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Friday, September 30, 2022

GENTLE GIANTS SUPPORTS THE LOCAL TAEKWONDO CLUB

Gentle Giants and the local sports club in Húsavík Völsungur TaeKwonDo department have signed an agreement on the company's support for the department. The league is very pleased with the support and sponsorship, and the funds will be used to buy new equipment that will be used in training and competitions.

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Friday, August 26, 2022

A DIP INTO THE WARM FEELING OF GREAT TEAMWORK

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate" - Oprah WinfreyAt Gentle Giants, the 15th of August isn't merely another day in the office. It represents the peak of the long 8-month season for the 2022 year.

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Puffin, Puffling, Puff...

The bird life of Iceland is characterized by a low number of species and a high degree of scpecialisation.A total of 390 different bird species have been spotted, but only 75 species nest here, out of the 11000 different known worldwide.

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Friday, July 8, 2022

MEET OUR TEAM: BEST FRIENDS ASSISTANTS

Hrefna and Karen are assistants for GG. Hrefna started working for GG in the summer 2021 and Karen in the summer 2022. As they are young, this is their first real job and they really like it. "We are both from Húsavík.

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Monday, June 20, 2022

WHAT A MONTH!

WHAT A MONTH! So far June has been spectacular! Good weather or bad weather, day or night, the bay was full of life! We got to see a variety of species: feeding humback whales in big numbers, blue whales, playful white beaked dolphins with babies, minke whales, and seals every now and then.

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

GRAND OPENING OF NEW HOUSE ON FLATEY

The 5th biggest island in Iceland, Flatey - the Flat Island - has welcomed yesterday more than 80 passengers from the luxury cruise ship "Silver Seas" for the grand opening of the long-time dreamed facilities that could host sheltered events around the tables.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

MANAGE YOUR BOOKING ONLINE

Did you know that you can manage your own booking on our self-service portal? We understand that travel plans may change, whether it is due to weather, COVID or other reasons. When booking online on our website you can reschedule the date and time of your tour at any time to suit your plans.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

SEASON START APRIL 1ST

Soon happening! On Friday April 1st our 2022 season officially starts with daily departures from Húsavík: GG1 Whale Watching – traditional oak boats. GG2 Big Whale Safari – modern RIB speedboats. We are all looking forward to get out on Skjálfandi Bay again searching for the gentle giants.

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

FINALLY BACK AT MANNAMÓT TRAVEL TRADE SHOW

Today we participated in the Mannamót Natural Iceland Travel Trade show in Reykjavík. Due to COVID the trade show had not been held since early 2020 so it was very nice to be back. Stefán and Daniel represented GG with great success.

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