Whale and Puffin Watching Tours

Experience the ultimate wildlife adventure in Reykjavik! Join our thrilling puffin and whale-watching tours, where you’ll witness these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat and enjoy breathtaking views of the city and landscape.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Elding Whale Watching - Book this tour for a chance to encounter whales in the wild and puffins in their natural habitat! This deal includes two separate tours; a 1 hour puffin watching tour on a smaller boat and a 3 hour whale watching tour on a larger boat.
  • Lundey - Puffin Watching: We will take you out on one of our smaller passenger boats…
What's Included
  • Heated indoor saloon with large viewing windows
  • Excellent Live Commentary in English
  • Two tours (3 hr. whale watching & 1 hr. puffin watching)
  • Complimentary WiFi onboard
  • Use of protective clothing and binoculars
  • Whale guarantee (or try again for free)
  • Access to Wildlife Exhibition
What's Not Included
  • Food & Drinks (available to purchase on board)
  • Pickup / Dropoff (available to arrange for a fee)
Additional Information

This combo tour offers two unique experiences: a 1 hr. puffin watching trip on a small boat and a 3 hr. whale watching adventure.
The puffin tour takes you to one of three nearby islands—Akurey, Engey, or Lundey—where you can observe thousands of birds, including puffins, in their natural habitat. The tour provides stunning views and insights from our…

Location
Elding Whale Watching
Meet us in the ELDING ticket office located at Ægisgarður 5c by the Old Harbour district in Reykjavík. Once at the pier, simply follow the red colour to find us! Be sure to arrive at least 15 min. before departure to ensure enough time to check in and to board the boat.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Pioneer03376246892
May 29, 2025
Definitely worth it! - It was a great tour with interesting explanations. The crew will also take pictures that you can get for free.
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Stephanie_p
May 17, 2025
Puffin and whale excursion - This was a relaxing morning watching puffins. Graceful in the water, not so graceful in the air.we had time to have lunch in between the tours.We picked up the whale watch at 1 PM. It was a lovely afternoon and we got back into town in time for happy hour.
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Merrill_s
Apr 29, 2025
Puffin/Whale Watching - We had a fantastic time on both boats! The staff/guides were very knowledgeable & shared very interesting facts/information about the puffins , whales & other wildlife. We saw several humpback whales , a pod of dolphins & hundreds of puffins!!! I would recommend this tour for anyone who loves being on the water & who loves wildlife!!!
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Sean
Jul 16, 2024
Fun boat rides. Knowledgeable guides - Well organized. Puffins everywhere, but not super close. Cell phone cameras won’t capture much of anything. Whales were spotty, but that’s just nature. No one can help me that. Tomorrow, whales may be everywhere on the tour.
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Roni
Jul 14, 2024
National Geographic experience - I thoroughly enjoyed seeing puffins and so many other kinds of birds on these tours. We did the puffin watching tour in the morning and the whale watching tour at 5pm. I was only wearing a parka for the puffin watching tour and felt cold so I made sure to bring my beanie, gloves and an extra fleece jacket to layer underneath my parka for the whale watching tour. We saw three kinds of whales, dolphins and birds galore! The dolphins even swam alongside our boat! I’m glad I splurged on this two-in-one whale and puffin watching tour. Well worth it!
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Dennismo5930tw
Jul 13, 2024
Wonderful Time - Such a great time! Very organized company and we are very happy that we did this. Definitely a trip worth going on. Nothing could be better than whales and puffins :)
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Shelbi_b
Jul 11, 2024
Awesome - Amazing experience!! So cool to see the puffins and whales. The guide was very experienced and the ship was spacious.
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Casshongkong_china
Jun 9, 2025
Pleasant experience - Viewing the puffins - note that guests don't step ashore and as the puffins are tiny, you don't actually see them up close, as the photos advertise. Whale-watching - was lucky we spotted a humpback whale and the boat hung around for a good hour so, we saw it surface several times. Helped that we had a brilliant, sunny day making the boat ride itself a pleasurable one.
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Voyage22518028966
May 30, 2025
Enjoyable tours - Fun tour. The puffin tour was on a smaller boat and it was nice that there were less people, it was rainy the day I went but the boat was warm and we cot to see puffins flying around. The whale tour was also nice, though the boat was really crowded and a lot of people were pushing to see whales, not the tours fault just some aggressive patrons. We were lucky and saw a number of whales about an hour into the tour. The guides were really informative. I think if I did the whale tour again I would see if there is a smaller boat available instead. Overall really good. I was also able to email the company and request photos the crew took with their cameras.
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Marla_w
May 24, 2025
Easy and Informative - The tour guides were very knowledgeable and kept us informed on location and puffin/whale information.
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From $140
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).