Whale Watching in Iceland — The Best Destinations and Tours

Amy Green
8 min readMar 21, 2019

Iceland boasts to have some of the best Whale Watching areas in the world. The cold waters off the coast entertain to a diverse marine life. Whale-Watching is as essential a part of any trip to Iceland as seeing Northern Lights, Blue Lagoon, Hot Springs & Glaciers. This blog post provides everything you need to know about whale watching Iceland has to offer.

Reasons Why Iceland Is One Of The World’s Best Whale-Watching Destinations

High Chances Of Seeing Whales

Iceland’s waters are very rich and the whales love it. So you have high chances of seeing whales off Iceland. According to recent figures, there’s a 90% probability of spotting a whale on a summer Whale-Watching Iceland trip.

20+ Species Of Whales To Explore

You may see Humpback Whale, Minke Whale, Blue Whale, Fin Whale, Orca, Sperm Whale, Pilot Whale, Sei Whale, Harbour Porpoise, Basking Sharks, numerous species of Dolphins, Seals and of course Sea birds like…

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Amy Green

Hi I’m Amy — travel blogger, dog lover, digital marketer. I write mainly about Europe, Middle East and Southeast Asia. Getting into drones!