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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
89 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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(89 Ratings)
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Hazelbace
May 12, 2025
I love it! Absolute to do! - Whale watching in Húsavík – wow. I knew it would be fine, but I never thought it would be so impressive. Even the small port with the colorful boats had a special atmosphere, and when we drove out, I was immediately blown away. The view, the fresh air, the light – just beautiful. Luckily we had top weather.
First I saw only a jet of water in the distance, then a giant humpback whale or its fin from behind. We have seen several whales, some of them we have come really close to.
The crew was super nice, totally competent and explained everything well – without too much talk, just right. You can tell they're doing it with passion.
I can really recommend it to anyone. Husavík is the perfect place for this – quiet, not so crowded. If you are going to Iceland: Take the time to do it. It's 100% worth it.
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444edied
May 10, 2025
Saw so many puffins!! - Absolutely excellent tour! They provided warm coveralls to wear, which really helped keep the cold out. Their crew also included a marine biologist who was quite informative and shared so many details about the local wildlife. We went to Puffin Island where so many puffins were flying around, landing in the water, and taking off. They had all found their and were in pairs. Afterwards we headed out to find whales, and then they gave us hot cocoa and cinnamon rolls on the way. We were able to see about 5 humpback whales. I will say that the fogs had rolled in as we were leaving the harbor and we were still able to see so much and have a great time. Well worth the money to go!
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Cruiser45718081579
Apr 22, 2025
Beautiful - Wonderful outing well covered we didn't get cold still plan any hot equipment.
Beautiful discoveries of the magnificent puffins
Dolphins of humpback whales have been seen a whale.
Beautiful walk
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Superdave47
Mar 10, 2025
Blue whale, humpback whales, white-beaked dolphins, puffins - WOW! - Professional, punctual, and great weather too. A blue whale was in harbour that day, several humpbacks came up and passed alongside the tour boat, a pod of white-beaked dolphins played nearby. The island populated with puffins could only be viewed at a distance and was not really an attraction.
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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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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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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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