After a few days of minke whales and dolphins, a blue whale was seen on the morning tour onboard Sylvía. Passengers got the privilege to witness the largest animal on earth - which can grow up to 33 metres and 200 tons! Those are good news that the bigger whales are still around in the area and hopefully they will stay some time with us.
“I got so surprised when it jumped – I've never, during all my minke encounters, experienced anything like it!” Guide Guðrún explained to us, excited after her 13:15 tour. It had been showing off also for the boat at 16:45 when it was Guide María's turn to be happily surprised.
It kept on and we never wanted the show to end; A jumping humpback which made us forget both time and space. I was guiding the Big Whale Safari yesterday evening and what could possibly suit better on that tour than a humpback breaching some 70-80 times - right in front of us? The photos are taken by Peter who was a guide onboard Sylvía.
The Ticket Centre gets constant reports from different guides and captains onboard our different boats and all the time the whales seem to increase both in number and size. In this very moment our lucky passengers are watching three blue whales, two humpbacks and dolphins.
Yesterday evening was very beautiful and as made for an unforgettable whale watching trip. Onboard I met Bianca from Holland and we were some of the lucky ones who got to experience two relaxed humpback whales close to the boat during very peaceful conditions.
“Today is a beautiful summer day in Húsavík and I thought that going whale watching would be a great way to spend my afternoon." said Stefán Guðmundsson, director of Gentle Giants.
Humpback whales are known for being acrobatic and it happens that we see them breach out of the water. What captain Óðinn and guide Anna Björg encountered today was something very special.
Peter, who is doing his fourth season as a guide, came up to the Ticket Centre after his 13:15 tour, excited as if he had seen whales for the first time. It has been foggy the whole day but it does not stop us from whale watching, and Peter's trip turned out to be excellent! This is what he said about it: “This tour was really really special.
For ten days there is a course going on in Húsavík for marine biologists, held by the University of Iceland in cooperation with the Húsavík Research Centre. 26 international students learn different methods on how to do research on whales.
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