BIRDS
Birdwatching
Travel North
Travel North is a destination management company operating in Iceland, with special focus on the northern region of the country. They offer full range of quality travel services, plans for transportation, tours, guiding, accommodation and outdoor activities, events, meals etc. Travel North offers activities and tours from Húsavík and nearby.
Travel North
Puffin Tours
Iceland is the home to more than 60% of the Earth’s entire Atlantic puffin population. It is estimated that 8-10 million puffins inhabit the country each summer. Thanks to their incredible cute and funny appearance puffin watching has become a popular activity.
Just 4,5 nautical miles north of Húsavík is a small island called Lundey, what translates as Puffin Island. Even though Puffin Island reaches 34m above sea and is only about 200 m long and 100 m wide it becomes home for 200,000 puffins during the breeding season. Some estimates even guess their number up to 300,000. They return year after year to the rich feeding grounds in Skjálfandi Bay. It is the perfect location for everybody who would like to see Puffins in their natural habitat!
The island is privately owned and to protect the birds from disturbance it is not possible to go on land. However, thousands of Puffins can be found swimming and diving all around the island. The experienced captains of whale watching boats know the best spots to get close to them.
Puffins only stay during the summer month during the breeding season so the best time to see them is between May and August, depending on current weather conditions.
All whale watching companies in Húsavík offer special tours that combine whale and puffin watching to a real authentic wildlife adventure. Check out their homepages to learn more.
Gentle Giants
Gentle Giants offers whale watching on traditional Icelandic oak boats and modern RIB speedboats, as well as other exciting seafaring adventures like sea angling, bird watching and sea kayaking. We operate from Húsavík with a sighting rate of 97-99%.
Gentle Giants
Gentle Giants is a family run company and is proud of its background with more than 150 years of family history in Skjálfandi Bay.
Húsavík Adventures
Enjoy a whale watching experience of a lifetime and the best view possible in the fast ROB boats. Húsavík Adventures Whale Watching provides one og the most exciting adventures Iceland has to offer. see whales in their natural environment, various seabirds such as the colored puffin and the scenic surroundings of Skjálfandi Bay. Húsavík Adventure’s goal is to create an unforgettable experience for their passengers in the spectacular Icelandic nature.
Húsavík Adventures
North Sailing
North Sailing is a dedicated family company that was established in Húsavík in 1995. The original whale watching tour has built a reputation for the town of Húsavík as the Whale Capital of Iceland. Being pioneers in whale watching and sustainable tourism, they are proud to have received numerous awards for innovation, regional development and sustainability. The highly qualified and professional crew has extensive sailing experience and wildlife knowledge.
North Sailing
Salka Whale Watching
Salka is a family owned company. The family has years of experience in the tourist business: running restaurants since 1997 and Salka whale watching since 2012. The captains are expert fishermen and whale watching captains, so they know their ways on boats and how to steer them pleasantly across the sea and around the animals.
Salka Whale Watching