Our tour guides and captains bring you the latest whale watching information. Check out our list of handpicked quality day tours and activities. Want to go to iceland in february or march 2017 iceland. Elding is the original whale watching tour operator in reykjavik iceland, offering also sea angling, puffing watching and northern lights tours. Book online your day tours and activities in iceland now. Realize your dreams of seeing wild whales during a 2.
We are very excited about our our renewed trips to iceland in march 2017. The tour companies and tourist info websites obviously claim that there is a good chance of seeing whales in the winter, but i cant seem to find any impartial information on whether theres actually any chance of this happening. Whale watching tour operator in reykjavik iceland elding. Best whale watching iceland orcas and sperm whales on march 4, 2020. Orca watching and northern lights holiday in iceland. By day see the orca killer whales hunting in the fjords. Icelandic herringeating killer whales feed at night springerlink.
Indeed, a few individuals occur regularly in herring overwintering grounds in iceland but in spring and summer travel to scotland where they have. Pdf killer whales orcinus orca are one of the most cosmopolitan marine. Whale watching is a mustdo for everyone visiting iceland. Im planning a trip to iceland within the next two months and whale watching is pretty high on my list of awesome things to do. By night seekout the spectacular aurora borealis northern lights we only offer this tour and are unable to arrange holidays to iceland at any other time. I will be visiting iceland in august this year and am hoping someone might be able to tell me where to go for the best chance of seeing orca. Hello as an amateur photographer, i,m looking to travel to iceland in the months of february or march of 2017. The travel checklist features unique categories to help you pack for your trip efficiently including a list of things to bring on vacation and other. I am looking to go to iceland for a holiday next year and want to go on an orca whale watching tour. This page is about killer whales in iceland, and the research conducted by the icelandic orcas project. If you have a question about any of the places we visited during our road trip please comment below.
Pdf killer whale orcinus orca behavioral audiograms. The orcas disappeared as we neared the lighthouse grotta, and the trip. She has worked as a whale watch guide in tysfjord and lofoten in northern norway, where hundreds of orcas gathered to feed on overwintering herring. These are the favoured food of icelandic orca, large numbers of.
Orca whale watching tours in iceland iceland message. Noise influences the acoustic behavior of killer whales, orcinus orca, in iceland. We are planning a 7 days trip to iceland in mid october and are very interested in whalewatching. Nothern lights trip, which operates between january and march the best.
Prey of killer whales orcinus orca in iceland plos. March is one of the best months to see orcas in iceland so we have plenty of passengers who want to see. A true iceland expert, cathy has worked as a guide in iceland for 30 years, is author of the horizon visitors guide to iceland and contributor to several other publications on travel on the island. How to choose the best whale watching tours in iceland and norway. Is it possible to see the humpback whales and where would it. Discover the natural majesty of iceland with the reykjavik super saver, a combination of two popular tours at a discounted price.
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