Whale diary

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: It was the last tour of the day and skies remaind cloudy and there was light rain. There was little wind too and the sea conditions were great allowing for clear sightings of the first species of the tour, harbour porpoises

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey 17:00:

Let’s go for the last tour for the day! The weather was getting colder outside while we were going into the evening but that didn’t stop us to go out and take the best of the day. A group of harbour porpoises

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: On crystal calm seas we travelled into Faxafloi bay with minimal wind which made for a very pleasant journey. Our first sighting began with a pod of 8-10 white-beaked dolphins who we spent over 20 minutes with

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: What fantastic conditions for whale watching – turquoise seas with barely a cloud in sight. We had been going around 45 minutes when we first saw our first minke whale, which was followed up by at least 3 more sight

Status: RUNNING

We are sailing out on this beautiful day from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik. There is little to no wind and the sun is shining.

Tour at 17:00

Report from Elding: We left the harbour of Reykjavik with real high hopes, since the oth

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: On one of my most incredible tours yet we began our journey from Reykjavik harbour on glassy seas in perfect conditions. Within forty minutes we spotted the back of a minke whale 200 m away. We stayed with this

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: Perfect conditions remained as well for this trip: mirror-like sea, weak wind, excellent visibility and even a little bit of sun times to times ! We went straight back to the area where we were so successful on the previous tour and foun

Tour at 17.00

Report from Eldey: Flat seas, calm winds and a nearly summer afternoon. We couldn't have asked for better conditions to go whale watching. As soon as we left the harbour, we received the message that a humpback whale was spotted a little f

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: An absolutely incredible tour today. We sailed out from Reykjavík harbour with completely flat sea conditions and an overcast. Our first encounter of the tour was after about 30 minutes of sailing. It was a minke whale

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: Third tour on the boat Eldey for today and the wind had picked up a little since last tour so the sea was a bit rougher during this tour. We headed out to the same area where we spotted a lot of cetaceans on the previous tours,

Status Tour at 5 pm: CANCELLED

Due to bad weather and rought sea conditions we have had to cancel the whale watching at 1pm. 

Please contact us at elding@elding.is or at +3545195000 for further information and rebooking. 

Tour at 1

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: The day ended just as lovely as it began with the sun still high up in the sky. After about 50 min we caught a glimpse of a minke whale. We slowed down to get a better look at it, but unfortunatel

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: This tour was best by far from all the tours today. The weather was a little groggy, fine rain and overcast skies but this did not deter anyone in the slightest for staying mostly outside and a lot decided to not wear our free floatation

Tour at 1700

Report from Eldey: The 17.00 tour was very relaxed from the very beginning maybe due to the amount of passengers we had on board (36). The weather was not the best this time though. It was very windy and bumpy. There were a few green faces on board but most

Tour at 5pm: CANCELLED

Unfortunately we have to cancel the 5pm tour as well

We are still experiencing high waves and strong winds from the south

Status tour 1pm: CANCELLED

Due to bad weather and rought sea conditions w

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: A fine misty drizzle of rain dampened the top deck throughout most of the tour. However this didn´t put our hardy passengers off - who used the overalls provided and helped me search for whales throughout the tour! Due to the high swells

Tour at 17:00

Report from Elding: The clouds covered completely the Faxaflói sky. The morning breeze turned into a chilly strong wind and we started to feel the waves rocking our boat more and more as we distanced from the harbour. About one hour after our departure, we

Status tour 1pm and 5pm: CANCELED

Due to unfavourable weather conditions, we have to cancel our Whale Watching tours today, at 1pm and 5pm

Status tour 9am: RUNNING

We are sailing out from the Old Habour in Reykjavik today.

Tour at 17:00

Report from Elding: Refreshing air after a rainy day and chilly winds came at us as we sailed away from the harbour this afternoon. The birdlife was really incredible on the way out with gannets and arctic terns plunging in the water for fish as well as th

Tour at 17:00

Report from Eldey: The wind had picked up a little so the water was not as smooth as before but it was still sunny and the views around were amazing. When we were sailing for about 45 minutes the passengers spotted a humpback whale close t