Also today the conditions for whale watching in Skjálfandi Bay remained unchanged: The whales were easy to find, because they occurred not only close to the mountains but also in the middle and southern part of the bay. We got impressive looks on several humpback whales. It was also very nice to see feeding minke…
DetailsSo today was a fantastic day! The day started out very sunny, and the bay silky smooth. We encountered several whales, probably around ten minke whales and ten humpback whales, and we even spotted a couple of harbor porpoises, but very shortly though. The bay was very crowded by whales and the visibility extremely good, we could…
DetailsMay has been a very successful month. We have had good weather conditions and we have seen whales on almost all of our tours. In total, six species of whales have been spotted: The mighty blue whale has been seen on several tours (just like in April, when some of them showed up surprisingly early),…
DetailsWeather conditions could not have been better today! The sea was smooth as a mirror and the temperatures felt more like the Caribbean than Iceland. We sailed out to search for the whales, but in fact it was not a hard job to find them: The whales seemed to be everywhere! We spotted the blows…
DetailsWe sailed out in beautiful sunshine this morning and only a few minutes after we left the harbour we spotted a very big spout. As we got closer to it we realized that this was actually a Blue whale, the biggest animal ever to have lived on the earth. We got a few looks at…
DetailsAgain we had a very successful whale watching day! Obviously there is still a lot of food in the bay. On our 10 o’ clock tour, when we went out with our boat Náttfari for the first time this season, we saw not only several minke whales busy feeding, but also some harbor porpoises and…
DetailsToday was another fantastic whale watching day here in Skjálfandi Bay: We had beautiful weather conditions (especially in the afternoon) and during the day we were able to spot four different species of whales: Humpback Whales, Minke Whales, White-Beaked Dolphins and Harbour Porpoises. Most of these animals were feeding among big groups of seabirds on…
DetailsThe whales are still very hungry and stay in the western part of the bay, close to Creek mountains. There are many hungry whales, at least five humpback whales, six minke whales and groups of white beaked dolphins. There were whales all around the boat and birds as well, it was just amazing! The weather…
DetailsToday not only the weather provided perfect whale watching conditions! The bay was full of life and sometimes it was hard to decide where to go first. In the western part of the bay, close to the mountains, a big feeding party took place. Surrounded by hundreds of birds we saw at least five humpback…
DetailsToday we had (once more) absolutely amazing whale watching tours here in Skjálfandi Bay! On all trips today we spotted numerous humpback whales (there must have been about 10-15 humpback whales in the bay today), several groups of white-beaked dolphins and on our afternoon tours also several minke whales. It was amazing to see them…
DetailsToday was a wonderful day! We think that there are at least eight minke whales and four humpback whales in the bay at the moment. There are also groups of white beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises. All the whales seemed to be very busy feeding, especially the humpback whales. The weather was very nice today,…
DetailsToday was absolutely beautiful! The weather was very nice, it stopped raining this morning and the sun was shining on us throughout the day. The sea was, however, a little wavy from yesterdays weather. But the whales were present, and gave us really good shows. There are at least five humpback whales in the bay,…
DetailsUnfortunately we had to cancel all of our tours today. The captains agreed that the weather was too rough and conditions too difficult. The weather forcast looks better for tomorrow, hopefully the wind and waves will have calmed down by tomorrow. Þorbjörg, guide.
DetailsToday we were really lucky because the crew on Hildur, one of our schooners who was on its way towards Flatey, to continue from there to Grímsey, spotted a mighty spout very far away. We on Bjössi Sör were heading towards a humpback whale when we heard about this huge spout. We however continued to…
DetailsToday the sea was quite calm again and although the weather forecast had predicted heavy rain, the sun was shining most of the time. So we had perfect whale watching conditions when we sailed out today. On the first two trips we had wonderful encounters with a humpback whale in the middle of the bay.…
DetailsToday the sea finally had calmed down for the most part since wednesday’s rough weather. We made some good tours with minke whales, white beaked dolphins, harbor porpoises and a humpback whale. We were very glad to see that a humpback whale is back in the bay. The minke whales seemed to be in a…
DetailsWhen we went out for our second whale watching trip on Bjössi Sör today, nobody guessed what was awaiting us. First we crossed the bay and sailed into the western part, where we saw several whales and dolphins the tour before. Although the waves were quite high we spotted two minke whales and got some nice looks…
DetailsThere are no tours today, due to the strong wind that is making the waves very high. So the crews used the day to go over safety on board our boats. We looked at safety plans on board, where everything we need in case of an emergency is located, looked at the safety gear (where…
DetailsToday we went out for the first time this season with our Captain Hreiðar onboard “Bjössi Sör” and as we left the harbour, we set the course to the mountains on the western side of the bay, where most of the whales had been the last couple of days. It didn’t take long until we…
DetailsToday the weather was just absolutely fantastic! Again the sea was flat as a mirror and the sun was shining on us. We were also lucky with the whales, and saw three species today; humpback whales, minke whales and harbor porpoises. The humpback whales we saw in the tour at 10:00 were travelling fast north…
DetailsOur tours today at 10:00 and 13:30 have probably been some of the best tours this season so far……amazing weather conditions and amazing whales!!! The sea has been as flat as a mirror, the sun was shining and during the day we encountered four species of whales: On both trips we saw the humpback whale…
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