Whale diary

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    10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:30: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: At the beginning of the tour it looked already that there will be no sunset on this evening, but who car

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: Some of the crew member´s mood was excellent, and we had a lot of fun with relaxed passengers. It felt like it was going to be a great tour. One and a half dripping wet

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: It seems that the weather gods had a bit of mercy on this tour. There was no rain and we also managed to have a mesmerizing view at the "almost midnig

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    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Hafsúlan: Once again on this day, calm seas and a "full house". The other guides have already written a lot about the lovely sightings and beautiful weather o

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    Status 17:00 and 20:30 Tour: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour tonight due to weather. But we hope you will be able to join us tomorrow as the forecast predicts better weather. For more information pl

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    09:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:30: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: What a tour! I have never seen anything like this before, seriously. We didn't sail out that far at all when we saw

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Eldey: Sad about the outcome of todays football match but highly motivated we sailed out into the bay. The sea was much calmer as on the previous tours, so we were really hopefull for this tour. A

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    Tour at 14:00, 17:00 and 20:30: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately we have to cancel our Whale Watching tours for the rest of the day due to swells out on Faxabay. For more information please contact us by email elding@elding.is or by phone +354 519 5000.

     

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    09:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:30: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: We sailed out from Reykjavik with a bit of swell. Early on it was obvious we were not going to see the midnight sun, as we had overcast

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: The sea was almost completely flat. Although it didn't rain or blow tonight, it felt dark and cold on the bay. The thick cloud coverege dropped closer to the surface and

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: The weather was perfect for whale watching, almost no wind and a cloudy sky. The sea was very smooth although a long westerly swell rocked the boat gently. Early on

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    Tour status: RUNNING 

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: The midnight sun tour for today unfortunately did not have any sun, but we headed out to the rainy bay anyways. We had a

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Elding: This was the first midnight tour this season when we could enjoy the presence of the midnight sun. All previous days have been clou

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    09:00, 10:00, 13:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:30: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30 

    Report from Elding: tonight really illustrated the marvels of Iceland´s big W´s: Wildlife and Weather. We heade

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour 20.30

    Report from Elding: Going out on the midnight sun tour, we enjoyed the beautiful sun and was getting excited to see the sunset. Unfortunately, during the

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30 

    Report from Elding: What an incredible tour that we had to celebrate the independence day of Iceland! Firstly, we found few flocks of birds and when we got closer we spotted 3-4 min

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 20:30

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather had cleared up by the time we left for our evening tour, and we were able to enjoy the beautiful sight of the landscape on our way out of the harbour. We soon spotted a harbour p

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 19:30

    Report from Eldey: This tour had all the romance You'd expect from midnight whale watching. On our way towards the sunset we encountered the four local cetaceans most com

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    Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: With the winds picking up from the north we decided to take a more sheltered route towards our most successful whale watching areas. It was a long time sailing but we enjoyed the beautiful

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: We set out for the evening tour during really calm and even sunny weather. While searching for the humpback whales, that we saw on our tours earlier today, a group of 3 white-b