Greenland Expedition (6 days)

Experience the magical, impressive and beautiful Greenland. Over 6 days , you will have the opportunity to partake in Greenland’s unique society and their natural wonders. From dog-sledding, to glacier hiking, to whale watching, this is a country that never ceases to amaze and delight!

Daily Itinerary

Day 1

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Arrive: Ilulissat, Greenland

Ilulissat:

  • Private walking tour of the city
  • Welcome dinner with your guide
  • Evening boat cruise in the midnight sun

Accommodation: Hotel Arctic

Meals: D

Welcome to Greenland! Upon your arrival in Ilulissat, you will meet your guide at the airport and be transferred to your hotel.

Go for a private city walk with your guide, including a visit to the museum of Ilulissat.

Welcome dinner with your guide at Hotel Arctic in the evening.

After dinner, go for a spectacular boat ride around the fjord in the midnight sun with some great champagne on the boat.

Day 2

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Ilulissat:

  • Hike to the Eskimo Ruins at Sermermiut
  • Meet a local hunter and his dog team
  • 1 hour scenic flight over the ice fjords and glaciers

Accommodation: Hotel Arctic

Meals: B,L,D

This morning, transfer to the old heliport from where you take a private hike to the shores of the Ice Fjord and the Eskimo Ruins at Sermermiut. The pre-colonial history of Sermermiut was pieced together by a series of archaeological excavations during the twentieth century. The area became an area of archaeological interest at the start of the century, although the results were not well documented. A 1953 dig identified that Sermermiut had been used by Saqqaq, Early Dorset and Thule cultures. Another dig in 1983 dated the start of the Early Dorset settlement at around 600–200 BCE. Sermermiut was abandoned in 1850 when the last resident moved to nearby Jakobshavn (now Ilulissat).

Go for lunch at Restaurant Mamartut. Later, meet a local hunter and his dog team; you’ll learn about dog sledding in the winter and you can watch them feed the dogs.

In the afternoon, go for a 1 hour scenic flight where you will get an amazing aerial view of the ice fjord and glacier. Transfer back to hotel.

Day 3

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Iluissat:

  • Sail to the small settlement of Ilimannaq
  • Have lunch with a local family
  • Visit the city center
  • Coffee/ Tea with a local family

Accommodation: Hotel Arctic

Meals: B, L,D

Our Targa boat will pick us up at the Ilulissat harbor and we will sail to the small hunter’s settlement of Ilimannaq. Here your guide will take you around the village including a visit to a local shop. Ilimanaq is located on the eastern shore of Disko Bay, just south of the mouth of the Ilulissat Ice fjord. The Old Danish name of the settlement derived from the Dutch whaler Klacs Pieterz Torp. The whalers were active in the region from 1719 to 1732, leaving a trail of names behind – the settlement of Oqaatsut to the north was originally a Dutch whaling station named “Rodebay”. Claushavn was founded in 1741, around the same time as Ilulissat.

Have lunch with a local family before sailing back to Ilulissat.

In the afternoon, go to the city center for a walk to the house of a local family which you will visit for a cup of coffee/tea and a cake, a great experience to meet up with the locals of Ilulissat.

Day 4

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Transfer: From Ilulissat to Disko Island

  • Go dog-sledding on the Lyngmark Glacier
  • Hike to the edge of a glacier and experience the beautiful views

Accommodation: Camp Equip

Meals: B, L,D

Start the day by going to the airport where your helicopter is waiting for you. Fly over to Disko Island where you will go for a fantastic dogsled ride on the Lyngmark Glacier. We will then continue to Camp Eqip where we will spend the next night in a small hut with a great view of the Eqip Sermiat Glacier.

In the afternoon your guide will take you on a hike to the moraine up to the edge of the glacier. Very few places in Greenland are as beautiful as the Eqi glacier, which comes out in a fjord about 70 km north of Ilulissat. It is possible to see big pieces of ice break off. The crashes are enormous and the sight of the icebergs falling into the water is impressive.

Day 5

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Transfer: Disko Island to Ilulissat

  • Whale watching
  • Visit the former trading station, Ataa
  • Farewell dinner with your guide

Accommodation: Hotel Arctic

Meals: B, L, D

Our Targa boat will pick you up at Camp Eqip and you will start to head back to Ilulissat. On the way back you can search for some whales and hopefully be lucky enough to see them.

Stop at the former trading station Ataa for lunch and finish your day at Hotel Arctic. You will have a farewell dinner with your guide at Hotel Arctic.

Day 6

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Depart: Greenland

Meals: B

Transfer from the hotel to the airport and begin your journey back home!

Accommodation

Hotel Arctic 

At the edge of the Ilulissat Ice Fjord, a UNESCO’s World Heritage site, you will find Hotel Arctic. Though the weather may be cold, your welcome to this hotel will be anything but! Staying here is certainly an experience of a lifetime and one you will not forget easily.

Greenland Expedition (6 days)