While the current season is long not over and our boats still heading out for whale watching daily until the end of November, preparations for the next year have started already. For those among you who are already planning their trip to Iceland next year, it is now possible to read into our sales manual for 2025, get inspired, but even make a booking for our tours next season.
When heading out onto Skjálfandi Bay in search for whales, the first thing we usually spot - oftentimes from a far distance - is the spout of the whale, or also called the blow. The spout looks much like a cloud of mist shooting up from the surface - everytime the whale exhales air.
October has started beautifully. Not only have we had some sunny days, but neither the whales were shy to show up: While we have seen several humpback whale individuals throughout these days, also minke whales and large groups of harbour porpoises could be spotted occasionally.
If you have been with us on one of our GG2 tours you have experienced our fast and safe speedboats And you probably learned something about them! We have four speedboats: Amma SIGGA (on the first photo); Amma HELGA; Amma KIBBA; Amma JOHANNA.
Humpback whales have a particular feature on top of their heads and under the chin that other whales don´t. That feature is little bumps, called tubercules, which can be almost the size of a golf ball.
Today we say thank you and goodbye to the month of September 👋🏽 It was a month of many feelings, we got quite a few days of bad weather, winter came early and the mountains got covered of snow, we had beautiful sea days with hungry whales and days where whales were enjoying their time underwater for a long time.
Someone is checking on us! Spotting a cute little head out of the water checking on humans is one of the highlights of some tours! Skjálfandi Bay is home to many species and seals are one of them One of the places where we normally see them is around a rock close to the mountains, called Fiskisker (fish rock).
Even though humpback whales tend to be the species we spot in most of our tours, they aren't the only ones inhabiting Skjálfandi Bay. Here in the bay we have many other species roaming around and one of them is our beloved sneaky stinky minke! You might find weird the way that I just introduced you to this whale but that's our nickname for the minke whale! You wonder why? Minke whales, despite being quite frequent visitors to Skjálfandi Bay, they are not the easiest species to spot and to follow.
Whales are magnificent animals - and there's something so magical about them! Lifetime memories are hopefully something every one of our passengers makes on our tours - of these gentle giants of the wild blue ocean! While we thrive to always give the best experience possible, it's so great to hear back from our guests, whether that is a message, review, photos or videos.
Just the other day, I talked about the efficiency of the so-called blubber layer when it comes to keeping a whale warm while swimming in the cold waters of the North Atlantic. However, there's more to this fat layer than just its superb insulation attributes against freezing temperatures.
