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We are extremely excited for the 2019 season and bookings for our whale watching tours are now available.

Get your warm clothes and get ready down at Husavik harbour. We offer a 2-hour whale watching tour on a speedy RIB boat from the harbor of Húsavík – The Whale Capital of Iceland. Included is an expert whale watching guide, a captain on board, warm water resistant overall suit and a life vest.

Big Whales & Puffins

The tour begins with by heading in to the beautiful Skjálfandi bay. There are many whale species that are known to be accommodated in Skjálfandi bay, for an example the Blue whale, the Humpback whale and the Minke whale. The speedy RIB boats make it more likely to have a close encounter with the giants, being able to drive huge amount of miles in the trip. Also with only 12 passengers or fewer on board, competition for the best view on board is eliminated.

Among places we’ll see is Lundey (Puffin Island), known for its great amount of the popular bird. Passengers will also see the Tjörnes peninsula, known for its fossil layers with the most ancient one being two millions years old!

*Puffin season is ca. 1st May-20th August. Outside that time of the year our tours are Big Whales exclusive!

Midnight Sun Whale Watching

Our most glorious and stunning product is without a doubt whale watching tour on our brilliant RIB boats in the amazing Midnight Sun. The tours are available from 1st June until 31st July. That’s the time of the year when the daylight is about 24 hours in Iceland! In the prime conditions (which happens a lot of times) the sea goes completely still while the sun drops down in the horizon.

And the whales? Not asleep at all! Our previous guests have enjoyed plenty of whale activity in the bay with a minimal traffic from other boats. In fact, Midnight Sun Whale Watching is one of the best kept secret in the Húsavík tourism as the conditions are very often ideal for our traveler.

Book your tour HERE and insert the Promo Code EARLYBIRD19 for 10% discount. Promo Code valid throughout November 2018.

One of the most giving thing in the whale watching business is to meet new people every day from all over the world. What’s not so common is to know the faces you see at the meeting point in the morning. That happened last week though, when we were greeted by Annika Sörenstam and her family. Annika, famous for her dominance in golf in the 90’s and the 00’s is one of the most highly ranked athlete of all time, including being no. 6 in ESPN´s “dominant 20”.

Annika’s purpose in Iceland was to give lectures about the sport of golf and to share her experience. She used the opportunity to travel a bit domestically and of course that included Húsavík, the Whale Capital of Iceland. Accompanied by her family and friends, Annika enjoyed a succesful RIB whale watching tour with Húsavík Adventures in precence of humpback whales, minke whales and some white beaked dolphins. What a great day !

If you want to do a tour like Annika, press BOOK NOW  and choose from BIG WHALES and PUFFINS tour or MIDNIGHT SUN WHALE WATCHING TOUR.

Time flies! It’s almost April and the crew at Húsavík Adventures can’t wait to begin a brand new whale watching season. Our RIB boats Kjói and Kría have been in a great maintenance by our fleet manager Hlynur this winter. This is Húsavík Adventures’s fourth season in RIB whale watching. For the first time we will be operating in April and October. To celebrate this fact, we will be offering our guests in April a special 20% early bird discount. Simply use the promocode “APRIL18” to claim the offer.

Skjálfandi Bay has been blooming with wildlife in March. There have already been found 9 different whale species, including the blue whale, sperm whale, humpback whale and orcas. Hopefully this gives the taste of what the 2018 season will feel like! Welcome aboard!

Húsavík Adventures proudly presents a collaboration with Amazing North and Mývatn Activity / Hike and Bike which includes an awesome Buggy tours in Mývatn, one of the most known museum of natural wonders Iceland has to offer. Famous for it‘s nutritious lake filled with rich wildlife, Mývatn is also known for its various geographical surroundings including lava, hot springs, mud pools and fumaroles. Our customers will now be able to choose from three different tours in this magnificent place. The longest one is a true adventure safari in the highlands between Mývatn og Húsavík with the final moments of the tour driving down from Húsavík Mountain to the town. We offer a free pickup back to Mývatn (about 50 km drive from Húsavík)for those who need to but encourage our guests to use the opportunity to go RIB Whale Watching while in Húsavík.

So welcome to the amazing experience of 4×4 Buggy driving on gravel roads, mud and lava in places that bring you to the moon and back. We‘re open for business 12 months a year. More information here for he 1 hour tour, here for the 2 hour tour, and here for the Grand Highlands tour.

With just over a month left of the RIB whale watching season the Buggy cars are still going strong, with the 12 month availability making them a new 365 activity in Húsavík. Naturally the experience is going to be really different in the tours of summer and winter season. This first summer has left us with happy customers, commenting on the extra beautiful route we are able to show. The Buggy tours are not just about the thrill of driving the cars, but also the beauty of the landscape on the way.

We have had a lot of groups in the tours so far. Friends, co-workers, bachelorette’s party etc.

A few days ago, KA FC visited us for a tour on a Saturday. KA FC is a Premier League football team in Iceland, currently in 7th place. The guys had a great day in Húsavík, seemingly enjoying the ride a lot.

We share some photos of their tour here below among with other group tours of the season.