
OUR NATURE BLOG
Thursday, 15 May 2025
We saw at least five Humpback Whales feeding near Hjalteyri! There was very interesting behaviors with 3 of them staying together, coordinating their deep dives. The sun was shinning and we had a lot of fun.
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
A very warm and sunny day with many whales feeding close to Hjalteyri!
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
The warmest day we got this year, so far! A lot of whales today, with the sun shinning, as good as it gets.
Monday, 12 May 2025
A magical day with a Minke Whale, a waving Humpback Whale and several flukes and close up encounters with Humpback Whales
Sunday, 11 May 2025
The day sure gave us plenty of surprises. Including a lunge feeding Minke Whale, a sleeping Humpback Whale, a Humpback Whale waving it’s flipper at us, and four Humpback Whales visiting the shores of Akureyri, and one making it all the way down to the very end of the fjord.
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Todays the gave as several encounters with very active Humpback Whales, moving in all different directions of the fjord. We also got to see one Humpback Whale do a tail throw, and one Humpback Whale made it’s way into the harbour, a did a lunge feed in front of the office.
Friday, 9 May 2025
Today’s tour was cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions in the fjord.
Thursday, 8 May 2025
We had sailed less then 15 minutes when we encountered at least five Humpback Whales just north of Svalbarðseyri. One Humpback Whale was even lunge feeding, putting its head out of the water. Another Humpback Whale was in the perfect position towards the sun, so it looked like it was spouting rainbows.
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
After a challenging morning because of the wind, we were able to sail at 14:00. We saw multiple species of whales, including, Humpbacks and Minke whales! A beautiful day with warm weather.
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
A beautiful day in the fjord with many Humpback whales around! The weather was great, and we got to enjoy the company of a lot of whales.
Monday, 5 May 2025
Today in the calm fjord near the green buoy, we witnessed several Humpback Whales feeding and diving gracefully—one even swam up close to observe us—as well as a seal and minke whale in the area.
Sunday, 4 May 2025
We saw at least five Humpback Whales feeding near Svalbarðseyri, coming very close to our boat and even giving us a breath shower. Later, we followed them a bit further north, east of the green buoy, where they continued feeding and one even displayed tail-throwing behavior.
Saturday, 3 May 2025
Today was one of those incredible days. It was around 12 degrees, the sun was shining, the sea was completely flat and glassy, and we had at least five Humpback Whales and two Minke Whales in the fjord. We could just turned off the engine of our boat and sit there and watch the show taking place in front of us.
Friday, 2 May 2025
Today, we explored the waters northeast of Hjalteyri and near the green buoy, where we encountered 4–5 humpback whales showing spectacular behaviors like tail throwing and fluking, along with a group of harbour porpoises and a brief sighting of a minke whale. It was an unforgettable day surrounded by marine life in chilly waters of Eyjafjörður.
Thursday, 1 May 2025
We saw Humpback Whales and Harbor Porpoises north of Hjalteyri during the morning tours, with the whales coming very close to the RIB boats. In the afternoon, we encountered the same Humpbacks along with a feeding Minke Whale in the same area.
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Today on the calm fjord near Hjalteyri, we saw four humpback whales, a minke whale, and a group of harbour porpoises, along with eider ducks and a rare Mandarin duck. It was a magical day of marine life and birds in the peaceful spring waters of North Iceland.
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
After the mornings fog lifted it revealed a completely glassy sea, blue skis, sun and the snow covered mountains all around us.
By Hjalteyri we encountered both Minke Whales and Humpback Whales. The whales were in the same area for the whole day giving us amazing encounters.
Monday, 28th April 2025
A beautiful day on a calm but foggy Eyjafjörður, admiring four Minke Whales and one Humpback Whale! The Minke whales were east of Green byouy and east of Hjalteyri, with the Humpback Whale being north of Hjalteyri.
Sunday, 27 April 2025
Today was a beautiful, sunny day in Eyjafjörður! We spotted several Minke Whales between the green buoy and Hjalteyri and shared some nice and close encounters with them before sailing further to spot one Humpback Whale a bit north of Hjalteyri.
Saturday, 26 April 2025
We saw several humpback whales and groups of harbour porpoises southwest of Hrisey. The porpoises were popping up all around the boat, while the humpbacks surfaced incredibly close, even passing right beneath us.