Reykjavík Old Harbour is the departure point for whale watching and puffin tours; the operator Elding lists Classic Whale Watching all year at 2 to 3.5 hours, Premium Whale Watching from the Old Harbour between 1 April and 31 October, and puffin tours from 20 April (elding.is, read 7 November 2026). Its daily schedule showed departures at 9:00 and 13:00 for the classic tour. This page contains partner links: if you book, we earn a commission at no cost to you.
Highlights
The harbour
The boats leave from the Old Harbour.
Classic Whale Watching
2 to 3.5 hours, listed from 1 January to 31 December.
Premium Whale Watching
2 hours, daily from 1 April to 31 October, in a certified RIB boat for a maximum of 12 passengers.
Puffin watching
Classic and Premium tours last 1 hour; the Classic season runs from 20 April to 20 August and the Premium from 20 April to 15 August, to one of three islands just outside the city.
The whale tour
Reykjavík: Whale Watching and Marine Life Cruise is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 11,911 reviews on 8 November 2026; the price depends on the date and the group.
Practical info
Tips
- Elding's page gives durations and seasons, and its prices are in the booking calendar rather than on the page, so the amount depends on the tour and date. The choice between the two whale tours is size of boat and length: Classic lasts 2 to 3.5 hours and runs all year; Premium is a two-hour trip for 12 passengers at most in a certified RIB boat, from April to October. For puffins the whole trip is one hour, which makes it easy to fit into a Reykjavík stay, as compared in puffin tours in Iceland. North Iceland has its own whale bases, Húsavík and Akureyri, compared in whale watching tours in Iceland. Other harbour-district stops are the Aurora Reykjavík centre and Flyover Iceland.
How to get there
Reykjavík Old Harbour, in the city; the Elding site gives the Premium departure as "from the Old Harbour in Reykjavík".
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