Húsavík Harbor

Harbor in Húsavík, Iceland

• Best months: June–August

Things to do

• eurovision museum (film: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga · year: 2020)
• geothermal sea bathing (opened: 2018 · facility: GeoSea)
• húsavík whale museum (type: non-profit · highlight: full blue whale skeleton)
• land-based whale watching (fee: free · location: Húsavík Lighthouse cliffs)
• local craft brewery (name: Húsavík Öl · hours: evening bar hours)
• puffin watching (location: Lundey island, Skjálfandi Bay)
• whale watching tours (duration: 3 hours · vessel types: oak boats, RIBs)

Before you go

• book geosea in advance (period: busy travel periods)

Amenities

• accommodation variety (types: hotels, guesthouses, hostels, cabins, camping)
• geothermal swimming pool

Best time to visit

• blue whale window (window: mid-June to mid-July)
• geosea evening soak (window: summer evenings after dinner · benefit: quieter pools, northern light)
• whale watching season (peak: summer · window: March–November)

Features

• 97% summer sighting rate (basis: 30 years of logbooks since 1995)
• blue whale skeleton (length: 22m · recovered: 2010)
• diamond circle route (route: Diamond Circle, North Iceland)
• geosea time award (year: 2019 · award: World's Greatest Places)
• oldest settlement in iceland
• species recorded (species: humpback, blue, fin, orca, beluga, white-beaked dolphin, harbour porpoise)
• unesco-recognized boat tradition (tradition: Nordic clinker boat)
• whale species in bay (count: up to 23 species)
• whale watching capital (distinction: Iceland, possibly Europe)

Nearby

• akureyri (description: capital of North Iceland)
• lake mývatn area (description: diverse geological features)

Good to know

• airport access (airport: Húsavík Airport)
• suggested visit duration (hours: 2–4)
• town population (population: approx. 2,403)

Catalog identifier: AVIA-1KZX-KYSJA

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