Whale diary

Tour at 20:30

Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out in a nice setting with the sun peaking through the clouds and with weak winds. The search for cetaceans proved to be harder than earlier today. We of course tried to find the humpback whale again but failed with that. Af

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: The sun was out so the midnight sun view was beautiful tonight. We went out with the northeastern winds in our faces but still excited to see some cetaceans. We had to look pretty hard for the animals tonight but after about an hour our

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: Light rain and a cloudy sky started this midnight whale watching tour. When we got further out in the bay we had a flat sea and the rain seemed to staying away. After 45 minutes of sailing we spotted a big splash in the horizon... This

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: After blessing us with sunny weather for days, Iceland decided to not let us forget the feeling of rain. Thus we set sail in rainy conditions, but the brave passengers were not impressed by being cold and wet and stayed outside, on the

Tour at 20:30 

Report from Hafsúlan: This evening was quite pleasant with a light wind from the west and clear conditions as we sailed out into the bay. We decided to head straight out to where we had been seeing a humpback whale 

Tour at 20:30 

Report from Elding: It was nice calm sailing out into the bay of Faxa, The hole bay was void of life, a bird here and there swimming on the waters surface or flying past.After 40 minutes of sailing we caught a glimpse of small splashes far in the dis

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: This tour started with some rain but it very quickly cleared up leaving us with enough clear sky to watch much of the sun as it set this evening. The landscape was breathtaking and constantly changing as the sunset caused the lighting o

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: We went out on a beautiful summer evening as the weather had improved from this morning, so we were excited. On earlier tours the crew on Elding had seen a lot of activity far out into the bay so we decided to head straight out. On our

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: The midnight sun tour did not disappoint as we saw the beautiful sun setting behind Snæfellsjökull and a warm northeasterly wind. The sea conditions on the way out was also good but it picked up on the way home. Once we got close to our

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: We headed out under the glare of the midnight sun and as soon as we came out of the harbour we were greeted by a huge flock of birds. There were birds every way we looked but the minke whales were feeling extra sneaky so we didn't spot

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: We headed out sailing west in a little bit of wind and swells on this midnight tour. After 30 minutes of sailing we had our first encounter with cetaceans. A single harbour porpoise joined us and bow-rided us for a

Tour at 20:30

Report from Hafsúlan: The wind was higher than earlier in the day but the sea was still very calm as we sailed this evening. This was a very quick starting tour with just 20 minutes sailing gone before we sighted our first minke whale

Tour at 20:30

Report from Hafsúlan: I was a expecting a beautiful evening as we steamed out in to the bay but my expectations were blown away. Cracking a few jokes we sailed leisurely looking out for cetaceans. We didn´t have to go very far before spotting three

Tour at 20:30

Report from Hafsulan: As expected from such a day, we had a wonderful weather for the midnight tour ! With no wind to bite us, no swells to shake us and no cold temperatures to freeze us we set sail in relaxed conditions and high spirits. It was not long b

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: We were barely out of the harbour when we spotted the first minke whale, in that area there were two minkes one close to the boat and another keeping its distance. After staying for a long time with the minkes we d

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: Smooth sailing all evening made for a relaxing journey. Of course the whales and dolphins were in full force as well this evening! It took some time to find them, around 50 minutes of sailing before we saw in the distance a sign of&nbsp

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: The wind from the afternoon had decreased a little bit and the swells hit us from the northwest. But that didn´t stop us from sailing out on the midnight tour. A partly cloudy sky showed us the midnight sun from time to time. We decided

Tour at 17:00

Report from Hafsúlan: Today our captain decided to head further south than usual, passing between Akurey and the Seltjarnarnes peninsula. This was a great decision because we encountered a pod of white-beaked dolphins, 4 individuals, after only 2

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: A flat sea and weak winds gave us the best conditions of spotting some whales on this midnight tour. The sun also peaked through the clouds from time to time, giving us a beautiful scenery around us. We sailed straight out for half an h

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: Half of the sky was covered in clouds when we left, but the sun was right behind them, ready to emerge at anytime. After a quiet sailing to the main whale area, we noticed splashes far away, 2 kilometers away. The animal responsible of