In the past few days whale watching boats operating from Reykjavík harbour have spotted large numbers of humpback whales as well as packs of white beaked dolphins and killer whales in Faxaflói bay. This means the whales are back in force in Icelandic waters!
Yesterday we reported that whale watching boats in Skjálfandi bay in North Iceland had spotted blue whales swimming outside the town Húsavík.
Read more: First blue whales of 2017 spotted by whale watching boats in Skjálfandi bay, North Iceland
Whales usually swim into Icelandic waters in late winter, following schools of capelin, which they feed off, and then stay for the duration of summer. You are most likely to spot whales in the great fjords and bays where the whales will spend weeks feeding, especially Faxaflói bay in West Iceland (the bay between Reykjanes and Snæfellsnes peninsulas), Ísafjarðardjúp bay in the Westfjords and Skjálfandi bay and Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland.
The whale watching company Special Tours shared the following pictures on their Facebook page:
In the past few days whale watching boats operating from Reykjavík harbour have spotted large numbers of humpback whales as well as packs of white beaked dolphins and killer whales in Faxaflói bay. This means the whales are back in force in Icelandic waters!
Yesterday we reported that whale watching boats in Skjálfandi bay in North Iceland had spotted blue whales swimming outside the town Húsavík.
Read more: First blue whales of 2017 spotted by whale watching boats in Skjálfandi bay, North Iceland
Whales usually swim into Icelandic waters in late winter, following schools of capelin, which they feed off, and then stay for the duration of summer. You are most likely to spot whales in the great fjords and bays where the whales will spend weeks feeding, especially Faxaflói bay in West Iceland (the bay between Reykjanes and Snæfellsnes peninsulas), Ísafjarðardjúp bay in the Westfjords and Skjálfandi bay and Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland.
The whale watching company Special Tours shared the following pictures on their Facebook page:
