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Whale Watching Akureyri

Name: Whale Watching Akureyri
Address: Oddeyrarbót 2, Akureyri, 600, IS
Telephone: +3544971000
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06/07/2025

Rare visitors in our fjord! 🤩

Northern bottlenose whales have been spotted in Eyjafjörður since June 30th almost every day now! These whales are known for their bulbous foreheads and being the most northern beaked whale species in the sub-arctic. Their looks gave them a name in Icelandic - “andarnefjur” which roughly translates to “duck noses” resembling the birds beaks.
Lets have fingers crossed they stick around for a while longer so we can keep witnessing their playful side on our tours! 🐋💙
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27/06/2025

Friday edition:
Let’s meet: Freya!🐋
Suspected to be a rather young whale because, firstly, the light dark colouration on its tale (which we know it can still change in the first 2-4 years of the whale’s life). Secondly this whale has been displaying a whole array of acrobatic behaviours which are more commonly seen in summer feeding grounds performed by young individuals that still have much to practice. And third it is also a small sized whale we have never seen before the 8th May 2025 in Eyjafjörður. Of course, neither of these facts by themselves can tell us the age of the whale, but all together they can lead us to suspect it is indeed a juvenile whale.
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24/06/2025

Arctic blues and whale hues🐋
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22/06/2025

Fluke game strong 🐋

Each tail tells a different story — can you spot the differences? Three legends cruising together… and then, the grand finale you don’t want to miss 👀💥 Swipe through the magic.✨

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20/06/2025

Friday edition:
Let’s meet: Magnea!🐋
We first spotted Magnea in February 2024 in Eyjafjörður. She was quite small, but over the summer, she grew a lot — suggesting she was a young whale.
And yes, SHE! The only way to determine a whale’s gender is by seeing their ge****ls, located on the underside. Since we can’t exactly flip whales over🤭, we rely on moments when they reveal them naturally.
Magnea got entangled during her time in the fjord, which led her to display behaviors like breaching, tail-lobbing, and pec-slapping. Those are ways humpbacks try to shake off nets. During one of these moments, our guides captured a photo of her hemispherical lobe, confirming she’s a female! 🩷
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18/06/2025

🐋 Breach alert!
The humpbacks have been putting on a serious show the past few days — full-on breaches, tail slaps, chin slaps… even one that spun in the air like it was trying out for the Olympics. No joke.

This kind of activity is super rare in feeding grounds like Eyjafjörður. They usually save the aerial acrobatics for the breeding season down south, so we’ve been just as stunned as our passengers. Some of us even forgot to take photos (again 😅).

No one knows exactly why they do it — communication, getting rid of barnacles, flirting? Who knows. Maybe they’re just having a good time in the Icelandic polar day. 🌞

If you’ve got a theory, throw it in the comments — we’re all ears 👇
And if you’ve been lucky enough to see a breach, tell us where and when!

Swipe through for some of our favourite moments. We’ve got salt in our hair and whale-sized smiles out here this week. 🐳

📍 Akureyri, North Iceland
🎟️ now’s very good time to book your tour!

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16/06/2025

Kickin’ off the week with a splash! 🌊
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13/06/2025

🚨 This whale needs a name – and we want your help! 💡🤩
Our Friday edition of is here, and today we’re introducing another special visitor of Eyjafjörður. 🐋
This Humpback whale was spotted in our fjord for the first time this May. Thanks to a unique combo of markings and a distinct notch on its fluke, it was easy to recognise that this one is new to us.
Fun fact: Each Humpback can be individually identified using Photo ID, based on the unique patterns and shape of their fluke – kind of like a fingerprint!
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Address

Oddeyrarbót 2
Akureyri
600

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
Friday	08:00 - 17:00
Saturday	08:00 - 17:00
Sunday	08:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+3544971000

Website

http://www.whalewatchingakureyri.is/

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About Whale Watching Akureyri

Whale Watching Akureyri is the sister company of the biggest whale tour operator in Iceland, Elding, and was founded in early 2016.

We offer two different types of whale watching tours with one being on a comfortable family friendly and specially modified sightseeing boat, equipped with a heated indoor lounge and an onboard café. We also offer high-speed whale watching on two specially modified 12 seater RIB's that can get faster and closer to the whales - quick travel time means a bigger search area and more time spent with the whales!

We have a long standing commitment to environmental sustainability and contribution to whale research. From the start our emphasis has been on whale friendly whale watching and to care for the wildlife in our waters. Therefore we actively follow IceWhales' guidelines for responsible and respectful whale watching.

Find more information about us and our operations online at whalewatchingakureyri.is