Two bearded seals have been visiting Húsavík harbour several times throughout this winter. Just as whales, also seals are marine mammals, even though they’re semi-aquatic. More precisely, they´re pinnipeds (one of four taxonomic groups marine mammals are divided into).
Today, 8th of March, we celebrate International Women´s Day.We at Gentle Giants are not only proud of a very international team, but also for having women employed in nearly all work fields within the company: in customer service (prior to your arrival as well as on-site, at the ticket center as much as around our meeting points by the harbour), as guides and captains on the boats as well as in the office and management.
Husavik is a charming fishing village in the Northeast of Iceland, just some 50 km south of the Arctic Circle.Our small lovable town is situated along the coastline of picturesque Skjálfandi Bay and nearly any place in town offers breathtaking views of the surrounding Cheek Mountains and the pristine waters of the bay.
In one month, on April 1st, our whale watching season starts again with daily departures until November 30th. We are very excited and can't wait to sail out onto Skjálfandi Bay again and explore the ocean out of Húsavík harbour.
Continuing introducing stories of our passionate guides who follow the whales around the world. Humpback whales are believed to be one of the mammals in our planet that are taking some of the longest migration, at about 16000 to 24000 km each year.
We take pride in taking good care of our fleet with the best of maintenance! Earlier this winter, our oak boat Sylvía sailed to Stykkishólmur on the west coast of Iceland. There she has been taken into an indoor dry dock and is going through complete makeover including getting a new modern engine.
"If you're going to Iceland soon, we did the excursion with gentlegiantswhalewatching and it was a unique time, the interaction was super funny, educational and 0 invasive. Seeing the whales was one of the moments I most expected and dreamed of on this trip.
Are you ready to dive into an incredible career opportunity working with wildlife experiences and people from all over the world? We're on the lookout for passionate guides and dynamic ticket sales staff to join our crew for the upcoming season from Húsavík, the Whale Capital of Iceland.
Our guides love whales and during the off-season months in Húsavík, many of them travel the world to work with marine mammals in other destinations. Among them is Alberto, a dedicated guide and biologist, who has been with Gentle Giants for several years but is now in New Zealand working with wildlife tours.
The inaugural Week of Tourism took place last week in Reykjavík, coinciding with the well-established Mannamót, the Natural Iceland Tourism Workshop, which has become a cornerstone event in Iceland's tourism.
