Our whale watching tours are going ahead as scheduled today, and there is a swell in the bay, therefore the boat will move a little. You can contact us to book the tour, or book directly through our website. See you soon! WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00 Tour Status: ON Sightings: TBD 13:00 Tour Status: ON Sightings: TBD […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC If you would like to download the photos taken on today’s tour click HERE 9:00 We left the Old Harbour of Reykjavík, even though there was rough weather predicted. Because of our high number of sightings in the last weeks, our hopes were high. We braved the waves like true Vikings, and after […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00 After a few weeks of such wonderful and successful tours, we were very optimistic about our chances when we sailed out for our Whale Watching adventure this morning. Even strong winds and rain wouldn’t stop us from our planned rendezvous with our whale friends! We headed out from the Old Harbor […]

Whale Watching Classic  9:00 Tour Status: ON Sightings: YES! Humpback Whales, Minke Whale We left the Old Harbor of Reykjavík to sail into a calm sea this morning. It did not take long for us to get the first glimpse of a minke whale. This individual was too busy to spend a lot of time with […]

9:00 – Classic  It was a windy and rainy morning when we set sail aboard the Andrea for our whale watching adventure, but weather like this never brings our spirits down when we have hopes of whales in our hearts! We left the Old Harbor and headed out into Faxaflói Bay towards the feeding grounds. Our eyes […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00 It was a windy day with some rain, but not enough to scare off our passengers and the crew. Soon after the leaving the old harbour of Reykjavík, the courage was rewarded with the incredible sight of orcas. These characteristic toothed whales are not only a very humbling but also rare encounter, […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00  The rainy and windy weather that greeted us when we boarded the Andrea for our morning Whale Watching adventure would not be enough to lower the spirits of our crew and passengers. After setting sail from the Old Harbor in Reykjavík, we headed out towards the feeding grounds in the wild […]

Whale Watching ON – Very Rough Seas!  09:00 –  Classic The summer is just right around the corner so we had quite a warm and sunny morning. The wind was in our back when we left Reykjavik for our whale watching tour. Everywhere in Faxaflói we saw huge amounts of northern fulmar which were circling over the sea surface. […]

9:00 – Classic  We headed out of the Old harbour with good conditions, a bit of swells and little wind. We expected more wind to come later today so we headed eagerly out for the mornings whale watching tour. There was a bit of cloudy conditions and rain as we entered the feeding grounds, but a lot […]

Whale Watching Update Unfortunately our Whale Watching tours at 9:00 and 13:00 have both been cancelled today due to inclement weather conditions – it is too rough to sail and we want to keep everyone comfortable on our tours.  You can always contact us at info@specialtours.is or at +354 560 8800 regarding any questions you might have.  9:00 –  Classic Tour Status: CANCELLED Sightings: N/A    13:00 –  Classic Tour Status: CANCELLED Sightings: N/A