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Whale Watching From Reykjavik: Special Tours operates two types of whale watching from the Old Harbour in Reykjavik:
The Whale Watching Classic (3-3.5 hours) is normally operated on our largest boat, Andrea.
The Andrea gives extra comfort, with great inside and outside viewing areas. She is very family friendly with an educational and interactive focus with whale bones, baleen plates, teeth and a microscope on board to look at sea specimens.
The Classic tours are guided in English year-round, with German guidance available May 1st – September 30th.
The Whale Watching Express (2-2.5 hours)
Our app with 5 languages (English, German, French, Spanish and simplified Chinese) available for Android and Apple. It is available for all clients to download during their tour, with both text and audio information. The app is as close to an audio guided wildlife adventure as possible
The most common whales spotted include minke whales, humpback whales, white-beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises.
Departure times:
09:00 – March 1st – November 15th
13:00 – All year
17:00 – May 15th – September 30th
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