Marine research is a very important part for the whales, wildlife and the world's oceans. Charla Basran, a marine biologist from Canada, is currently completing her PhD. research project in Húsavík, analysing humpback entanglement in fishing gears.
Happy New Year to all our friends around the world. A new year has begun with new exciting opportunities as we celebrate our 20th year in offering wildlife experiences. But before leaving last year behind, we would like to take a quick look back at our highlights of 2020. It certainly was a very special and challenging year for the whole world.
We send our warmest holiday greetings to you all! Best regards from the team of Gentle Giants
Gentle Giants has proudly been an active sponsor of UNICEF Children for over 12 years now. These donations are important to us as we believe that social responsibility of businesses is crucial and especially in these times of difficulties that the world is going through.
December has arrived and Christmas is around the corner. Our boats have been decorated with the annual lights. The boats look great and it certainly gives a nice Christmas atmosphere to Húsavík harbour and brightens up this darkest period of the year.
"Húsavík always looks beautiful. No matter the season. I love it here", says our captain and guide Daniel González from Spain, who is spending his first winter in Húsavík. There have been wonderful winter days recently with cold temperatures, snowfall and sunshine.
We have just released new gift card options where you can buy gift cards for all occasions and even with a discount. Surprise your near and dear ones with a gift card for a whale watching tour from Húsavík – the Whale Capital of Iceland.
Is Iceland on your bucket list once the situation gets better? We are happy to tell you that we are open for bookings for 2021. Book your whale watching adventure from Húsavík by a local family company with a long history in Skjálfandi Bay.
Even though our season has officially ended for scheduled tours this year, we are still always ready to try to accommodate any private requests. This morning our captain Sverrir took a small group of Mexicans out for a private sea angling tour on board Aþena.
Earlier than usual, our whale watching season has come to an end today, 30th of September. We'd like to thank all our passengers for having joined our tours throughout the last months, but also our crew on land and on the boats for making the tours possible.
