We are very excited to announce the launch of our new website! For the last months, we have worked hard on the website and are proud to present it today. It went live at 9:45, the time of our first scheduled departure 2016. Our team member Daniel has led the project, in co-operation with our designer Halli, Eva at Kría Design and Hunang Web Agency.
Soon it is here: April 1st which means the very first tour of the year. It is always one of the most exciting ones as we have waited and prepared for it since last autumn. Our oak boat Faldur will start the season with crew and passengers – for the 15th season! The chances are big for a great premiere tour as we know there have already been whales of all sizes in Skjálfandi Bay this year.
A new exhibition featuring a real blue whale skeleton was opened at the Húsavík Whale Museum last weekend. This is big news literally for the museum and for Húsavík. The blue whale was found beached in 2010 in Skagi in northwest Iceland.
“Watching the blue whale through the telescope in my apartment! So exciting. Best way to spend my Sunday!” It is winter in Húsavík. Unbelievable but true, there have been on and off reports of blue whale sightings in Skjálfandi Bay last week.
Humpback whales have been very frequent visitors in Skjálfandi Bay. They are magnificent animals and witnessing a humpback taking a dive and raising its fluke out of the water is amazing. But the fluke is more than just beauty, it can give researchers valuable information as each fluke is unique - just like our fingerprints.
Time flies and today there are six weeks until we start our 2016 season. The first tour of the year is scheduled on 1st April at 9:45. It is soon time for our boats to head out on Skjálfandi Bay again with whale watchers in search of the giants of the ocean.
The annual Mid-Atlantic Tradeshow was held in Reykjavík last weekend and Gentle Giants took an active part. Never before have so many people attended. All in all we were around 850 participants, thereof 530 foreign guests from 21 nationalities.
Mid-Atlantic Tradeshow starts tomorrow in Reykjavík and Gentle Giants will be there. We are warming up for the event and are looking very much forward to it. Gentle Giants is located at booth S22, where our sales team Stefán, Halli, Alexia and Daniel will welcome you with a giant smile.
Our online job application form for season 2016 has been open for several weeks and we have received many great applications from all over the world. The deadline for applying for a job is on 31st January and we are searching for guides and ticket sales staff for the upcoming season.
