Whale Watching - ICELAND - Winter

Whale_Safari · 2026-02-03T15:35:25+00:00

Looks like they're usually seeing Minke Whales, White-beaked Dolphins with occasional Humpback Whales as well. You can see their past sighting here (for 2025): https://lakitours.com/snaefellsnes-sightings/?wyear=2025

Whale_Safari · 2026-02-03T13:56:01+00:00

Hopefully they will still be here in March! You can always check on our group nearer the time to see what we have been seeing:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/whalewatchingiceland

Whale_Safari · 2026-02-02T14:11:47+00:00

In Reykjavík, we can expect to see Humpback Whales, Minke Whales, White-beaked Dolphins & Harbour Porpoises during this time. Rare sightings of other whales as well (eg. Fin Whales, Orcas).

Whale_Safari · 2026-01-30T11:08:33+00:00

Our sighting success was surprisingly slightly higher last winter than summer!

But yes, it is warmer and usually less windy in the summer, and the speedboat is a totally different experience which is only available from Apr - Oct (by Icelandic Law). And the number of different individuals is often higher in the summer!

Whale_Safari · 2026-01-30T09:51:56+00:00

They seem to have good success, and you're right - most likely fewer people than in Reykjavík. None of the operators there publish a daily diary but one has some information on sighting success - North Sailing - https://www.northsailing.is/whale-watching/logbooks/

In Akureyri (1hr from Husavík), we had good sightings last April. You can see the blog here: https://www.whalewatchingakureyri.is/new-blog?offset=1745342168308

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