Description
Summary
Description
Look for whales and puffins on this small-group tour on a fast RIB boat from Husavik, a town in North Iceland known as the whale-watching capital of Iceland.
After you check in at the ticket office, the crew welcomes you in the dressing room and gives you a warm, water-resistant overall suit and a life jacket to wear on the boat.
You then sail into Skjalfandi Bay on one of two RIB boats, each about 39 feet (12 meters) long. The boats were originally designed for the coast guard and can reach about 50 miles per hour (81 kilometers per hour), which lets you cover long distances in search of whales.
Among the places you see is Lundey Island, also called Puffin Island, where many puffins nest from about mid-April to mid-August. Outside puffin season, the tour focuses on whales only.
More than 10 whale species have been seen in Skjalfandi Bay. Humpback whales, minke whales, dolphins, and porpoises are among them. An expert whale-watching guide and a captain are on board to look for wildlife and tell you about it.
You also see the Tjornes Peninsula, known for its fossil layers, the oldest of which are about two million years old.
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