THIS IS IT! Tomorrow 1st March the 2019 whale watching season officially starts from Húsavík. The first tour of the year is scheduled at 10:45 on board our boat Sylvía. Bookings in advance recommended.
Our 18th season is just around the corner. Daily whale watching tours on board Sylvía will start from Húsavík on 1st March 2019 – earlier than ever before. We are super excited to begin the season so early and head out on Skjálfandi Bay again with whale watchers in search of the giants of the ocean.
The annual Icelandair Mid-Atlantic Tradeshow was held in Reykjavík last week and Gentle Giants took an active part as usual. The tradeshow was held for the 27th time and this year around 700 participants from 21 countries joined the event.
Yesterday was a very social day for Gentle Giants when we attended the Natural Icelandic Tourism Workshop Mannamót. The name means "people coming together" and suits well for this event where more than 250 tourism companies from all over Iceland gather to present their businesses.
Happy New Year to all our friends around the world! A new year has begun, a year full of exciting opportunities and plans. The next season will start earlier than ever, on 1st March. But before we shift all focus to the future, we would like to take a quick look back at our highlights of 2018. Long story short, Gentle Giants had a great year with amazing whale encounters, new state-of-the-art headquarters and a fantastic team to be very proud of.
We send our warmest holiday greetings to you all! The Gentle Giants team
Another whale watching season here in Húsavík has come to an end. It is time to look back at yet another great year. Winter is here and our maintenance crew are already in full swing with the preparations for next year.
There is still plenty of action here in the bay, off the coast of Húsavík. We are seeing plenty of humpback whales everyday. A few minke whales and the occasional pod of white-beaked dolphins are also visiting Skjalfandi bay these days.
It is starting to turn into a beautiful wintery scene here in North Iceland as we enter our final month of our whale-watching season. Even though this is our final month, the whales have still been delighting passengers and crew out in the bay.
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