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Saturday, 28th December 2024

Yesterday’s wish came true and we have found our two Humpbacks swimming and actively surface feeding in Pollurin, close to the town of Akureyri. Although it’s not that deep in here, they showed us their flukes a few times and one of these whales is Piccolo, genuinely one of the most social whales we know of.

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Friday, 27th December 2024

A day full of wind and surprises. 2 Humpback Whales right at our backyard sneaked away from our view until the very end of the tour.

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Thursday, 26 December 2024

Today we spotted three amazing humpback whales with their different and very unique tail colors near the green buoy.

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Tuesday, 24 December 2024

Today we had the opportunity to see an amazing humpback whale with a very unique tail close to Rauðavík.

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Monday, 23 December 2024

Today we had the opportunity to see Polar stratospheric clouds during our tour and also two humpback whales south of Hrisey.

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Saturday, 21 December 2024

Today we saw two curious humpback whales near Hjalteyri. And we also had the chance to see a resting Harbor Seal on the ice in the harbor.

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Friday, 20 December 2024

Today we enjoyed a beautiful sunrise watching a humpback whale south of Hrisey.

We met another whale friend /Humpback Whale on the way back to the harbor near Strytan.

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Thursday, 19 December 2024

Today we had an amazing day seeing nine great humpback whales north of Hjalteyri and group of 6 Harbor porpoises close to the Akureyri.

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Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Today we went out on the water with amazing weather and a beautiful sunrise. The only thing missing to make the experience better was whales. It didn't take long before we met our first friend, a humpback whale. And right at the green buoy. On our way north we met another pair of humpback whales. Amazing sightings today and we can't wait for tomorrow

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Monday, 16 December 2024

In total, we saw five Humpbacks and one seal on today’s tour with many incredible encounters by Hjalteyri.

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Sunday, 15 December 2024

We got to see ten Humpback Whales by Hjalteyri, five of which were swimming in one group. Additionally, we spotted a few Harbor Porpoises when we returned to the harbor of Akureyri.

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