HÚSAVÍK AND BEYOND

Húsavík is an easy day trip from Akureyri and offers several attractions that make it well worth the visit. The town itself is a charming little fishing village of 2,500 people. Often called Iceland’s whalewatching capital, the most popular reason to visit Húsavík is to take a whale-watching cruise. In addition, the town has a beautiful old wooden church, built in 1907, a surprising number of excellent museums considering its size, and, of course, gained fame for the Oscar-nominated song of the same name from Will Ferrell’s Netflix film lampooning the Eurovision Song Contest.

Watch The Whales

Although you can go whale watching in most large towns in Iceland, Húsavík has the benefit of being only a short sailing time away from the open sea, where more species of whales reside rather than in fjords and bays. You can see blue whales, the largest mammals on earth, mainly in the ocean north of the country. Add to this the possibility of going puffin watching and the rich birdlife, and you will see why Húsavík is many a nature lover’s idea of paradise.

Entertaining And Educational

In addition to wildlife, the town has many fascinating museums. The Whale Museum is a 1,600m2 hall that houses whaling and marine ecosystems exhibitions featuring real whale skeletons. A stone’s throw away is the Húsavík Folk Museum, whose presentation on the region’s culture, nature and animals gives a rare glimpse into life in the north in days gone by. The Folk Museum is unusual in its display and curation, arranging the natural (including stuffed birds, a fox and a polar bear)

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