Why choose Gentle Giants for your Iceland whale watching experience?
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Tomorrow, we celebrate "Sumardagurinn Fyrsti" - the first day of summer - here in Iceland. Back in the days, it was commonly regarded as a good omen if summer and winter “froze together,” (meaning that temperatures had to drop below zero in the night of the last day of winter to the first day of summer).
››MoreThey're baaaaack!The first humpback whale of the season has been spotted by our RIB speedboats in Skjálfandi Bay this morning! Every spring, these gentle giants return to Iceland after a long migration from tropical waters.
››MorePersonally, among all the whale and dolphin species I have seen around the world over the years, the humpback whale continues to be my favourite among them all. Surely, there is something fascinating, unique and astonishing about every single whale species: the social structures and advanced and adapted hunting techniques of the orcas, the sheer size of a blue whale, the sound volume and diving skills of the sperm whales and so on and on… But what about the humpback whale, our most common visitor in Skjálfandi Bay? Each tail is uniqueTheir tail flukes have unique patterns, kind of like a fingerprint.
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Awarded the Travelers’ Choice Awards 2024. We are proud to be the only whale watching company in Húsavík awarded by TripAdvisor in 2024 and for 13 consecutive years!
