Gentle Giants Whale Watching in Húsavík Iceland

With Gentle Giants you can experience exciting seafaring adventures. We are located in the famous whale watching town Húsavík, by Skjálfandi bay, on the northern coast of Iceland. With a 98% success rate of spotting whales, our aim is to raise general awareness and interest in whales and their habitat. We are proud of our background with more than 150 years of family history in the bay. Experience unforgettable adventures with Gentle Giants.

Our company is proud of its originality and background and is owned by people with vast experience in the field. We were born by the bay of Skjálfandi and our ancestors too. Way back!

Our Bestsellers

GG1 WHALE WATCHING

Experience the traditional tour from Húsavík. Our birthplace is considered by visitors as the Whale Watching Capital of Europe. It is a unique adventure at sea - watching the wonders of nature in the beautiful surroundings of Skjálfandi Bay, sheltered by the stunning mountains of Vík ...  

 GG2 BIG WHALE SAFARI & PUFFINS

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 (humpback whales and blue whales) …

 

Other Tours and Excursions

• Sea Angling – Catch Your Own Meal

• Flatey Island – Whales, Puffins, Bird Watching
  

• Grímsey Island Adventure - Arctic Circle Crossing, Whales and Puffins

•  Hiking the Mountains – Two Day Hiking Tour the Mountains of Skjálfandi Bay

• Pro-Fishing – Unique and Unforgettable Experience

• Whales & Horses – The Icelandic Horse and the Whale

• Puffins Exclusive - One Hour Express Puffin Tour
  

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Welcome aboard!

Staff of Gentle Giants

Months

April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November

Duration

Short (1-3 hours) • Half-day (3-6 hours) • Full day (6-9 hours) • Multi-day

Vessel types

Large boat (50+ passengers) • Rigid inflatable • Small boat (0-50 passengers)

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About our skippers and naturalist guides

Our crew

We proudly present our experienced team. Please click on each crew member for more information.

Do you want to join the Gentle Giants team? Submit your job application.

	Stefán Guðmundsson  CEO - Captain stefan@gentlegiants.is			Jóhanna S. Svavarsdóttir  Employee Manager - Captain hannasigga@gentlegiants.is
	Daniel Chandrachur Annisius  Assistant Manager - Sales - Guide daniel@gentlegiants.is			Alexia Annisius Askelöf  Sales - Web Editor - Guide
	Hallgrímur Egilsson  Sales Manager - Designer  hallgrimur@gentlegiants.is			Karl Óskar Geirsson  Fleet Manager - Captain
	Karitas Þórisdóttir  Field Manager - Guide  karitas@gentlegiants.is			Sarah Arndt  Head Guide  sarah@gentlegiants.is
	María Torralba Escobedo  Ticket Sales - Guide			Viktoría Rún Þorsteinsdóttir  Ticket Sales - Guide
	Anna María Ómarsdóttir  Ticket Sales			Ingibjörg Ósk Ingvarsdóttir  Ticket Sales
	Sigrún Björg Steinþórsdóttir  Ticket Sales			Belén García Ovide  Guide
	Sandra Mosquera Montes  Guide			Charla Basran  Guide
	Ann-Sophie Behrendt  Guide			Elin Lilja  Guide
	Aksel Bjarnason  Guide			Sigríður Atladóttir  Guide
	Miroslav Cibul'a   Guide			Daniel González Guide
	Rakel Ása Ingólfsdóttir Assistant			Katrín Svava Ingólfsdóttir Assistant
	Selma Gunnarsdóttir Assistant			Sverrir Yngvi Karlsson Captain
	Pétur Olgeirsson Captain			Ingimar Eydal Óskarsson Captain
	Björgvin Sigurjónsson Captain			Sigurgeir Pétursson  Captain
	Hallgrímur Guðmundsson  Captain			Aðalsteinn Steinþórsson  Captain
	Ragnar Tómasson Captain			Vilhjálmur Bessi Kristinsson  Captain
	Sigurjón Sigurbjörnsson  Captain			Hilmar Þór Guðmundsson  Captain

Facilities

Access to wheelhouse • Deck with 360?vision • Disabled access • Hands-on materials (bones, shells etc) • Naturalist guide(s) as well as skipper • On-site visitor center / museum • Onboard research • PA system • Posters / displays / maps • Public participation in research • Reading material available • Restrooms / toilets on board • Snacks / drinks • Support conservation • Use a code of conduct

We frequently

See a whale's tail • See leaping dolphins • See leaping whales • Showered by whale blows • Watch dolphins only • Watch whales and dolphins • Watch whales only

Baleen Whales

Blue Whale • Fin Whale • Humpback Whale • Minke Whale • Sei Whale

Toothed Whales

Killer Whale / Orca • Long-finned Pilot Whale

Beaked Whales

Northern Bottlenose Whale

Ocean Dolphins

White-beaked Dolphin

Porpoises

Harbour Porpoise

Other wildlife and points of interest

Diverse bird life in our bay. Approximately 300.000 puffins, arctic terns, gannets, fulmars etc. Seals are also spotted occasionally. For more information about our most common sightings: http://www.gentlegiants.is/whales/.

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