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Whalesafari Andenes - Hvalsafari Andenes

Whalesafari Andenes - Hvalsafari Andenes

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We offer whale watching off Andøy in Vesterålen, Northern Norway. Off Andøy there are ten different whale species. We combine whale watching and research.

Established 8. June 1989
web: whalesafari.no We combine whale watching with research on these beautiful animals, and offer an educational experience! The two largest whale watching companies in Norway; Whale2Sea and Whalesafari Andenes merged toghether in 2023. Our Whale centre is located by the lighthouse in Andenes, Vesterålen, in northern Norway. Here the continental shelf lies closer to land

28/03/2026

Have you heard of Risso dolphins before? 🐬 This species has been observed more and more these past years in northern Norway 🌊👀😍 In collaboration with Sea Safari Andenes / Whale2Sea and Whalesafari Andenes - Hvalsafari Andenes, we started cataloguing individuals to better understand who they are and where they come from 🧐 Alexander Eckerle and Femke de Ruiter presented our work on this cool species at the conference of the European Cetacean Society last week! We can't wait for more sightings and work on the publication! Stay tuned! 😊 🐬

Photos from Whale2Sea's post 30/01/2026
Photos from Norwegian Orca Survey's post 08/11/2025
Photos from Whale2Sea's post 15/10/2025

BATMAN ID-0570: The one with a mask
This gentleman has a very distinctive fluke and has been observed over several years, first time in June 2012! He is mostly observed during the summer, but in 2020, he was here in March. This year he was seen both in January and in August/September and was hanging out with Curly (ID-0442). Can you see that Batman’s tail looks like bat wings? 📸 by:
***mwhalescale

08/09/2025

Lately we have seen many Risso’s dolphins on our trips. This beautiful animal was first spotted off Andøya in 2017, so a pretty newcomer in our area.
📸 captain Ørnulf

04/09/2025

A lovely day at sea today with s***mwhales for both large boat and RIBs. Our fantastic student Astrid’s last trip before going home and continuing the studies. Thank you for staying these 6 months with us, we will miss you - and look forward to seeing you again🥰❤️🐢🐋
🎥 guide Astrid

***mwhale

Photos from Whalesafari Andenes - Hvalsafari Andenes's post 10/08/2025

Watching the orca hunt is spectacular. The great black backed gull with a young one is hoping for a meal from this hunt.
Amazing 📸 by guide Samy

31/07/2025

Long finned pilot whales playfully showing belly🥰🤩
📸 guide Samy

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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

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Telefon

+4776115600

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Adresse


Hamnegata 1C
Andenes
8480

Åpningstider

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