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Whale watching in Iceland - Icelandic whale watching centers

List of companies that take you Whale watching out side the coasts of Iceland. Whale watching in Iceland is a unique experience and the Icelandic Dolphin and Whale spotting boat trips are famous all over the world for their adventures and excitement. You can go whale watching from Reykjavik, Husavik, Hafnafjordur, Reykjanes, Vestmannaeyjar to mention few. Why not even combine both whale and bird watching, contact one of the companies below and ask them for the trip of a life time or at least of the journey to Iceland.

Iceland has become a popular whale-watching destination. Regular sightings from whale-watching boats in Iceland include the infamous Killer whale orcas, humpback whales, pilot whales, minke whales, white beaked dolphins and harbor porpoises, not to forget sperm, fin and blue whales.

As a industry the whale watching business has grown enormously in just over 10 years and will presumably grow even bigger. In 1991 about 100 people where registered as boat going whale watchers, in 2003 they where around 65.000.

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Whale watching in and around the capital area
  • Life of Whales (Reykjavik area - Old Reykjavik harbor)
    Life of whales operates a whale watching tour based in thee old harbor in Reykjavik, Iceland. See whales, puffins and even test your sea angling skills on the way back.
  • Whale Watching Centre (Reykjanes - South Iceland)
    Offering daily whale watching tours in a 25-yard long catamaran type vessel going from the Icelandic Whale Watching Center. Explore the exotic nature of Iceland and the pureness of the North Atlantic Sea.
  • Elding, whale-watching tours in Iceland (Reykjavik area - Reykjavik harbor)
    From April to October there are daily whale-watching tours. You will be given an introduction to whales around Iceland, their behavior and the size of the population.
  • Hafsulan - Whale Watching Centre Reykjavik
    Hafsulan is a great choice for celebrations social gatherings of all kinds. Whether it is a wedding or a birthday party, or even a meeting of any kind, taking it to an original location in the heart of nature is bound to make the occasion both unique and memorable.

Whale watching in Reykjanes south Iceland

  • Whale watching in Iceland (Reykjanes - South Iceland)
    We invite you to join us on a Dolphin & Whale spotting boat trip on the sea around the Reykjanes peninsula where we will scan the horizon together and spot these magnificent marine mammals in their natural habitat.

Whale watching in north Iceland

  • Gentle Giants Whale Watching
    Welcome to experience the Gentle Giants Whale Watching tours. Gentle Giants is located in the famous whale watching town of Husavik by Skjalfandi bay, on the northern coast of Iceland. We have a 98% success rate of spotting whales on our tours.
  • Whale Museum in Husavik, Iceland
    The Whale Museum, an educational facility on whales and the marine environment in the North Atlantic.
  • North Sailing (Husavik - North Iceland)
    North Sailing Whale-watching is an award-winning company enjoying huge popularity amongst visitors to Iceland. Dreams have become reality on sailing trips aboard our beautiful oak boats.
  • Your Whale Watching adventure begins in north Iceland (Husavik - North Iceland)
    Your Whale Watching adventure begins in north Iceland by Husavik harbour, from where we navigate to the center of Skjalfandibay. Take your whale watching trip to Iceland, the adventure of a life time.
  • Snorri's Sea Tours (Dalvík - North Iceland)
    Departure is from the Sjoferdir pier in Dalvík harbour. We will cruise towards the island Hrísey or village Grenivík depending on the tour involved. Course is then set out Eyjafjörður to known whaling grounds, with plenty of prior experience for guidance.
  • Raufarhofn - Icelands northern most town
    Try whale watching with a different twist. Go whale watching and sail outside the Arctic Circle. There is also a great variety of bird life, in the area both on Melrakkasletta plain and around Raufarhofn, where the midnight sun raises the highest.

Whale watching in west Iceland

N/A - none listed (Check out the location in and around Reykjavik and Keflavik)

Whale watching in south Iceland

  • Viking Boat Tours in Iceland (South Iceland - Vestmannaeyjar/Vestmann Islands)
    Viking Boat Tours a tourist service in the Westman Islands. Whale-watching, bird watching and bus tours.

Whale watching in east Iceland             

  • Raufarhofn - Icelands northern most town
    Try it with a different twist. Go whale watching and sail outside the Arctic Circle. There is also a great variety of bird life, in the area both on Melrakkasletta plain and around Raufarhofn, where the midnight sun raises the highest.

Click here to read about the whales that can be found around Iceland.
 



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