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-Elding Whale Watching
Whale Watching from
Downtown Reykjavík
Elding‘s tour guides can even find the whales by scent.
One of the best things about Iceland is that
most of it‘s wonders are within a few hours
drive. But many may not realize that you can
enjoy a cup of coffee downtown Reykjavík and
then thirty minutes later stand in the precence
of some of the earth‘s largest mammals.
Elding Reykjavik Whale Watching company is
conveniently located in Reykjavík’s old harbour from
where whale watching tours depart several times a
day out to Faxaflói Bay during the summertime. So
if you have a few hours to kill in Reykjavík a stroll
down to the old harbour is definitely worth your
while.
The various types of whales commonly sighted in
Faxaflói Bay include minke whales, white-beaked
dolphins, harbour porpoises and the popular
humpback whales. Sea birds such as gannets,
puffins, guillemots, cormorants, gulls, kittiwakes
and arctic terns are also commonly seen.
Experts on Board
Elding is one of the largest and most experienced
whale watching company in Iceland with over ten
years of experience in the field. Elding puts special
emphasis on providing skilled and experienced
tour guides so as your trip will be both enjoyable
and highly informative. Most of Elding‘s tour guides
are marine biologists who never get tired of talking
about the sea and its inhabitants and can use their
extensive knowledge to sniff out the best whale
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watching locations, and that is meant in a literal
sense as some whale species have a particularily
pungent odour around them.
Elding’s staff have been researching the whales’
behaviour in Faxaflói Bay and have seen that the
same animals return every year and have since
gotten to know their individual charecteristics and
even given them names.The tour guides and ship
captains can also pick up tiny clues such as bird
formations, marks in the ocean, popular feeding
spots and years and years of experience– giving
them over a 95% success rate.
You can even follow sightings in an online diary at
www.elding.is
Not Just Whales
Other exciting tours Elding has on offer give you the
chance to go sea angling, birdwatching or a trip to
Viðey Island, which is an important historical site
where archaeological excavations have revealed that
the island was already inhabited in the 10th century.
The colorful puffin is one of the many inhabitants
of Faxaflói and a trip up to Puffin Island is truly a
rewarding experience. All of Elding‘s trips include
sightseeing around the Puffin Islands during the
puffin season, from May 15th to August 15th.
This summer Elding will give you an exciting
opportunitiy to see the whales of Faxaflói Bay
surfacing under the midnight sun. A more
picturesque opportunity is almost unthinkable.
Elding also operates the Whale Watching
Centre housed in a converted fishing vessel
alongside the touring vessels, where you
can see a multimedia presentation about
whales, seabirds and other marine life.
Elding has a strict environmental policy, both in
terms of polluting and interacting with the whales.
For more information and booking visit www.
elding.is or call +(354) 555 3565
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