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Iceland Guest is an information website for your travel to Iceland. On this site you can get all the tourist information you need for your vacation in Iceland. We hope that you will find this online travel guide useful in planning your holidays in Iceland.

About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.

For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.

About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.

Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

Day Tours & Activities - Whale Watching Tours

WW-01 Whale watching from Reykjavík at 09:00

"Top Seller"

Departure days: Daily
Departure times: 09:00
Departure points: Departure from Reykjavik harbour
Pick up: Pick up from hotels and guesthouses in the greater Reykjavik area at 8:00 - 8:30 available for ISK 500 per person.
Return Details: 11:30-12:30

Itinerary

Take part in an adventure at sea with an unforgettable trip into the world of whales and sea birds.

Whales most frequently seen on tours with Elding are the Minke whales, Orcas, Humpback whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, and sometimes Fin, Sei and Blue whales.

Whale watching tours are scheduled from the old harbour in Reykjavik from beginning of April through October.

If the weather conditions are to bad or if we believe the whale sightings will be better with departures from Grindavik, Sandgerdi, Keflavik or Hafnarfjordur which are small towns on the Reykjanes peninsula, we will change the departure place but only to do the best we can for our customers.

On tours with departure from Reykjavík SE and SW part of Faxafloi is covered. When departure is from Sandgerdi or Grindavik the area of the south and West Coast of Reykjanes peninsula is covered, often with a visit to Eldey Island.

Whales most frequently seen on tours with Elding are the Minke whales, Orcas, Humpback whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, and sometimes Fin, Sei and Blue whales.
In these areas we see many different species of seabirds such as the gannet, puffin, guillemot razorbill, cormorant, gulls, kittiwake, terns and many more. Eldey island is home to a Gannet breeding colony of 16,000 pairs.

Children
We have a special play area for children inside the boat. There kids can have fun with plush whale and puffin toys, colouring books, and children´s books on whales and sea birds in may languages.

Detaied Information

Included
Whale watching boat trip *Safety vests *Raincoats or warm overalls

Excluded
Refreshments not included.

Pricing Policy
1.600 ISK for children aged 6-12. Free for children under 6.

Booking
Can be booked until 2 days before departure. Please note that for safety reasons, we reserve the right to cancel the tour with short notice if weather conditions are unfavourable. In such cases you will be contacted at your hotel.

Other
Tasty snacks and refreshments are available on-board *The crew members are skilled and experienced with STCW training from the Maritime Safety and Survival Training Centre in Reykjavik *The success rate of the whale-sightings is high. In the unlikely event that you don´t see a whale, you´re offered another tour for free *For groups that wish to dine onboard, special menues are available on request