WHALESAFARI homepage email Whalesafari, Adress: Postboks 58, 8483 Andenes, Norway Telephone: (+47) 76115600 Telefax: (+47) 76115610 Welcome to the World’s Best Whale Safari! No.1 in Whalewatching The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), that has specialized in publishing reviews of this type of tourism all over the world has given us the following commendation: “The world’s largest, most successful Arctic whale watching operation is Hvalsafari AS (Whalesafari Ltd.) in Andenes”. In Andenes, the edge of the continental shelf is closer to land than anywhere else along the coast of Norway. Here, a special deep sea area called Bleik Canyon was formed thousands of years ago. This extraordinary spot provides a stable stock of Sperm whales with food such as deep sea squid and fish. Andenes is the most convenient whale watching location in Northern Norway - it takes only an hour to reach this magnificent whale watching grounds. Right from the start in the 1980`s, our whale safaris combined research, education and adventure. A Whale Centre was established in 1988 and is situated in an old fish processing warehouse at the harbour front. Here, you can book your Whale Safari and participate in a guiding at the Whale Museum. Our experienced and international guide team offer you a museum guiding in different languages. This will give you a deeper insight on whales, their biology and our research projects. A final multi media show makes the guiding perfect. Afterwords we are heading out to the deep sea - to Bleik Canyon – in search for whales. Our most famous and most sought after species is the Sperm whale. During the 4-5 hours trip we might be able to spot several of this large marine mammals. We watch them while they are resting on the surface. But the most impressive moment is the up to 18 meters/60 feet long Sperm whale raising its humongous tail fin just before descending to the depth of the vast ocean. Experience shows that whales are spotted during 95-99% of our safaris. Our guarantee: We´ll give you a free new trip or your ticket reimbursed if you are unfortunate and don´t see whales the first time. The guides at the Whale Centre and onboard our vessels are scientists and students from many different countries. In such a way, every whale watching trip is partially devoted to research. Riggen Bar & Restaurant In traditional North Norwegian landscapes, at the water’s edge, Restaurant Riggen offers you both traditional and modern meals. You are welcomed to have lunch during the day and à la Carte every evening. On Saturdays you can taste our excellent cake table, on Fridays we offer you a taco buffet and on Sundays a dinner buffet. To learn more see our homepage. Welcome to an unforgettable experience!