Experience whale watching under the midnight sun - a unique opportunity during your stay in Iceland! Keep your eyes peeled for minke whales, humpback whales, dolphins and more. If nothing is seen on your tour, you will get a ticket to try again another time at no extra cost.
During the summer months Iceland has nearly 24 hours of daylight, which allows tours to operate under the beautiful midnight sun. There's something extra-special about seeing whales in the evening, surrounded by the glow from an evening sun reflecting off of the waters of the North Atlantic.
This tour is 2-2.5 hours in duration, so you return to harbour just before midnight, giving you plenty of time to search for whales with one of our experienced guides. The four most common species that are seen in Faxaflói Bay are humpback whales, white-beaked dolphins, harbour porpoises and minke whales.
Rósin features warm overalls for every passenger, indoor and outdoor viewing decks, 2 restrooms and a snack bar on board.
Posted By : 435lillyf
This was an amazing tour! We weren’t sure if we’d have time to squeeze in whale watching, so this midnight sun tour was perfect for us. Even though the weather started out rainy, it cleared up by the end and would’ve still been fabulous regardless. They offered fully waterproof suits that kept us dry and warm! We saw minke whales, a THOUSAND dolphins, and a humpback. Many birds including puffins were fun to see, too!! Katalina & Kati at reception were so warm and welcoming, they made this a great tour from the minute we walked in. The captain kindly stayed out a few extra minutes for us because our sightings were so great. Our guide was so knowledgeable and passionate about the animals and she was so engaging. Even if you don’t see a humpback or other larger whale, just being out on the water and seeing other marine life was beyond worth the trip. Thank you again so much everyone!
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 06:43:28 
Posted By : Celeste_O
All of the tours in Iceland were accommodating- except for this one. We waited for other people in our group on 2 different tours, because the guides were kind and understanding. One of those instances made us about 20 minutes late for our whale watching tour, but the company and guides were not accommodating at all. We explained that we couldn't have known 24 hours before that another tour company would be gracious to their customers, causing us to be a few minutes late. They did nothing to accommodate us, and everything was out of our control. I would advise anyone with enough common sense to know that things do happen outside of one's control to stay away from this company.
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Posted On : 2023-08-01 12:47:03 
Posted By : Cade_M
Saw a humpback whale!! Really a must see if you are going to Iceland. We saw tons of birds some dolphins and another type of whale.
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Posted On : 2023-07-30 10:57:48
Posted By : Susanne_A
A wonderful trip. There were so many whales. Also dolphins. Great crew. Very nice and knowledgeable guide. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2023-06-25 06:30:47
Posted By : Lynn_H
Amazing whale watching tour. We got to see two types of whales and some dolphins were playing near our boat. One even poked his head up in curiosity! The tour guide Daniel and the boat’s captains were great at keeping an eye out for the animal activity and pointing them out for everyone to have a chance to see.
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Posted On : 2023-06-24 10:14:53
Posted By : M D
Customer unfriendly. The trip was cancelled, but they didn't inform us in time. Also we suspect it wasn't cancelled because of the water conditions, but because they probably got to little paying customers on that timeslot. They told us at the counter the weather conditions are bad and new this around 3 hours before, but the touroperator next to them left a half hour before our original tour would start on the same waters, so it's strange. Also the operator did not react on any of my mails with this complaint. The operator Elding next to them communicate very well, because we originally booked with them. They said that it's best to cancel it with them cause we would probable not make it in time and we would loose our money. So definitely book with ELDING TOURS and not this operator!!!
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Posted On : 2022-08-27 06:19:39
Posted By : arturo_a
Everything was amazing Plus we have Tom a fantastic guy .. he is funny and you get a lot of information in a very entertaining way .., lovely places to visit Alfl together and Amazing day
totally recommend .
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Posted On : 2022-07-13 13:44:20
Posted By : Grace_G
Our tour was great! We were a part of a very small group. They have thermal overalls for use and we were warm the entire time, allowing us to stay on the top of the deck for the whole two hours. Our guide, Sophie, was very friendly and knowledgeable. We saw a few minke whales and an incredible sunset.
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Posted On : 2022-07-06 15:56:19
Posted By : David_J
Booked the regular midnight boat tour but got a call as not available and offered the RIB tour. Very polite customer service. Amazing. Saw puffins; Minke, Humpback whales and dolphins. The dolphins up close. Great service, pleasant crew and captain. Superb, highly recommend. Clearly they cannot guarantee a sighting but we were lucky. If on the RIB boat, if you have a bad back or knees, sit at the back. Great fun at the front but like a rollercoaster on the RIB. BEST EXPERIENCE EVER!
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Posted On : 2022-07-02 19:15:57
Posted By : Teresa_N
We saw a bunch of blue whales (humpback?) during the trip. The guide, who was from Italy, was very knowledgeable. I didn’t like that they didn’t give us a suit or offer one. It was freezing (I had multiple layers on) and we got soaked so that wasn’t enjoyable. The boat was packed and it was tough to see the whales at times. The eluding boat had a lot less people and had the water suits on. We had them booked another day but unfortunately it was cancelled due to weather and we never got to go with them. All in all it was an average tour in my opinion. I would have had a better experience with the suit and less people.
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Posted On : 2022-06-23 15:58:55
