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In June and July we have been operating our Midnight Sun Whale Watching tours at 20:30, but as the summer is soon coming to an end, the sun will go down faster by the day and so we have moved the 20:30 tours in August to 19:00!

If you haven't experienced the "Whales in the Midnight Sun" you really should give it a go - it is quite spectacular! Book your tour

We are very excited to announce an additional departure time for our whale watching tours in winter. In addition to our 13:00 tour in February and November, we will now also be sailing at 09:00 in the mornings!

We therefore have guaranteed departures daily at 09:00 from 1 February - 30 November (subject to weather of course) as well as the 13:00 tour being available all year. As

Join us on a magical Midnight Sun Whale Watch! Now on schedule at 20:30 (8.30PM) every evening from 15 June - 31 July and at 19:00 (7PM) from 1 - 31 August.

The 3 hour tour takes you into Faxaflói bay in search for it's incredible nature and wildlife. Watching the whales in the ocean surface just as the sun hits the horizon is truly an incredible sight!

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We have all been waiting for this day, our first whale watching tour in Akureyri. The weather was definitely in our favour and so was the wildlife! 4 humpback whales, 1 minke whale and 2 pods of harbour porpoises were seen on the tour! After such an amazing start we can only look forward to our future adventures. 

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The puffins came a bit earlier than ususal this year, but now the season has officially started! From 15 May - 15 August we will be operating Puffin tours from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík everyday on Elding II at 9.30, 12:00 and 15:00 and RIB boats at 9:30 and 14:30!

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Tonight should be the last day of operation for the Northern Lights Cruise, however unfortunately as the weather is not in our favour the tour will not be running, sadly..

Although we had a few tours with no sightings this winter, we are overall very happy with the tours we ran and glad we had lots of fantastic aurora sightings with great people.

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Since this morning our RIB boat summer season has started. These tours are an exciting alternative to the classic whale watching we have offered for so many years.

With up to seven departures a day in summer, you are guaranteed an adventure of a lifetime with our experienced crew! Minke whales and White-beaked dolphins are our most commonly seen marine mammals on the tours, but occasi

How exciting - a Puffin has been spotted on our whale watching tour!

Soon more and more pairs will travel back to Iceland and settle on one of three islands located just off Reykjavík. The Puffin season usually starts in mid May, so the puffins are a little earlier this year than we can expect. We look forward to seeing more of them flying about on future tours!

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Now although 21 April is officially the first day of summer this year, 1 April is the first day of our summer whale watching season! 

We start with two tours per day in April at 9:00 and 13:00, adding another one at 17:00 in May and will gradually increase our departures throughout the summer with up to six tours per day in June, July and August!

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Happy Easter Sunday from everyone at Elding! 

On Saturday 19 March 2016 our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Viðey island in collaboration with Viðeyjarstofa, Reykjavík City Museum, Nói Síríus and Góa chocolate factories. 

First ferry departs from Skarfabakki pier at 13:15 and the hunt will start from Viðeyjarstofa Café at 13:30 so make sure to arrive early! 

Price per 16+ yrs is 1.200 ISK, children 7-15

Today, 16 March at 13:00 we have spotted some Orcas! We certainly hop this means that the herring has come into the bay, which hopefully brings in more wildlife!

Here is a video from the tour: https://youtu.be/Eo8SIAF5248

From today 1 March, we will start operating whale watching tours twice a day, at 9:00 and 13:00.

The morning tour is a great option for those who want to do a full day's worth of activities - we recommend booking a combo tour to fit more sights and adventures to your day.

Check out a few specially selcted combo tours here: 

The Imagine Peace Tower will be relit tomorrow, 18 February, to commemorate Yoko Ono's birthday.

"The tour sets off from the Old Harbour in downtown Reykjavik and sails towards the magical world of Videy Island, a 20-minute boat ride away, where we take a guided walk to the Imagine Peace Tower and learn about this magnificent work of art as well as the history and nature o

Today we spotted the first Minke whale of the season - what a pleasant surprise!

The Minke whale is the smalles of the baleen whale family and can reach up to 10 metres and weigh around 10 tons. They can be seen in the Icelandic waters from early March until late October, so seeing this Minke so early in the

Recently Earth Check sat down with us at Elding to discuss our approach to sustainability.

The full interview can be read here.

"EarthCheck: Sustainability means different things to different people. What doe

This February we have a few select dates where we offer Whale Watching tours in the mornings, at 09:00!

The dates are as follows: 12-, 15-, 16-, 17-, 18-, and 20 February

Book your tickets here: http://elding.is/winter-whale-watching

Today we encountered the first Humpback whale of the year!

Check out our Whale Diary: http://elding.is/sunday-10-january-2016

We at Elding Adventures at Sea wish you a Happy New Year 2016!

This year we decided to put on a New Year's Eve Cruise, where our guests get the chance to experience the Fireworks display of Reykjavík and other neighbouring areas just off the coast of the city centre!

The cruise is approx. 2 hrs. starting at 22:30 and on board you will find a selection of complimentary beverages and a champagne to celebrate the New Year.

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We at Elding wish you a pleasant and Happy Holidays! 

Note that our office is closed and tours will not be running today, 25 December.

Recently Elding Adventure at Sea received Gold Certification 2015 from EarthCheck, 3rd year in a row.

Elding has been certified by EarthCheck since 2006 and has since then sought ways to improve environmental awareness in tourism. Elding is the only whale watching company in the world certified by EarthCheck, making us a leading company when it comes to environmental issues and sustai

We are proud to reveal a long awaited addition to our selection of whale watching tours in Iceland and a new port of operation and adventure in North Iceland. Elding Whale Watching will start sailing from Akureyri, North Iceland, next spring, every day from the 15th of May 2016 until the 30th of September. With over 15 years at sea and over 800.000 happy clients in South Iceland, we feel that t

IMAGINE PEACE TOWER
9 October FREE ferry to Viðey island

Tonight, Friday 9 October 2015, the Imagine Peace Tower will be relit once again on John Lennon's date of birth. This year would have been his 75th birthday!

As previous years, Yoko Ono will invite guests to join the illumination ceremony free of charge. The p

This coming winter we are introducing new and exciting tours at sea and on Viðey island!

Northern Lights on Viðey: 
Northern Lights glory on the peaceful island of Viðey, just 15 min. sailing from the Old Harb

Experts from America and the UK took time out of their own lives and careers to come and untangle a humpback whale that has been seen from our whale watching boats since the 31st July. This whale was in a bad shape, especially around the tail and we were very concerned by it. We tried our own mission about a week ago but without the proper knowledge onsite, our efforts were unsuccessful. This t

Finally after difficult couple of months, we saw Humpback Whales on our trip from Grindavík last Friday. The Icelandic capelin fishing fleet is right out of Grindavík and the whales are usually following/eating the capelin. We will do our best to follow them and sail from the nearest harbour to find the whales. For the next  days it looks like we will sail from Grindaví

In the festive spirit we are now introducing a fantastic christmas combo; Whales and Christmas Walk. This cultural and gastronomic walking tour of Reykjavík a wonderful alternative to the traditional city sight seeing tour and will get you into a true Chr

The Festival of the Sea is celebrated in Reykjavík Saturday 2 June and Sunday 3 June. This is an annual event featuring lots of fun for the whole family. A diverse programme of events takes place from Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon.

On that occasion Elding will connect Viðey Island to the festival area with a special ferry from Grandagarður pier to Viðey Island. The island has st

Yes the holiday season is coming up and we will of course be greating our guests in the holiday spirit throughout December. Next Thursday the Elding team is coming together for our annual cooking baking day to prepare the homemade cookies we'll be offering our guests in the Whale Watching Centre before all December departurs. We'll also have a special warm christmas punch that's ideal to w

Although it's felt like winter for a while here in Reykjavík our winter season is starting in just two days. Although we keep running the tours all year round the winter differs in many aspect from the summer. Apart from the obvious colder weather it's in general just a whole new experience and adventure. Each year continues to surprise us with the wildlife it offers. Herring and capelin being

Realizing that Iceland has a lot to offer we decided quite early on to offer the so called Combo Tours to guests that want to make the most of their time while in Iceland. This way guests can easily combine whale watching with some of the exciting adventures our collaborators are offering.

Our head naturalist, Megan Whittaker, recently published a book about whale watching. It captures some of the best moments of whale watching in Iceland with simple, fun factoids to answer those most frequently asked questions. It's a book full of photographs that says a thousand words, small enough to take home and enjoy for years to come.

If you don't have your copy yet you can pick

Next Monday we're taking part in an exiting tour called: "Deep Relaxation, Meditation, and Whale Watching" organized by Arnbjörg Kristín Konráðsdóttir from Græni Lótusinn. The idea is to south the mind with meditation, relaxation and the sounds of the gong in our whale watching area. You may know that the sound of the gong is said to aid in relaxation as it resonates well with the human body an

Safety is naturally a top priority for us, and we take every possible precaution to guarantee our guests a safe and enjoyable tour. Qualifying to work on board our boats all crew members go through STCW training from the Maritime Safety and Survival Training Centre and regularly attend courses in maritime safety and lifesaving.

At work most of what we do is accident prevention but in

The sun is still rising on the horizon and in just few days we'll start running our designated midnight tours; Whales in the Midnight Sun. This is the fifth summer we run these tours and each year we're happier with the decision to take guests out to enjoy the bright nights. As if the midnight sun isn't magical enough itself there is just something spectacular about enjoying it at sea surrounde

The wonderful puffins have arrived after their winter dwelling out on the water. It must be a relief for them to finally have time to rest here in their breeding grounds, well if we can call the breeding any rest.

About a month ago we started seeing the occasional puffin out in the whale watching area but now their numbers have increased a great deal. They've started settling on the i

It's just few days until Easter and we can't wait for the fun (and chocolate) ahead. If you're planning an Easter brake in Reykjavík your in for a treat as we'll be running all our tours according to schedule. The same applies for MAR restaurant and the ferry to Viðey Island. To warm up for the easter break we'll even be running an Easter Egg Hunt on the island on 12 April; it's a great adventu

We're taking part in this unique Northern Lights Hunt with our friends from Northsailing in Húsavík. You get to enjoy sailing on Pirate Ship Opal and view Reykjavík on Faxaflói Bay from a new angle. Enjoy the fresh air on deck or the warmth and cozyness of the deckshouse and the saloon below.

It's just over a month until we celebrate WhaleFest in Brighton from 15-16 March. This is the third time the event is held and we've been participating from the start. There is surely a good reason why we keep coming back. It's fun, it's educational and filled with interesting people who share our passion for whales, dolphins and ocean life.

WhaleFest is a not-for-profit event, which