Our bay is not only great for whale watching, it is perfect for bird watching too. The peaceful islands located in Skjálfandi Bay, like Flatey, is in the summer home to more than 30 species of nesting birds.
The past days have been shaped by several different species of whales including some that are rather seldom in Skjálfandi Bay.Especially one tour will always stick in my memory:We were heading out on our RIB boat Amma Kibba.
Is it clear that Skjálfandi bay is a heaven for life. In late spring the water starts to get warm, the ice is melting and all the nutrients appear on the sea surface. Consequently, plankton, krill and small fishes, which especially baleen whales feed on, are coming up.
A group of five sperm whales were encountered on our 12:30 Big Whale Safari tour today. This is extremely unique and one of the very, very few times in our history that it has ever happened.Our captain Sverrir said that the sperm whales dived for quite some time but once they re-surfaced they also stayed up for several minutes.
The other day we had a school group from the USA joining a GG2 Big Whale Safari & Puffins tour. 19 youths between the ages of 12 and 14 went out on two RIBs in pursuit of whales, puffins and thrilling speed on sea level.
May has been a super succesful month with many whales of all sizes and happy people - both crew and passengers.We are now ready to speed up a bit, and welcome June through increasing to nine daily departures: GG1 Whale Watching: The traditional tour on our oak boats.
One of our new crew members, Þórdís, has come quickly into her role as a guide and seems to enjoy it a lot. But who would not just love it during the amazing conditions that we have had recently.
Except for scheduled tours, Gentle Giants also organises tailor made trips upon request. On Tuesday 27th May, a group of travel agents from Reykjavík made their way up north. Their aim was to experience and better get to know the different possibilities that Húsavík and its surrounding area have to offer within tourism.
If you have not yet seen our brochure for 2014, you can check it out here:
The whales have been many recently - blue whales and humpbacks included. The weather is nice and the forecast is good as well. Top whale watching these days with other words!It is always fun when our tours exceed our passengers’ expectations - and even better when they express their satisfaction after their experience with us.
