One of the most memorable activities to do in Iceland’s Husavik is to go on a whale watching excursion on a traditional oak boat. — Visit Husavik
Seeing a whale swimming in its natural habitat – the ocean – is amazing, but witnessing it breach out of the water is just thrilling.
Whales are mammals, so they don’t have gills; instead they have lungs and breathe through their blowholes located on top of their heads. Even though they can hold their breath underwater for quite long (on average, 60 minutes!), whales would still need to surface – or at least have their blowholes be above water – to breathe.
