Whale watching from Hólmavík harbour

What you'll experience.

A great whale watching from Hólmavík harbour experience in the Westfjords of Iceland

This whale watching from Hólmavík harbour tour offers a great chance to discover the wildlife in the Westfjords of Iceland. Join this new and very exciting adventure, in this remote, beautiful and unspoilt part of Iceland.

The tour

The fjord outside Hólmavík is known to hold many humpback whales during the summer. Humpbacks are for many whale watchers around the world their favourite species. They are known to be the most playful, acrobatic and curious of all whales. Other species we can expect to see are minke whales and white-beaked dolphins. Occasional visitors are blue whales, orcas, pilot whales and possibly even sperm whales.

This tour departs from Hólmavík harbour 3 times a day: 9:30, 14:00 and 16:30

Please arrive at Hólmavík harbour 15 min before departure. These trips are always subject to weather and bookings. This tour requires a minimum of 4 adults for it to be operated. Please keep in touch a couple of days before tour departure date.

Please note

If you want more information about this Private Northern Lights Hunt or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can either send us a message through the contact form or via email at info@nordicgreentravel.com.

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This tour is carbon offset through the forestry project Plant a Tree in Iceland

If you want to know more about Plant a Tree in Iceland, please visit the project at www.plantatreeiniceland.is

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This tour is operated by our friends at Láki Tours. They are a thriving family-owned company in Grundarfjörður which specializes in whale watching and birdwatching tours. Their aim is to bring our customers as close to the whales as possible, without impacting negatively on them and their magnificent environment.

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