This morning we invited the 3 senior classes from Húsavík elementary school for a 3 hour whale watching tour. The weather was beautiful, light southerly winds and almost clear skies. Recently, there has been abundances of whales in the bay and today was no exception, about 10 Humpback whales and 2 Killer whales (Orca) were…
DetailsThe last three days have still been very successful with the humpback and minke whales still playing the main role. But on two trips during these three days we also saw a single male killer whale, most likely one of the two orcas that have been around here last week – what a nice surprise!…
DetailsThis weekend we have had absolutely amazing whale watching conditons again. The weather has been really good in October so far and also yesterday and today the sun was shining for most of the time, making the bay look really beautiful, especially the mountains on the western side of the bay. Also the whales…
DetailsIt was a bit windy in Húsavík this morning, but a few minutes after we had left the harbour, it calmed down quickly and we had fine weather conditions at sea. The number of whales is still very impressive and today there must have been about 8-10 humpback whales again, 3 of them feeding/travelling together.…
DetailsWe still enjoy very good whale watching conditions here in Skjálfandi Bay, with lots of whales yesterday and today: Yesterday once more the baleen whales played the main role, and we saw several humpback and minke whales on both trips close up, including some nice humpbacks that were feeding at the surface. Today we…
DetailsIt was quite windy last night and also earlier this morning, so we had to cancel our 10:00 tour this morning due to high waves. But it was getting calmer later so we headed out at 13:30 onboard “Bjössi Sör” and that paid off!!! Just about 15-20 minutes after we left the harbour, we…
DetailsThe good whale watching conditions continued today as we once again had two successful trips. On the morning tour we got some nice close-up encounters with the two most common species these days, the minke whales and the humpback whales. In the afternoon the weather was getting even better and in really calm…
DetailsToday was pretty similar then yesterday: Still amazing whale watching! Beautiful weather (the sun was shining the whole time on both trips), calm sea, wonderful landscape and also wonderful whales. There are still a lot of humpback whales in the bay and what made it so special today was the fact that they…
DetailsToday was one of these days that could not have been any better for whale watching. The sun was shining, the sea was really flat and the mountains with the snow on top looked very beautiful when we headed out this morning. It didn’t take long until we spotted several minke whales in the…
DetailsHildur our beautiful schooner has recently returned after 5 weeks in Scoresby Sound in East Greenland with out ever coming to harbour. This summer North Sailing offered 4 seven days expeditions on board Hildur in the remote and arctic wilderness of Scoresby Sound in Greenland and we are very glad to announce that all of…
DetailsThere is still an impressive number of humpback whales in Skjálfandi bay and on some of our tours during the last days, we also spotted several minke whales in the same area where the humpback whales have been feeding. Yesterday morning we got a really nice close-up look at both minke and humpback whales, whereas…
DetailsToday we could not have asked for better conditions for whale watching, it was absolutely fantastic! Me and captain Hrólfur went out on Náttfari with 30 passengers and as we left the harbour the sun was shining and the Creek Mountains were just stunningly beautiful. After only about 20 minutes we saw the first spouts…
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DetailsThe sea was almost as flat as a mirror when we headed out into Skjálfandi Bay this morning. Our first whale encounter today was a really nice group of four harbour porpoises, surfacing right next to the boat a few times. We got to see them very well, which is quite rare, as these small…
DetailsWe had amazing weather conditions today, it was an absolutely beautiful autumn day here in Húsavík: The sun was shining during both trips and we had almost no wind – perfect conditions for whale watching. After sailing for about half an hour in a northwesterly direction, we spotted a powerful blow in the distance:…
DetailsThe humpback whales were still in the same area like the last couple of days, in the northwestern part of the bay, close to the mountains. We took a good look at two humpbacks on the morning tour, but there were at least two more individuals a bit further out. In the afternoon…
DetailsOn both trips today (10:00 and 13:30) we found several humpback whales and we counted at least six individuals in the bay, most of them a bit closer to the mountains (further west) than yesterday. One of the humpback whales that we are watching these days is actually a very special one: We call…
DetailsVery similar to yesterday, we had some really nice minke and humpback whale encounters. Today the whales were even a bit closer to Húsavík, so it took us only about 40 minutes until we were in the middle of a feeding party with two humpback whales and two minke whales enjoying their breakfast close to the…
DetailsToday was the first day after the storm and we were happy and excited to head out into Skjálfandi Bay again in search for the whales. The weather was really nice today, and the sun was shining almost all day long. We left the harbour at 10:00 full of optimism and the first whales we encountered…
DetailsWe left the harbour at 10:00 onboard “Náttfari” and started to cross the bay, sailing towards the north-western part, where the humpback whales have been feeding the last couple of days. The sea was very calm today and we had excellent whale watching conditions. As we reached the area, after about 45 minutes sailing from…
DetailsTo make it short: Today I had one of the best trips since I started guiding here in 2009! About 20 minutes after we had left the harbour, we saw a very high dorsal fin in the distance and after a few seconds it became clear that it was a male killer whale surfacing! (The…
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