White-beaked Dolphin
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A Unique Encounter with Dolphins and Humpbacks – 14/9/23
At a time of year from Holmavik, Westfjords, Iceland where we mostly see larger humpbacks deep-feeding, we had an unusual tour today. With beautiful weather and light we could see whales blowing from the harbour. But when we got out there we struggled to find them and those we saw were taking very long dives,…
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A Summer in Húsavík, the European capital of whale watching! – 2018
Hello everybody! For this episode of baleen whales, I would like to share some memories from when I spent a few weeks whale watching in Iceland. It was the first time that I traveled alone and it was a big adventure for me. By that time, I was yet a biology student, and following my…
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A Very Special Day – 29/8/22
It was just one of those rare but oh so special days that I will always remember despite thousands of whale watching tours. At Laki Tours in Iceland we take some of the local children whale watching each year for free to show them the wonderful animals they have in their waters, hoping to create…
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Three Species of Cetacean – 29/5/22
On a pretty rare calm and sunny day out in our huge fjord off west Iceland we encountered three species of cetacean. Firstly out in the deep water of the fjord we found one of the male sperm whales that hangs out in this area at this time of year. We see a lot of…
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A Special Trip Back on the Water – 9/5/20
We here at Láki Tours in west Iceland managed to get out on the water for a special whale watching tour on the 9th May from Ólafsvík. With a small number of passengers and perfect weather we headed out into the waters of Breidafjördur. Our fjord has the backdrop of the beautiful Snæfellsjökull glacier, which on this sunny day…