Start Your Day with Whale Watching and End Up Dancing with The Northern Lights
Highlights of the tour
About Tour
The second part of your adventure begins at 9pm or 10pm and lasts for 2 to 3 hours. Experience the Northern Lights like never before on a stunning sea tour. Witness this natural wonder while enjoying the warmth and comfort of our onboard facilities, with refreshments and snacks available. Seeing the Northern Lights from the sea offers a unique and unforgettable perspective.
If you are a curious traveler with a deep passion to discover naturally well-protected places, then this tour is exactly for you! Hop onto the boat and leave to the harbor to meet and greet the whales in the Reykjavik’s Faxafloi Bay. Get closer to nature and know more about the Marine Wildlife with the experts that accompany you onboard. Watching whales in coastal waters of Iceland starts with departing from the Reykjavik’s Old Harbour to reach the area that has the most probability to witness minke whales, harbor porpoises, white-beaked dolphins, or humpback whales. So, get ready and carry the essentials in your backpack to have an experience of the lifetime.
Iceland, which is located at the edge of the arctic circle makes a perfect destination to witness the naturally occurring phenomenon – Aurora Borealis. Hop on to the tour from Reykjavik and hunt to find the perfect view of the dancing lights against the dark background. After spending time watching the whales in the wide-open sea, witnessing the dancing lights is extremely soothing and relaxing too. The elusive Northern Lights presents a beautiful sight, an example of art and science coexisting. You will see the majestic ribbons of green, red, white, or purple that flutters above your head all over the sky. So, this could be a perfect end to a fantastic day.
Included
- Whale Watching tour lasting 2 to 3.5 hours
- Northern Lights tour lasting 2 to 3 hours
- Knowledgeable and professional guides
- Free return ticket if no sightings are made
- Warm flotation overalls provided
- Complimentary WiFi on board
- Heated indoor cabins and onboard restrooms
- Free seasickness tablets available
What to bring
- Sturdy footwear
- Warm clothing
- Camera
Good to know
- Arrive at the departure point at least 30 minutes before your scheduled tour.
- For environmental reasons, some tours may be conducted on a shared boat with one of our partners to reduce the number of vessels on the water.
- Whale watching and Northern Lights are subject to weather conditions. If either part of the combo tour is canceled due to weather, you may reschedule or receive a refund for the portion you missed.
- If one part of the tour is completed but the other is canceled, you’ll be charged only for the completed tour, with the price difference refunded.
- Check our Daily Diary on our website for up-to-date tour information.
- If you don’t see whales or the Northern Lights, you’ll have the opportunity to take the tour again for free.
FAQ
The meeting point for the tour is at Reykjavik Harbor
You should schedule to be at our departure point at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure.
Please let us know if you want us to pick you up at your hotel.
Pick-ups must be booked with a minimum of one hour before the tour departure time, all pick-ups booked after that will be discarded.
Adults: 2.200 ISK
Youth 7-15 years: 1.100 ISK
Kids 0-6 years: FREE
Check the booking engine to see if your accommodation is available for pick up. If not, find the closest designated pick up location using the map below:
Yes, you will go off the boat in Reykjavik between the whale watching part of the tour and the northern lights part.
We recommend that you walk around and explore the city & grab a dinner before you go on the northern lights hunt in the evening.
The northern lights part of the tour is operated on a boat as well as the whale watching part of the tour.
If the tour gets cancelled due to weather you can choose between rescheduling the tour for another departure or receiving a full refund.
Free cancellation up to 1 day before the tour. If you cancel within 1 day notice, a 100% fee will be charged.
However, we always ask you to cancel the tour as soon as possible so we can adjust the schedule for the day depending on how many people will be joining the tour.
Light snacks, sandwiches, coffee, tea, beer and soft drinks are sold onboard.
We have almost 100% sightings on this tour. However, if you don’t see whales on the tour you can reschedule the tour free of charge for the next available day.
Our northern lights experts take a very good look at the forecast for each night and therefor we have almost 100% sightings on this tour. If the northern lights forecast is not good for the evening, we will cancel the northern lights part of the tour and you can choose between rescheduling or getting a full refund.
Yes, and you definitely should! The setting on the tour is full of amazing, scenic views.
This is, of course, a personal choice, we have often had pregnant women on our trips. This tour is listed as easy so if you do not feel uncomfortable on a boat, this tour should be ideal for you.
If you are unfortunate enough to miss out on them on our tour, we offer you to rebook the tour free of charge on another day of your trip.
If you are unfortunate enough to miss out on the northern lights on our tour, we offer you to rebook the northern lights tour free of charge on another day of your trip.
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