Whales, Puffins and Reykjavik

Whales, Puffins and Reykjavik

Boat Tours

Whales, Puffins and Reykjavik

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Experience the whale watching adventure of a lifetime on a fast RIB boat that gets you closer to whales, dolphins, and sea birds

Experience whale watching adventure of a lifetime on a custom made RIB boat that allows you to get closer to the whales and puffins than any other tour can offer. Fast, stable and safe, RIB boats can cover more area in search for whales and wild life than traditional boats which, increases your chances of spotting whales, dolphins, and sea birds

24 hours Fully refundable when canceled up to 24 hours in advance
3 hours Duration of experience
Tour Guide / Driver Type of tour leader

Experience

  • Thrilling RIB boat ride off the coast of Reykjavik
  • Getting close to whales, puffins, and other ocean wildlife
  • Beautiful seascapes and refreshing ocean breeze
  • Small group experience with only 12 people per boat,

  • Expert guided express RIB boat whale watching tour
  • Warm overalls, gloves, goggles, and all the necessary safety equipment

  • Pick up and drop off

  • This tour may not be suitable for people over the age of 65 years, people with back problems and pregnant women
  • If possible, bring warm outdoor clothing like a fleece sweater, cap and gloves and proper foot wear
  • In the rare event that no whales are spotted during the tour, you can have another whale watching tour for free
  • Minimum height for this tour is 140 cm

Leaving from the Whale Safari ticket office by Reykjavik's Old Harbour, this whale watching tour takes you out on a fast, stable and safe, RIB boat to watch whales, dolphins, and sea birds of Faxaflói bay.



The islands off the coast of Reykjavik are teaming with bird life, including the colourful Puffin, cormorants, and various types of gulls which makes it the perfect area to start the adventure.



From bird watching the incredibly fast RIB boats sets out to Faxaflói bay in search of whales and

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Highlights
  • Thrilling RIB boat ride off the coast of Reykjavik
  • Getting close to whales, puffins, and other ocean wildlife
  • Beautiful seascapes and refreshing ocean breeze
  • Small group experience with only 12 people per boat,
Includes
  • Expert guided express RIB boat whale watching tour
  • Warm overalls, gloves, goggles, and all the necessary safety equipment
Excludes
  • Pick up and drop off
Essential Information
  • This tour may not be suitable for people over the age of 65 years, people with back problems and pregnant women
  • If possible, bring warm outdoor clothing like a fleece sweater, cap and gloves and proper foot wear
  • In the rare event that no whales are spotted during the tour, you can have another whale watching tour for free
  • Minimum height for this tour is 140 cm
Itinerary

Leaving from the Whale Safari ticket office by Reykjavik's Old Harbour, this whale watching tour takes you out on a fast, stable and safe, RIB boat to watch whales, dolphins, and sea birds of Faxaflói bay.



The islands off the coast of Reykjavik are teaming with bird life, including the colourful Puffin, cormorants, and various types of gulls which makes it the perfect area to start the adventure.



From bird watching the incredibly fast RIB boats sets out to Faxaflói bay in search of whales and

... See more
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Customer Reviews

5.0
based on 7 verified reviews
May 19 2025
Great fun for all, well organised and a perfect trip on the water, the team made everyone feel safe on the rib boat and answered any questions people had. Seeing the animals in there natural habbitat was great and how they should be seen. Crew were knowledable about all animals and full of facts that we didnt know. Will 10000% book again thanks team
Sara Munro
Jul 13 2024
Totally awesome!!! Puffin Island was crazy and we followed a humpback whale for like an hour! The boat ride was a lot of fun, and absolutely worth it. A million times better than the larger/slower whale watching boats.
a Gray Line customer
Jun 19 2024
This was a really great experience. We saw hump backed whales, minkies and plenty of dollars jobs along with every variety of seabird. Annie, the marine biologist who was our guide, was helpful, knowledgeable and great at spotting animals. Really recommend this trip. It’s expensive but it doesn’t disappoint.
Janet Pope
Aug 15 2022
Tour organised through grayline but provided by Whale Safari. The staff there were lovely, very friendly. The whale watching on the RIB was great fun! Unfortunately we only seen one minke whale but it was still a great experience. No complication with the organisation, so 5* for grayline.
Nancy
Jun 11 2019
Puffins and whale tour was extremely exciting, we were in a small rib boat that seats only 12. Mike our tour guide was the best, he was very informative and really knew his stuff.
Trusted Customer
Jun 1 2019
Amazing and guide was really well informed as always when in Iceland staff are super welcoming
a Gray Line customer

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