Animals in Dalvik

Whale Watching Adventure in Akureyri

Perfect day

We had a beautiful sunny day and were able to see multiple whale sitings. Very appreciative that the guide took amazing pictures and shared them with us at no charge!

Express Whale Watching in Dalvik close to Akureyri north Iceland

One of the best whale watching opportunities in Iceland!

This is an outstanding family-operated company in Dalvik, which is much less well-known than Husavik and overall provided a much better experience. Their rib boats are extremely comfortable, with suspension seats (very helpful in bumpy waters), and they encourage guests to get up and move around while stopped at sightings (something most of the other Iceland companies I tried did not allow). We went with the 11 a.m. tour and had such a great time that we came back for the midnight sun whale watch the same day (you get a discount for doing so!). Both times, we saw 3-4 humpback whales and 3-4 minke whales being relatively active. We really liked that we didn't stay with one whale for an hour (as we did in Husavik) and instead went in search of other whales and experiences. You can tell the captain really knows the area and has great skill in locating the whales. The midnight sun tour provided some beautiful lighting, and we had the strange of experience of seeing the sun go down around midnight and rise as we were driving home at 2 a.m.

Classic Whale Watching from Dalvík Near Akureyri north Iceland

Awesome whale watching

Fantastic experience on wooden boat, Mani. Well-organised, full body suit provided (it can be cold on the boat), good briefing then 3 hrs on the water. We saw two minke whales, two pods of harbour porpoises, and over the space of an hour or so repeated sightings of three individual humpback whales. Initially they were distant spouts but we quickly managed to get close enough to recognise individual whales diving with tail flukes in the air. Amazing! Really recommend this experience.