Flatey Island is a real paradise with unspoiled nature and a haven for birdlife. Being the home of more than 30 different species of birds during the breeding season, it realises dreams by bird enthusiasts - and any wildlife lover for that sake.
Except for scheduled trips, Gentle Giants also offers tailor made tours. Yesterday we went out on our RIB Amma Sigga with a happy group of Icelandic women. One of them had a big birthday and they decided to celebrate it through experiencing speed and whales with us.
Watching whales from our RIB Amma Sigga gives you the possibility of seeing the gentle giants from the surface level. We often get closer to the whales on our RIB than on our oak boats, which means you have the chance of getting incredible and incomparable views, memories and photos.
Report from captain Bessi on Sylvía on the 9:45 tour - two blue whales spotted! The largest animals on earth. Humpbacks also seen in the bay, along with minkes and dolphins. Whale festival in Skjálfandi Bay.
The conditions have been dreamlike today! Both our regular whale watching tours and the Big Whale Safari have experienced numerous humpbacks and minkes feeding close to the mountains on the other side of the bay.
May has been a very good month, both regarding whales and weather. Many humpbacks have come and gone, as well as minkes, blue whales, white-beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises.We are now ready to speed up a bit, and welcome June through introducing eight daily departures: Whale Watching: The traditional tour on our oak boats.
This morning I visited Kalli and Björgvin at the shipyard in Akureyri. They have been working on our oak boat Sylvía, giving her the annual beauty treatment. Now everything is tip-top and she is ready to start sailing on 1st June.
Our tour today at 9:45 was a dream for any whale watcher! When leaving harbour we reminded our passengers - as always - of that we are dealing with wild nature; "maybe we will be lucky, maybe not.
On the 13:15 tour today, crew and passengers on board Faldur got the privilege to witness the largest animal on earth, the blue whale! This is great news and hope that this animal will stay in the bay for some time.
"It was great at sea! My strongest memory from today was the feeding humpback coming up regularly around our drifting boat. It is days like those that I think back at during the winter" said Daniel, second guide on the departures 9:45 and 13:15.- Lia Humpback coming up right next to our boat.
