Whale watching paradise

The whale watching here in Skjálfandi Bay is just hard to top these days and also today we had three absolutely amazing trips!!!   During the tour at 10:00, we encountered two very relaxed humpback whales that spend a while right next to our boat. While we were watching the two humpbacks, we suddenly spotted…

What a day!

It has been a fantastic day for whale watching here in Skjálfandi Bay with very good weather conditions and four species of whales! The day started with at least two minke whales close to the “Fish Rock” in the western part of the bay. We could watch the minke whales feeding close to the surface,…

The whale party continues

The whale watching is just amazing these day here in Skjálfandi Bay, and today was no exception! It started with two nice groups of white-beaked dolphins and two humpback whales, one of them taking a little nap next to our boat, on the tour at 10:00. On the next tour (at 13:30) we saw some…

The bay full of life

Today, as we got out to Skjálfandaflói we set the course towards the area where we had seen plenty of whales yesterday. On the way towards the western part we enjoyed the weather and the sailing. As we came closer to the mountains we opened our eyes even more than before to find the whales from…

Minke whale festival

This morning as we headed out for whale watching we were not expecting good weather. But as we got to the bay we were surprised how good the weather was. As we reached the middle of the bay we saw a minke whale. We got a great view at this animal. Hawing watched this animal…

Feeding frenzy in Skjálfandi Bay!!!

Today we had some amazing whale watching tours here in Skjálfandi Bay: The area close to the mountains was filled with life! Already from a distance we could see hundreds of seabirds (mainly Arctic Terns, Kittiwakes and Fulmars) feeding close to the surface and as we got closer, we spotted minke whales, minke whales and…