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Whale Watching + Puffin Tour From Reykjavik

Bringing you closer to wildlife in Iceland
Askja Tours

Experience Icelandic wildlife with us!

Duration: 3 - 3,5 hours.

Departure: 09:00 am - Reykjavik Harbor

Minimum: 1 adults. 

Bring with you: Warm Clothes.

Season: May - August

Price: 18.260 ISK per person. Children 9.130 ISK

 

This fantastic tour takes you close to Puffin Island to see one of the largest Puffin colonies in Iceland. Having experienced the puffins up close we set sail for traditional whale watching areas.

 

This tour gives you a chance to experience whales, puffins and other marine life in their natural surroundings. 

18.260 ISK per person

In only a short boat ride away from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík you will get the chance to meet these adorable little birds. We go by our very authentic oak-boat named Skúlaskeið (“Old Skúli“) that is perfect for puffin watching since it has a very shallow draught and therefore can get really close to the puffin islands where the puffins make their studio apartments with their partner. Our guides are very knowledgeable about the thriving birdlife in the surroundings of Reykjavík. You can choose between two types of whale watching boats, Classic and Express.

Our Classic boat is one of the largest whale watching boats in Iceland and has an educational and interactive focus on board. The Classic tour is 3-3.5 hours in duration. 

Our Express boat is a fast-cruising catamaran, and takes just 2-2.5 hours. You will spend the same amount of time in the whale watching area, but get out and back much quicker!

Both boats have spacious indoor and outdoor seating areas, a cafeteria on board, restrooms and thermal overalls (also available in children's sizes). The most common whale species in Faxaflói bay are minke whales, humpback whales, white-beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises. 

Note that these are two separate tours and you do not have to do them on the same day.

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