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Whale and Puffin Watching around Skjálfandi Bay from Husavik: 3-Hour Wild Nature Exploration on a Traditional Oak Boat
4.5
85 Ratings
Húsavík
Experience the wild outdoors for approximately 3 hours aboard an oak boat, viewing both whales and puffins on this excursion across Skjálfandi Bay.
Experience the wild outdoors for approximately 3 hours aboard an oak boat, viewing both whales and puffins on this excursion across Skjálfandi Bay.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- North Sailing - Húsavík Whale Watching - Did you know that the Puffin Island is the home of over 100.000 puffins that spend the summer there nesting? The puffins arrive in the middle of April every year and leave at the end of August. It is also an interesting fact that 60% of the world’s puffins breed in Iceland, so you are in the right place for seeing these funny little birds.
- North Sailing - Húsavík Whale Watching - Did you know that the Puffin Island is the home of over 100.000 puffins that spend the summer there nesting? The puffins arrive in the middle of April every year and leave at the end of August. It is also an interesting fact that 60% of the world’s puffins breed in Iceland, so you are in the right place for seeing these funny little birds.
What's Included
- Light refreshments
- Professional guide
- Warm overalls
- Discounts on local attractions and dining:
- 10% at Geosea, Húsavík
- 10% at Gamli Baukur Restaurant
- 20% at Húsavík Whale Museum
- Light refreshments
- Professional guide
- Warm overalls
- Discounts on local attractions and dining:
- 10% at Geosea, Húsavík
- 10% at Gamli Baukur Restaurant
- 20% at Húsavík Whale Museum
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Location
North Sailing - Húsavík Whale Watching
Garðarsbraut
Meeting point is at North Sailing ticket office in Husavik at least 30 minutes before departure. Just look for a brown glass building with whale drawings and green letters on top saying Whale Watching Centre. Across the street from the Husavik Church.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(85 Ratings)
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Jlanmc
Aug 8, 2024
Educational and Exciting - This was an amazing whale and puffin watching tour. Not only did we see a lot of wildlife, we also learned so much about the animals we were seeing. We were lucky to see whales and puffins on our own throughout Iceland, but without the tour, we would never have learned all that we did about them. I can't believe whales are conscious breathers!
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278carterl
May 26, 2024
Great deal and no finacial risk whale watching! - The crew was so wonderful! They provided great commentary on both puffins and whales in the area. What was so great was that all passengers were given a full refund due to not seeing a whale well (though we did see a tail). This is their policy which makes booking a great deal. I do not think the lack of whale sighting was due to their operation. Much of whale watching comes down to luck.
I also got VERY sea sick but the crew was regularly checking in on me to make sure i was doing all right.
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Aleksandr_p
May 11, 2024
Just awesome! - We saw a Blue whale and puffins and milkys!
And humpback whale breaching!
What an incredible experience
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Lenaploup
Aug 25, 2023
Great experience - The guide was very friendly and knowledgeable on the whales and bird species we saw along the trip. We saw plenty of whales from pretty close: very impressive and beautiful!
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Sjuul2016
Aug 8, 2023
Whale watching with respect for wildlife - Very well organized an professional tour by knowledgeable staff on board of the small wooden ship. We were provided warm overalls which was really comfy to stay warm. Good explanation of puffin life and we spotted two humpback whales really clise by. The shipper ensures the whales are bot disturbed and at the same time everybody on board had enough time to see the whales and take pictures. On the way back we were treated hot chocolate and a tasty cinnamon bun. Really nice! We are a family with children 16 and 18 years and all had a fantastic afternoon on this trip!
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Archana_g
Jul 7, 2023
Amazing experience - Good tour for 3.5 hours. Felt a bit sea sick but otherwise was good. Knowledgeable guides.
Boat was a bit over booked and crowded which damped the experience a bit.
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Rebecca
Jul 4, 2023
Brilliant experience - We recently had an amazing evening trip on a very stormy day - we saw humpback whales breaching and tail slapping like crazy! However maybe don’t stuff your face with the fabulous fish and chips in Husavik immediately before heading out on the boat. Several of our party felt rather I’ll - but would still recommend it!
Excellent enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide.
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Jeff_g
Jun 16, 2024
Nice Trip whale Looking - We enjoyed our day whale watching. The tour is on a boat that gives you space to move around. We thought the marine biologist host was excellent and gave out so much wonderful information. We were able to see two humpback whales and some dolphins, so awesome.
The down part of this was too many people on the boat, maybe 10 too many. Also would of appreciated the guide asking people to move from the prime spots to give others a chance to experience.
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Marco_c
Aug 22, 2023
Unfotunately there was... - Unfotunately there was bad sea the day we planned our visit. Our tour was postponed (in order to wait for better sea conditions) and modified (we had to skip the puffins). Of corse we were sad about that but nobody could preview it at the moment of the booking and the North sail team was more than cooperative in trying to find a solution and suggesting several options to reschedule the tour and allow us to have the better possible esperience. Of corse they were available for refounding (we were refound for the part of the tour we missed). In the end we also saw the whales 😊
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Luca
Aug 27, 2023
Expectations - Unfortunately it is a question of expectation if they tell you that you can see the whales you have to see them for goodness sake I don't want to caress them but at least see from afar 3 hours of navigation to see 20 seconds of a tail at 100 meters perhaps given that the weather was bad it was to cancel the exit ... the next morning from the bay of aukereky with the sun you can see very well ... 80 euros for nothing .... go to aukereky to do it at least the bay is beautiful seen from the boat
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