Whale Watching from Downtown Akureyri
Description
Experience the incredible humpback whales in Iceland's longest fjord, Eyjafjörður, aboard our specially modified sightseeing boat. This is a family friendly and great value whale watching tour, operated all year round from Akureyri, North Iceland. Elding Whale Watching Akureyri is an environmentally friendly company and recognised worldwide for its environmental efforts. Our mission and goal is to minimise the operational impact on the environment while offering an unforgettable experience at sea. We abide by a code of conduct for responsible whale watching, ensuring the wellbeing of the wildlife in our waters.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that weather in Iceland is unpredictable and that the tour can be cancelled on short notice due to unfavourable conditions at sea.
- This is a wildlife tour and therefore sightings cannot be guaranteed. In case of no sightings, we offer the opportunity to try again for free in either Reykjavík or Akureyri..
- We abide by a code of conduct for responsible whale watching, which means that all sightings are on the wildlife's terms. We can therefore never guarantee up close encounters.
- Please note that our fleet is not completely wheelchair accessible as there are steep stairs between lower and upper decks and high thresholds to get from the decks into the saloon as well as from the saloon to the toilets.
- Wheelchair users are welcome to bring a foldable chair onboard our bigger boats, but if possible, please contact us well in advance as we may need to assist with boarding.
Reviews(1,060)
This excursion was one of the highlights of our trip. The crew was amazing. A blue whale approached our boat and lingered around for a while. It was absolutely amazing. I highly recommend this excursion.
While seeing a whale isn’t guarantee, the guide was very friendly, knowledgeable and always encouraged everyone to ask questions. The boat ride was rough - but going fast increases the whale watching time, so that’s great. The free access to the coffee machine was awesome to warm up. Would recommend :)
We went out into the fjord and shortly after we saw a humpback whale; during the excursion we spotted it several times and once it approached within a few meters of the boat. Exciting! I have seen cetaceans many times, but never this close. The staff members then sent us the photos taken by the crew, so we were able to enjoy the show without filters. Very good!
Wonderful tour, great team of captain and whale-watching guide!
Lovely trip, guides and experience. The staff were so knowledgeable and informative, lots of positive information and about the sightings. The marine life was amazing to see and I loved every moment
Took this trip on August 11th. Even though the weather was beautiful- It was a cold boat ride. Don’t be fooled-dress warm!! It was a different trip than Alaska for comparison, but we saw whales.
It was a very special experience. Everything was well organised, and the guide was knowlegeable and enthusiastic. We found a group of three humpback whales feeding. They kept going down into the deep to feed and then coming back up for a while. The ship followed them around for some. It was difficult to know where exactly they would come back up. By following them a few times they managed to once get very close. There was lots of oooh-ing and aaaah-ing of the crowed when they showed their arched backs (a bit like dolphins, just not fully airbound) right next to the ship, and later their tailfins when they dived back down, one after the other. The tour was a bit over 3 hours long, I think even 3 1/2 hours. After the tour, we all got a link to photographs taken by the crew. So if you prefer just to watch without looking through the phone/camera all the time, you can do so. Or if you just didn't catch them in the right moment, you'll get some beautiful pictures anyway.
Very informative and experienced guides, learned a lot, saw some whales, and enjoyed the opportunity to be inside in the heat or outside on the decks at will.
Great guide and an excellent experience! We saw Northern Bottlenose Whales.
Magnificent The children (and we) were amazed The boat trip in the fjord is worth it, and the encounters with the whales are magical
