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Whalesafari Andenes - Hvalsafari Andenes

We offer whale watching off Andøy in Vesterålen, Northern Norway. Off Andøy there are ten different whale species. We combine whale watching and research.
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Established 8. June 1989 www.whalesafari.com Our Whale centre is located by the lighthouse in Andenes, Vesterålen, in northern Norway. Here the continental shelf lies closer to land than anywhere else along the Norwegian coast, making Andenes ideal for whale watching. The sperm whale, which is the largest toothed whales, typically feeds on deep sea squids and fish along the edge of the continenta

l shelf. To help us locate the sperm whales, our boats are equipped with hydrophones (under water microphones): we can therefore listen to the clicking sounds that the sperm whale produces to communicate, navigate and to search for their prey. With the aid of these hydrophones, we can locate the whale whilst he is still under water and approach it with minimal impact on the animal. We occasionally see other species of whales on our safaris such as killer whales (orcas), minke whales, pilot whales, dolphins, fin whales and humpback whales. Our guides at the Whale centre and on board our vessels are biologists and students from many different countries. The tourists can also learn more about the whales that we encounter from our guided tour in the museum, which is complementary in every whale safari ticket. Research on living whales has been important to us since the establishment of the Whale Centre in 1989. We have researchers present onboard the vessels and they study the behaviour and the population biology of the whales that we encounter. Whalesafari Ltd. offers researchers from different universities to stay and use the facilities connected to the centre. Since we have a sighting rate of 99% on our safaris, we can offer you a whale guarantee on our trips: we will offer you a new trip for free on the first available departure that suits you, if we cannot locate any cetacean on the trip. We tailor travel packages from Tromsø to Lofoten with activities, transportation, accommodation and more. You can book a package by visiting our web page or writing to [email protected]. Our summer season starts in May and lasts until September, while the winter season is from October to April. For information about trips, please check out our website or contact us via email or phone. Opening hours vary from summer to winter:
25.05-19.06 08:30 - 16:00 every day
20.06-20.08 08:30 - 19:00 every day
21.08-31.08 08:30 - 16:00 every day
01.09-15.09 10:30 - 15:00 every day
16.09-24-05 09:00 - 16:00 Mon-Fri

15/01/2025

Are you passionate about the marine world and do you dream of a career as a Whale Watching Guide? 🐋🐋😍
Whale2Sea and Whalesafari are thrilled to announce a unique opportunity to join our team. But that's not all - we're also offering an exceptional Whale Watching Guide Course, safety training, and much more to prepare you for this incredible journey!

Before you embark on this exciting journey with us, we invite you to take the first step by applying for one of our free Workshops in English.

Link to apply for the Workshops: https://forms.gle/eDx2Wz6nyFyhSJ6R9
Deadline: 15th March 2025

For additional information please contact: [email protected]

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14/01/2025

Yesterday, THE WHALE opened the "Oceans of Hope" exhibition at our Whale Centre. Oceans of Hope is an initiative from The Whale that gives children and young people a unique platform to share their hopes and visions for the ocean. The exhibition can be seen this week until Friday from 9 - 15:30 at the reception. Welcome! Photo: Svein Spjelkavik

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31/12/2024

Happy new year from Whalesafari Andenes, we hope to see you in 2025 for a new whaleyear🐋🎉💙
Photos by Marten Bril

If you want to book a whalewatching tour, see our website: whalesafari.no

18/12/2024

A very Merry Christmas to all our followers!
Photos: Marten Bril

05/12/2024

Café og loppemarked på Hvalsafari idag🎅 Velkommen fram til kl. 19🌟❄️

20/11/2024

The upcoming national attraction «The Whale» have received happy news! The gouvernment has decided to grant money that will secure the last public funding for The Whale! Hurra🐋

Regjeringen har nå bevilget de siste 150 millioner kronene til Andøy kommune og Andøyfondet! 🎉 Dette sikrer den offentlige finansieringen til The Whale og andre nødvendige omstillingstiltak i Andøy kommune.

- Vi vil gi ros til Regjeringen som fant plass for å fylle opp Andøyfondet i salderingen av statsbudsjettet for 2024, sier styreleder Benn Eidissen i The Whale. Her har både representanter for Arbeiderpartiet og Senterpartiet jobbet godt, og ikke minst evnet å innfri de løftene de gikk til valg på foran siste Stortingsvalg, fortsetter Eidissen.

Bilde: Finansminister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, styreleder i The Whale AS Benn Eidissen, og nestleder i The Whale AS Rune Rydningen på Andenes i dag.

Les mer her: https://www.thewhale.no/tidslinjen #1013

📸 Foto: Svein Spjelkavik

17/10/2024

TOOTHED WHALES off Andøya: They all have teeth, though none use them for chewing their food. Some use the teeth for ripping prey into smaller pieces. Number of teeth and function varies between the species. S***m whales only have teeth in their lower jaw. SPECIES (off Andenes): S***m whales, orcas, long finned pilot whales, Rissos´s dolphins, Atlantic white-sided dolphins, white-beaked dolphins and harbour porpoise. Pilot whale:© Marten Bril
More can be learned on our whale watching tours: https://whalesafari.no/

14/10/2024

Whales off Andøya: whales can be divided into the baleen and toothed whales. Baleen whales has baleen plates instead of teeth, growing densely together forming a «sieve», the whales use for filtering their food from sea water. They are generally large sized whales. SPECIES (off Andenes): Minke whales, humpback
whales and fin whales.
Example of FEEDING TECHNIQUE: Humpback whales feed by lunging through patches of prey and gulping large volumes of water.
Learn more about the whales from our brilliant guides, book your next whale watching tour: https://whalesafari.no/
Photo: Marten Bril

04/10/2024

Whale watching this winter? We are in Skjervøy with our large traditional boat MS Reine, our expert guides and captain. The winter herring season in Skjervøy, Troms, is a unique period attracting orcas, humpbacks & fin whales feeding side by side. Experience the whales close up as they are following the herring. We also offer bus from Tromsø to Skjervøy. For more information or to book a whale watching tour, go to:

https://whalesafari.no/winter-whalewatching-skjervoy/

27/09/2024

Norway’s Vesteralen archipelago, 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, has spectacular landscapes, whales and lovely hamlets that most tourists miss

27/09/2024

Summer is over, and the autumn with its beautiful coulors are her🥰🐋 Autumn-picture with pilots
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07/08/2024

Andenes Camping tonight🏖

24/07/2024

WHALES OFF ANDØYA: Did you know that you can tell if the whale in the horizon is a s***m whale by their blow? The s***m whale sends the exhaled air out in about 45 degrees angle to the left unlike all other whales which sendt the blow upwards!

Photos: Marten Bril,

20/07/2024

WHALES OFF ANDØYA: The orca or killer whale, is the largest of all dolphin species. They are highly intelligent and able to coordinate hunting tactics. As a fast swimmer they have been recorded at speeds of up to 54 kph! Join us on a whale watching tour with professional guides and learn more about our whales 🐋😍

Photos: Marten Bril; Whalesafari Andenes - Hvalsafari Andenes
Book your whale watching tour at whalesafari.no

16/07/2024

WHALES OFF ANDØYA: The Humpback whale can live up to 90 years! Feeding humpbacks are a spectacular sight, as they engulf large volumes of water which they filter through baleen plates hanging from the roof of their mouths. This whale is one of ten species that you can experience on one of our whale watching trips.
Photo: Marten Bril

Adresse

Hamnegata 1C
Andenes
8480

Åpningstider

Mandag	09:00 - 15:30
Tirsdag	09:00 - 15:30
Onsdag	09:00 - 15:30
Torsdag	09:00 - 15:30
Fredag	09:00 - 15:30

Telefon

+4776115600

Nettsted

https://www.whalesafari.no/

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Looking back at one of the summer's special moments; mother and baby pilot. This tiny beauty is only a few months old. Film by one of our superb guides @jades_imagery #andøy #norway #northernnorway #whaleresearch #pilotwhale #sealife #beautifulnature #visitvesterålen

A few days ago we saw these playful pilots. 🎥 our captain Øystein #whales #whalewatching #pilotwhales

The weather and sea conditions these last few days… olala🥰🥰 northern summer in the kingdom of the whales 🎥 Øystein and crew #whales #whalewatching #summer #ocean #vesterålen #andøya

Andenes Camping tonight🏖

How cool is this🙌🏻 Pilot whales showing off the bellies and swimming under MS Reine. And look at that cutie calf🥰🥰 🎥 @jades_imagery #pilotewhales #whales #whalewatching #andøy #vesterålen

When the weather is bad and there is no whale watching, our crew do the monthly safety-training. This was fun😅🐋🥰

#Humpback whales on our morning safari yesterday! 🎥 by Jade van Dam #andøy #vesterålen #visitvesterålen #naturesafari #nordnorge

The #ocean looked like this today from the Western pier in #andenes. 🌊 Impossible to sail in, but amazing to see the awe-inspiring force of nature, don't you think?

Whale safari 15.10

How excited we got yesterday, when a #spermwhale swam along the boat after a long dive in 2000-metre deep waters! #whalesafari #andøya #nordnorge

Today is World Whale and Dolphin Day! 📆 Off #andenes we can see 10 different species of #cetaceans, from small harbour porpoises to huge fin whales, and our guides love to tell you all you need to know about them in our Whale Exhibition. What do you think is the best way to mark the day? 📽 spy-hopping Orca by Asle Moen #oceanlife #whales #whaleanddolphinday #vesteralen

In summer we usually meet one #spermwhale at a time. But last Saturday we had these two individual holding close together...a beautiful sight! 🐳🐳 #andenes #vesterålen #northernnorway #whaleguarantee We have lovely, summer warm weather the next days...time for you to join us! #whales #andenes #vesterålen #northernnorway #whaleguarantee

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Whalesafari Andenes (Hvalsafari AS)

Our Whale centre is located by the lighthouse in Andenes, Vesterålen, in northern Norway. Here the continental shelf lies closer to land than anywhere else along the Norwegian coast, making Andenes ideal for whale watching. The s***m whale, which is the largest toothed whales, typically feeds on deep sea squids and fish along the edge of the continental shelf. To help us locate the s***m whales, our boats are equipped with hydrophones (under water microphones): we can therefore listen to the clicking sounds that the s***m whale produces to communicate, navigate and to search for their prey. With the aid of these hydrophones, we can locate the whale whilst he is still under water and approach it with minimal impact on the animal. We occasionally see other species of whales on our safaris such as killer whales (orcas), minke whales, pilot whales, dolphins, fin whales and humpback whales. Our guides at the Whale centre and on board our vessels are biologists and students from many different countries. The tourists can also learn more about the whales that we encounter from our guided tour in the museum, which is complementary in every whale safari ticket. Research on living whales has been important to us since the establishment of the Whale Centre in 1989. We have researchers present onboard the vessels and they study the behaviour and the population biology of the whales that we encounter. Whalesafari Ltd. offers researchers from different universities to stay and use the facilities connected to the centre. Since we have a sighting rate of 99% on our safaris, we can offer you a whale guarantee on our trips: we will offer you a new trip for free or your ticket reimbursed if we cannot locate any cetacean on the trip. So you actually have a 100% whale guarantee. We tailor travel packages from Tromsø to Lofoten with activities, transportation, accommodation and more. You can book a package by visiting our web page or writing to [email protected]. Our summer season starts in May and lasts until September, while the winter season is from December to April. For information about trips, please check out our website or contact us via email or phone. Opening hours vary from summer to winter: 25.05-19.06 08:30 - 16:00 every day 20.06-20.08 08:30 - 19:00 every day 21.08-31.08 08:30 - 16:00 every day 01.09-15.09 10:30 - 15:00 every day 16.09-24-05 09:00 - 16:00 Mon-Fri