This was a modest day on the water but ending with a great spectacle, two full-body breaches from a Humpback Whale! A small pod of White-beaked Dolphins was seen on the way back but mainly their splashes as they were heading fast towards the south of the bay as we were heading back from the…
DetailsNorth Sailing Husavik has been selected as a finalist by the World Responsible Tourism Awards at WTM 2015 in the category of “Best Carbon Reduction Innovation.” North Sailing is nominated for innovating electric hybrid technology for use in sailing vessels. On July 12th the world’s first zero-carbon whale-watching cruise set sail aboard Opal, a newly…
DetailsYesterday we got some amazing looks at a flipper-slapping (“waving”) humpback whale and today the same humpback whale was waving with its flippers again for us! This morning we already spotted the humpback whale in the south-western part of the bay as well as several minke whales in the same area feeding among big…
DetailsIn the 10 o´clock trip this morning we headed in to the bay in the suarch for the whales. After a bit of a time we found a Minke whale. After that we had gotten a grate look at this one we decided to head towards the south east corner of the bay as we…
DetailsThe first day of August has been much better so far than the last day of July was. This morning a Humpback Whale and several Minke Whales were spotted along with a group of White-beaked Dolphins and even Harbour Porpoises were spotted. In the afternoon a Humpback Whale was spotted close to where Skjálfandafljót glacier…
DetailsUnfortunately this was not the easiest of days for the whale-watching here in Skjálfandi Bay due to sea conditions but Garðar still managed to find whales on both its tours. The third tour had to be cancelled due to worsening conditions. On the morning tour we saw one easy Humpback Whale and also got a…
DetailsAfter a hard morning where the whales did not show up we headed again in to the bay with new hope. We had gotten some news from other boats that they had spotted something. There fore we set the course towards them and after a bit of search we spotted a Humpback whale. We got…
DetailsWhen we left Húsavík harbour this morning, the sea was as flat as a mirror…..something we have not had very often here in Skjálfandi Bay this summer so far. We decided to head towards the western part of the bay, in the direction of the beautiful mountains and just after a few minutes of…
DetailsOn most of our tours we had spotted three species of cetaceans during the day (humpback whale, minke whale and white-beaked dolphins), so we were pretty optimistic when we left the harbour at 18:00 onboard our biggest vessel “Garðar”…..and we were right! We had a wonderful tour in Skjálfandi Bay this evening with beautiful…
DetailsThree tours today on Garðar and very different ones too. In the morning we travelled up north where we had reports of two Humpback Whales. One of them was toying around next to Flatey Island, showing virtually nothing of itself and spending a lot of time underwater. We soon gave up on it and went…
DetailsIt was a somewhat slow day on the water today, even if it has been a while since we have enjoyed such good weather. The morning saw one Humpback Whale and at least two Minke Whales (a small one and a larger one) and then the afternoon saw one Humpback Whale. But the best tour…
DetailsThe highlight of today’s three tours on Garðar is not hard to pinpoint. The humpback whale that breached for us towards the southwest of the bay on the morning tour at least 10-15 times is the ultimate winner. The best thing is that it was a private show; we were the only boat nearby! Such…
DetailsYesterday I was at the sea for two tours on Gardar, and both of them were really good. Also, it seems that the rain is stopping, which is a good thing. Summer is coming after all!! During the first tour we had the chance to observe quite close 2 different humpback whales in the bay.…
DetailsNorth Sailing and Aurora Arktika announce partnership in Jökulfirðir New alternative, more space and increased comfort for passengers Focus on self sustainability and respect for the environment For 10 years, Aurora Arktika has offered organized ski- and sailing tours in Jökulfirðir as well as adventure tours to Westfjords, Jan Mayen and the east coast of…
DetailsAfter some foggy days the sun was shining as we headed out on our morning tour which made everybody happy- especially the crew members that were getting tired of grey days. Just like the last few days, the humpback whales were in a great mood showing off to our passangers. We spotted four individual…
DetailsA pretty good day on Garðar, given the foggy, rainy, and cold conditions at least. On the morning tour we had to do quite a bit of following as the whales would spend a lot of time under the surface of the water and then usually come up quite far away from us, always lifting…
DetailsThe rain is still with us these days, even though, we still sail to find the whales so our passengers can take a look at them. We sailed on Gardar three times and we were successful during all of them. It is hard to find the whales when the weather is like this, visibility is…
DetailsToday the weather was worse than usual, and the sea was very rough, but even with these conditions we succeeded on our look out for the whales. We took two tours today on Gardar, Gilfy, Águst, Samuel, Baldur and me. The weather in Iceland can change very very fast, and during the first trip it…
DetailsThese days are really cold here at the bay, and also cloudy and foggy; even though, we are not scared and we still go out on our look out for the whales. We sailed on Gardar (Hrólfur, Arnar, Beate and me) yesterday, taking a lot of passengers into a foggy bay. We couldn’t even…
DetailsToday was a successful whale watching day again. The summer still decides to stay away from Iceland. However, the cold temperatures seem to improve the feeding situation in the bay. This morning we had the chance to observe a feeding humpack whale. The animal was very calm and relaxed, spending a lot of time at the…
DetailsSailing ships Opal and Donna Wood have departed for Greenland. The ships left Húsavík harbour yesterday and are headed for Scoresby Sound. Electrically powered sailing ship Opal on the left, and sailing ship Donna Wood on the right ©Christian Harboe-Hansen Captain Heimir Harðarson reported today that the trip is going well and all systems…
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