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Iceland<br />

ARCTIC<br />

ADVENTURES<br />

WHALE<br />

WATCHING<br />

Wildlife Tour Company<br />

Reykjavik, Iceland ♦ adventures.is<br />

Are you looking for an exciting whale watching tour from Reykjavik or Dalvik in the North<br />

of Iceland? Arctic Adventures Whale Watching is just the ideal option for you! This<br />

adventure <strong>com</strong>pany is conducts memorable tours where majestic sea mammals such as the<br />

minke, humpback whales, dolphins, porpoises and other species can be spotted.<br />

Arctic Adventures’ northern whale watching tours have a 98% success rate when it <strong>com</strong>es to<br />

whale-sightings. If no whales are spotted, customers are given the option of partaking in a later<br />

tour, virtually guaranteeing you the opportunity to see Iceland’s mighty ocean giants.<br />

The Whale Watching Tour from Reykjavik departs from the city’s old harbor and sails out onto<br />

Faxaflói Bay. The <strong>com</strong>pany employs qualified guides who will provide guests with all the<br />

information and insights they need to know about Iceland’s marine life.<br />

Each passenger on board will be provided<br />

with a special wetsuit that will keep them<br />

warm and dry. The <strong>com</strong>pany also offers<br />

multi-day tours to experience as much of<br />

the land of fire and ice as possible.<br />

One of the most <strong>com</strong>mon whales to be<br />

spotted on Whale Watching Tours in<br />

Iceland is the Humpback Whale. They are<br />

vigorously acrobatic and like to flap their<br />

fins, jump up in the air and whip their tail<br />

causing quite the scene and creating the<br />

perfect moment for you to snap a picture!<br />

The <strong>com</strong>pany also offers whale watching<br />

day tours from Dalvik and they have met<br />

with such amazing success in the recent<br />

years that the tour is refunded, if whales are<br />

not spotted during the tour.<br />

All along Eyjafjörður, you will find small<br />

villages specializing in whale watching<br />

tours which isn’t much of a surprise given<br />

that Eyjafjörður is an ultimate favorite of<br />

many different whale species including the<br />

rare Blue Whale!<br />

Some of the other whale watching locations<br />

in Iceland offered by the <strong>com</strong>pany include:<br />

Ólafsvík, Grundarfjörður, Hólmavík and<br />

Húsvík.<br />

As far as summers are concerned, you<br />

can enjoy the warmer weather and even<br />

experience the vibrant marine life including<br />

possible puffin sightings. On the other<br />

hand, winter pros include fewer tourists and<br />

beautiful scenery that will create memories<br />

lasting a lifetime.<br />

Whatever the season, Arctic Adventures<br />

will ensure that you get the best whale<br />

watching experience!<br />

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