Husavik Whale and Puffin Watching Tour: Get Close to Lundey's Puffins and World's Largest Animals
4.7
67 Ratings
Húsavík

Embark on a joint tour of observing puffins and whales, taking you directly to the renowned puffin island of Lundey, before moving on to a session of whale watching. Witness, listen to, and learn about the conduct of the most gigantic creatures on earth. This memorable excursion of 3.5 hours includes a skilled crew made up of a captain and a guide.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • North Sailing - Húsavík Whale Watching - This fantastic 3.5 hour tour takes you close to Puffin Island to see one of the largest puffin colonies in Iceland, where around 100.000 puffins can be found during breeding season.

Please note that the puffins leave Iceland around mid August to spend the winter time in the open ocean. That is why after the 15th of August we do not offer whale and puffin trips anymore, rather just regular whale watching. The puffins will return to Iceland again at the end of April for the breeding season.

After taking a good look at the puffins who are nesting on the island we sail to traditional whale watching areas. Here you will get the chance to experience whales, dolphins and birds in their natural surroundings. Every tour is different and you never know what amazing species and wildlife shows you will get to see during the trip. The most common whale and dolphin species in Skjálfandi Bay are humpback whales, Minke whales, white beaked dolphins, porpoises and in the beginning of summer blue whales and fin whales.

With our years of experience and knowledge from sailing through the bay of Skjálfandi, we guarantee your upmost comfort, enjoyment and authentic adventure, on each of our tours.

What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Warm overalls provided
  • Light refreshments available
  • All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
  • 10% discount at Geosea, Húsavík
  • 20% discount to Húsavík Whale Museum
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
North Sailing - Húsavík Whale Watching
Garðarsbraut
All our tours are run in cooperation with North Sailing. The meeting point is at North Sailing's ticket office, located in the centre of town, opposite the Húsavík church.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cruiserhiker
Aug 27, 2023
Wonderful boat trip in Husavik - The skipper & commander work so well as a team to provide this lucky bunch of tourists a best Whales & Puffins watch Boat Tour.
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89candicer
Aug 15, 2023
Great day for whale, dolphin and puffin viewing! - Our guide gave us excellent information about the birds, dolphins and whales that we saw. We hit a bonanza day for white beaked and harbor dolphins as they were in pods that seemed as though they had been paid to entertain us! The captain obviously knew how to follow the signs for the wildlife in the sea. A great day!
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Birgit_a
Aug 8, 2023
Amazing experience! - We had a really amazing time on board! The whole crew was perfect and and our guide especially was great! We experienced a lot of great moments as we saw two humpback whales for a long time period next to our boat. It was amazing! I also enyojed watching the puffins a lot!
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H9994ubcatherineg
Jul 22, 2023
Tour in June - Fantastic fun! Saw heaps of whales! We would recommend this exciting trip to everyone. We saw heaps of wales up really close. It was unsafe to travel to Puffin island the day we went, so we have to appreciate that our safety was top priority. All the staff were fun and super-friendly!
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Brad
Jul 21, 2023
Whale watching - They did an excellent job rescheduling our trip since the weather was bad in the original area. They gave an option for refund or reschedule. Once on the trip they were very informative and professional. Fun trip.
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Garysc3911kp
Jul 10, 2023
Good people to work with - We unfortunately had a terribly stormy sea and as such, our trip was cut short for safety reasons and we didn't see any whales. What I appreciated was that they gave us the option for either a return visit or a full refund. I value companies that are highly ethical and do the right things. That's how I felt about Selka.
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189ilonav
Jul 2, 2023
Few hours of relax animal watching - Booking the tour was a little struggle and ended up booking for a higher price (as only then there was place available for the same tour). BUT the tour itself was very well done. Very nice staff both on and off the boat. Have seen several animals: humpback whales, Minke whales, white beaked dolphins. Got good clothing against the wind and a nice hot chocolate on the way back. Left on time and not too busy on board. We didn't get very close to the island of the puffins - which is a bit of a pity as you'd love to see them closer, but also very good that they don't want to disturb the animals breeding - which is of course more important.
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Maureen_r
Jul 1, 2023
The puffins were very... - The puffins were very exciting to see. We saw a few whales, and lots of dolphins. The crew did a great job of keeping us informed of where to look. They also were very knowledgeable on whales and puffins.
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Awilda_c
Jun 26, 2023
Wonderful Experience - Amazing Experience!! We saw a total of 9 whales!! It was beautiful day and the whales were all around the boat!! A must do!!
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Nina_b
Aug 27, 2023
So-So Tour - We did not get close enough to "Bird Island" to see the puffins in any great detail. And while we did see a humpback whale close to the boat, there was only the one whale and it seemed as though we and several other boats were actively pursuing it, rather than letting the whale come to us, as do the other whale tours we have been on in other countries. After a point, my husband and I felt almost as if the whale was being harassed.
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