Elding Whale Watching

He got on the 5pm whale-watching boat owned by Elding Whale Watching. This trip out to sea lasted three hours and cost Ikr 7600. There were others on board for the trip, he bid them Halló or Gott kvöld (Good evening). The tour used a quiet oak-hulled boat to minimise disruption so they could get astonishingly close. They all saw white-beaked dolphins, humpback whales, harbour porpoises and minkes, which often came right up to the boat. He also got stunning views of the peak Esja, across the fjord in southwest Iceland. It rises to 914 m.Read more