Húsavík Harbor

Puerto en Húsavík, Iceland

• Mejores meses: junio–agosto

Qué hacer

• eurovision museum (film: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga · year: 2020)
• geothermal sea bathing (inauguración: 2018 · facility: GeoSea)
• húsavík whale museum (tipo: non-profit · highlight: full blue whale skeleton)
• land-based whale watching (tarifa: gratis · ubicación: Húsavík Lighthouse cliffs)
• local craft brewery (nombre: Húsavík Öl · horario: evening bar hours)
• puffin watching (ubicación: Lundey island, Skjálfandi Bay)
• tours de avistamiento de ballenas (duración: 3 hours · vessel types: oak boats, RIBs)

Antes de ir

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

Servicios

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

Mejor época para visitar

• blue whale window (temporada: mid-June to mid-July)
• geosea evening soak (temporada: summer evenings after dinner · benefit: quieter pools, northern light)
• temporada de avistamiento de ballenas (pico: verano · temporada: March–November)

Características

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

Cerca de aquí

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

Datos útiles

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

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-1KZX-KYSJA

Fotos