To download the photos click HERE 9:00 – Classic  The wind calmed down considerably for our whale watching tours today, and fortunately the sunny weather continued. We put on our sunglasses and boarded the Andrea, making ready to sail into the wild bay of Faxaflói where anything can happen. We searched the feeding grounds carefully for quite some […]

9:00 – Classic  Getting the ship ready to sail, normal procedure shall change this morning. We all should get surprised as a curious humpback whale decided to explore the harbour area. Amazing! Everyone on the boat was already so happy about this encounter, as this was definitely not expected. Eventually, heading off into Faxafloi, in order to […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00 Blog coming soon! Tour Status: ON Sightings: YES – Minke whales and white-beaked dolphins.  13:00 Leaving the old harbour in Reykjavík for a second time this day, we sailed out, hoping for plenty of marine wildlife to show up. Being already surrounded by lots of sea birds, indicating the mass of […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00 This morning we headed out of the Old harbour in Reykjavík, aiming towards the feeding grounds, which shelter one of the most vast marine ecosystems. As the weather was so pleasant, everyone on board was able to fully enjoy the beautiful landscape surrounding us. Reaching from Snæfellsjökull, one of the glaciers until the […]

Whale Watching Classic 9:00   Another beautiful morning, perfect conditions for spotting whales! On our way out to the feeding grounds in Faxafloi Bay we found friendly white-beaked dolphins which swam with us for a little while. Further out we encountered an area with many seabirds feeding, Northern Gannets, Northern Fulmars and the noisy little arctic […]

Whale Watching Classic & Rib Express Our whale watching tours are going ahead as scheduled today, 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!  Whale Watching Classic 9:00 We sailed out on our morning Whale Watching adventure under cloudy skies and fantastically calm seas. After heading out from Reykjavík’s Old Harbor and making our way towards the feeding grounds of Faxaflói Bay, we searched carefully for our cetacean friends. […]

Click HERE to see photos take on these tours! 9:00 – Classic  Another beautiful and sunny day as we start our journey into Flaxafloi Bay. Just outside the harbour we have our first spotting of a whale: a minke whale is slowly cruising in the nearshore waters. After we continue our journey towards the feeding grounds we spot […]

To download the photos from today’s tour click HERE WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00  Summer is coming! Eventually having sunshine all over and the ocean being like a mirror, we headed off. Being on watch for all marine wildlife within Faxafloi bay, the first sighting could be already claimed after a couple minutes. Several harbour porpoises, a […]

To download the photos from today’s tours click HERE WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00 This morning tour was absolutely beautiful. Weather conditions were better than expected, calm ocean and sunny sky. We had our first sighting just getting out of the Old Harbor. A minke whale surfacing from deeper waters, letting us observe its magnificent body size, even though […]

To download the photos from today click HERE Whale Watching Classic 9:00  We had another wonderful day with calm sea conditions today! We set sail aboard the Andrea for our morning Whale Watching adventure, and were eager to see what the day had in store for us. We sailed past the island of Engey in time […]