This 5-day tour package to West Greenland includes a round trip flight from Iceland, 4 nights of hotel accommodation and 5 guided tours in Ilulissat. Visit a UNESCO world heritage site and experience the unique Disko Bay. Take a trip to the Arctic, experience untouched wilderness, and face traditional Inuit culture. Located on the west coast of Greenland, 300 kilometres above the Arctic Circle, the famous Ilulissat Icefjord is filled with icebergs from “Sermeq Kujalleq”, which is the most producing glacier in the northern hemisphere. Ilulissat town is an exciting mix of Inuit culture, modern life and thousands of sledge dogs pulsing under the magical light of the midnight sun.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A TRIP OF A LIFETIME THEN THIS 5-DAY TOUR FROM ICELAND IS PERFECT!
A 3-hour flight from Keflavik international airport to Ilulissat. Transfer to your accommodation. After the welcome meeting with your local guide, enjoy a guided city walk of Ilulissat. Afterwards, you have some time to explore the town, visit the local museum and observe Greenlandic life at the always busy harbour. Welcome dinner (2-course) is included at your hotel in Ilulissat.
Around 22:00, depart for a sunset cruise to the famous Ilulissat Icefiord, the world’s largest ice sculpture park. The experience is overwhelming; the lights and colours constantly change. Enjoy a late drink on “the real rocks”. The tour duration is about 3 hours. Dress warmly.
(Note: The season for midnight sun is approx. May 22-Jul 24. Outside this season, the excursion is operated as an evening cruise with the beautiful sunset reflecting over the icebergs).
Accommodation: Hotel Ilulissat or similar.
Meals included: Welcome dinner
Meal: Dinner
Breakfast at the hotel. By bus as far as the road goes. Guided walking tour to the old Inuit settlement Sermermiut located on the famous Ilulissat Icefiord inscribed on the UNESCO’s world heritage list in 2004. The ancient settlement of Sermermiut, 1.5 km south of the town, is surrounded by Ilulissat’s beautiful icebergs. Various Inuit cultures have lived here over the past 4,000 years, and you can still see remains from ancient times. Learn about local history and customs before Europeans arrived. See plots settled for thousands of year and admire the views across the majestic icebergs. Please wear proper boots or hiking boots. The hiking distance is about 3 km (1,9 mls) round-trip; hiking time is about 1 hour. Terrain: mainly track bridge and a bit of uneven nature and rocky trail. Tour duration: about 3 hours.
Rest of the day free at leisure to hike along the Icefiord and explore the town of Ilulissat.
Accommodation: Hotel Ilulissat or similar.
Meals included: Breakfast
Meal: Breakfast
Sail south along Ilulissat Icefiord and admire the huge icebergs and the local fishermen in their small boats. Visit the Ilimanaq settlement, still dependent on hunting and fishing. We will see wooden houses from the old Danish trading station at the pier, dated back to 1730. After a walk through the settlement, we visit a small local restaurant, where we enjoy a lunch (included) based on Greenlandic specialities. On the return, we cruise the Disko Bay to spot migrating whales before reaching Ilulissat. Tour duration: about 6 hours.
Accommodation: Hotel Ilulissat or similar.
Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. Early morning departure for the one-day boat trip to Eqi – the calving glacier. The Eqi glacier runs into the fjord 80 km north of Ilulissat and is one of the most beautiful places in Greenland. It is possible to get very close to the 5-km wide glacier front and experience huge pieces of ice breaking off. The sound of an active calving glacier is quite remarkable, while the sight of icebergs toppling into the water is breathtaking. Afterwards, we continue to the small settlement of Oqaatsut/Rodebay. The local population of about 40 people is dependent on fishing and hunting; you experience an entirely different world compared to the nearby town of Ilulissat. Guided walk through the village before enjoying a local meal at the old trading station. For hundreds of years, Oqaatsut/Rodebay was a stopover place for Dutch whalers, who dragged the huge whales onto land here in the old village. The village, which lies in a beautiful natural setting just 15 km north of Ilulissat, has its school, church, shop and a single restaurant, “H8”, which serves excellent meals in the old colonial building. Tour duration: about 7-8 hours.
Accommodation: Hotel Ilulissat or similar.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and farewell dinner
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Breakfast at the hotel. Spend some time in the morning exploring the town of Ilulissat and last-minute Greenland shopping. The short adventure has come to an end, and you return by flight to Keflavík, Iceland.
Meals included: Breakfast
Meal: Breakfast
• Return flight Keflavik-Ilulissat-Keflavik including airport taxes
• Hotel/airport transfer in Greenland
• 4 nights in 4-star hotel in Ilulissat , in a standard room with shower/wc
• Daily breakfast at your hotel in Ilulissat, 1x lunch
• Welcome meeting with a local guide at the hotel
• 1-2 hours guided city walk Ilulissat
• 3 hours sunset cruise, sailing among icebergs, incl. refreshments
• 8 hours boat trip to Eqi glacier & hunters village of Rode bay, incl. lunch
• 6 hours boat trip to Hunter’s settlement & whale watching, incl. lunch
• 3 hours hike to old Sermermiut settlement at the Ice fjord, incl. refreshments
• Home visit with the locals
• Airport transfers
• Any private expenses
• Any additional services
• Single supplement (mandatory when travelling in a single room)
• Travel insurance (recommended)
• Flight supplement (if any)
Highlights & Experiences
Highlights & Experiences
Ilulissat city walk
Sunset cruise at Ilulissat Icefjord
Rodebay - the hunters village
Eqi - the calving glacier
Illimanaq - fishing & hunters village
Whale watching in the Disco Bay
Sermermiut - Inuit settlement
Home visit
Floating Icebergs
Departure & Return Location: Keflavik international airport
Departure Days: Tuesdays from June – September
Important: Trips to Greenland are always subject to weather, fog and ice conditions. Therefore the sequence of the day tours and excursions in Greenland is subject to change, or if needed, an alternative excursion will be operated if available. In addition, delays and flight cancellations between Iceland and Greenland can happen. Therefore we strongly recommend you buy travel insurance in the country of residence to cover any additional travel expenses should your flights be delayed or cancelled due to weather. Finally, we recommend not to book any international flight directly after a trip from Greenland. Ideally, we recommend staying a minimum of two nights in Iceland after the Greenland trip to avoid the risk of missing an international flight.