Whale diary

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: The sea went flat as a mirror. Is hard to remember a night more quiet and peaceful in this bay. We headed out in the bay with 0 wind and almost no clouds, in the search of this magnificent animals. Almost 50 minutes after our departure,

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: The fine rain had ceased on this evening tour and the cloud broke. We sailed offshore and soon found a large pod of white-beaked dolphins, at least 10 individuals with very small and young calves. They were enjoying the

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: Epic closing tour for this 20th of August, we dashed westward after leaving the harbour in grey sky but reasonable wind and temperatures, and quickly encountered a minke whale. We could steal some glances but it disappe

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: Excellent conditions continued making this night a great possibility to go whale watching. Especially the sunset was glorious throughout the whole trip. Just 15 minutes away from the harbour we spotted a pair of harbour porpoise

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik today. The wind is coming from the northwest and is around 5m/s. There could be some movement on the boat out in the Faxabay.

    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding:

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: It was raining heavily when we headed out so those of us who were brave enough to be outside were thankful for the overalls, they really kept us warm and dry. We decided to head straight for the area where they saw the humpback whale on

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    Status 7pm tour: CANCELLED

    Due to unfavorable weather conditions, we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour today at 7 pm (19:00). For more information, please contact us at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is.

    Tour at 17:00

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    Status 7 pm tour: CANCELLED

    Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have to cancel our Whale Watching tour today at 7 pm (19:00). For more information, please contact us at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is.

    Tour at 17:00

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    Tours at 17:00 and 1900 unfortunately cancelled due to rough seas and strong winds. 

    Tour at 14:00

    Report from Eldey: WHAT A TOUR!! The weather was turning, wind and rain picing up. On this tour we decided to travel more to the south. We

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: Calm wind and sea for our evening tour, yet there was some swells. Nothing that would impress our tough passengers though. So it was mostly a smooth ride for us. Some passengers spotted a minke whale quite quickly, but

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: even with a bit of wind picking up from North-West, the conditions during our whale watching tour were still in our favor: no rain and considerably calm sea with a beautiful sunset on the clear horizon. The last tour fi

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: The weather conditions were great with even some sun when we sailed out. Quickly after leaving the harbour we encountered the first of 5! minke whales during this tour. The first minke whale was elusive and we only mana

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    Tour at 17:00

    Report from Eldey: Some wind was picking up in Faxaflói during the evening. But the sea state it wasn’t very bad, still good conditions to see some cetaceans around. We were sailing out when we could spot a minke whale very close to t

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the old harbor in Reykjavík today. The sea is quite calm today and the wind as well. So make sure you are booked on the next whale watching tour today.

    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: It was

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on a beautiful day. There is very little wind in the Faxabay but there might still be some swell in the ocean. We hope you can join us out at sea to find these magnificent giants!

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    Tour at 14:00

    Report  from Elding: The sail out was nice and sunny but the wind had grown stronger and the swell was higher. After sailing out into the bay a few fins were spotted in the distance, once we were closer we were able to identify these animals as 3-4

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Elding: The wind had picked up a little on this tour but for most the boat was cutting through the waves keeping the boat quite stable. It was a long while until we say out first signs of cetaceans, frequent splashes in the distance at least 3-

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    Status: RUNNING

    We are sailing out from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik on a beautiful day. There is little wind but there can be movement on the boat out on the Faxabay. Hope you will be able to join us to try to find these magnificent animals in their natural enviro

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    Tour at 19:00

    Report from Skrudur: Bright sun for our departure, but also westerly wind, meaning the passengers sitting at the bow of the boat got showered a bit on this trip. For the comfort of everybody, we seeked protection and sailed close to land looking for whales

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    Status 7pm tour: CANCELLED

    Unfortunately the wind has picked up and due to unfavorable sea condition we have decided to cancel the tour at 7 pm. For more information, please contact us at +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is.

    Tour at 17:00