Whale Diary

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR |13:00

Today's whale watching tour from Reykjavík is on schedule! Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

We sailed passed the islands, where we spotted our the same pair of humpback whales that we've been seeing for the past several weeks. They came super close to the boat a few times and we could see their whole bodies through the water! After cruising around for a bit, the whales were now closer to the shore and had started to log at the surface.

Today was a windy day but the sun shone between the clouds and we managed to stay in not too choppy waters. We searched around between the islands for a bit until we found our 2 familiar humpback whales again; Banana and their friend were swimming around calmly, going for dives every now and then. We were rewarded with some nice fluke dives.

It was windy, but it was a gorgeous, sunny day in the bay! Not too long after sailing out, we spotted 2 humpback whales swimming side by side, one of them was our beloved Banana. They would pop up close to our vessel, and we could hear and see them so well. After a good while with them, with the best encounter, off we went back home, extremely happy!

We wet out with strong winds, but just a few minutes outside of the harbour we spotted the blows of 2 humpback whales. Banana and friend were busy feeding, so we got a good look at them. After we spent some time with them, we cruised around the islands and found 2 harbour seals, one was checking us out and the other one resting on the rocks.

Today was quite windy, but the sun was shining and we soon spotted 2 humpback whales, one of which was our friend Banana. They were swimming around, coming so close we could see every detail on their bodies. We also got several good fluke dives and lots of birds flying around. After cruising around, we went back to our friends one last time before heading home.

The weather was a bit rough today with lots of wind and some swell. Fortunately we didn't have to sail too far, before we found a pair of humpback whales. They were feeding and playing around, one of them even rolled over and we could have a look at the underside of their beautiful flukes as they dove. We admired the beautiful skyline of Reykjavik on our way home.

We had a bit of wind but the temperature was pretty mild for January! After passing Engey and Viðey islands, we spotted a pair of humpback whales - it was Banana and their new friend. They were feeding so were moving around a lot and keeping us on our toes. One of them even did a full breach out of the water! We also spotted a solo harbour porpoise.

Today, although the wind was a bit strong, the sun was shining strong and we braved the conditions out on the top deck. We soon spotted 2 humpback whales swimming side by side, between the harbour and Engey island! It was Banana and its friend! We got closer and could hear their blows and see the bumps on their rostrums - such a cool sighting!

We started the day by sailing around the islands of Reykjavík where we saw plenty of bird life. We came across 2 grey seals and about an hour into the tour we finally saw a humpback whale! We saw it do a few fluke dives and managed to get a few nice close up views. We were also checked out by a few curious grey seals before sailing back to shore.

We had quite strong winds and rain, but the sea conditions were okay. It didn't take us that long before we saw a harbour seal, followed by our friend Banana the humpback whale. We then saw another 2-3 seals, and after quite a sail searching for other wildlife, we returned to Banana and got one final farewell before it was time to head back to the harbour!

It was a windy day, but the seas were calm nonetheless. We searched around for a bit and eventually found our first humpback whale. This individual was frantically travelling and likely in the search for food. After a while we found a second humpback whale! It was our resident winter whale Banana, still calmly hanging around in the area as in the last months!

We were in for a windy afternoon today, but that didn't stop us from sailing out of the harbour. After passing Engey island, we spotted a blow in the distance - it was our resident humpback whale; Banana! It was feeding and we managed to see it fluke many times. Despite the brisk northerly wind, we ended our tour happy with plenty of hot chocolate in hand!

We had wonderful weather today with calm seas and blue skies. We started our search between the islands and then got word of a humpback whale nearby - it was our friend Banana! It started logging at the surface right next to our boat, and then, all of a sudden, it breached! We also spotted 2 harbour porpoises very briefly before they disappeared again.

We went out in beautiful weather, the sky was drenched in pastel colours and the sea was flat. We sailed close to the Hvalfjörður where we spotted a harbour seal. We then got word over the radio that there was a humpback whale close by. We got a good view, but was traveling fast and we could see on the fish finder there was lots of fish around, so it was likely feeding.

We were lucky to find a humpback whale right as we left the harbour on this sunny but windy day. We got a good look at it searching for food and fluke diving. We then went for a cruise around the islands and found a total of 4 grey and harbour seals that were curiously looking at us. Then, we also got a glimpse at a small pod of 5 shy harbour porpoises.

We had strong northerly winds today, making it fairly rocky on board. After only 5 minutes of sailing, we saw a blow and spotted a humpback whale! It was busy feeding and moved quite quickly, and eventually it lunged at the surface! After a while, just as we were about to move on, it then decided to breach five times! We also saw 2 harbour seals bottling at the surface.

It was another beautiful winter's day in Reykjavík with clear blue skies and flat calm seas. As soon as we left the harbour, we spotted one of our resident humpback whales for the winter, Banana, who did a full breach out of the water! We then saw about 16 grey- and harbour seals in all as well, with some resting on ice floats and others feeding!

It was cold today, but we almost had no wind and the sea was flat and calm. We found 2 humpback whales near Lundey and were greeted with one of them breaching twice! After this great start we spend some time with them before we went for a little cruise around the islands. There we found a large group of 10+ grey- and harbour seals hunting together.

The sea was very calm as we sailed out and the sun was shining over Reykjavík. It only took about 5 minutes until we spotted a humpback whale! As we moved on, we found 2 more humpback whales! We also found some grey seals that would pop up from time to time and at least 2 harbour porpoises as we sailed back home! It was a marvellous afternoon at sea.