Whale diary

On a grey and windy day we went out to Hafnarfjörður once more, in searching for wildlife - and soon enough we were surprised by a humpback whale. In the afternoon the sea was mildly choppy, nevertheless, our patience paid off when a humpback whale unexpectedly surfaced! It dove quickly, but within a few minutes, it reappeared, taking another deep breath.

We sailed out into the bay this morning as the sun was just rising and it looked like the sky was on fire. We again sailed towards Hafnarfjörður and soon spotted a feeding humpback whale! In the afternoon we headed to the same area and saw the same  humpback whale we saw earlier. This time it was surfacing a lot and 1 time showed his fluke just a little bit.

We had another beautiful sunrise as we left the harbour and sailed towards Hafnarfjörður. We first saw a humpback whale in very shallow waters and later found a second feeding humpback whale! In the afternoon we headed to the same area, and found 2 humpback whales (one of them was our friend Calamity) - we had a great encounter with this individual!

We were treated to a beautiful sunrise as we made our way to Hafnarfjörður, where we spotted a humpback whale. In the afternoon we sailed close to the shore, and again saw a blow near the harbour in Hafnarfjörður! It turned out to be from 2 humpback whales! They were very busy feeding on sprat and we could see the inside of their mouths at times even!

What a morning! We were greeted by the most incredible sunrise as we sailed towards Hafnarfjörður, and just as we approached the harbour, we spotted 3 harbour porpoises and 2 humpback whales feeding together. We sailed to the same are in the afternoon and saw the 2 humpback whales, still lunge feeding, surrounded by northern gannets!

This morning we headed to the same place we found a whale yesterday and we got lucky again! We saw lots of northern gannets diving, and soon enough, 3 lunge feeding humpback whales surfaced (one of which was Pongo)! The afternoon saw the same 3 humpback whales, still feeding really close to shore! What a great day at sea!

In the morning we saw plunge diving northern gannets and a few grey seals feeding on their scraps. Not long after, we had found a humpback whale - it was our friend Pongo! In the afternoon we found a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins and 2 harbour porpoises, however due to the quick sightings we issued complimentary tickets.

This morning it was overcast and windy with some rain. We again made our way towards Hafnarfjörður where we found a pod of 3 white-beaked dolphins and a humpback whale. In the afternoon we sailed to the back to the same area where one of our passengers spotted the humpback whale we saw in the morning, lunge feeding!

We set sails to Hafnarfjörður this morning, which has been a hot spot for wildlife lately. There, we finally caught a glimpse of a feeding humpback whale - then out of nowhere, a HUGE breach! On the way back, we even saw another humpback whale! In the afternoon we soon found 2 humpback whales - one of which was our friend Pongo!

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!