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jumpingnorman Says: I was not even scheduled to see a whale, let alone a blue whale...but the tour company I was with in Iceland was very flexible. I booked with Nordic Visitor for...
jumpingnorman Says: Since Husavik has been named Whale Watching Capital of Europe, a museum on whales is really necessary - and this was established in December 1997 by the owners...
Whale Company - North Sailing...most experienced
jumpingnorman Says: A logbook from one of the whalewatching tour companies (North Sailing) shows that whales were spotted in 699 trips out of 712 in the year 2008 (an amazing 98.2%...
Regina1965 Says: The beautiful church in Húsavík is over 100 years old, it was consecrated in the summer of 1907, and is Húsavík's "symbol". I absolutely adore this church and...
The Icelandic Phallological museum - IT MOVED.
Regina1965 Says: There was a museum in Húsavík which is one of its kind in the whole world "The Icelandic Phallological Museum" with a collection of 200 penises on display,...
smirnofforiginal Says: Between Husavik and Akureyi is Godafoss (waterfall of the gods) - thus named because when Christianity was chosen, by Porgeir, as the religion of Iceland, he...
Whale watching. North Sailing.
smirnofforiginal Says: The main draw of Husavik is not on land but in sea... the bay is considered Europe's premier location for whale watching.North sailing will take you out (in a...
Husavik Guesthouse: make yourself at home
smirnofforiginal Says: Husavik Guesthsue is family run but the family do not live here so you do not have to tip-toe about the house. There are a handful of bedrooms and bathrooms and...
Jokulsárgljúfur (Vatnajokull) N.P: Ásbyrgi
smirnofforiginal Says: You choose:1) Once upon a time Ódinn's flying horse, Slaettur/Sleipur, accidentally touched the earth with one of its hooves and left this enormous...
A Whale-watching trip from Húsavík.
Regina1965 Says: If you are travelling for the first time to Húsavík I would recommend going on a whale watching tour - this being the Whale-watching capital of Iceland. These...
amazingclick Says: We had heard a lot about Whale watching and wanted to do it. Everyone in Akureyri told us we should go to Husavik and do it. So, we drove to husavik....and went...
Gamli Baukur: Great atmosphere before seeing the whales!
jumpingnorman Says: This is a great restaurant to eat at before you go looking for whales and other sea animals. We were brought here by our guide because the ticketing office for...
Jumping for Whales in Husavik!
As I was uploading the Blue Whale picture on June 12, 2009 and just a 10-month member of VT, I just had my 12,000th visitor on VT !!! (I joined VT on late August 2008 while on vacation in Norway and...
Húsavík "The Capital of Whale watching in Iceland"
The town of Húsavík is located in N-Iceland, way up north, with 2.300 inhabitants. The nearest town south of Húsavík is Akureyri, Iceland's northern-capital. The beautiful church in Húsavík is 100...
Husavik is a town in northern Iceland. It lies along Skjálfandi Bay, northeast of Akureyri, and is the oldest settlement in Iceland. According to legend a Swedish seafarer, blown off course, built a...
Whale Watching and much much more
Within the Husavik area are some the Icelands best attractions, and it is a very popular part of the country. Husavik itself is a lovely little town with all the amenities you'd need. I stayed here......
This is another town I was lucky to visit. It is also famous for the whale watching trips. Distance from Reykjavík: 480 kms.
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