Adventure On The Ice Cap

Get ready for a day of travelling. Your flight to Greenland departs from Copenhagen, Denmark, and brings you to Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland. The estimated duration of the flight is 4 1/2 hours.

Flying into Kangerlussuaq on a clear sky day, you can see the fjords circle around the icecap, and the Arctic tundra spread over mountains and valleys.

After picking up your luggage, you meet us in the arrival hall to transfer to the hostel Old Camp, where you will be staying overnight.

We take you on your first tour on this package trip. This day tour takes you to Point 660 - a place by the Greenland Ice Sheet, from where you will ascend onto the Ice Cap. We take you through 37 kilometres of Arctic desert by car, where you can enjoy impressive views of Arctic tundra, mountains, and the Kangerlussuaq river. Kangerlussuaq is one of the best places in Greenland to spot wildlife, why we might encounter wild caribou (reindeer), musk oxen and polar foxes.

Capital Of Icebergs

Your tour continues by flight to Ilulissat, the town by the icebergs.

Ilulissat means ‘iceberg’ in Greenlandic, and there is no doubt about where the city inherited its name from. Ilulissat neighbours the UNESCO World Heritage, Ilulissat Icefjord. From the world’s most active glacier, Isua, the ice retracts and voyages towards Disko Bay - creating the otherworldly and ever-changing scenery of stranded and travelling icebergs.

Pick up your luggage and meet us outside for transfer to Petrine’s Guest House. Here you will be accommodated for the next 6 nights. Check-in is followed by an information meeting with our guide, who will provide you with an overview of the tour’s program, as well as additional excursion options.

We kick off your Ilulissat Adventure with a cultural-historical town walk. You will get familiar with Ilulissat and its historical and cultural attractions, including the polar explorer Knud Rasmussen’s birthplace, the local fish market ‘Brættet’ and Zion’s church.

Ilulissat Icefjord

This tours itinerary allows you to tailor the trip of your dreams. You have the third day in Greenland to plan, coordinate and choose what you want to do before tonight’s tour brings you to Ilulissat Icefjord. Purchase a trip to the nearby settlement Ilimanaq for an insight into Greenland culture or book a kayaking tour among icebergs.

As mentioned, your third night in Greenland brings you to Ilulissat Icefjord under the midnight sun. From May to July, you can experience the natural phenomenon, the midnight sun. In the rays of the midnight sun, the blue and white nuanced scenery of icebergs transforms into an orange and red-coloured Icefjord. The sun illuminating the icebergs with its orange colours is a phenomenal colour play that needs to be experienced.

If your trip begins in August, you will be experiencing the Icefjord covered in the orange glow of the Greenlandic sunset, an equally unique and beautiful sight.

The Calving Glacier Eqi

By boat, you depart for your 3rd-day tour in Greenland. Today you will be heading north of Ilulissat to experience the calving glacier Eqi. The glacier is located by the sea, providing you with the perfect opportunity to see a glacier wall.

Upon arrival, the boat anchors by the glacier, where you will be enjoying your lunch while overlooking the 3.4-kilometre-long  glacier wall. An extraordinary sight in itself, but even a more marvellous sight to see the glacier calve ice. The trip has a duration of 5 to 8 hours.

In addition to seeing the calving glacier, you will bear witness to the Greenlandic wilderness. Sailing to and from the glacier, you will be venturing through the wide bay of Brede Bugt, the fjord system Pakitsoq and Ataa Sound. Along the way, you can enjoy pristine views of fjord landscapes with mountains, waterfalls and marine animals, such as whales and seals.

Sermermiut Valley Exploration

Prepare yourself for some amazing views. Your fifth day in Greenland brings you to Sermermiut Valley on a fully guided tour. Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, the valley offers both natural and cultural attractions for you to enjoy. You will be exploring the remaining ruins of former Inuit settlements and see the Icefjord from a new perspective.

From Ilulissat, you will be transported to a wooden boardwalk outside of Ilulissat, which will lead you to the Sermermiut Settlement and a viewpoint by Nakkaavik, that overlooks the Icefjord.

While walking to the main attractions, your knowledgeable guide will tell you about the valley’s history and the flora and fauna we come across.

The Sermermiut settlement has been occupied by different migrations of Inuit, dating 4000 years back. After having explored the settlement, the tour continues towards the Icefjord, which can be seen from the ruins. We hike up to the viewpoint for a panoramic view of Ilulissat Icefjord.

Whale Safari in Ilulissat

Jump on the boat with us and enjoy views of Disko Bay on a whale safari. Disko Bay’s cold and krill-rich sea creates ideal conditions for the different species of whales, which is why Disko Bay also is known as the capital of whales. In Disko Bay, we often meet humpback whales, minke whales and fin whales.

Discover Ilulissat

Discover Ilulissat on your own. The town is full of both cultural and natural attractions.

Visit the newly established Icefjord Centre for a scientific insight into Ilulissat Icefjord, glaciers and icebergs. The centre is beautifully situated in Sermermiut Valley and is an elongation of the wooden boardwalk that you visited a couple of days earlier. The building in itself is an attraction, as its beautiful design is inspired by the wingspan of a flying snow owl. The center is open between 11.00 a.m. to 6 p.m. The center has an entrance fee of 150 DKK per person (100 DKK for children), which is paid on site.

Returning to Copenhagen, Denmark

Your eighth day brings you on a flight back to Copenhagen, Denmark.

We transfer you to Ilulissat Airport. Today’s journey takes you from Ilulissat to Kangerlussuaq and from there back to Copenhagen.

Flights in Greenland are often subject to delays and bad weather, why we recommend that you do not book flights home the same evening or the day after arriving in Copenhagen.