Our tour is confirmed to sail at 21:00 tonight, and conditions look good! For more information please contact our reception team at info@specialtours.is or at +354-560-8800. You can also contact us to book the tour, or book directly through our website. See you soon! Tour Status: ON Sightings: TBD

We are finally having some days of good weather here in the Faxafloi and while sailing into the bay, we enjoyed the fantastic view of the mountains covered in snow. After some time, we could spot the first dorsal fins in the distance. These fins belonged to white-beaked dolphins, which we could spend some time with. On the way […]

Iceland is famous for its quickly-changing forecasts and unpredictable weather. We set sail with the forecast showing clear skies shortly after the departure time, but unfortunately the weather decided to snow much more and longer than predicted. It was snowy and foggy for most of the tour, so we were unable to see the lights. […]

  Today’s tour started in a very positive light. We finally had a good weather forecast, and many people ready to find some whales! As soon as we arrived in the middle of the bay we came across a large family of harbor porpoises. We saw 15-20 of them and had a great time observing them before […]

Setting sail into another winter night, the sky looked already promising leaving the harbour. Plenty of stars were visible above our heads, and the clouds were moving fast. Sailing into a sheltered area, we tried to invoke the lights and please Mother Nature by whistling towards the sky as the Sami were used to do for […]

This afternoon the sun eventually came back and fantastic light let the ambient landscape appear even more stunning. Our way out to the feeding grounds was a smooth ride and cameras were loaded with pictures after a couple minutes already. We got surprised and two small harbour porpoises crossed our way, surfacing twice before they […]

Blog coming soon! Tour Status: ON Sightings: No – passengers invited to join again for free

Blog coming soon! WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 13:00 Getting ready and setting sail – a windy but promising day in Faxafloi. Leaving the old harbour towards the feeding grounds, we all got amazed by the elements playing together here, so high up north. The boat was moving up and down, whilst we all tried to spot […]

Our Northern Lights by Boat tour is cancelled tonight, but don’t worry – we have a backup plan ready for you! The Northern Lights by Boat tour for tonight has been cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions. Here are your options: Join our Backup plan*Auroras at Whales of Iceland (keep your ticket for another night**). Re-book your […]

Blog coming soon!    WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 13:00 Tour Status: ON Sightings: NO – Passengers invited to come again for free.