Tuesday, November 15, 2016
END OF SEASON
Today, 15th of November, our whale watching season of 2016 has officially ended. We will start sailing again on the 1st April 2017. Find more information on our tours and timetable for next year here.
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
SHARING MEMORIES
Tobias has been out with us on a whale watching trip a little while ago. When looking at his photos back in Germany, he came across this lovely shot of our oak boat Faldur and a humpback whale leaving for a dive right next to the vessel.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
NOVEMBER WHALE WATCHING CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL
A short report on our whale sightings and tours of the past week – written by guide Miro: November has started very well here in Skjálfandi Bay with two to three humpback whales being seen on our "GG1 Whale Watching" tours.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
NOVEMBER ARRIVED
As November has started we have cut down our schedule to one daily „GG1 Whale Watching“ - departure leaving at 10:45AM and we continue to sail that tour until the 15th of November! October has been throughtly successful with whales being spotted every day.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
AT ONE WITH THE SEA
The other day we were lucky to watch a completely unafraid, yet so gorgeous humpback whale surfacing really near to our RIB speed boat during a “GG2 Big Whale Safari”, which departed at 12:30. The humpback whale seemed to be at one with the sea as it was surfing the smooth waves surrounding it.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
ANOTHER PASSENGER’S FEEDBACK
Amit from India has been a passenger on our 9:30 GG2 Big Whale Safari on the RIB speed boat the other day. As throughout October, humpback whales were encountered on the trip. The same day in the afternoon Amit sent following message: “Hello, I had a great time today with Gentle Giants [on the] 9.30 morning tour, it was superb.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
FABULOUS OCTOBER
Winter is definitely arriving to Skjálfandi Bay as it gets colder and colder at sea. As time passes, one would assume the whales will soon leave and start their journey towards warmer waters. However, it turns out NOT to be the truth: Even though our whale watching season will finish in less than a month, whale-wise we can’t really see any difference to the summer time - the bay is still frequented by several humpback whales! Here is guide Miro’s story: “Just the other day, I knew already before our tour had started that it’s going to be amazing out there.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
FROM A PASSENGER'S POINT OF VIEW
At half way through October, the whale watching continues to be wonderful here in the bay. So far the fall months have been successful and exciting, with many humpback whales still around to entertain our passengers and crew, and even some minke whales as well!It is always nice to hear from our passengers about their personal experiences on board, and we received this lovely feedback and picture from Dennis de Wildt who joined us in September: "Great trip!! Don’t hesitate just do the trip.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
GG AT VESTNORDEN TRAVEL MART
Vestnorden Travel Mart was held in Reykjavík last week and Gentle Giants was there. This is an important trade show in the North Atlantic region, connecting tourism suppliers from Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland with buyers around the world.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
THE PERFECT SHOW
The past days we've been blessed with many whales spending their time along the Cheek Mountains as well as in the southern part of the bay. Some days we counted up to 11 different individuals surfacing all around us.