Whale diary

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: When leaving Reykjaviks harbour on our afternoon tour we were searching for the dolphins we encountered just before coming back on the morning tour. They were not around anymore, so we traveled west. After only a few kilometers we spo

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Still very excited from the incredible morning tour we went out on our boat Hafsúlan in search of the whales and dolphins sighted earlier. We were hopefully to encounter them again on this sunny afternoon. Not long after we reached th

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We went out from Reykjavík again in the afternoon and headed in the area where we had seen the minke whale this morning. The sea conditions were even better than this morning and so we were able to spot a minke whale

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    I'm afraid today's 13:00 tour has been cancelled due to bad sea conditions and strong winds. If you require any further assistance please contact our office at 519 5000 or emailing us at el

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: This afternoon we traveled towards Akranes again, which was a pretty rough ride caused by very strong north winds. This changed when we started going west into the same area where we encountered several cetaceans in the morning, a gro

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: On this still sunny afternoon we traveled towards Akranes in search of cetaceans. The sea was a bit rougher then in the morning, but our passengers still seemed to enjoy the free "rollercoaster ride". Since we couldn't spot any animal

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The forecast was promising the wind to calm down but it stayed pretty much the same. Cold brisk winds from the north, the freshest air you can breath. Once out in the bay the situation seemed to have changed, less birdlife, which made

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    Tour at 13:00
    CANCELLED due to rough conditions at sea. Please contact us for further information (+354 519 5000 / elding@elding.is)

    Tour at 9:00
    Report from Hafsúlan: We went out from Reykjavík this morning in hope to find the dolphins an

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: While leaving the harbour again in the afternoon we were very optimistic to find some of the cetacean we encountered in the morning tour. After reaching the same area it took only a short time until we spotted the first minke

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We started our afternoon trip with lots of confidence that we would find many cetaceans again, as we did on the morning tour. And indeed we did. Searching the the main sighting area from this morning for a short while resulted in seve

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We went out the harbour this afternoon to search for the cetaceans we encountered in the morning. Mostly traveling west, searching the bay for minke whales and other cetaceans. The sea was so calm as it hasn't been in a long while. We

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We went out from Reykjavik again this afternoon. Since we had spotter white-beaked dolphins in the morning, we decided to go to the same area which looked very promising with a lot of feeding birds. It did not take long until we spott

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We went out from Reykjavík again in the afternoon tour, but decided to look for cetaceans in a different area than this morning. After a while we encountered a small pod of harbour porpoises and slowed down to ta

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    Tours at 9:00 and 13:00
    Due to strong winds we have decided to cancel our whale watching tours today. Please contact our ticket office for further information.

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    Tours at 9:00 and 13:00
    Unfortunately due to rough conditions at sea, we have decided to cancel our whale watching tours today. Please contact our ticket office for further information +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is

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    Tour at 13:00

    Unfortunately due to rough weather at sea we have decided to cancel the tour this afternoon. Please call our office +354 519 5000 for further information.

    Tour at 09:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: This morning we we

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Like on the morning tour we started our trip in Grindavik with sunshine heading west along the coastline to the areas Orcas have been seen. After searching the area thoroughly we went offshore heading back east, on our way travel

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Once again we sailed out from Grindavik, the wind had calmed down and it was only on the way back to the harbour we felt the cold, bitterly winds. It was evening sleeting on the odd occasion. We headed straight to the area we were in

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    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We went out from Grindavík in the afternoon. We don't go out from this harbour as often as we wish because the area is less sheltered from the wind resulting in rough sea conditions. However, the sea was suitable today and after only

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    Tours at 9:00 and 13:00
    CANCELLED due to rough conditions at sea. Please contact our office for further details.