Whale diary

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: It had become a bit windier as we headed out at 5pm. The weather was still top notch and we headed to the area where we had left the minke whales in the 13:00 o'clock tour. Sadly, they were not there any more and the birds seemed to have left too. But a

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was so good in this tour and as we got to the area where we were earlier it looked like the animals had gone to another place. But we still stopped the boat and took a better look. After a few minutes one of the passengers spotted the first

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather cleared up and the strong afternoon sun warmed our backs on the way out into the bay of Flaxafloí. Accompanied by a couple (5-10) of elusive Harbour Porpoises on the way out, we soon enough got word off a Minke Whale around one of the other

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We headed out into the bay this evening in very good conditions, calm winds and some small swells. Conditions were excellent for whale watching and we had high hopes for the tour. About 40 minutes into the trip we spotted our first cetacean of the trip,

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out today in extremely good weather. There was little wind and the seas were very calm, with almost no waves. Perfect conditions for whale watching. To start of our tour we went to the same spot we went to on our 13:00 tour and were hoping spo

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We went out under a rather overcast skye but it took quite some effort to locate what this tour gave us. First one Minke Whale appeared just once, we waited for it for a while but it did not resurface despite not arching itself as they usually do before

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: At the beginning of the tour we were heading into calmer sea conditions compared with the morning, but the wind was picking up later on. We sailed in grey, dark blue, silver and golden coloured sea during our journey. No bigger flocks of birds were spot

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Elding: We went to the same area as on the other tours today but unfortunately the only cetaceans we encountered were a small pod (5-10) of Harbour Porpoises. We first saw them suddenly about 50 meters in front of the boat, from where they continued to the right

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: What a FANTASTIC tour! We headed out in calm winds and calm seas. When we were barely out of the harbour a radio call came in from our Videy ferry captain about a whale he had spotted close to Engey. We immediately turned to investigate and pretty s

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: For this entire trip we were covered in sunlight, we had almost completely blue sky and it was a great evening for a tan. As it was evening the light was perfect for taking pictures of the birds and bay. Because it was so sunny there were times when it

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The sea was so calm as we headed out in the after noon sunlight. We hadn't sailed for long when we spotted a couple of Harbour porpoises that were spread around the area, at least 10-15 individuals. We sa

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    Tour at 1700

    After a difficult day and a disappointing last tour, we went out determined to do better. It did not look too good after one hour as we had not seen anything by then. But all of a sudden a pod of white-beaked dolphins appeared with an estimate of 8 individuals. Among them was

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The wind picked up and the waves were white capped. Shortly after leaving the harbour there was a huge gathering of fulmars sitting on the water and on the way towards the area where we have been successful before, we saw 10 different seabird species, e

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    Tour at 17:00

    We decided to cancel the 17:00 today due to the unfavorable sea conditions and also the lack of whales in the bay. Sorry for any inconvenience caused and if you require further in information please contact us at elding@elding.is or call us on 519 5000 or pop down to the off

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The southerly winds had picked up as we left the Reykjavík harbour this afternoon. We were hoping to find the Humpback whales from earlier in the day but it started slowly. The first 90 minutes, we did not see a trace of any whales but then a blow was s

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Luckily, the winds had calmed as we headed out on a sunlit Faxaflói. After having sailed for around 40 minutes, we spotted the first pod of white-beaked dolphins. They were swimming along the Reyjkanes peninsula and seemed to be after something, presuma

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: As we sailed out into a peaceful evening in the bay, the sun was still shining through the clouds here and there. It did not take us too long to find our first Minke Whale, but unfortunately it was moving very quickly and disappeared before we got a clo

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    Tour at 17:00Report from Hafsúlan: Fortunately the wind and the swell came down. And after a while sailing surrounded by in the sun possing snowy mountains we spotted our first Minke Whale blow. From then on something interesting to look at was around us in many different directions. Our view wa

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The winds had calmed a bit when we headed out this afternoon but so had the wildlife. Apart from 2-3 very elusive harbour porpoises there were no whales to be seen! We managed to get a good look at some nice sea birds but that was it. What a disappointm

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    Tour at 13:00 and 17:00 is unfortunately cancelled due to unfavourable weather. If your require further information please email us at elding@elding.is, call us at 519 5000 or drop down to us at the ticket office.

    Tour at 9:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: On a sunny day with few clouds w