Whale diary

Tour at 17.00 Report from Eldey: In the evening wind became stronger, but our captain manage to provide us very pleasant trip sailing with the wind direction. We enjoyed sun and beautiful views. It take as a while to spot pod of 7-10 White-beaked dolphins, a

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: The sky was overcast and the winds picking up slightly when we started, but still once far out on the bay the water surface was very smooth. With such conditions, we were able to spot the blow of whales from more than 2 kilometres away.

Tour at 17.00

Report from Eldey: When we sailed out of Reykjaviks old harbour we had a quite a strong breeze and some slight rain. But our passengers were happy and warm in the overalls we provided and enjoyed the ride out. We went straight to the other whale watching b

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: The fog had really cleared up by this evening, meaning that we had a great view of Mount Esja as we left the harbour. Just past the lighthouse we saw our first pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins. They didn't seem too ke

Tour at 17:00 Report from Eldey: What a fantastic tour! By far the best tour of the day! It was still windy and the swell high but we easily forgot about the rough sea conditions with the exciting sightings. The tour began with 8-9 white beaked dolphins, the

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: The last tour today was also the most fun tour today. After about one hour of sailing, a minke whale popped up just 150 m away from us! We slowed down to spend some time with this animal, and our patience was rewarded ve

Tour at 17.00

Report from Eldey: The wind picked up a little bit compared to the other two tours before but the sea was still pretty calm and the visibility was good at the beginning of the tour. Unfortunately, after about one hour it started raining and did not stop un

Tour at 17:00

Unfortunately we have to cancel our tour at 17:00 due to weather. Please contact our ticket office at elding@elding.is or +354 5195000 for further information or rescheduling.

Tour at 13:00 

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Tour 17:00

Report from Elding: The sun had disappeared behind a thick cloud converge again and the wind direction changed, now it was blowing from the south and sea conditions fairly good. On our way out we spotted two pods of harbor porpoises, maybe 7

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: While mostly cloudy, sea conditions were great with minimal swell height. Some puffins and arctic terns joined us on our way out to our main sighting area and after about an hour / hour and a half we spotted 2 harbour porpoi

Tour at 17:00

Report from Edley: As the previous two tours, we had very calm sea conditions which made it pretty easy to locate 4-5 harbour porpoises after about 1 hour of sailing. Unusally, we even slowed down to have a better look at t

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: I would be lying if I said this tour was anything but spectacular! We started out with the sun shining in our faces and encountered 2 harbour porpoises just outside of the harbour. Although it stayed quiet for almost ano

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: A light rain and a little bit of wind were our welcoming for our last tour of the day. Nonetheless, as soon as we left the harbour the weather improved and we could enjoyed the views from the whole bay of Faxa. Soon, we found a small pod

Tour at 17:00

Report from Elding: Sea conditions were a little bit calmer and greater than the previous tour, but during almost all the tour we had to face an annoying light rain. We went straight away to the area in which we last saw t hat breaching humpback, but soon

Tour at 17:00

Report from Elding: Sea conditions were quite nice going out with East wind in our back and a little overcast. While conditions were quite good and we spotted many sea birds, it took about an hour and a half for us to spot the first cetacean. After noticin

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: Clouds were clearing up again and we just had some mist on the water surface. Once getting further out into Faxafloi, we first saw a group of 6-8 harbour porpoises come up really close to the boat and surfacing numerour

Tour at 17:00 Report from Hafsulan: Really nice conditions throughout the tour with a clear and sunny sky from beginning to the end. It took a little time before we spotted the first cetaceans. After about an hour we spotted around 5 or 6 harbour porpoises m

Tour at 20:30

Report from Elding: Tonight we ran our first midnight tour of the summer. The weather and sea conditions could not have been better, glass-flat sea, a clear sky, and the low position of the sun casted orange and pink colors over the sky and mountains of Fa

Tour at 5 pm: CANCELLED

Tour at 1 pm: CANCELLED

Tour at 09:00: CANCELLED

Due to rough weather and unfavourable sea conditions we unfortunately have to cancel our tour at 09:00 (9am). If you like to res

Tour at 09:00

Report from Eldey: What an adventure! We didn't expect the sea conditions to be that rough, bout on our morning tour a tricky mix of wind waves and tidal waves made sure to keep us shaking in every directions! This sensational ride was perfect for adrenali