Two-In-One: Whale & Puffin Watching Tours from Reykjavik

Posted By : X5540UYmorganw
My husband and I loved our puffin and whale watching tours! I packed dramamine for the experience but forgot to take it. I was nervous I might get seasick, but Elding provided anti-seasickness medicine to us for free! It was available at the check in as well as on the boat in case someone needed it during the tour.

On the puffin tour, we saw hundreds of puffins! We also saw a handful on the whale tour, but it was much harder to make them out. If you want to see puffins, it's really worth doing a focused tour. It was my favorite part of our entire time in Iceland! They are in fact the silliest of little guys.

The guides for both tours were marine biologists and very knowledgable. They answered all the questions we had and made the boat ride seem quick. Our puffin tour was just the two of us and the tour guide was great to spend an hour with. He was very welcoming. On our whale watching tour, we saw humpbacks, dolphins and minkes. It was a little rough but they had the anti-seasickness meds available in case anyone needed them as well as extra warm outfits for folks who got cold. I'd definitely pick this company to tour again!
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 12:17:52

Posted By : Kip_K
Very well done. A great experience here in Iceland. We saw dolphins, minka whales and humpbacks whales. But just being on the water have a different view of town.
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Posted On : 2024-05-02 05:07:47

Posted By : Gerald_M
Saw a large number of puffins on land and on sea. Very cute animals. Also saw a large number of whales, a couple even showed us their white bellies.
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Posted On : 2023-08-18 11:48:41

Posted By : davegK5353RL
We went on both the puffin watching and whale watching trips. Seeing the puffins fly around the island was really cool, and the guide gave us all information as we watched. Pictures are tough to take with a standard iPhone given the speed of the puffins and their small size, but the guide takes professional pics of the birds and you can email them to receive digital copies free of charge.
The whale watching was amazing, but we had an abnormal experience in that a hump back whale (Davy Jones) came right up to our boat and breached the water about 8 ft. away-so cool to see up close. However, even without that experience, you could see numerous whales and dolphins throughout that were not that far away. It was also great to hear the care that the company takes in looking after the whales/dolphins while exploring.
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Posted On : 2023-08-01 10:23:50

Posted By : Rebecca_P
My most memorable part of the two-in-one excursion was seeing a hump back whale which had just swum under our boat. The puffins were a disappointment as they were too far away to see easily or even to photograph with a zoom. From the advertisements on line, I thought we would be closer to the puffins. Despite that, we had a nice time and found the company’s instructions easy to follow. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this excursion to others.
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Posted On : 2023-07-19 14:37:19

Posted By : Yannick_M
The guides were incredibly informative and the trips were comfortable. The whales were so majestic that my partner literally cried
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Posted On : 2023-06-17 06:11:55

Posted By : Amy_B
Ship took group close to island where the puffins nested. Separate ship took group further out to see the whales. Our tours got rescheduled so we needed to kill time between ships. If tour is to be advertised as a puffin/whales tour is should be during one excursion/ one ship. Information on the tour operator should be on ticket, no embedded on links that can not be accessed without Internet. We had a difficult time figuring out what tour company ran the tour.
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Posted On : 2023-06-11 09:24:47

Posted By : Sailorgal12345
We did both the puffin & whale watching tours. The puffin tour is shorter; we were on a smaller boat. You are taken to an island where the birds are nesting. They are very small, but the crew offer binoculars to the guests. You can see the puffins flying, diving for food & bobbing on the ocean. They are so cute! There was a marine biologist on board to answer any questions. In the afternoon we boarded a larger ship for whale watching. The crew offered warm weather gear, blankets, etc for warmth. We were actually blessed with a sunny and warm afternoon. The humpback whales were feeding. We viewed 20 flukes as the whale were diving for food. It was not our first whale watching experience, but by far the most exciting. There is a marine biologist aboard, as well as a photographer. We received great info about the whales as we watched. I chose to watch the whales and put my camera away. At the end we were offered the photos taken by the photographer… no charge! Bonus! I emailed right after the tour, and the photos came right away. They are fabulous. Please be aware the photos I am including were not taken by me, but by the Eliding photographer. I highly recommend Elding for your whale watching. They can’t guarantee sightings, but they probably are pretty good at knowing how to find them!
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Posted On : 2023-05-11 08:10:37

Posted By : LindaHUSF
First, we were on the RIB boat tour (we knew there were no puffins as they have already migrated, so the two hour premium whale watching tour). Highly recommend you make sure the boat is equipped with seats with shock absorbers- ours was and it was very comfortable and fun! We saw it all! All four species that come into the bay made an appearance for us! We had two amazing sitings of humpbacks with one being very close to the boat. She slapped her tail and then stayed close to the surface to check us out. Unforgettable experience! Our driver and guide were fantastic - I don’t remember their names but we did the 4pm on Sunday, sept 4th - very knowledgeable and engaging. I would highly recommend this company!
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Posted On : 2022-09-05 04:18:11

Posted By : J5534JUsamuelk
We really had a great time. The whole team was very nice and we saw a few whales and a lot of puffins.
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Posted On : 2022-06-24 18:46:25