Whale diary

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: When we sailed out today, the conditions were almost as nice as in the last couple of days. The sea was smooth and the sky clear so that we could see all the mountains around us. After about 30 min, our Captain spotted a group of

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: If it was good conditions yesterday, we had excellent conditions today! Sunshine, no wind and a smooth sea made spotting conditions very good. We could see far away in the distance and the landscape was stunning this winter day. After sa

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: We had the best sea conditions for more than a week and a great visibility far out on the bay. Even so it took us a long time to find cetaceans on the tour. After a long and cold time out on sea without any luck we started to head back t

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: A clear day with some northern winds and cold temperatures. The scenery was very beautiful with snow covered mountain tops. We sailed into the winds from the start and it was cold. Good that we could use the onboard overalls that kept us

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: It was cold on the bay and the wind picked more up during the tour. Our boat rocked up and down while we headed out on the bay because of the high swells that were our reminder of the storm that went over the country two days ago. We fou

Unfortunately we have to cancel our whale watching tour due to unfavourable weather conditions. Please contact our ticket office for further information, +354 5195000 or elding@elding.is

Due to storm warnings we have cancelled all Elding tours today. Please contact our ticket office for further information +354 519 5000 / elding@elding.is

Tour 13:00

Report from Eldey: It was an incredible day to be out at sea today, the skies were clear, sea was calm and the sun was shining. Everthing was covered in snow and the sun as it set was beautiful. This weather provided us with the best spotting conditions and i

Unfortunately we have to cancel our whale watching tour due to unfavourable weather conditions. Please contact our ticket office for further information, +354 5195000 or elding@elding.is

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: Today we had a great start with a large pod of harbour porpoises, probably around 10 animals, after only about 15-20 min of sailing. At this time of year, it doesn't happen very often to encounter cetaceans so close to R

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: Once again there was plenty of snow to clear but the scenery was very beautiful both in the harbour and out in the bay. We sailed out and there was some swell but most endured it nicelyand had a lot of fun with it. Of course it did

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: There was once more a large amount of snow to clear this morning after the storm yesterday but the beauty of it was worth the workout. The wind had calmed down a little today but still it was very windy and cold. To give our passengers m

Unfortunately we have to cancel our whale watching tour due to unfavourable weather conditions. Please contact our ticket office for further information, +354 5195000 or elding@elding.is

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: When we left the harbour in Reykjavík this afternoon, it had started to snow again, and the snow should accompany us for more than half of the tour. Our passengers got a taste of the Icelandic winter weather today. We were searching for

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: Today was colder than last few days but it was not as windy like yesterday. The swell was not as high like it had been but still there were some white caps around. We sailed to one of our best sighting area that we could not get to with

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey and Elding: It was a very busy morning today, during the night we an abundance of snow that covered the cars and streets with at least 5 inchs of snow if not more in some places. The morning was spend clearing as much of the snow as possi

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: It had  snowed a lot but fortunately it had cleared up before we sailed out on the bay. The weather was good, almost no wind but there was still high swell out on the bay since the storm yesterday. After about 50 minutes we spotted

Unfortunately we have to cancel our whale watching tour today due to heavy winds at sea. Please contact our ticket office for further information, 003545195000 or elding@elding.is

All the best. the Elding team

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: A drizzily day on the bay, the swell was less than yesterday but still taking it´s time to calm down after the storm on Monday. In the harbour this morning was a small harbour seal but was no to be seen as we sailed out of the harbour, s

Tour at 13:00

Report from Eldey: Finally the wind calmed down and we could venture out in the bay. The swell was still quite high and caused a few green faces during the tour. We saw lots of seabirds and 3 pods of harbour porpoises (maybe between 2-3 an