Reykjavik Whale Watching: The 15 Best Tours

1.Reykjavík: Whale Watching and Marine Life Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9,838 reviews · 3 hours · from $87Our pick

Review of Reykjavík whale watching in Faxaflói Bay, with practical tips on wildlife, boats, guides, weather, price, and what to expect.

“An amazing morning whale watching - we were lucky enough to see 2 humpback whales and lots of seals! Maria, our guide, was very knowledgeable and friendly. Even when we were looking for (and unfortunately not finding) more animals, she chatted away about the scenery and sea birds. The views themselves, especially at sunrise, make this a lovely thing to do but the whales coming very close to the boat made it exceptional! Also, the hot chocolate is so so good, and very reasonable!”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Reykjavík: Whale Watching Cruise on the Amelia Rose Yacht

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,911 reviews · 3 hours · from $107

Review of Reykjavík’s Amelia Rose whale watching cruise, with yacht comfort, wildlife sightings, timing, value, and practical tips.

“The excursion did not disappoint. The Amelia Rose is clean and well maintained. although it holds alot of people there is plenty of room and we never felt crowded. Our guide, Lucky, was very informative and enthusiastic, especially when she spotted whales and dolphins. We were fortunate to see both on our trip.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.The Original Classic Whale Watching from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,626 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $105

Review of Reykjavik’s 3-hour Elding whale-watching cruise, with practical advice on wildlife, cold weather, value, access, and booking.

“100% would recommend. Wrap up warm but well worth it . Guide was helpful and knowledgeable. Cafe on board with hot drinks. It is a must to do in Reykjavik.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Reykjavik: Whale Watching Tour with Expert Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,422 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $87

Review of Reykjavik whale watching with Special Tours, covering the ship, wildlife, comfort, timing, price, weather, and practical tips.

“I booked this to celebrate my 40th birthday and was trying to manage my expectations that we might not see any whale. However, we saw a minke on the way to the feeding ground, then at least 3 humpbacks. The guide was really good at sharing interesting information, then pointing us where to look. You also get access to a folder with the photos the guide took. It was really incredible - a real bucket list thing ticked off!”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Reykjavik: the Original 3-Hour Whale Watching Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 908 reviews · 3 hours · from $108

Review of Reykjavik’s 3-hour Elding whale tour, with warm gear, marine guides, strong sighting odds, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Great tour! Within 5 minutes we saw the (rare to the bay, and ironically) common dolphin! Then not long after a couple of humpback whales which were bobbing around the bay for a couple of hours. It was lovely to see! Tour guides were very informative and knowledgeable, kept us updated and had good humour. Thank you for a wonderful day!”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Whale Watching Tour with Professional Guide from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 744 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $97

Review this Reykjavik whale watching tour, with practical advice on sightings, boats, guides, cold weather, price, and repeat tickets.

“Really good facilities on the boat, beautiful scenery and we were able to view both Minke and Humpback whales. A well organised trip that I would definitely recommend.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.From Reykjavik: Whale Watching Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 711 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $103

Review of Reykjavik’s 3.5-hour whale-watching cruise to Faxaflói Bay, with practical advice on wildlife, weather, comfort, value, and booking.

“This was a great trip and we seen humpback whales and seals. Week worth it”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Reykjavik: Whale Watching and Dolphin Watching Yacht Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 707 reviews · 3 hours · from $106

Review of Reykjavik’s 3-hour Harpa Yachts whale cruise, with yacht comfort, wildlife odds, winter tips, pricing, and practical advice.

“It was just amazing! A easy going guide, a small group with nice people around the world. And we’ve seen whales😍 just perfect trip🥰”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Whale Watching Cruise on a Yacht in Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 684 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $102

Review of Reykjavik’s 3-hour whale cruise, with wildlife, harbor views, boat comfort, pricing, seasonal advice, and practical booking tips.

“Tour was very good, staff were very friendly and good at spotting the whales and ensuring we got a good view of them. Guide was very informative as well! We got to see Humpback whales and Minke Whales and a lot closer than I thought we would get! Only small drawback for our experience was that we were told to arrive for 08:30, but boarding wasn't until 9am and the boat didn't set off until almost half past. Which obviously wasn't the case for others on the tour as we were the only ones to arrive at this time...”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Whale-Watching Boat Tour with Expert Guide from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 651 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86

Review of Reykjavik’s whale-watching boat tour, with expert guides, warm overalls, wildlife tips, pricing, timing, and practical advice.

“This trip was perfect! The staff and boat guide were friendly and informative. We went on an afternoon excursion on a sunny July day, however that did not stop us from utilizing the warm overalls they provide because it gets quite chilly on the open air deck. We sat indoors on the lower deck while trekking out to sea. You can hear the guide speaking though a speaker system even when indoors. We spotted a couple whales that were being very playful and showing off for us with flapping its tail in the air quite a bit. It was so exciting when a whale would jump out of the water…”

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Reykjavik: Whale Watching by RIB Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 621 reviews · 2 hours · from $200

Review of Reykjavik’s 2-hour RIB whale-watching tour, with dolphins, puffins, practical tips, pricing, weather advice, and who should book.

“Very good Whale-Watching tour. Did see Dolphins, Puffins and various Humpback Whales up close. Would definitiely recommend. We were only 4/12 people on the tour but they still went out and didn't cancel. Cudos to that for sure!”

Check availability →Read our full review

12.Reykjavik: Whales and Puffins Express Cruise Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 552 reviews · 4 hours · from $153

Review of Reykjavik’s whale and puffin cruise combo, with boat details, timing, wildlife tips, value, weather advice, and booking guidance.

“We enjoyed both thevpuffinscand the whales. Saw lots on both”

Check availability →Read our full review

13.Reykjavik: Whales of Iceland Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 493 reviews · 1 day · from $34Best value

See 23 life-size Icelandic whale species, watch moving documentaries, and use a multilingual audio guide at Reykjavik’s Whales of Iceland museum.

“Small place. Was mainly watching documentaries. Real size whale is impressive.”

Check availability →Read our full review

14.Whale Watching & Dolphin Yacht Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 488 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Review of Reykjavik’s 3-hour whale and dolphin yacht cruise, with boat comfort, wildlife odds, costs, weather tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The experience was nice but cold, literally 🥶. It was unfortunate that whales 🐳 decided not to show up, but regardless it was cool to see the amazing views, despite the cold 🤭.”

Check availability →Read our full review

15.Reykjavik: Whale Watching Tour by RIB Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 393 reviews · 2 hours · from $194

Review of Reykjavik's 2-hour RIB whale tour, with puffins, dolphins, warm gear, museum entry, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“we saw a humpback and several dolphins. and puffins! it was lovely! captain and guide were excellent!”

Check availability →Read our full review