Orcas on today's tour. In snowy winter weather today, the enthusiastic crew and passengers on board Sylvía eagerly searched for whales but keeping expectations low due the conditions. But as we always say, wild nature is indeed unpredictable.
The leading German model ship magazine ModellWerft has just published a detailed front page article featuring a model ship inspired by Gentle Giants boat Faldur. It certainly was a great surprise when we received a copy of the newest issue of the ModellWerft magazine yesterday, where Faldur plays a major different role.
Gentle Giants Whale Watching employs people from places all over the world. Some of our staff members are students who come to spend their summers in Húsavík to earn money, while at the same time being able to see and enjoy whale sightings every day.
Although season 2021 is still in full swing with daily whale watching departures from Húsavík throughout November, we are also busy preparing for next year. Online bookings on our website are now open so you can book your adventure for 2022. Check out our new sales manual and get inspired to visit the Whale Capital of Iceland! The 2022 whale watching season will start on April 1st and we are looking forward to it already.
"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them."Our season is still in full swing, but that doesn't mean we can't look back and take 5 minutes to realise how great it has been so far and in so many aspects.
It's that time of the year again! The month of August has come to an end, opening up to new opportunities of seeing rare visitors in the bay. Several migratory birds have already left, such as the puffins, some others, like the artic terns are about to start heading South for their long long winter migration.
The summer is far from over, but the sun is setting below the horizon again and that means that we can see spectacular, dramatic and colourful sunsets at night. The period with 24 hours of daylight is a very special one, but this period in August can be truly magical as well.
Time flies when you're having fun, and fun we had in July! The weather has been fantastic almost throughout the entire month and the abundant presence and variety of marine wildlife in Skjálfandi Bay has simply been wonderful too.
We have had the immense pleasure of witnessing bubble net feeding humpbacks in the Bay lately. Everyone is waiting patiently for these gentle giants to emerge and all of a sudden big bubbles start appearing at the surface: at first just a couple, then more and more forming a circle.
July has arrived and sure to say that the high season has started. Weather has been amazing with high temperatures and sunshine and plenty of whales in the bay. Now from July we add several departures to our timetable so from early morning until late evening there are tours running from Húsavík.
