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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Even though the 2016 season is still going on – and indeed with great whale sightings – our sales team in Reykjavík and abroad is very busy those months focusing on 2017. We are proud to present our new Sales Manual which was published today.
September has been a successful whale watching month! Even though autumn has arrived, many humpback whales are still seen in the bay. Four to five humpback whales could be seen diving and surfacing in the same area throughout the month.
Today, one of our RIB speed boats was able to see a fin whale. Fin whales are the second largest whales existing on earth and seldom seen in our bay. Usually, they spend their day further out, searching for food in deeper waters.
