Sunday, 09 August 2026

Saturday, 01 August, 2026

Hi everyone!

Today we sailed out in windy conditions with temperatures around 8°C, but by the afternoon the sun came out, making for a beautiful day on the water.

As we headed out, we spotted plenty of seabirds, including Guillemots, Arctic terns, fulmars, and puffins. South of Hrísey, we were treated to a wonderful encounter with white-beaked dolphins, which were jumping and playing around the boat.

As we continued north, we found a minke whale surfacing several times before disappearing beneath the waves.

The afternoon trip turned into something truly spectacular. We first encountered a jumping minke whale, followed by an incredible lunge-feeding display right beside the boat. It surfaced several more times around us, giving everyone fantastic views.

We then navigated farther northwest of Hrísey, where we found two humpback whales. One of them came very close to the boat and was actively feeding. We were even able to see the bubble net as it performed bubble-net feeding on its own. Watching it surface through the bubbles, with its head and distinctive tubercles clearly visible above the water, was an unforgettable sight and a perfect way to end an amazing day at sea.

Text and images: Lenka&Nicci

Tours of the day: Classic - 0900, 1000, 1300. Express - 1000, 1100, 1400 o´clock

  • humpback whale
  • humpback whale

Today the weather was quite changing. First we had some light rain and some northern wind pushing the temperatures down and creating some decent slow waves. But as always the whales don’t mind the weather because we saw 2 Humpback whales in the north of Hjalteyri. One of them was our all time favourite Ískona, and this one is quite big! Around them travelling at big speed we also had some very cute Harbour porpoises. During our afternoon tours these Humpbacks had moved and split up. One of them was in the South of Hjalteyri and the other was in the North of Hjalteyri, with the addition of a very sneaky Minke whale north of Hjalteyri as well.

Text and images: Gisela

Tours of the day: Classic - 0900, 1000, 1300 & 1700 o’clock. Express - 1000 & 1400 o’clock.