Whale Watching Holmavik

Our whale watching tour takes place in a remote, but beautiful and unspoiled part of Iceland, the magical Westfjords. Here you can meet the most acrobatic species of whales. The fjord outside Hólmavík is known to host humpback whales in the summer and particularly autumn. Humpbacks are the favourite species for many whale watchers around the world, as they are the most playful, acrobatic and curious of all whales but in many places there are many boats watching humpbacks. Here you will be just one boat with the whales. During early summer we see humpback whales along with Minke whales and white-beaked dolphins regularly. As summer goes and autumn comes, the fjord can sometimes fill up with larger humpbacks. Over 20 individuals have been seen in the fjord at any one time, generally in autumn, when the early morning golden light can also be spectacular. Other species we can expect to sometimes see are Minke whales, pilot whales and white-beaked dolphins. Occasional visitors we have sighted are blue whales, orcas, northern bottlenose whales and very rarely sperm whales and fin whales.

Whale Watching in a Sheltered Fjord

The fjord is incredibly sheltered from most wind-directions, meaning we rarely have to cancel tours. Also sea-sickness is almost unheard of in this fjord. If you want to see whales but are concerned about being on the ocean, this is the trip for you. We are the only company operating here so you will almost always be on your own with the humpbacks with no other boats around.

From June to early August this is also a great tour to see puffins with a large colony of many thousands nearby. 

ALL OUR BOAT TRIPS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Location: Hafnarbraut 14, 510 Hólmavík. GPS:      La: 65.705571 Le: -21.672838

PLEASE DRESS WARMLY FOR THIS TOUR. THE WESTFJORDS CAN BE COLD EVEN IN SUMMER AND NO OVERALLS ARE PROVIDED ON THIS TOUR

PLEASE DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR IF YOU ARE ON A CRUISE SHIP IN ISAFJORDUR, HOLMAVIK IS FAR AWAY FROM ISAFJORDUR