Original Carbon Neutral Whale Watching Tour from Húsavík
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Akureyri, Iceland
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Whale watching is a popular activity for visitors to Iceland, but it can be tricky for animal lovers to find a tour that is sustainable. This whale-watching cruise from Húsavík is the perfect choice – using low-sound, carbon-neutral boats to ensure minimal disturbance as you admire the whales in their natural environment.
- Spot minke, and humpback, whales in their natural environment
- Tuck into hot chocolate and cinnamon buns on-board
- Minimize your carbon footprint on a sustainable, carbon-neutral ship
- Choice of departure times available throughout the day
What's Included
- Light refreshments
- Professional guide
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- North Sailing - Húsavík Whale WatchingGarðarsbraut, 640 Húsavík, Iceland
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.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.12:00 pm
What To Expect
Make your own way to Húsavík harbor to board your ship – a carbon neutral boat that uses a unique hybrid propulsion system and runs on renewable energy instead of fossil fuel. Set out to sail around Skjálfandi bay, admiring the wild scenery of Iceland’s north coast, and looking out for dolphins and sea birds along the coast.
As you approach the whales, listen as your guide tells you more about the magnificent creatures, and explains how the low-noise, low-energy ship is designed to cause minimal interference with their natural environment. If you’re lucky, spot minke, and humpback whales, or even rarer breeds such as sperm whales, pilot whales, or mighty blue whales.
On the way back to shore, warm up with a hot chocolate and some delicious cinnamon buns.
As you approach the whales, listen as your guide tells you more about the magnificent creatures, and explains how the low-noise, low-energy ship is designed to cause minimal interference with their natural environment. If you’re lucky, spot minke, and humpback whales, or even rarer breeds such as sperm whales, pilot whales, or mighty blue whales.
On the way back to shore, warm up with a hot chocolate and some delicious cinnamon buns.
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please dress appropriately
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 70 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
David_M
Wow, saw over a dozen humpback whales. They put on quite a show. The crew was nice and informative. The boat was comfortable and stable. Highly recommend. Don't forget a hat and gloves, it gets pretty cold on the water.
Reviews
4.4
based on 94 reviews
Sandra_W, Jul 2024
The electric boat was unavailable so we took this one. Very rocky ride despite calmish seas. Not very informative and one or two sightings. Felt overcrowded
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Dear Sandra,
Thank you for taking your time to share your experience with us. We welcome any sort of feedback that can help us improve our services.
I'm sorry to hear that you were unable to do the whale watching on our electric boat as you originally planned. As I'm sure was informed to you, our electric boat Andvari, was unable to operate the tour due to unforeseen maintenance.
It saddens us to hear that you were disappointed with the sightings. As you know, on our tours we are dealing with wild nature and therefore we can never guarantee any sightings on our tours and we can never know what to expect. No two tours are the same, and therefore some tours are simply a bit more tricky than others.
I'm sorry to hear you felt the boat overcrowded. All your points are valid and I’ll make sure to pass your concerns to the appropriate people in order for us to improve our services.
I really hope we’ll get the chance to welcome you on board with us again! If you want to contact us, feel free to write us an email or give us a call anytime.
All the best,
Signý - Team North Sailing
Michelle_M, Sep 2023
Seeing the humpback whales up close, and having a knowledgeable guide. The hot chocolate and cinnamon roll was a nice touch at the end of the tour :)
Response from Host, Sep 2023
What a lovely review! Thank you very much for taking your time to share your experience with us, it's really appreciated! We're very happy to hear you enjoyed the tour with us and hope to see you again someday! - Signý
Margreet_v, Aug 2023
My daughter and I book the eco-friendly silent ship. We saw 5 humpback whales. One close by the ship and swiming underneath the ship. Fantastic!
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Sounds like you had a great tour, we're happy you were able to experience that with us! Thank you for sharing your experience and for this review! We hope to see you again if you ever find yourself travelling around North of Iceland in the future! - Signý
OleMagnus_A, Jul 2023
Blue skies, humpbacks and skilled personnel. Thanks for a great experience! We will be back sometime.
Response from Host, Jul 2023
Thank you for joining us and thank you for the review! Happy to hear you had a great experience, we're looking forward to welcoming you back on our tours hopefully sooner than later! - Signý
Denise_A, Jul 2023
The people at North Sailing were very nice and tried hard to reschedule us, but the rescedule was also cancelled due to bad weather.
Response from Host, Jul 2023
I am very sorry that you didn't get a chance to go on your tour, we did indeed have some very rough weather this week unfortunately. Summer in Iceland can also be very unpredictable.
We hope that you do come on board with us the next time you visit Iceland.
David_M, Jul 2018
Wow, saw over a dozen humpback whales. They put on quite a show. The crew was nice and informative. The boat was comfortable and stable. Highly recommend. Don't forget a hat and gloves, it gets pretty cold on the water.
Nathalie_L, Jul 2025
Super Welcoming, unforgettable experience on the electric boat with a whale-friendly approach.
Plus hot chocolate and cinnamon cake.
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Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you for the review! At our company, it’s incredibly important to us to approach whales with the respect and kindness. We’re truly glad to hear that you appreciated this part of the experience—it means a lot. We're also happy to know you enjoyed the sweet treat at the end of the tour. It’s those little moments that make the day extra special!
We hope to welcome you aboard again!
All best,
Gosia
Ellinor_L, Jul 2023
Behövde byta startort med kort varsel. Vilket innebar 1,5 Tim i bil.
Båten gick i princip bara ur hamnen och kryssade runt. Förvisso fick vi se knölval, vilket väl gjorde att de inte tyckte det var mening med att resa ut längre. Kunde varit längre tur.
Nästa gång väljer jag ribbåt. Värt den extrakostnaden tror jag.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Dear Ellinor, thank you very much for taking the time to write an honest review.
We want to apologize for the location change with short notice and the inconvenience that may have caused you. The safety and comfort of our passengers are our top priority. On the day of your tour we had bad weather and sea conditions as you probably know and therefore we had to cancel all our tours from Húsavík that day.
We are happy to be able to offer our other location in Árskógssandur 1.5 hour from Húsavík. Better weather and sea conditions there allowed to us to sail out from there that day ensuring that our guests can still enjoy whale watching while staying in the North of Iceland.
We're sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with the tour. Each tour is unique and our crew always does their best to locate the whales. As you know, we are dealing with wild nature and can never guarantee whale sightings though we always try our best. This summer, the whales have been very close to Árskógssandur meaning that sometimes we don't have to sail very far out as we've been having good whale sightings in the fjord. Of course, other days, we have to sail further out to spot the first whale!
We hope you consider North Sailing again if you are ever planning whale watching in the nearest future, if you want to try the rib boat we highly recommend checking out Húsavík Adventures! - Signý
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