Elding - Adventure At Sea

Tour at 17:00 Report from Hafsúlan: It always surprises me how quickly nature changes. The wind had calmed down to almost nothing, the wildlife activity had picked up a lot, it was incredible. At one point in our tour we had 3 Minke Whales surface at the same time but heading different directions...

Tour at 17:00 We left from Reykjavík harbor. The sun was shining and setting on the horizon. The waves had settled from earlier on today and it was more or less smooth sailing. We saw a few puffins at Lundey, but most of them seemed to be out at sea. Once at sea we saw one if not two minke whales. Because the sea had calmed down it was much ...

Unfortunately all tours today have been cancelled due to unfavorable weather if you have any questions please contact the office. The office is open from 8-18 the number is 555-3565 or you can email us at elding@elding.is.

Tour at 17:00 In the evening, we sailed out once more on this relatively rough, but nice day in Iceland. This time, we decided to visit Akurey in the beginning of the tour to visit the Atlantic Puffins at their breeding grounds.

Tour at 17:00: Report from Hafsúlan. We headed out from Reykjavík as the weather had gotten better than earlier that day. First we made a quick stop by Lundey (Puffin Island). There were not a lot of puffins today but we saw a few. Then we headed out...

Tour at 17:00: Our tour at 17:00 was cancelled due to increasingly bad weather. Tour at 13:00: Report from Hafsúlan. We headed out from Reykjavík. The wind had picked up and it was cloudy but not raining. We went back to Lundey to look at all the beautiful birds and then headed further out in the bay. After searching for some time

Tour at 17:00 Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was stunning on the way out into the bay, It really could not be better with a flat calm sea, only the ripples from the seabirds diving disturbed it. It was incredible to watch the puffins swimming just beneath the sea surface, a very rare thing to observe and only can be observed in extremely flat waters. On our way out we got to see many Harbour Porpoises 30-40 at least surfacing here and there.

Tour at 17:00 Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had picked up once more on this evening tour and there was a couple of pale faces but it was nice to be out on the water with the warm sun behind us and the warm evening light was beautiful.

Tour at 17:00 Later in the day, we sailed out for a 5 pm tour for the first time in this year. The wind had strengthened and when we were leaving the harbour, we were facing the North Atlantic Ocean. However, everyone seemed to enjoy the little rollercoster ride in Faxa Bay.

Tour at 13:00 In the afternoon, the weather had become better, so we decided to start sailing from Reykjavik's harbour. We went straight to the island Lundey, where we thoroughly enjoyed watching Atlantic Puffins swimming around and sitting on the island. The area around Lundey was sheltered from the wind and everyone enjoyed an almost "mediterranean" atmosphere.

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out this afternoon with a warm sun, which we definitely needed as the wind had picked up making the tour funnier with a bit of a roller coaster ride.

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsulan: In the afternoon, the wind had strengthened a bit, but the sea was still relatively calm with the sun breaking through the clouds frequently. After about 30 minutes of sailing, we spotted a Minke Whale about 400 meters from our boat, but unfortunately, it surfaced only once or twice, before it went for a deep dive and vanished without a trace.

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan and Elding : We took two boats out this afternoon because of how many passangers we had. the wind had gotten a little bit stronger but the weather wasn't so bad. and as the tour went on, it only got...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was much the same on this tour and the wildlife more scattered. We headed offshore and it wasn´t long until we spotted a pod of 2-3 Harbour Porpoises

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan; The wind had picked up a little on this tour which it usually does in the afternoons giving the seas a bit more of a ripple. We sailed towards the same area as this morning and was surprised to find the White- Beaked Dolphins had come a lot closer.

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsulan: In the afternoon, the weather was still just perfect with calm sea and very good vision and we were very happ to get a good view on the volcano Snæfellsjökull about 120 kilometer apart from Reykjavik in the end of Snæfellsnes peninsula.

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsulan: After a beautiful morning tour with many sightings, we were looking very forward to today's afternoon tour. Even though it started raining here and then, the sea was still calm and the wind not very strong.

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had picked up a little bit but is was still very nice to be out on the water. This time we tried our luck at Akurey (puffin colonie of about 19,000 breeding pairs). It looked to be bare of puffins but many other birds were present. We headed offshore to the area we went t

Report from Hafsulan: In the afternoon, the wind had strengthened a bit, but the weather was still good. Since we had seen many Minke Whales and porpoises in the morning, we decided to directly go back to the area where this morning´s feeding frenzy had taken place. However, even though we were thoroughly scanning the area, we were not able to find the Minke Whales again.

In the afternoon, the wind had strengthened slightly, but the sea was still relatively calm. We directly headed out towards the area where we had seen some Minke Whales and White-beaked Dolphins in the morning. On our way, we spotted several smaller groups of Harbour Porpoises, about 10 to 15 porpoises in total. However, we found neither the Minke Whales nor the White-beaked Dolphins in the area where we had been so successful this morning.

Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had gotten a little stronger since this morning and we decided to go back to the area we found the Minke Whales. 
When we were there we did see a blow from a Minke Whale, but didnt find the animal after that. We saw a blow about 2-3 times but it was very hard to spot the whale. 
We searched the area for a very long time with out getting a good look at him. While we were sailing around we saw some Gannets diving, such an amazing sight, but no better sighting of the whale. On our way home we saw a Harbour Porpoise but it was swimming very fast and was gone before we new. The ocean was kind of rough and got worse as time went by. 
We decided to give all of our passangers complementary tickets, because of the very short sighting and we hope that they will come soon and the Whales will be not as busy.

Report from Hafsúlan : We sailed out from the harbour in Hafnarfjörður because the weather was supposed to be better there this afternoon. The sky was kind of grey and when we had been sailing for a few minutes the wind had gotten stronger and there were bigger waves than this morning. We searched in a very big area, from Hafnarfjörður to Reykjavík, but unfortunatly the whales were not showing up today. We saw some Puffins close to Reykjavík, which means that they are finally here and are very easy to spot ! Although we didnt see whales we had a icelandic adventure with the unpredictable, pure Icelandic weather.

Tour at 13:00: Report from Hafsúlan. We sailed out from Reykjavík and the weather had gotten better even though it was still cold. We had been sailing for just over an hour when we encountered a pod of 6-8 harbour porpoises. We watched them briefly before heading further out, hoping to see something more. We got word of a Minke whale in the area and sailed in its direction. We saw it surface a few times even though it didn't come high out of the water. We also saw somw Gannets diving in to the water very close to the boat. It was a very good tour but unfortunately we didn't get any pictures.

Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had gotten a little bit stronger this afternoon but it wasn't as cold as this morning. We sailed for about one and a half hour in again, beautiful weather but with some wind, before we saw pods of the White-beaked dolphins. They were obviously hunting close to the bottom of the ocean because they took deep, long dive and were very hard to follow. but we got a good look at them!While we were heading back we found another pod of dolphins and they had a very cute kalf with them.Good tour with the very special White-beaked dolphins.

All whale watching tours today have been cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us via e-mail elding@elding.is, phone +354 519 5000 or stop by our ticket office (open 8am-6pm).

Report from Hafsulan: In the afternoon, the sun was still shining and the winds had calmed down a bit, allowing us to sail under relatively calm conditions. Since we had spotted a couple of Minke Whales in the morning, we decided to first sail to the area where we had seen them the last time. Indeed, we saw the back of a Minke Whale shortly, before it disappeared without a trace. But the team spirit was strong on our boat today and neither our passengers nor us gave up searching. After a while, we spotted 3 to 5 Harbour Porpoises very close to the boat, but like in the morning the porpoises were shy end elusive - a fact that we had to accept and we kept on searching.

Report from Hafsulan: We sailed out from Keflavik this afternoon so that the sailing would more comfortable for our passengers, heading with the swell and wind ending the tour in Reykjavik. We saw many birds on the way but unfortunately no cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises). It is incredible the change in nature from yesterday's tours. We gave our passengers complimentary tickets and really hope it will be better soon.

Report from Elding: In the afternoon, the weather was still very nice with blue sky, a gentle breeze and sunshine. So we sailed out of Reykjavik harbour on a calm sea and very good visibility. It took us only 20 minutes until we spotted a Minke Whale about 300 meters away from our boat.

Report from Elding: As the wind got a bit stronger in the afternoon, we sailed again in the shelter of the land and decided to try our luck in Hvalfjörður (Whale Fjord), where Minke Whales and White-beaked Dolphins had been seen before. Unfortunately, we did not see any whales on this tour, but the great landscape of the fjord as well as several seabirds, such as Puffins, Gannets and Brent Geese made this trip being fun on the first day in Icelandic summer.

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out once again from Reykjavík Harbour with incredible cloud formations and better sea conditions too, even though it was still bumpy on the way out. We got to the area we saw the blows from the mornings tour and waited and ...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: The wind had picked up a little bit but is was still very nice to be out on the water. This time we tried our luck at Akurey (puffin colonie of about 19,000 breeding pairs). It looked to be bare of puffins but many other birds were present. We headed offshore to the area we went to this morning but nature had dispersed ...

Due to strong winds, the whale watching tour at 9:00 has been cancelled. If you have any questions or need more information, please don't hesitate to contact us via e-mail elding@elding.is, phone +354 519 5000 or by stopping by our ticket office (open 8am-6pm).

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: In the afternoon, we sailed again from Reykjavik harbour. The sea had turned even calmer than in the morning and we were looking very forward to the tour, since visual conditions were very good. Like in the morning, it did not take us very long until we met a couple of Harbour Horpoises followed by a beautiful Minke Whale that allowed us to stay with him for some minutes before he arched his back to go for a deep dive...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: In the afternoon, we started from Hafnafjörour, where we had ended our morning tour. We were very surprised and happy how fast the weather had changed from wind...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: Due to strong winds we decided to cancel today´s whale watching tour at 13:00. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us via e-mail elding@elding.is, phone +354 555 3565 or come to our office (open: 09:00-17:00). Tour at 9:00 Report from Hafsúlan: We headed out from the harbour in Reykjavik today, the sky was grey and a little bit windy, but like always we were looking forward to hit the sea and go on a tour!...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúan: As we sailed out of Reykjavík Harbour we couldn´t believe how much the wind had calmed down. On the way offshore we got to see a couple of pods of Harbour Porpoises (2-3 individuals in each) and Seabirds.

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan. The weather had turned a bit for the worst as it started to rain and later became snow which was a big surprise to us all that thought spring had arrived. We headed to the same area as the morning tour and again was not disappointed. We saw 2-3 Minke Whales...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from Reykjavik harbour in beautiful weather. Still a cold North Easterly wind which keeps the air nice and fresh. We went to the same area as the morning tour and once again it was successful with Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoises and Seabirds...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan. We sailed once again in lovel blue skies but rough seas. We stayed close to the coast showing the islands we have near to the capital then past Mt. Esja, Hvalfjöurður, Akrafjall and Akranes...

Due to strong winds we decided to cancel today´s whale watching tours. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us via e-mail elding@elding.is, phone +354 555 3565 or come to our office (open: 09:00-17:00).

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan. The wind had calmed down a lot this lovely afternoon. When we got out we saw lot of seabirds in the bay. We spotted several minke whales in this tour and some of them were swimming very close to the boat

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan : Again we sailed out from the harbour in Grindavik, we were very exited for this tour and headed straight out to the area we were on the morning tour. There was a lot of birds around us and the beautiful Northern Gannets were diving ...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Elding: we sailed out again from the Reykjavik harbour and the weather forcast said that the weather was getting better. We searched and searched for 3 hours but nothing was seen, not even a flock of birds, although of ...

Tour at 13:00: Report from Hafsúlan. We sailed out from Grindavík. The weather had gotten a little better but there was still a lot of wind. We headed in a different direction than in the morning. We sailed along the coast and viewed the beautiful...

Tour at 13:00 Report from Hafsúlan The swell had increased on this tour but the sun was out from behind the clouds warming up the atmosphere. We headed out to the same area as this morning and saw many birds and Harbour Porpoises on the way...