Glacier and Inuit Village – GRL225

Day 1 Reykjavik – Kulusuk
Start the day with a flight to Kulusuk and arrive in Greenland at the same hour as you leave Iceland: two hours flight and two hours’ time difference! The first truly Greenlandic experience awaits you: Upon arrival in Kulusuk, your guide will welcome you at the airport and the hotel will pick up your luggage. Your guide will introduce you to the area as you walk together towards Kulusuk village. On the way, you will visit the colorful and characteristic graveyard, and from viewpoints, we will see stunning icebergs and mountain peaks. Arriving at the village, we will visit the tiny privately owned museum that provides insights of the Inuit life. As we walk through town, we often get to greet the locals, and if we are lucky, we will get to see a demonstration of the traditional Greenlandic drum dance. Before we head to the hotel (boat tour optional), we will visit the beautiful Kulusuk Church.

Accommodation in hotel (half board optional).

Day 2 Kulusuk – Reykjavik
Today, you have some time to go exploring this mystically rocky island on your own before your flight takes off to Reykjavik. Get a closer look at the village, buy some souvenirs that can remind you of this Greenland experience or go for a short hike in the beautiful surroundings of Kulusuk.

Optional activity: We can add a boattrip, a scenic drive to WW2 remains or even a helicopterride, an unforgettable tour over the spectacular icefjords and the impressive glaciers in the area or even to the Greenland Ice Cap. Experiencing the vast backcountry of Greenland really puts things into perspective!

SUMMER ACTIVITIES IN THE TASIILAQ AREA

Sometimes 2 days is not enough. If you wish to extend your stay, there are plenty of things to explore and experience. Here are a few. Contact us to set it up: booking@greenland.is

KAYAKING

Did you know that kayaking is an Inuit invention? It is! You will see why whenyou experience the tranquility and closeness to the icebergs when you navigate among the icebergs in the fjord in Tasiilaq. A local guide will teach you the basic paddle technique and off you go into the Arctic bright night.

Available from Tasiilaq in July and August.

Guided evening paddle (2 hours) 
Price from: 110 Euros per person

Contact us to set it up: booking@greenland.is

ICE CAP GLACIER HIKE

One thing is seeing icebergs floating in the waters, or a glacier from a boat. Another would be to hike on it, and feel it, and smell it, and hear it. This full day Ice Cap Hike starts with a 1 hour boat ride to the Ice Cap, and then a hike up to the plateu where the view is just amazing. A certified glacier guide will teach you the does and don’ts of walking on the ice and provide the gear neceissary.

Available from Kulusuk and Tasiilaq, in July and August.

Full day (7-8 hours) hike tour 
Price from: 335 Euros per person

Contact us to set it up: booking@greenland.is

ICE CAVE TOUR

You could get even closer to the glacier than hiking on it or sailing around it. You can go inside it! There is a beautiful and safe ice cave not far from Kulusuk and Tasiilaq. A short boatride to the glacier, and a short hike on the ice will bring you into the heart of the glacier.  A certified glacier guide will teach you the does and don’ts of walking on the ice and provide the gear neceissary.

Available from Kulusuk and Tasiilaq. in July and August.

5-6 hours
Price from: 240 Euros per person

Contact us to set it up: booking@greenland.is

SØMANDSFJELDET HIKE

Mt. Sømandsfjeldet (or the Sea-Man’s mountain) rises 679 m above the village of Tasiilaq. A hike up the steep hils will be rewarded with a magnificent view over the village and the surrounding little islands in Ammassalik.

Available from Tasiilaq, in July and August.

Guided hike (4-5 hours) 
Price from: 110 Euros per person

Contact us to set it up: booking@greenland.is

WHALE SAFARI

August and September is when the whales come to East Greenland. Minkey whales, humbacks and finwhales are just a few of the species you could spot on an evening tour around Tasiilaq. Seeing these magical creatures offers a new scale of size.

Available from Tasiilaq, in August and September.

2-3 hour evening sailing tour
Price from: 110 Euros per person

Contact us to set it up: booking@greenland.is

EXTRA BOAT TOUR

There are so many places to visit and things to see that there is always another boat tour to join. Knud Rasmussen glacier and the US army base in Ikatek, the hunting village Tiniteqilaq and the ice fjord, or Johan Petersen fjord with its spectacular glacier toungs and marine while life.

Available from Tasiilaq, from June to September, depending on ice conditions.

2-3 hour evening sailing tour
Price from: 110 Euros per person

Contact us to set it up: booking@greenland.is

KULUSUK VILLAGE WALK

All tours start and end in Kulusuk, as this is where the airport is. You could therefore always join our daytour there and get a better inisight into the life in a small village, visit a small folk museum and get to see the traditional way of Inuit storytelling.

This tour is run in connection with the flight from Reykjavík so many people just come for the 4 hours. You can see a video from the tour here.

Available from Kulusuk, from June to September.

4 hour walking tour
Price: 105 Euros per person

Contact us to set it up: booking@greenland.is