Giant news for our hometown! 'Husavik' has just been nominated for an Oscar as the Best Original Song. The song is from the Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, where Húsavík plays a huge role.
Spring atmosphere is in the air here in Húsavík. The days are getting longer and the weather lately has been great with sunshine, clear skies and the snow is melting. Officially our season should have started on 1st March.
First tour of the year at Gentle Giants was today when a family from Sweden went on a private tour on board our boat Athena with captain Sverrir and guide Miro. Weather was nice with some southerly winds and sunshine.
Give a memorable experience for Valentine's Day – surprise your near and dear ones with a gift card for a whale watching tour from Húsavík, the Whale Capital of Iceland. What could possibly be more romantic than enjoying breathtaking whale encounters together on a cruise in the midnight sun and sharing the memories forever? Check out the discounted gift cards.
Marine research is a very important part for the whales, wildlife and the world's oceans. Charla Basran, a marine biologist from Canada, is currently completing her PhD. research project in Húsavík, analysing humpback entanglement in fishing gears.
Happy New Year to all our friends around the world. A new year has begun with new exciting opportunities as we celebrate our 20th year in offering wildlife experiences. But before leaving last year behind, we would like to take a quick look back at our highlights of 2020. It certainly was a very special and challenging year for the whole world.
We send our warmest holiday greetings to you all! Best regards from the team of Gentle Giants
Gentle Giants has proudly been an active sponsor of UNICEF Children for over 12 years now. These donations are important to us as we believe that social responsibility of businesses is crucial and especially in these times of difficulties that the world is going through.
December has arrived and Christmas is around the corner. Our boats have been decorated with the annual lights. The boats look great and it certainly gives a nice Christmas atmosphere to Húsavík harbour and brightens up this darkest period of the year.
"Húsavík always looks beautiful. No matter the season. I love it here", says our captain and guide Daniel González from Spain, who is spending his first winter in Húsavík. There have been wonderful winter days recently with cold temperatures, snowfall and sunshine.
