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Tour Type

Vacation Package

Available

December

Duration

6 days

Difficulty

Easy

Tour start

Ilulissat

Description

Daily itinerary

Included

Useful information

If you are looking for unforgetable New Years Eve? Join us for this 6-day tour to Ilulissat and its famous Icefjord.

Greenland does New Years twice! You will have oportiunity to see fireworks and celebrate New years twice in one evening once for Danish New Years at 21:00 and once for Greenlandic at 00:00!

Included are flights from Copenhagen, accommodation in Greenland, Sermermiut walking tour and a boat tour among the icebergs, Northern lights and Dogsledding!

The remainder of the time in the capital of icebergs is yours to arrange as you wish. Explore the town and its cultural attractions, enjoy the views of huge icebergs coming from UNESCO World Heritage Listed Ilulissat Icefjord.

One departure- 30. Dec 2026 – 04. Jan 2027

Safety always comes first and there is a possibility that itineraries might be changed and tours or flights can be postponed due to weather conditions.

Scroll down to see more information in the full itinerary, and then reserve your place by clicking on “Book your tour” above.

Activities

Dog Sledding

Iceberg Views

Attractions

Ilulissat Icefjord

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Day 1

Arrival and City walk

Your 6-day experience begins at the Copenhagen international airport.

Practical information- Flight schedule (local times)

Departure from Copenhagen at 9:45 am
Return flights arrive in Copenhagen at 9:00 pm

Please note that departure times are subject to change by the airline.

After landing in Ilulissat you will be met and transported to your hotel to settle in. After check-in, the guide will organise an information meeting, telling you about the town and the area.

We will start with Cultural City Walk it is a great introduction to Ilulissat. You will visit the most beautiful and historical stops in Ilulissat and get en tips on where to go to try local foods and shop for souvenirs.

At night, you will have a lovely welcome dinner in the hotel’s amazing restaurant (drinks not included).

Day 2

Dogsledding tour

On the second day, you will join highlights on any Greenland visit- sailing amongst the enormous icebergs in Disko Bay!

You will join a 1,5 hour dogsledding experience. Once the team is hitched, you will head out into the stunning back-country around Ilulissat. Musher will choose the best route depending of snow conditions!

Your dog sled driver (musher) will introduce you to the dogs and indicate which ones are safe to pet. They will also provide instruction on how to sit on the sledge and what to do and look out for while sledding.

It is important to remember that Greenlandic sled dogs are working dogs and should never be approached on your own (even in town).

Gala Dinner at Hotel Arctic

The New Year is now fast approaching, and tonight you will attend dinner at Hotel Arctic. It’s a five-course dinner. There will be a break at 9:00 pm because, we will join locals celebrating New Years on Danish time to honor of all their friends and family in Denmark (there are about 15,000 Greenlanders living in Denmark)

After this, you go back to the dinner table and, when the clock strikes midnight, it’s out in the snow again, this time to celebrate the ‘real’ New Year. Then you go back in and enjoy a glass of bubbly. When you want the night to end is totally up to you.

Gala Dinner on New Year’s Eve at Hotel Arctic, excl. drinks except for a glass of champagne.

Day 3

Sermermiut walk and Northern lights tour

We will start a day with Hiking to the former Inuit settlement of Sermermiut by the Icefjord. It is a walk with beautiful views of the ice fjord, filled with impressive local history.

After your walk you will have time to walk around the city.

In the evening you will join Northern lights tour! We will do our best to show you this magical phenomena, but it is always up to the nature to decide!

Day 4

Boat tour among the icebergs

Enjoy your breakfast as later on you will embark on adventure of the lifetime!

This 2,5 hours boat tour will take you to Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO world heritage site. Ilulissat icefjord moves at roughly 19 meters per day, calving massive icebergs into Disko Bay making it most active glacier in the Northern Hemisphere and one of the fastest in the world.

Dont be afraid of the cold you, the boat will have a closed heated cabin where you can get in and enjoy the view from inside.

Day 5

Free day

You will have one day free if you want to do more activities in Ilulissat! It is also would be an extra day if the weather is bad, ensuring you can join all of your tours.

Day 6

Return to Denmark

There are a few hours this morning for you to take one last look around the city and perhaps buy some souvenirs at one of the stores in town. At a pre-arranged time, you will be transferred from the Hotel to the airport for your flight back to Denmark.

Although it is goodbye for now, we hope to see you back in Greenland in the near future!

25 400 DKK