Fagradalsfjall is a mountain located in the Geldingadalir valley on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the south of Iceland. It is classified as a tuya, which is a steep volcano that is flattened on the top, formed when lava erupts under a glacier or ice sheet. Fagradalsfjall has been dormant for roughly 6,000 years, but is […]

”How do whales sleep?” is a question our whale watching guides often get during tours, and it is an understandable one – how can a mammal that needs air to survive sleep underwater? The short answer is that they are conscious breathers and therefore sleep in different ways than land mammals (like us). We are […]

Today is World Whale Day, and things look a bit different this year than they have in the past. Instead of being out at sea on one of our Whale Watching Tours, we are celebrating all of the magnificent cetaceans from our office in downtown Reykjavík. World Whale Day is a chance to celebrate and […]