It was a cool evening in the Old Harbour of Reykjavík and we sailed out into a calm night. The mood on board was great but unfortunately the clouds were not on our side this night. We could not see any aurora borealis and invited all our passengers to come again on another boat tour for […]

Our whale watching tours are going ahead as scheduled today, and sea conditions will be rough! We recommend that passengers who are prone to seasickness or travelling with small children contact our reception team for more information at info@specialtours.is or at +354-560-8800. You can also contact us to book the tour, or book directly through […]

It was quite windy in the bay today, but we sought out a nice and sheltered spot for our northern lights tour! We had good hopes and started our search for this natural phenomenon. During our search, we saw that there were some clouds, but also some clear spots in the sky. We kept our […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00  Beautiful morning sun and stunning light, perfect conditions to head out to watch some whales. Getting ready and listening to the 3’Bs of whale watching, all passengers were on a lookout to spot bodies, birds and blows. Some seabirds were the first sights out in the bay, letting us know about […]

The boat full with excited and highly motivated passengers, we started sailing into the night. Heading towards Kollafjördur, it just took us a couple of minutes to escape the city lights and just moonlight was a source of light now out here. Waiting for the Northern lights to unfold their magical appearance, stories of previous days […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00    Leaving towards the feeding grounds within Faxafloi bay, increasing wind but a beautiful view shall shape this morning tour. Looking out for birds or any bodies appearing on the water surface, everyone on board could get a real impression about the coastal conditions on this northern island. Plenty of Northern […]

Blog coming soon! Tour Status: ON Sightings: NO – All passengers invited to come again for free.

To see or download pictures taken on your tour, please click here. WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00  We had a beautiful sunny morning in the Old Harbour. Full of optimism we sailed into a beautiful calm sea and we did not have to wait long to see our first whale-species. We found a big pod of white-beaked dolphins! […]

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 […]

WHALE WATCHING CLASSIC 9:00  This morning we still had some remnants of the storm that had occurred during the weekend, which had originated off the coast of Africa and gained strength as it moved towards the North. But a little bit of wind did not scare our passengers away, actually some of them really much […]