low. It was not rough at all, only the rain coming and going made it a bit uncomfortable. We left from Hafnarfjörður and went towards Akraness firstly, from there we turned tow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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