Whale Watching Worth a Drive to Husavik?

[Rmott]

Husavik is considered the whale-watching capital of Iceland. Is it worth renting a car at Akureyi (the closest port) and driving to Husavik for a whale tour or should we expect the experience to be just as good embarking from a port city?

 

Thanks so much for any advice!

[Nitemare]

The boats go to the same area to see the whales, I think it is a shorter cruise from Husavik than from Akureyri.

[hallasm]

There is no reason to rent a car and drive to Husavik. The whale watching experience is the same from Akureyri.

[Rmott]

Thank you so much for the responses. I did find this on a website (guidetoiceland.is): 

 

"The difference between whale watching in Akureyri and Husavik is slight but exists.

Skjalfandi [Husavik] has a higher number of cetaceans than Eyjafjordur [Akureyri]. Having a higher number of animals means more chances of sightings and watching exciting behaviors such as breaching, fluking, tail-slapping, and spy-hopping.....Meanwhile, Akureyri is simply a more convenient place to go whale spotting. "

 

Too slight a difference to be concerned with?