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  • ICELAND IS THE BIGGEST
    WHALE WATCHING DESTINATION IN EUROPE

    A good variety of species
    Frequent departures all year round
    Guidelines for responsible whale watching

    Code of conduct

  • CHOOSE RESPONSIBLE OPERATOR
    FOR MEMORABLE ENCOUNTERS
    WITH DOLPHINS AND WHALES

    A good variety of species
    Frequent departures all year round
    Guidelines for responsible whale watching

    Code of conduct

  • MEET US
    DON´T EAT US

    Only 2% of Icelanders say they eat whale meat regularly.
    98% NEVER eat it!

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Whales around Iceland

Around Iceland there are more than 20 different species of cetacean that frequent the waters. The species seen regularly on whale watching tours include minke, fin, blue, humpback, sperm and killer whales, white-beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises.

More about the species

Meet Us Don´t Eat Us

This is a joint project between IFAW and IceWhale with the aim of informing and educating tourists about a few key facts regarding whale meat consumption in Iceland and gain their support to protect whales by ending commercial whaling, instead of tasting it whale meat in restaurants.

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FACTS ABOUT WHALE WATCHING IN ICELAND

1991

was the year of the first whale watching trip in Iceland

90%

or higher is the success rate on the tours in the summer

23

is the number of different whale species found around Iceland

20%

of all tourist that visit Iceland go whale watching

We want whaling to end
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