Today the Gentle Giants team welcomed the passengers of the Iceland ProCruises ship and took them on a tour of beautiful Flatey, the "Flat Island". All 130 passengers came to Flatey and learnt about the island's rich history of fishing and farming, and its current use as a summer paradise.
There have been at least three blue whales seen on our tours yesterday and today, and one of them is believed to be the "hybrid" whale! The giant blue whales are continuing to visit the bay these days on their way to the Artic.
Last week some of our Gentle Giants team attended the IceWhale seminar at the Húsavík Whale Museum and listened to many interesting talks about "Economical impacts of whale watching and development of harbour areas".
To sum up, May has been a really successful month:We spotted loads of humpback whales within the past weeks – for many days we counted about 15 to 20 individuals on the tours. Many of them have been seen feeding, breaking the surface with a mouth filled up with food.
Two blue whales have been spotted this morning! Excellent weather and sea conditions in the bay today. Come and join us! More news soon...
We just received news from our RIB boat Amma Kibba that they are watching a Blue Whale in the bay on our Big Whale Safari tour! The Blue Whales can sometimes be seen here in late-May and early-June as they migrate further north to the Arctic.
Yesterday we received the 2015 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. Like the years before, it is once again a great honour to receive this award, as it is based on feedback from them who matter the most - our passengers.
The last snow has not disappeared completely and also summer is slow in coming. In contrast, our bay is getting full of life at the same time.Some weeks ago the beautiful puffins returned to their island in Skjálfandibay and also many other seabirds have been spotted during our whale watching tours.
The other day Gentle Giants' Employee Manager Johanna S. Svavarsdottir signed a sponsorship contract with former employee, Carla Basran from Canada.Charla is starting her PhD research project within the company in Húsavík.
From tomorrow, 1st of May, our “GG2 Big Whale Safari” starts to go out again! Departure is daily at 12:30 from 1st ‘till 14th of May. From 15th of May we will add a second departure at 16:00! On board our RIBs you have an even greater chance to encounter the gentle giants of Skjálfandibay: Due to the speed our RIBs are able to cover a much bigger area in search for whales.
