100% Whale sighting

by alliwhales | Jun 13, 2016 | Whales-Iceland

The whale watching season at Hauganes has started incredibly well, with 100% sighting success so far and great weather in our tours. New Eating Patterns of the humpback whales The one thing we have noticed in Eyjafjörður this summer is that the Humpbacks behave a bit...

TripAdvisor awards us!

by alliwhales | May 25, 2016 | Whales-Iceland

TripAdvisor awards us We at Whale Watching Hauganes are very pleased to announce that we have just received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award for 2016. The accolade, which honours excellence in our field, is given only to establishments that consistently...

Whale Watching Season

by alliwhales | May 2, 2016 | Whales-Iceland

Ship Ahoy! The much anticipated 2016 Whale Watching Season commences in May 15th, just short of two weeks from today. We’ve been preparing our two boats, Niels Jónsson and Sandvikin, the last couple of weeks after the now finished winter fishing season. Many of you...

Whales in winter

by alliwhales | Mar 3, 2016 | Whales-Iceland

The ocean around Iceland is cold during winter time and that’s when the whales go south to warmer waters, to the Caribbean (wouldn’t we all?) to breed and nurse their young ones. The blue whale calves, for instance, weigh about 2,5 tons (approx. 5500...

Humpback Whale Names

by alliwhales | Jul 26, 2015 | Whales-Iceland

This summer has been great for the whale watching companies in Eyjafjörður. There have been many Humpback whales inside the fjord so our passengers have been really lucky with only 15-20 minute sail until we find a Humpback. Our goal is always to find a whale and...

Whale Watching Success in June 2015

by alliwhales | Jul 8, 2015 | Whales-Iceland

The beginning of this whale watching season has been great for us. The whale watching success has been truly amazing. We have had Humpback Whales all over the fjord and reached a goal of 100% seeing rate in June! The absolutely amazing thing about sailing out from...