Whale diary

We headed towards Hafnarfjörður under sun, snow and hail. When we arrived to our destination, we came across a feeding and rolling humpback whale, about 20-25 harbour porpoises and many feeding seabirds. In the afternoon we found the same humpback whale again, where it was surfacing quite a lot and showing us it's fluke.

This morning we headed out for the first time since the big storm - it was warm but windy as we headed towards Hafnarfjörður, where we found a humpback whale! In the afternoon, we encountered 2 humpback whales! The first one was in full feeding mode, showing its fluke often. We also spotted a pod of 4 harbour porpoises!

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00

Todays Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are CANCELLED due to strong wind and unfavourable sea conditions.

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00

Todays Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are CANCELLED due to strong wind and unfavourable sea conditions.

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00

Today's whale watching tours from Reykjavík are CANCELLED due to strong wind and unfavourable sea conditions.

We headed out in typical Icelandic winter weather this morning, with some rain, snow and wind! We sailed towards Hafnarfjörður once more and found 2 humpback whales hanging around the harbour, as in the previous days - success! They even did synchronised dives! Due to increasing winds, the afternoon tour ended up being cancelled.

Throughout the day, we experienced all kinds of weather, from hail to a full snowstorm and sunshine, but our efforts were rewarded with incredible sightings. In the morning, we encountered 4 humpback whales! In the afternoon we found 2 humpback whales in the same area, this time lunge feeding -a spectacular sight for us al!

After 2,5 days of cancelled tours, we sailed out towards Hafnarfjörður in the afternoon and soon saw huge blows coming up from the surface. We had found a total of 3 humpback whales (one of which was our friend Pongo)! There was one pair very actively lunge feeding together under a large flock of northern gannets!

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

Today's whale watching tour from Reykjavík is CANCELLED due to strong wind and unfavourable sea conditions.

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 13:00

Today's whale watching tour from Reykjavík is CANCELLED due to strong wind and unfavourable sea conditions.

We set off along the Reykjanes peninsula again to the same spot as yesterday - here we got very lucky once again, as we had found 4 humpback whales! There was a solo one that we travelled past as there was already a boat with it, so we carried on as we had seen another 3 close together, all lunge feeding lots as well as rolling!

Today we sailed out with beautiful weather and headed to Hafnarfjörður, as the whales had moved on from Reykjavík yesterday. There, we found 3 humpback whales feeding! They were all surfacing in different directions, until the end of the tour where two of them came together for a lovely feast. It was an incredible tour!

After searching near the islands and surrounding areas, we realised that the whale that had been feeding there for the last week had finally decided to move on. So, we decided to head further out into the bay, in the direction of Hvalfjörður. Unfortunately we didn't find any whales or dolphins today, so we offered everyone complimentary tickets!

We set off this afternoon with the sun creeping through the clouds and had some interesting weather throughout the tour. The highlight, however - seeing a humpback whale! It popped up very randomly and we got to see a few amazing fluke dives too which was very cool. We also saw 2 grey seals nearby, before returning to the harbour.

The weather today was quite moody, with lots of snow before we left the harbour. We soon found a humpback whale in between the islands near Reykjavík. It was a little shy at first, but soon started taking breaths and showing us its fluke in between dives. There was also a curious seal that popped up for a quick look at our passengers.

We had amazing visibility today and could see all the way across the bay to Snæfellsjökull glacier. After sailing past Lundey island, we saw a large group of birds and the back of a whale! It was the same humpback whale that we've been seeing for the last few days, but this time it was resting. We also saw around 9 harbour seals throughout the tour.

It was raining today, but we sailed into the bay with high spirits. After looking around the nearby islands, we soon found a humpback whale that came up for a breath just behind our boat. It was quite active in surfacing, so we had many opportunities to see its white fluke. We also saw a grey seal and harbour seal bottling in the sea!

We braved the wind today and headed out to the islands nearby where we found a humpback whale feeding. We were surprised by it surfacing directly in front of our boat and as we were waiting for it to surface again, our captain saw that the fish finder was showing a huge amount of fish underneath us - a real feast for this whale! 

The sun was shining bright, there was no swell, and barely any wind. It didn’t take long for us to find a very active, feeding humpback whale. It was so fascinating to watch as it dove deep, bringing up school of fish to the surface with it. Surrounding the whale were a few curious seals, as well as some birds, all trying to grab a snack.

The sun was out as we headed to Lundey island in search for wildlife this afternoon. Once again, we found the same humpback whale as yesterday, surfacing very often and showing off its fluke, and even coming really close to our boat a few times. We also encountered 3-4 harbour seals during the tour, which was very exciting.