Yesterday we had a nice visit from a class of Chinese tourist guide students from the Icelandic School of Travel and Tourism. They were on a field trip and we invited them out for whale watching to experience what Húsavík and Gentle Giants has to offer.
We are proud to present our new brochure for 2016. Read about our adventures from Húsavík, get to know our team, and discover things to do in Iceland.
We could finally go out whale watching today after two stormy days and cancelled trips. It is always exciting to go out after such storms and see what Skjálfandi Bay has to offer. Two humpbacks were spotted in the bay today, the first humpbacks that we see since our season started.
The whale watching season so far has been quite successful with frequent blue whale sightings in the past two weeks. Now it is time to add tours to our timetable and start the popular GG2 Big Whale Safari & Puffins on our RIB speedboats.
"Blue sky, blue ocean, blue whale. Obsessed with days like today". This is how guide Charla describes her experience after a very successful tour this morning. Imagine being in the presence of the largest animal on earth.
On our 9:45 tour today, the passengers and crew were lucky enough to spot not one, but two giants in the bay! On a perfectly calm and clear day at sea, two blue whales were busy feeding. One of them repeatedly showed the fluke and was even rolling at the surface as it fed on the krill below, much to the delight of everyone on board.
On today's tour, crew and passengers on board Faldur were privileged to be in the presence of the largest animal on earth. This is what our guide Charla said after the tour: "It was a sunny Sunday morning out on the bay, and along with the beautiful weather on our 9:45 tour came a beautiful blue whale! The early arrival of the blue whale, the largest animal on earth, along with the sunshine is a sure sign of spring in Húsavík and an exciting whale watching season ahead at Gentle Giants".
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new website! For the last months, we have worked hard on the website and are proud to present it today. It went live at 9:45, the time of our first scheduled departure 2016. Our team member Daniel has led the project, in co-operation with our designer Halli, Eva at Kría Design and Hunang Web Agency.
Soon it is here: April 1st which means the very first tour of the year. It is always one of the most exciting ones as we have waited and prepared for it since last autumn. Our oak boat Faldur will start the season with crew and passengers – for the 15th season! The chances are big for a great premiere tour as we know there have already been whales of all sizes in Skjálfandi Bay this year.
A new exhibition featuring a real blue whale skeleton was opened at the Húsavík Whale Museum last weekend. This is big news literally for the museum and for Húsavík. The blue whale was found beached in 2010 in Skagi in northwest Iceland.
