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HÚSAVÍK – THE WHALE CAPITAL OF ICELAND
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160 YEARS OF FAMILY HISTORY IN THE BAY
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VISIT THE GENTLE GIANTS OF HÚSAVÍK
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WELCOME ABOARD
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97-99% SIGHTINGS IN THE PAST YEARS ON AVERAGE
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SUPPORT TO NATURE
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FIVE GENERATIONS IN SKJÁLFANDI BAY
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RESPONSIBLE WHALE WATCHING
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FLATEY ISLAND – THE ORIGINALS
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CLOSER TO PURE NATURE

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Why choose Gentle Giants for your Iceland whale watching experience?

  • The truly locally owned family company
  • 160 years of family history in the bay
  • Awarded for excellence
  • Very high safety standards
  • Great respect to nature and wildlife
  • Code of Conduct for responsible whale watching
  • Highly experienced and qualified crew
  • Boats with modern eco-friendly engines
  • Discounts in Húsavík for customers
  • Free cancellation up until 24 hours
  • Choose to pay in advance or on arrival
  • Change your booking at any time online

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WELCOME TO PARADISE!

Friday, May 9, 2025

The other day, on a sunny afternoon, yet another tour departed for beautiful Flatey Island on our oak boat Sylvía. Flatey, literally a small paradise just some miles out from Húsavík, offers a serene escape into nature and history.

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UNDERGROUND ARCHITECTS

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Puffins are well known for their colourful appearance and charismatic expressions, but have you ever had a closer look at their rather unique nesting behaviour? Probably one of the most fascinating aspects of the puffins’ life cycle is their use of burrows to raise their young: Puffins spend most of the year at sea, but then, as the breeding season commences, all of them return to their colonies along sea cliffs, grassy shorelines or islands.

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FINISHING APRIL IN STYLE

Thursday, May 1, 2025

April definitely finished in style: another BLUE WHALE visited our bay today! The first month of our whale watching season has been unusually successful with several species having been sighted - all the way from the smallest to the tallest.

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Awarded the Travelers’ Choice Awards 2024. We are proud to be the only whale watching company in Húsavík awarded by TripAdvisor in 2024 and for 13 consecutive years!

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