Whale diary

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The wind was picking up an the swell getting a little higher but we were able to get shelter from land and stay in calm sea for the most part of the tour. We went to the same area where we had found the dolphins on the morning tour but c

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: This was undoubtedly the tour of the month so far! We sailed out in very weak winds from northwest and a sunny sky that remained through most part of the tour. We had very nice views over the landscape and the snow covered mountains arou

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: Sea conditions couldn't be better than this afternoon and it had stopped raining. With this weather it was easy to spot animals from a long distance. Our first sighting were 3-4 harbour porpoises, it was difficult to spo

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The same conditions as this morning with weak winds and dry sky. We had an amazing view over the landscape as we sailed out. Most of the mountain tops around Faxaflói are now snow covered. We came across many flocks of seagulls on our wa

Tour at 13:00

Unfortunately we have to cancel our tour at 1pm due to rough weather. Please contact our ticket office for further information and re-booking at +354-5195000 or elding@elding.is

Tour at 09:00

Report from Eldey: This was

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The wind was getting lower and the sea conditions even better but it still rained nearly the whole tour. It took us a little longer time to find animals on this tour but finally we found 3-4 white beaked dolphins. They s

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: This tour started also in Hafnarfjörður, so we had a comfortable ride for the first hour of the tour. We slowly reached one of our main whale watching areas a little further offshore, so that we had a bit of swell rocking our boat. Even

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: It was nicer sailing from Keflavik, strong winds still but not the big rolling swell that can be very uncomfortable. We journeyed along the Reykjanes to check the seas next to the Hornsbjarg Cliffs as many times we have seen cetaceans th

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Report from Hafsúlan: The wind remained strong from the southwest and the swells were still high. The journey out in the bay was rough just like this morning. We pushed forward for one hour before turning and traveling with the swells from the side. Brave

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: We moved our boat Eldey under the morning to Hafnarfjörður and decided to go out from there on the afternoon tour. The sailing started towards the south from the harbour and we got some shelter from the worst swell. We searched towards K

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a little bit since the morning tour. The rain still kept us company so we made good use of the flotation overalls that we provide. This tour soon proved to be very difficult. We had sailed for a long time before we

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We had lovely weather and after about 45mins of sailing we meet with a big pod of white-beaked dolphins, a group or about 5-6 animals that were travelling at about 6-7knots, they came faster towards us and then carried on at a steady

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The weather was still unfortunately quite miserable and the visibility got worse but that didn´t hinder the excitement of being out on the Icelandic seas in search for leviathans. White-beaked dolphin were the highlights of today´s tour

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The visibility was amazing this afternoon and the sun was shining during most parts of the tour. We could easily see the Snæfellsjökull volcano at the tip of the peninsula north of us. For a moment it felt that the summer was back, but t

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Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a little on the afternoon but the sun was warm on our faces with the south westerly winds. It was very bitter on the way home so our passengers had the yummy whale punch (hot chocolate with run) to warm themselves

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up during the day and resulted in unexpectedly high swells. They made the tour pretty bumpy and many passengers had green faces after a short while. We sailed towards the west first, and then headed further south when

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The weather alternated between light rain and cloudy sky. The sea conditions got even better than this morning so it was almost flat sea. We searched a little bit more south than the previous tour. After one and half hour without any sig

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The sky had cleared and it kept dry the whole tour. On this tour we had to sail far out to find animals. After nearly 2 hours searching we finally saw splashes even further out. We soon saw the splashes were from jumping white be

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Report from Eldey: The sailing was a little smoother on the way out this afternoon, the swell had dies down but unfortunately the wind was picking up and it became quite blustery on the journey home. Two minke whales were spotted on this t

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: The swell had calmed down a little bit since this morning making the ride a bit rocky but still very comfortable. After about an hour of sailing we were informed about a group of white-beaked dolphins that another whale