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Whale Watching and Northern Lights
4.2
34 Ratings
Reykjavík
Embark on a thrilling half-day whale watching tour in Reykjavik, followed by an unforgettable Northern Lights adventure by sea. Experience the beauty of Iceland’s wildlife and the mesmerizing aurora borealis in one incredible combo tour.
Embark on a thrilling half-day whale watching tour in Reykjavik, followed by an unforgettable Northern Lights adventure by sea. Experience the beauty of Iceland’s wildlife and the mesmerizing aurora borealis in one incredible combo tour.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Geirsgata 11 - Now you can combine two of your favourite tours in one. Start the day with Whale Watching and end it by dancing with the Northern Lights. This will be a day to remember. The Whale Watching tour is during the day and will last for 2-3,5 hours. After that you’ll have time ashore to get yourself ready for the Northern Lights frenzy….
- Geirsgata 11 - Now you can combine two of your favourite tours in one. Start the day with Whale Watching and end it by dancing with the Northern Lights. This will be a day to remember. The Whale Watching tour is during the day and will last for 2-3,5 hours. After that you’ll have time ashore to get yourself ready for the Northern Lights frenzy. The second part starts in the evening and lasts 2-3 hours. Magnify your experience with a combo tour.
What's Included
- Free WiFi on board
- Free ticket to join again in case of no sightings
- Heated indoor cabins and toilets on board
- Experienced and professional guides
- Complimentary seasickness tablets available
- Warm flotation overalls
- Free WiFi on board
- Free ticket to join again in case of no sightings
- Heated indoor cabins and toilets on board
- Experienced and professional guides
- Complimentary seasickness tablets available
- Warm flotation overalls
What's Not Included
- Snacks and beverages sold on board
- Pickup is available for extra charge
- Snacks and beverages sold on board
- Pickup is available for extra charge
Additional Information
We embark on a voyage across Faxaflói Bay in pursuit of Minke and Humpback whales, Dolphins, Harbor porpoises, and Killer whales. This journey also affords you stunning views of the mountains and inhabited islands surrounding Reykjavik, as well as glimpses of the diverse avian life. Our ship features warm overalls, comfortably heated indoor areas, a…
We embark on a voyage across Faxaflói Bay in pursuit of Minke and Humpback whales, Dolphins, Harbor porpoises, and Killer whales. This journey also affords you stunning views of the mountains and inhabited islands surrounding Reykjavik, as well as glimpses of the diverse avian life. Our ship features warm overalls, comfortably heated indoor areas, a cozy bar, and complimentary WiFi. Following this, you’ll have time landward to prepare yourself for the awe of the Northern Lights.
Embark on an Unforgettable Northern Lights Journey. If you’re yearning for an escapade that leaves you awestruck, we’re here to grant you that opportunity. We’re excited to lead you on an indelible Northern Lights sea tour in Iceland, an experience you’ll carry with you for a lifetime.
Observing the Northern Lights from the sea is a distinct experience. Get comfortable in our warm overalls, relish in the serene ambiance, and partake in the snacks and beverages we have on board.
Elevate your adventure with a combined tour experience!
- NOTE: You should schedule to be at our departure point at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure.
- Please, check our DAILY DIARY before you come for the tour, all the important daily information of all our tours will be notified on our website.
- If you have a boat tour booked, please check your email before the tour as all important daily information will be notified via email.
- We recommend wearing good footwear and warm clothing. Don´t forget to bring your camera to take amazing photos!
- Kindly notify us if you require wheelchair access, as not all of our boats are equipped for accessibility.
- Please note that in case of cancellation of the whale watching tour, the price of the entire ticket will not be refunded, only the whale watching part. The ticket to the museum is open, meaning you can freely choose when you want to go. This does not have to happen on the same day that your whale watching tour is scheduled.
Location
Geirsgata 11
Geirsgata
Meet us at Geirsgata 11, Special Tours ticket office, for your upcoming tour.
Please arrive 30 minutes early at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(34 Ratings)
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Mr_g
Jan 6, 2025
Amazing experience... - Amazing experience watching the whales. The weather was fairly rough but this added to the enjoyment.
The lights were cancelled, in the evening, but easily rearranged within our visit. This was another great experience with a great crew.
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Conor
Jan 1, 2025
Very friendly and knowledgeable - Would definitely recommend this tour, operators were very friendly and gave clear instructions. Whale watching tour was very enjoyable, cold but well worth it as we saw lots of whales with some incredible scenery.
The whale watching left around 1pm but the northern lights tour left around 9pm giving us a break in between that we didn't know we had.
The northern lights tour was touch and go due to weather conditions but still went ahead, the weather was very cloudy/ foggy with lots of wind and snow so no chance of seeing the northern lights.
Having seen other reviews of this tour mentioning other customer's behaviour, I would comment that the whale watching tour was a smaller boat with a smaller amount of customers with the northern lights tour being a bigger boat with far more customers. While this dynamic often comes with less control and more selfish behaviour I would also comment that the staff seemed more lax than on the whale watching tour. Granted there wasn't much to see on the northern lights tour but it did feel to have a less polished service.
Suggest the northern lights tour could/ should have been postponed for better weather but would overall still recommend this tour and operator.
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Andrew_h
Dec 13, 2024
Whale and Northern Lights boat trip - A great trip and very well organised the people were very nice and gave a great commentary about the whole trip. Excellent. We were very lucky to see a whale breach of which the person told us had not happened since summer.
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Susan_l
Mar 13, 2024
Whales and Natural Wonders - Was lucky enough to visit Iceland March 2024 with 4 other family members. We had a great time on this tour and were right next to a humpback whale! When we came back for part 2 of the tour we were also able to see the Northern Lights! Definitely a Bucket List worthy trip, would love to go back and see the country side when it's a lush green.
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Msmimi222
Mar 30, 2024
No whale sightings, but still entertaining. - I couldn't give 5 stars because I actually didn't see any whales, but it was in December and you can't control nature, lol. Even though no actual whale sightings, it's still a nice boat ride that you can capture some beautiful views. The captain was very funny &entertaining and they sold plenty of snacks and things for motion sickness for free.
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Pietrorl8061gu
Mar 19, 2024
Great, whales only in summer - The organization was good. Unfortunately we were told that February is not a good moth for whale watching once on the boat. In any case the crew and the boat are brilliant. Same for northern lights hunting
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Philip_r
Feb 27, 2024
Amazing knowledgeable and friendly crew. - Sadly weather prevented the northern lights part of the tour but the whale watching tour was amazing! Crew was super knowledgeable and very friendly. I would definitely recommend this cruise to anyone.
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Vernisha_f
Feb 15, 2024
Brilliant experience - I enjoyed the whale watching session, the boat was a little packed on deck so was sometimes difficult to find a space for clear viewing if the whales. The American tour guide was entertaining .
It’s a pity we didn’t get to see the northern lights they didn’t want to appear
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Orang-ot
Jan 23, 2024
Not great , too busy / restricted views and much shorter time than advertised , book a smaller tour - If you have extra money and it’s on your bucket list I would really recommend a smaller boat to see the Whales and Northern Lights , the tour said 3 hours for each and we spend less than 2 hours on each tour. The Whale watching we barely left the harbour as we saw some humpbacks but it would have been better to see one and then go further afield looking for dolphins and other whale species. It was also really hard to see anything because there were so many people we couldn’t get the edge of the boat to look out, and it stayed head on towards the whale whereas if it had moved to the side more people could have seen it. The northern lights we spent 30 minutes sailing out , 1 hour waiting and 30 minutes back. If they had stayed an extra hour from 10.30-11.30pm we may not have seen them still but would have given us a better chance and it is what we paid for. So all in all disappointed and wouldn’t do it again.
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Lukebz1682el
Nov 28, 2024
A sea of inconsiderate behavior and a mist of ambivalence from crew - I will break this review up into two parts.
Firstly the whale watching, this in my opinion was by far the worst of the two experiences.
When the whales are spotted you better pray you are on the right side of the boat as otherwise you aren't seeing anything. What I mean by that is the other guests will create a human wall blocking you off from seeing what you paid to see whilst they record low quality videos for TikTok.
This could be fixed by having a tv screen on the top deck showing you the whales through a camera rather than everyone cramming to the side to block the view.
The alternative at the moment is to go downstairs to look for them through plains of dirty glass.
The Crew do nothing to make sure everyone gets to see the whales and does nothing to police the other guests during the time on board.
It was similar but not as bad on the northern lights tour where we were fortunate enough to see them but most of the guest wouldn't turn their brightness down this then made things worse for the rest of us, again there needs to be a member of the crew actively policing these things in order to insure a better quality experience for all.
I would suggest you do a private or small group version of both of these activities so that you can actually see them and not have other tourists inconsiderate behavior ruin it for you. I know the company is not responsible for other guests but they could at least have had someone trying to do something about it.
Probably the worst experience I had in Iceland
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