Whale diary

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: it was windy and cold on the bay today but the at least it wasn’t raining and the waves were not that big. We had been sailing for about 50 minutes until we spotted two white-beaked dolphins. One of them seamed much smaller and might have been a you

Tour at 13:00

Report from Elding: Today we started our tour in Grindavík because of the adverse sea conditions in Faxaflói Bay.  The sea was quite calm for most part of the tour so we could see animals from great distance. We sailed east and it wasn’t until we had turned around t

Tour at 13:00

Unfortunately we need to cancel the tour today due to rough weather. Please contact the ticket office for further information. +354 519 5000 or elding@elding.is

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: we needed a good day today after the difficult days of late and we got it! It was eastern wind but only modest and it was only towards the end that we started seeing white tops, otherwise the surface was as calm as it could be this late into the

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: we sailed out relatively close to land and stayed that way for a while as we had to drive the ship in accordance to what would be most comfortable in light of the strong eastern wind. Sadly the visibility was very bad today, foggy and rainy, hence i

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: We tried our luck in Faxaflói today, sailing out from Reykjavík harbour. Sailed past the small island close to the coast and enjoyed the variety of seabird species still around. Sea conditions were excellent, see for miles in all directions. The pol

Tour at 1300

Report from Elding: The weather was beautiful as we sailed out from Grindavik harbour, a 45 minute bus ride from our downtown Reykjavík main office. The sea conditions were very good to begin with but much more evident as we traveled farther from the coast. Birdlife was abund

Tour at 9:00 and 13:00

Unfortunately due to rough conditions at sea we have decided to cancel all whale watching tours today. Please send an email to elding@elding.is or call +354 519 5000 for further information.

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: the second tour of November was better than the first one thanks to a delightful pod of 10-15 white-beaked dolphins that we came across roughly north-west of Akranes. First we saw 2-3 and their zig-zagging behavour indicated that they were on t

Tour at 9:00 and 13:00

Unfortunately due to rough conditions at sea we have decided to cancel all whale watching tours today. Please send an email to elding@elding.is or call +354 519 5000 for further information.

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: we sailed to another area this time, going to the area were we had seen the dolphins yesterday. We could not find any cetaceans there so we sailed further northeast to search there. We had been sailing for a long time until we got a call from another bo

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was only getting better when we sailed out on the bay, the sea was very flat which always helps us in spotting these animals when they come up to the surface to breath. We decided to sail towards a flock of active birds but while we turned t

Tour at 13:00

Report from Elding: Our afternoon tour started and ended in Grindavík. At the other side of the Reykjanes we found some shelter from the strong northwesterly wind. We enjoyed the sunshine almost the whole tour through just towards the end of the tour it was raining a little

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: The visibility at the landscape was very impressive allowing us to see up to Snæfellsnes. White and blue were the dominant colours, blue sky, white mountains and a blue ocean with white caps. After a short while we found a pod of white-beaked dolphins w

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: It was getting warmer and the cloud cover was not as thick as it had been this morning so the visibility was better. We sailed very far out on the bay and didn’t turn around until we were getting close to Keflavík. When we sailed back we could feel the

Tour at 13:00

Report from Hafsúlan: The sea conditions were just as good as they had been this morning and it was even warmer with less wind. Because we had not seen anything on one of our best areas this morning we decided to try something else and sailed further out on the bay than we u

Tour at 13:00Report from Hafsúlan: It didn't stop raining the whole day but under the warm overalls people kept much dryer. The landscape vanished in the clouds which were covering everything. The wind was still provoking the white caps on the waves which made the search for the cetacean quite d

Tour at 13:00Report from Hafsúlan: The sky was at the beginning quite blue and the sun was shining on us but more clouds covered a big part of the sky at the end of the tour. The visibility increased and the wind dropped down compared to the morning. We could even see the snowy mountains of Snæf