Winter in Greenland Adventure

Arrive at Kangerlussuaq and Check-in at nearby Airport Hotel
On arrival at Kangerlussuaq Airport, please make your own way to your hotel to check-in. Approx. distance 100m

Russell Glacier Tour with BBQ
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Enjoy a genuine Greenlandic summer day with many hours of sunlight, time spent in breathtaking surroundings and a traditional BBQ of local specialties - all served against the background of the Russell Glacier.

One of Greenland’s biggest attractions, known as the Greenland Ice Sheet, it covers 80% of the island’s surface and is second in size to the world’s only other ice sheet in Antarctica. Due to climatic and environmental changes, its mass continues to decrease as more ice melts into the surrounding seas.

On this tour, our destination is the strikingly beautiful Russell Glacier, which stands like a wall of ice – reaching up to 60 meters (197 feet) at certain points – in sharp contrast to the surrounding land and icescapes. Plus, we will have the pleasure of enjoying a delicious, traditional BBQ within a landscape that is beyond compare!

Kangerlussuaq enjoys a distinguishing attribute as the only place in Greenland where you can literally drive onto the ice sheet – and it is located only 25 km from the settlement! From all other locations in Greenland, you must hike, sail or fly.

Our adventure to the area’s most remarkable glacier requires transport via a tundra coach, a 4WD vehicle, which is designed to take on the rocky, changeable terrain and gravel roads. This leg of our journey takes approximately 1.5 hours. On the way, we will be on the lookout for wildlife, such as reindeer and musk oxen, and listen to stories from our guide about the area’s history.

After arriving to Russell Glacier, you can hike along the glacier’s edge, and simply enjoy its immensity. Here, the roar of melting and morphing ice structures are the only sounds that disrupt the peaceful silence. You will find many excellent locations for close-up photography and panoramas. While you are taking in the magnificent panoramas, we will fire up the grill and begin making preparations for our evening BBQ.

Due to the melting of ice during the warmer summer months, glacial thinning and instability within the colossal walls of ice can result. These structures can calve and break suddenly; therefore, it is important to maintain a safe distance.

As the ice slowly moves across the mountain landscapes, its unseen power crushes the rock below, thereby producing an accumulation of stony deposits and fine, gray silt. The silt is actually fine sand, clay and gravel that resulted from the ice’s crushing weight. These moraines and silt serve as a true testament to the great forces that nature can exert. They also help explain the steely gray color of the 160-kilometer (199-mile) long Kangerlussuaq Fjord.

After time spent enjoying the fantastic glacial surroundings and nature’s might, we will join together for a BBQ of grilled Greenlandic specialties and dine beneath the soft evening light. As our evening draws to an end, we will leave Russell Glacier behind, just as we found it – pristine, magnificent and unforgettable.

The Russell Glacier is located within the UNESCO World Heritage site of Aasivissuit - Nipisat.

Duration: 5 hours
Difficulty: 2 of 5
Season: May - September
Participants: Max 16

Check-out and make your way to Kangerlussuaq Airport
Today you will check-out and make your own way to Kangerlussuaq Airport. approx 100m distance.

Fly Kangerlussuaq to Ilulissat
The flight will depart from Kangerlussuaq airport and will arrive in Ilulissat airport.

Ilulissat Airport to Hotel
Upon arrival at ilulissat Airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to the hotel.

Breakfast and Lunch included.

IlulissatTown Tour
Join us on a guided town tour where we walk to the cultural and historic highlights of Ilulissat and make several scenic photo stops as we go along.

We will start at the historical Hotel Hvide Falk and on our way pass the Zion Church, the local fish market, the museums*, the harbour and different great viewpoints among other places. All places, which are important to the city or have interesting stories.

Learn the Story of the Old and Modern Ilulissat

By joining a guided town tour, you will learn the origin of Ilulissat, how the city has developed over the years, why the Inuits have been in the area for thousands of years, how important fishing is to the Ilulissat and much more.

However, every tour is different and our experienced guides will try to tailor each tour to the interests and questions of the guests.

*Please note, we won’t enter the museums during this tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Difficulty: 1 of 5
Season: February - November
Participants: 3

Northern Lights Tour
Northern lights are, without a doubt, one of the most amazing experiences in the Greenlandic winter. Our guide will take you to different viewpoints and explain about the science and myths of the aurora borealis.

Green and red colors dancing in the dark winter sky. Sometimes slowly and graceful, sometimes quick and powerful as a massive flame lighting up the night. Northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, are a unique phenomenon, and an experience of a lifetime!

We will make our way out into the nature outside Ilulissat, where no lights will disturb our view of the sky. Its easier to spot the aurora borealis here and see the reflection in the icefjord. We will drive and walk to different viewpoints – and hopefully be lucky.

The northern lights have been explained in several old Inuit myths and stories, which have been passed on for many generations. Our guide will tell these, as we make our way into the darkness and explain about the science behind the northern lights; the massive solar storms hitting Earths magnetic field.

Afterwards, we will return to the hotel and the guide will prepare a traditional Greenlandic Coffee with some homemade “northern lights”.

Please notice, we cannot guarantee northern lights during the tour and we reserve the rights to cancel and reschedule the tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Difficulty: 1 of 5
Season: November - April

Breakfast included.

Sailing to the Icefjord Tour
Boat trip to the famous Ilulissat Unesco Icefjord with our certified tour boat Pivik and trained guide.

Experience one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Ilulissat Icefjord, named “Ilulissat Kangerlua” in Greenlandic, is one of the most productive places of ice on Earth. To really see and understand the true beauty of the massive icebergs, you have to go in between them and see them from the waterside - which can only be done from a boat.

Experience the UNESCO World Heritage Site by Boat

All of the Ilulissat Icefjord is listed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This is due to the large production of icebergs by the glacier Sermeq Kujalleq at the bottom of the Icefjord and the massive icebergs which are stuck a the end of it.

No matter the weather, the icebergs are always amazing. The sun makes the ice shine and sparkle, while the blue colours of the ice really pops out when it’s cloudy.

All out boat trips are in certified tour boats and with experienced guides. They will tell you about the ice and its importance for the area, while we closely pass the massive icebergs.

Duration: 2,5 hours
Difficulty: 1 of 5
Season: June to October
Participants: min 4 - max 12

Oqqatsut Tour in the Evening incl. Dinner
If you are looking for at night out of Ilulissat during your stay, this is the tour for you.

We start by sailing from Ilulissat and passing the beautiful, drifting icebergs from the Ilulissat Icefjord on their path north of the city.

When we arrive in Oqaatsut, you will be welcomed by our guide who will take you on a guided tour of the settlement. Our guide will tell all about Oqaatsut history and the everyday life in the settlement.

After the guidede settlement walk there is plenty of time to experience the nature around Oqaatsut. The settlement is filled with viewpoints and benches where you can enjoy the silence and beautiful nature.

The exploring of Oqaatsut ends at Restaurant H8 Explorer where we will serve a delicious 3 course dinner. The restaurant lies in historical buildings with incredible view of the bay surrounding Oqaatsut. We cook all our food from local ingredients and the service is down to earth – just like Oqaatsut.

After your dinner the boat will take you back to Ilulissat. A boat tour in the evening light; a perfect way to end your trip to Oqaatsut.

Duration: 7 hours
Difficulty: 1 of 5
Season: June - September
Participants: min 4 - max 12

Breakfast and Dinner included.

Eqi Glacier Tour incl. Lunch
Join this tour to the incredible Eqi glacier, one of the biggest calving glaciers in Greenland. We will go in our fast boat with limited seats on this half-day tour, where you have to time to enjoy the trip and the glacier itself.

It’s always a breathtaking experience when you approach the Eqi glacier by boat. The four-kilometer wide and 200-meter-tall wall of ice rises between the mountains on the beautiful Greenlandic coast. You can hear and see the massive calvings from far away, as huge chunks of ice break off and hits the water.

The Eqi glacier, also known as Eqip Sermia in Greenlandic, is located 70 kilometer north of Ilulissat and is one of the largest calving glaciers in all of Greenland. From here, there is easy access to the ice sheet, which is why it was used by some of the first polar explorers in Greenland to study the ice sheet.

The tour is roughly six hours. As a result, you have time to do other stuff in the same day. Due to the unpredictable conditions with ice in the Disko Bay, the amount of time it takes to reach the glacier varies from day to day. Our captain will make sure that you get as much time as possible by the glacier within the timeframe of the excursion. The distance from where we can admire the glacier also varies depending on the amount of ice that have calved from the glacier front. Usually we will be within 2-3 kilometres from the glacier. No matter the exact distance to the glacier or the lenght of the stay, it is an incredible experience to witness the enormous glacier, and hopefully a calving - big or small.

During the tour, our experienced guide will explain about the nature we pass, the glacier itself and the cultural history of the area. If we are lucky, we might spot a whale or two on the way to or from the glacier, and it is 99% sure, that we will see plenty of icebergs from llulissat Icefjord along the way.

Our Targa is built for the purpose and has a limited number of seats, making it unique experience to go to the glacier. The boat is equipped with a flybridge with a great view to all sides which can be used while we are in front of the glacier.

Duration: 6 hours
Difficulty: 1 of 5
Season: June - September
Participants: min 4 - max 12

Breakfast and Lunch included.

Depart Iluissat
This morning you will be met at your hotel around 5:30am and transferred to the airport.

Breakfast included.