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Come along to the beautiful Point 660, a place recently uncovered by ice and seen by few. At Point 660 you will find the most scenic view imaginable of the Icecap slowly descending into the colorful newly ice-free tundra. This is a tour, for you who would like to explore the Greenland Icecap with your eyes, feet, and curiosity!
Your adventure starts with you and your fellow explorers traveling along the remote dirt road out of Kangerlussuaq. Kangerlussuaq is situated inland along a long fiord and therefore has a climate unique from the rest Greenland.
On the route to Point 660 you might be lucky to spot one of the many wildlife from the car, you will also have the possibility to have a shortstop and snap a picture!
When you and your fellow explorers arrive at Point 660, breathe in the fresh air and gaze upon the enchanting and mythical Greenland Icecap, that ranges as far as the eye can see. The dirt road goes right up to the vast and majestic inland ice, giving you an excellent chance to explore it with your feet on the ice.
This tour is done 4x4 car with our local guide so you will have a cozy time and be able not only enjoy nature but also know more about Greenland and life here in general.
Add the Russel glacier visit to this tour in the booking process and see the most you can in Kangerlussuaq in a short period. It is perfect if you have limited time and you want to see as much as you can!
Book your next adventure by selecting your date of travel and clicking on Book Now.
Included
- Local guide
- Transportation by car (small group)
- Flexible departure (you can choose the time you want to do the tour)
- Coffee & tea
- Sandwich
- Pick up and drop off in Kangerlussuaq airport parking or your accommodation
Please note: Your pick-up time can change on departure day +/- 1 hour, due to weather and road conditions and delayed flights for other guests on the day. If that is the case you will be contacted by email or phone.
What to bring
- Layered clothing. Ideally, you should pack a thermal underwear layer (top and bottom), activity layer (e.g. hiking pants and shirt), insulation layer (e.g. fleece or down jacket), and outer layer of windproof clothing (top and bottom). You may not need all of this on any particular day, but you should have it available. You should always bring a windproof jacket, regardless of the weather.
- Warm hat, gloves, buff or scarf
- Sturdy shoes (e.g. hiking boots) for summer, insulated boots for winter
- Sunglasses, sun screen & sun hat (depending on weather)
- Head net and insect repellent (in case of mosquitoes - Summer)
- Camera with extra batteries
- Day pack
- Water bottle
- Optional: binoculars
Additional Information
Our tours are fully flexible and utilise a 4x4 four-wheel-drive with room for a maximum of 4 passengers.
The departure of this tour is guaranteed, even for one person.
Please select a time for pick-up, even if you're flexible all day.
If you choose the combined tour to Point 660 and the Russel glacier, the duration of the tour is 5 hours.
From June - August, it is critical that you bring a mosquito net as Kangerlussuaq is a paradise for mosquitos.
We recommend combining this tour with a visit to the Russell Glacier as they are in the same direction. The combined tour takes 5-6 hours. The Russell Glacier is where you can see a giant ice wall, and at Point 660 you can actually walk on the ice sheet and get on a vantage point to see the vastness of the ice, no equipment needed.
Our customers are the foundation of Guide to Greenland so we make great efforts to provide you with the best possible service.
We are located in Greenland and cooperate with everyone involved in the Greenlandic tourism industry. We are therefore perfectly placed to quickly react to changes or new wishes you may have to ensure you have the trip of a lifetime.
BOOK EARLY
The earlier you book your trip, the better the prices will be, and the more likely you will be able to book the tour you want for the dates/times you want.
Package tours can be sold out more than half a year in advance (note that Guide to Greenland does not include international flights in packages, except where indicated from Iceland or Denmark).
Day trips may sell out closer to your arrival date, but for popular destinations, certain dates/times can also sell out months in advance. We recommend that you secure all of your experiences by booking them well in advance of your trip.
CANCELLATIONS
All cancellations must be made via e-mail.
Although Guide to Greenland is committed to ensuring the best protection and service for our customers in the event of a cancellation, we are obliged to charge cancellation fees. This is in accordance with Greenland travel industry business practices. Details can be found in our general cancellation policy.
Jenna de la Vega –
Guide was very nice and knowledgeable. He offered to make a few extra stops, e.g. stop by sled dogs. He prepared coffee and sandwiches for a small snack which was cool. I had a good time!
Stefan Duerr –
The Guide Evald was great. He stopped at every viewpoint, we wanted.
Gabriela Zendejas Maldonado –
It was the end of March when I had this tour and we had so much fun! The guide was very friendly, replying all the questions we had, and it has been delightful to step on the Icecap!
Grace –
Amazing!
Awesome!
We had a great time in Kangerlussuaq for 1 day with Evald as our guide.
We booked online in less than 24 hours before our scheduled tour but guide to greenland made sure that we were accommodated well. Evald our local guide was very efficient, funny, knowledgeable and speaks good english
Kaj Schutt –
That is amazing tour you must do in Kangerlussuaq!
With a short stop over in Kangerlussuaq we were able to do both of the tours Russell glacier and see Point 660. We saw Musk ox and raindeer on the way and stop to take pictures as well! Loved our local guide and flexibility of this tour.
Susanne Garbrecht (verified owner) –
Super lovey trip with a really passionate guide, full of great knowledge about the rich history of Kangerluarsuk and the ice sheet!
Mette Ellemann Hansen (verified owner) –
En fantastisk flot tur i solnedgang. Kan kun anbefales
Ewald er en god guide med en stor viden.
John (verified owner) –
Excellent mission.
We were a bit worried initially when our guide wasn’t at the airport occasioning much panicked phone calls and e-mails on our part. However, he did find us and we had a superb drive out to the ice-cap and the glacier topped off with a bacon and egg sandwich and a bonus Northern lights on the way back.
Thank you for our guide!
Charlotte (verified owner) –
A very intimate and fantastic trip with just us (2persons) and our guide Eval. Lots of info on the landscape and good talks about Greenland – very recommendable.
Lotte Klein (verified owner) –
Fantastisk tur. Vores guide, Ewald var så velvidende, sjov og behagelig. En tur der virkelig kan anbefales. Hvis man laver et stop i lufthavnen i 4 timer inden afgang til næste by, er der fin tid til denne tur. 5 stjerner herfra.
Morten Bro (verified owner) –
Fantastisk
Turen var fantastisk😀😀👍🏻👍🏻
Anne –
This is a great tour, and a wonderful guide. I really enjoyed both the glacier and the ice sheet, and the sandwich was really good too!
Martina –
We really enjoyed our 3 hours trip with to Point 660 at the end of August. Very informative guide and an excellent driver. We still enjoy all the great pictures the guide took of us and the glacier. Highly recommended! Best wishes from Switzerland, Daniel and Martina
Natalie (verified owner) –
My parents and I had a great trip to Point 660 with a wonderful guide! A nice person, who really made the trip a great experience. The trip up to Point 660 is just as great as the actual ice cap. All in all a trip we’d highly recommend 🙂
Mikkel Svendstrup (verified owner) –
Super great trip. Evald was the perfect guide 🙂
Brigitta Moravec (verified owner) –
I met my guide right after my flight from Copenhagen and I had a very good time driving carefully with the new snow through a fantastic landscape, with a rendeer even, and walking on the ice shield. Blue ice as it is. The guide had brought sandwiches, tea and coffee for a break which was wonderful after the long flight. And I had every chance to take photos of the most awsome sceneries. Thank you so much also for all the information on rocks and glaciers in Kangerlussuaq!
Stefan (verified owner) –
A perfect expedition, with an incredible vintage offroad car, we saw the amazing IceCap, we even walked on it, our guide was very chatty and friendly, and he made us some sandwiches which we ate in a place with the most beautiful view. Aboslutely amazing.