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Whale watching on the Snaefellsnes PeninsulaWhale Watching in Iceland Whales come to feed off Olafasvik and the Snaefellsnes Peninsula off Iceland’s west coast during the summer months. North Atlantic whales like humpbacks, but mostly blue whales come visiting in the summer but the usual inhabitants are minkes, sperm whales, orcas, basking sharks and dolphins. During the main season larger animals are spotted closer in to the land and in recent years the number of sperm whale and blue whale sightings has increased as water temperatures change. The glacial backdrop is also spectacular, especially on a lovely bright day and makes for pleasant views while you wait for a fin. Read more about this at World Reviewer: Whale watching on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula »
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Unfortunately the whale watching from Olafsvik has been canceled. Seatours still offers a fantastic bird and nature watching tour from Stykkisholmur http://seatours.is/Frontpage/Ourtours/UniqueAdventureTour/
For whale watching we recommend Eldingrom Reykjavik) and Northsailing (from Husavik).
Hope this helps!
all the very best from Iceland, Kristrun By Kristrun on 11 January 2010 Leave a comment |
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