Big whale safari and Puffins
FOR MORE EXCITEMENT
With our speedboats, we can offer our passengers more area to cover in search for the gentle giants. A RIB is faster than the wind and makes it, therefore, more likely for us to find the big whales. Normally we do not have to leave our bay to look for whales of any kind, but on this tour, we focus on finding the bigger ones – further out. Nothing is guaranteed but on this tour, your chances to encounter some of the world’s biggest animals ever increase – BIG TIME!
On this tour, we also include a visit to the Puffin Island, where you can experience thousands of puffins, the “Clowns of the Ocean“, during the nesting period (April 15th – August 20th).
For your safety and comfort, we reserve the right to change schedules, even with short notice, should weather or other conditions change.
Not recommended for children under 7 years.
A minimum number of six required in a standard tour, or you can rent a boat for a private trip.
Mark S North Yorkshire, United Kingdom –
“Fabulous tour, operated by fantastically enthusiastic staff”
Reviewed 4 weeks ago
We booked our whale watching tour months in advance and over the weeks slowly counted down the days until we eventually arrived in Iceland. Situated in the harbour of Husavik, gentle giants is easy to find, with ample parking available too. Once on the boat you receive 2 layers of clothing, ensuring you stay both warm and dry throughout the…
Fidessa D Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands –
“Friendly guides and very informative”
Reviewed April 21, 2017 via mobile
They provide you with everything you need, watm clothes and raincoats, and really warn you to dress warmly so you dont freeze out there 🙂 enough places to sit and to walk around the boat, although thats another challenge. Really informative talk, we saw some small whales and had great views of the bay. Hot chocolate and some kind of..
Fidessa D
Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
Sara L –
“Great trip out! ”
Reviewed April 19, 2017 via mobile
Lovely snowy trip out whale watching. Would go again! We only saw minke whales that day which ive seen a few times before but in the bay during our 2day stay there were fin whales sperm whales and orcas. Great staff and the hot chocolate was lovely!
Ingrid v –
“Blue whale ”
Reviewed April 15, 2017 via mobile
Very early in the season but we still saw a very big Blue whale and even saw the tail a few times. Crew was very helpfull with everything.
Ingrid v
IcelandicAdventure Iceland –
“Absolutely the best Whale watching experience in Iceland”
Reviewed April 2, 2017 via mobile
Whale watching from Húsavík is simply the best option for a location in Iceland and Gentle Giants are super professional and service oriented. Highly recommended!
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Monica F Barcelona, Spain –
“Awesome!”
Reviewed March 16, 2017
Trully breathtaking! Though we were extremely lucky because we had two spanish marine biologist on board as passengers. Their sightseeing was amazing actually they pin pointed a lot of different species even before the guide was able to tell us anything. The trip was pretty comfortable, our guide was a charming girl and the crew definately knew their stuff.
Monica F
Barcelona, Spain
MademoiselleNadia –
What an experience!?”
Reviewed February 25, 2017 via mobile
We took the last boat out to the sea which was close to 5pm. Mind you, the return trip lasted for 3-hours, so we arrived back to base around 7-ish pm. Way out to the middle of the sea took us close to an hour, to an area where it was recently reported of whale sightings. Unexpectedly, there were a..
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