Whale diary

Tour at 20:30Report from Elding: The weather was beautiful as we headed towards Lundey, one of the Puffin islands around Reykjavík. We saw a few Puffins there but unfortunately there weren't many. We sailed out and searched for a long time with out any sightings accept from one short surfacing o

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: This evening was very calm and conditions excellent for whale watching. At first our patience was tested as we began our search for the whales and we sailed for over an hour without any sightings. But as the mood began to drop we spotted a black back in t

Tour at 20:30:

Report from Elding: We started our tour in Akurey where we didn't see a lot of puffins but we luckily got to see some more further out at sea. The scenery was absolutely amazing, seeing the sunset behind Snæfellsnes really made this a special tour. But we searched the bay f

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: For the first time today the sun was shining when we headed out to visit Akurey, the Puffin Island. Unfortunately there were just very few Puffins home, most likely because they were offshore fishing or in their burrows so we kept on sailing. It took us a

Tour at 20:30Report from Elding: We started our tour in Akurey, one of the Puffin Islands and took a look at the home of the atlantic puffin, also known as the clown of the sea. It was very foggy as we headed out and the visibility was very bad so we realized we had to do our very best in the se

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: We headed out to sea and stopped by one of our puffin islands named Akurey. There were not too many puffins, but as we left the island we could see most of them sitting on the water and making their way out to sea. We headed out towards the bright orange

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: This evening was very good in regards to the weather, very similar to the conditions in the 5´o clock tour if not slightly milder. We began as so often before at the puffin island Akurey but unfortunately not many of them were home but we saw quite a few

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding II: It was the perfect midnight tour condition tonight. We sailed out in a bright blue sky to visit Akurey, the Puffin Island first. There were a few Puffins visible so we stayed a few minutes before we headed out into the bay. It took us a long time of sa

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: In the evening, the sun was shining as we headed out to faxa bay and the wind was slightly calming down. After a short stop at Akurey, a puffin island, where we were able to watch a few puffins sitting on the water in front of the island, we headed furthe

Tour at 20:30

Unfortunately we had to cancel the last tour of the day due to rough weather conditions.

Tour at 17:00

Report from Hafsúlan: In the evening, the wind had picked up a bit and rain clouds covered the sky. A short visit at Akurey, the puffin island, revealed that

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: The wind had calmed down this evening and it had gotten a bit warmer. This time, we stopped at Lundey the puffin island and found a few puffins, mostly sitting on the surface of the sea. We then headed towards the area where we had found all the minke wha

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: It was still a bit raining when we headed out into the bay for our midnight tour. After 40 minutes of searching, we spotted the first Minke Whale surfacing 2-3 times next to us but we saw splashes in a short distance, most likely from White Beaked Dolphin

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: This evening was excellent in terms of whale watching conditions. Light winds and cloudy skies with excellent visibility all around us. We began by visiting the puffins at Akurey and after a short stop with the cute puffins we headed further out to begin

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: When we sailed out Reykjavik's harbour, the sea was perfectly calm and even though it was raining in the beginning, the midnight sun that blinked through at the horizon as well as an increasing number of Atlantic Puffins at Akurey the puffin island gave u

Tour at 20:30Report from Elding: The weather conditions this evening were perfect, the sun wasn't shining but instead the ocean was like a mirror it was so calm and barely no wind. We searched for around 50 minutes before one of the passengers spotted a dorsal fin, but unfortunately we didn't se

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: We sailed out into Faxa bay this evening with light rain and cloudy skies. The seas were calm and conditions for whale watching excellent. First we began by visiting Akurey and the charismatic Puffins on our way out to the bay. Soon after visiting Akurey

Tour at 20:30:

Report from Elding: As we headed out on our evening tour the wind had picked up a bit. We started in Akurey where we saw some atlantic puffins. Then we headed out in search of whales. We searched a very big area and only spotted one Minke Whale which surfaced once and then

Tour at 20:30

Unfortunately we had to cancel the last tour of the day due to unfavourable weather conditions.

Tour at 17:00

Report from Hafsúlan: It was quite windy when we headed out into the bay. The wind came from land so it was a rather bumpy ride. After 40 minutes of se

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: The midnight tour started in a rather cloudy sky but that didn't impress the cozy atmosphere on board. At Akurey, the Puffin Island was a lot going on, the Puffins were home for dinner. After a few minutes we left the cute little birds to find some whales

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: Fortunately, the wind had calmed down as we left the harbour this evening. However, the visibility had dropped as well and it was quite rainy. We started at Akurey the puffin island where we enjoyed the company of many cute puffins. After we had left the