Today we had the chance to encounter whales that showed completely different behaviors. In the morning we spotted three humpback whales – we met all of them yesterday already. They surfaced many times and we got some wonderful looks at them. But when we decided to turn the boat and start heading back to Húsavík,…
The polar storm we had yesterday calmed down during the night, being replaced by a smooth southern breeze in the morning. It didn’t take long before we could sight our first blows, and we had many close looks at some humpback whales. At one moment, one of them was lying on its side and waving with…
The weather forecast announced a snow storm for tomorrow. On the mountains, the grazing sheep are being brought down to the valleys. And today at sea, we could already feel the beginnings of the storm. Polar breeze blowing from Greenland made feel the bay somewhat chilly. Except for the fulmars, the so-called “storm-birds”, no sign of life was…
Before we sail out into Skjálfandi Bay, I always remember the passengers that we enter the territory of the animals. So we are only the visitors and that of course means we can never influence anything. But today again we got the proof that this is also the exciting part of it, because we never…
Today we had perfect whale watching conditions: The sea was very flat and calm and the bright sun provided late-summer temperatures. In the morning we set the course in north-westerly direction. In the middle of the bay we encountered a minke whale and spent some time with this elegant animal. When we sailed further, we…
Today was an absolutely fantastic whale watching day here in Skjálfandi Bay! We had beautiful weather conditions when we left the harbour onboard “Náttfari” at 10:00 this morning: The sea was really flat, and the sun was shining for most of the tour. And we were also lucky with the whales: We were watching a…
Today the weather was wonderful: Due to no wind the sea was completely flat and visibility was very good. In addition to that, it was sunny and unusual warm. In the morning we sailed into the area where we spotted the whales yesterday, very close to the mountains in the western part of Skjálfandi Bay.…
Once again the humpback whales, the most common species we observe in Skjálfandi Bay, were the highlights of this day. The Sunday started with warm temperatures and the sea was very flat. Like yesterday we encountered one humpback whale in the southwest of the bay. It surfaced unusual close to the shore. It was hard…
During the previous days we usually observed one or two different species during our whale watching tours. That changed today! The sea was calm and although the weather was changeable wind from south brought us warm temperatures. Great conditions to search for the whales! Close to the harbor we encountered some harbor porpoises, the smallest…
Today the weather was typical Icelandic: Sun and clouds alternated with brief rain showers and a strong wind was blowing from south-east. But the temperatures reminded of the late summer. On our tours we encountered two humpback whales. Both of them seem to like Skjálfandi Bay, we observed them already earlier this season. They spent…
Due to bad weather conditions we had to cancel our tours yesterday. But today the storm calmed down and the sea was quite flat again, although the swell still witnessed from the high waves yesterday. It is always very exciting to sail out into the bay after one day without whale watching – we had…
Today started out very good. It was dry in the morning, the sea was quite calm and we were in a good mood. So were the whales. We spotted a minke whale on our way out, but it didn’t stop with us for a very long time, but then we came across two humpback whales…
Due to bad weather conditions all our whale watching tours were canceled today. But hopefully the storm will decrease and we’re quite optimistic that we can go out again tomorrow. Ask our Ticket Office for current information!
We headed west towards the mountains were the whales have been seen for the past few days. The sea was bumpy so it took a little bit longer to get over the bay than usually. After some time we spotted some playful white beaked dolphins and they were willing to swim along with the boat…
Today it was a little quiet in the bay. Sometimes this happens, this being the wild nature we never know where and when the animals will show up. Humpback and other species of whale migrate to these cold waters to feed, and Humpbacks can eat 1 ton of food a day. Luckily for us the…
Today was a dolphin day! We saw dolphins as soon as we left the harbour and all along the tour. There was a lot of activity such as fast swimming, peeking above the surface (check their light coloured skin around the eyes and beak), and some jumping. …
Finally the wind calmed down and today the sea was almost as flat as a mirror. These conditions enabled us to spot the whales from a distance already. In the morning we encountered two humpback whales in the western part of Skjálfandi Bay, surfacing close together. Both of them were very relaxed and calm, they…
After the storm of the last few days we enjoyed the sun and warm temperatures today. Many tourists took the chance to join us on one of our tours and it was worth going out into the bay! The highlight of the morning tour were three humpback whales swimming side by side. They lifted their…
Obviously, the Icelandic summer has taken a break. Today it was very windy and rainy and our whale watching tours were quite adventurous: The pretty high waves made it difficult to find the whales. Nevertheless, thanks to our manoeuvrable boats and experienced crew the tours were very successful. We encountered several groups of white beaked…
The strong winds dropped down and we could sail out again today. But whereas most of continental Europe is struck by a heat wave, Iceland is still experiencing a cool summer. The usual puffins we always meet on the way were replaced by black guillemots. In 2 weeks, most of the members of our big…
Today the wind was very strong, blowing from the north, so the waves got really high. Since the conditions were so bad, we were not sure if we could even go out. But we decided to go for it, and try to find some whales, although I for one was not so sure that we…
