To sum up, May has been a really successful month:We spotted loads of humpback whales within the past weeks – for many days we counted about 15 to 20 individuals on the tours. Many of them have been seen feeding, breaking the surface with a mouth filled up with food.
Two blue whales have been spotted this morning! Excellent weather and sea conditions in the bay today. Come and join us! More news soon...
We just received news from our RIB boat Amma Kibba that they are watching a Blue Whale in the bay on our Big Whale Safari tour! The Blue Whales can sometimes be seen here in late-May and early-June as they migrate further north to the Arctic.
Yesterday we received the 2015 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. Like the years before, it is once again a great honour to receive this award, as it is based on feedback from them who matter the most - our passengers.
The last snow has not disappeared completely and also summer is slow in coming. In contrast, our bay is getting full of life at the same time.Some weeks ago the beautiful puffins returned to their island in Skjálfandibay and also many other seabirds have been spotted during our whale watching tours.
The other day Gentle Giants' Employee Manager Johanna S. Svavarsdottir signed a sponsorship contract with former employee, Carla Basran from Canada.Charla is starting her PhD research project within the company in Húsavík.
From tomorrow, 1st of May, our “GG2 Big Whale Safari” starts to go out again! Departure is daily at 12:30 from 1st ‘till 14th of May. From 15th of May we will add a second departure at 16:00! On board our RIBs you have an even greater chance to encounter the gentle giants of Skjálfandibay: Due to the speed our RIBs are able to cover a much bigger area in search for whales.
In Iceland summer has started today on the 23rd of April. Icelanders celebrate “Sumardagurinn fyrsti” the first day of summer and wish each other a “happy summer” (Gleðilegt sumar)! Having a look outside the window it doesn’t look like summer at all, though.
“The morning trip on RIB Amma Kibba was exceptionally joyable....not to mention they all are of course. But this one included the Oldest & Youngest: Franz, 88 years old, from Holland came with his two grandchildren and sat next to the captain the whole trip.
From tomorrow, the 16th of April, we run two “GG1 Whale Watching”-tours scheduled daily at 9:45 and 13:15. Even better: for the next few days we will offer these tours on our RIB boat Amma Kibba! Snap the chance to experience a breath-taking trip out in Skjálfandibay on our speed boat! Curious? For more information on the boat click here.
