Whale Watching Tour from Reykjavik

Everywhere on the web it is written that you MUST go to whale watching. Guys please, don't do it. Just waste of money. Do you really think that you will see the whale jumping out of the water like on the title picture of this tour? Ha ha ha. Let me explain how such a tour is going on. First part: Boat goes not far from the shore (you see Reykjavik clearly), then "guide" says with microphone: "look on 10, look on 5, look on 3, look on 12" (these are hours). There are no whales at the time visible only whale fountains. Guide sees them, but till they will say and you will figure out and turn your head - you see nothing. Second part: There are some whales with fountains and several boats (all boats doing tours that day will end up at same place). Whales start to swim in different directions. Each boat picks one whale of their choice and starts to follow that whale. "Guide" is only telling: "look on 11, on 12, on 1, on 12, on 12". If you are inside the boat, there is no chance to see anything because front of the boat is not visible from inside. You must go outside and stand on the upper deck. Luckily outfit is provided and you will not die frozen. After some time following the whale, it will show some part outside the water, maybe fin, maybe tail. As soon as this part will be shown. Tour will be stopped. That's it. Congratulations - you have seen the whale. Third part: going back and "guide" will tell something about whales and show you whale bones. If you will ask the "guide" about "well, was it it?", they will say - you know, maybe today is not so good weather (too hot/cold/windy/rainy). If you will miss the final moment and don't see anything - it is your problem.

I booked the trip from this tour organizer as they were offering hotel pick-up. After booking I noticed that the pick-up was missing from my confirmation. After several attempts to email / whatsapp / call I was left waiting unanswered and when asking for refund received exceptionally poor treatment. Cannot recommend to anyone.

We saw 3 species so wonderful day out. Our guide was great and so helpful. The humpback whale so close we could see him really closely.

Seeing whales, dolphins, porpoise and puffins not forgetting all the other seabirds! The crew and guide Massimiliano were first class and the waterproof thermal gear was appreciated!

The trip was incredible the view was beautiful . It was so nice Gil and Sid were great tour guides .

Amazing experience! We saw several Whales, Dolphins, and Puffins! Loved the easy access and friendly staff.

Most memorable seeing two Humpback Whales. We also saw a Minke Whale and Harbour Dolphins. Puffins were feeding we didn’t realise how small they are. The Captain and guides were extremely knowledgeable on marine life and the damage pollution is has caused. Would definitely go again

Highly recommend! This was easy to find and an enjoyable boat ride! We didn’t see as many whales as we had hoped but the guide was super informative and we learned about the ones we did see! Highly recommend.

Meeting point was easy to find and the boat was right there. Big warm waterproofs were provided… you don’t have to wear them, but we did. Our tour was pretty quiet, so easy to find a place on the many outdoor deck areas to take pics. Also, if your own pics aren’t great, you can log on to the boat operators blog next day and access their pics too. The guide with the mic was very knowledgable. All I would say is be realistic with your expectations. If you see a whale at all, you might just see it’s back coming out of the water a little, or it’s tail rising up as it dives. You’re very very unlikely to see a whale breaching (rising right out of the water) but this is typically the type of photo used by Viator for publicity purposes.

An amazing experience, our guide was extremely knowledgeable, funny and warm. We got to experience an unforgettable sight, humpback whales in their habitat and dolphins.