Travel Scandinavia Baltic Tours Antarctica Cruises

Categories Summer Tours Atlantic Cruises Arctic Tours Arctic Cruises Adventure & Eco Travel Cruises

The best way to experience the great variety of the world's biggest island is from the sea. Join an amazing journey along the West Coast of Greenland, accommodated in modern outside cabins with private facilities, where we visit most of the towns and watch the beautiful landscape change along the way. This is how the locals travel.

Ilulissat

The town of the Icebergs and the most modern town in the Disko Bay area – however still man is outnumbered by the huskies and traces of 4000 years old Inuit settlements are to be found. Furthermore this is the location of the UNESCO designated Ilulissat Ice Fiord and its gigantic icebergs. During the stay in Ilulissat you have plenty of time to experience this unique part of Greenland:

Calving glaciers and gigantic icebergs: Majestic icebergs are situated in the Ilulissat Ice Fiord just south of the town and these icy giants can be experienced at close range on a midnight cruise. No wonder that UNESCO decided to put the Ilulissat Ice Fiord on the World Heritage List!

North of Ilulissat you can get very close to the calving glacier Eqi on a full day boat excursion.

Isolated settlements: Visit some of the remote settlements in the Disko Bay area where the population still is dependent on hunting and fishing. Here you find “the old world” and a great contrast to the hectic life in the city of Ilulissat.

The Sea Voyage

On board you have the unique possibility of meeting the locals as many Greenlanders travel by ship instead of flying. Enjoy the hectic life in the harbours when calling to a remote town; Families reuniting, a winning football team coming home and young people starting out for adventures of their lives. Watch the landscape change as we leave behind the gigantic icebergs in the Disko Bay and pass by the rough and steep mountains near Maniitsoq, the area where we find the highest mountains in West Greenland. We head for fertile South Greenland where we sail through narrow straits and get so close to the mountains that you can almost touch them. On board you have plenty of time to enjoy the fantastic scenery – and make sure to keep your eyes open as humpback whales can be spotted all along the coast!

Qaqortoq

Qaqortoq is the biggest town in South Greenland.

Situated near the big lake "Storesøen" with rising mountains in the outback of the city. Old colony houses show the history of the town, while new big modern houses rises up along the cliff wall, all with splendid views over the open sea.

A real town of contrasts.

Itinerary

09:00-09:30 Air Greenland flight from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq. Continuing flight to Ilulissat.Meet & greet by an Arctic Adventure guide.

Transfer to the hotel for check-in, information meeting and guided City walk. Welcome dinner at the hotel.

Optional excursions during stay in Ilulissat:

•The Icebergs of Sermermiut

•Hunter's Settlement - Rodebay

•Midnight Cruise to the Ice Fiord

•Helicopter De Luxe to Iulissat Icefiord

•Hunter's Settlement - Ilimanaq

•Home Visit

•The calving glacier Eqi and Inuit Settlement Ataa

•Fishing tour

•Feeding the huskies

•Whale Safari

Breakfast at the hotel. Day at leisure in Ilulissat until afternoon transfer at 15:30 to the pier for embarking MV Sarfaq Ittuk. Departure at 16:30 for our southbound cruise along the Greenlandic West Coast.

21.00-22.00 Short stop in Aasiaat.

Sailing south along the Greenlandic West Coast.

09.00-11.00 Call at Sisimiut incl. special Arctic Adventure City tour of Sisimiut.

21.15-22.30 Short stop in Maniitsoq.

Sailing south along the Greenlandic West Coast.

07.30-13.00 Call at Nuuk incl. special Arctic Adventure City tour of Nuuk.

06.00-06.30 Short stop in Paamiut.

Sailing in the South Greenland Archipelago.

21:00 Arrival to Qaqortoq. Meet & greet by an Arctic Adventure guide. Transfer to the hotel for check-in and information meeting.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Short city tour of Qaqortoq.

Transfer to Qaqortoq pier and by boat through Eric's Fiord to Narsarsuaq. Transfer from Narsarsuaq pier to the airport.

Air Greenland flight from Narsarsuaq to Copenhagen Airport.