The Edge of The Ice Cap HIGHLIGHTS: Midnight Cruise to see Icebergs, Greenland home Visit, Hunters Settlement Visit, Cruise to see calving glacier, Blue Lagoon & Reykjavik Day 1: Fly to Iceland Fly to Reykjavik and on arrival have a flybus transfer you to your hotel. Rest of the day is free, perphaps to enjoy one of the best seafood restaurants you will find anywhere in the world. Day 2: Fly to Greenland, Visit Ilulissat, Night Iceberg cruise Transfer from hotel to airport for flight to Greenland. A guide will pick you up at airport and transfer you to the Arctic hotel. Ilulissat City Walk: You will visit the old part of town and learn its history, see the original Danish trading station, the busy fishing harbour, the old church and the museum. Lunch at a local restaurant. Night Cruise: The sunset warm red colours and the gigantic icebergs reflecting in the icy waters is an unforgettable sight. Cruise between the icebergs and enjoy a late Martini on "the real rocks"! Until about the 24th July this cruise will run as a midnight sun cruise with all the beauty and eeriness of the Polar Sun. Day 3: Cruise to the Calving Glacier The Eqip glacier is the only glacier in the area where we often experience a glacier calving. You will cruise in front of the 5 km wide glacier, enjoying lunch, and hopefully see this unique calving sight creating new icebergs. Day 4: Option 1 Sermermiut Icebergs, Visit Greenland Home, Feed Huskies. You will go as far as the road goes, and then take a beautiful walk along to the UNESCO designated Ilulissat Ice Fiord to Sermermiut where traces from the 3 old Eskimo cultures still can be seen, as well of course as the fantastic icebergs. Meet people in their home, and whilst enjoying a "Coffee-Mik“, learn about Greenland and it's people and their way of life. The 3,500 husky dogs in town are still used for both work and fun every winter. We invite you to join the feeding of a dog team, where you can see, feel, touch and hear the howling of 20 hungry dogs. The owner will demonstrate the sledge and the harness and tell you about life as a sled dog. Day 4 Option 2: Hunting and Fishing settlement visit By boat you will visit the small fishing and hunting settlement of Rodebay with a local population of approx 40 persons - a quite different world compared to Ilulissat. There will be a guided walk through the village before enjoying lunch at the old trading station. Optional A La Carte Extra: Helicopter trip to land on the ice cap Take an extraordinary helicopter flight at low altitude over the Unesco listed Ilulissat Ice Fiord, and land for 30 mins on the ice. There are 2 options both of which have a 30 min ground stop, with the option of 30 mins or 55 mins flighttime. As this is weather dependent it can only be booked locally, though you should register intent. Day 5: Fly to Iceland and Flybus transfer to hotel in Reykjavik. Transfer to airport for midday flight to Iceland. Transfer from Keflavik airport to hotel for night at leisure in Reykjavik Day 6 Relax at Blue Lagoon, transfer to airport for flight home After Breakfast check out prior to transfer to Iceland’s most famous attraction - the Blue Lagoon. Enjoy bathing and relaxing in the sensual geothermal seawater, known for its positive effects on the skin. In addition to bathing there is a sauna with a view of the lagoon, a steam bath with white walls that resemble silica mud and a cosy steam bath carved into a lava cave. The milky waters and silica are famous for their health benefits. Finally you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight home. You obviously have the option to extend your trip to visit some of the highlights of Iceland, whether that is just a day to see Geysers, Pingvellir and stunning waterfalls or a longer visit to explore some of the volcanoes and to go whale watching.
Dog Sled Trips with the Inuit The Kulusuk dogsled tour Please note that we can book these activities for you but they are payable locally. We do not make profit on these unique excursions ensuring that the local community benefits totally from your visit. The apparently simple wooden sledge and a team of husky dogs, each attached by a line to the front of the sledge, is a living expression of man´s adaptation to his environment, the means by which, since the beginning of time, the Inuit/Eskimo have travelled to their hunting grounds and challenged even the world´s largest carnivore, the Polar Bear. The tour begins outside the hotel where the hour long dogsled team will take you down to the local village. A guided walking tour of this remote Inuit settlement includes a stop at the church and the service house (where the hunter’s wives clean seal skins). The return trip to your hotel is by jeep or by dogsled, depending on the snow conditions. Dogsled to Apusiajik Glacier This half day trip starts from the hotel and ventures to the Apusiaajik glacier where you stop for photos and hot refreshments. From Apusiajik glacier the dogsled teams will go to an iceberg filled area for another stop before return to hotel. Greenland is the only place in the world where dog sledding is indigenous and still a major mode of transport in winter and spring. In the rugged terrain it is truly an unsurpassed mode of transport since in many areas the inclines and depth of snow prevent access by snowmobiles. The Tasiilaq area has a considerably milder climate than the other dogsled regions in Greenland, therefore also a richer snow cover on its magnificent landscape. There is no better way to see this than to accept the welcome of the friendly and helpful local hunters and escorting them on the ancient dogsled routes is travel at its most breathtakingly unique. ½ day Husky excursion to Sarpagajik An easy and relaxing trip, we cross the Ammassalik fjord, mount the low hills on the North-East side and descend into Sarpagajik fjord. Stop at a point close to the meeting of fjord and coastal pack ice, called Sarpaq. Here currents in the shallow water make an icefree pool where edible seaweed can be gathered, and we can try this local delicacy if the tide is low. A hot drink and sightseeing of the packice before returning to Tasiilaq, with an impressive view of the town in its mountainous setting as we descend toward its fjord from the opposing side. 2-day dogsled tour to Tiniteqilaaq This is a favoured journey of all locals, crossing the length of Ammassalik island from South to North and arriving at the village of Tiniteqilaaq on the Sermilikfjord. The highlight of the trip enroute is the crossing of the Asingaleq glacier at an altitude between 2-3000 feet, and the magnificent views from this. The village is said by many to be the most picturesque of all, and here the use of kayaks for narwhale hunting still exists . Across the fjord lies the great Greenland Icecap. A longer but impressive trip!
The Kulusuk dogsled tour Please note that we can book these activities for you but they are payable locally. We do not make profit on these unique excursions ensuring that the local community benefits totally from your visit. The apparently simple wooden sledge and a team of husky dogs, each attached by a line to the front of the sledge, is a living expression of man´s adaptation to his environment, the means by which, since the beginning of time, the Inuit/Eskimo have travelled to their hunting grounds and challenged even the world´s largest carnivore, the Polar Bear. The tour begins outside the hotel where the hour long dogsled team will take you down to the local village. A guided walking tour of this remote Inuit settlement includes a stop at the church and the service house (where the hunter’s wives clean seal skins). The return trip to your hotel is by jeep or by dogsled, depending on the snow conditions. Dogsled to Apusiajik Glacier This half day trip starts from the hotel and ventures to the Apusiaajik glacier where you stop for photos and hot refreshments. From Apusiajik glacier the dogsled teams will go to an iceberg filled area for another stop before return to hotel. Greenland is the only place in the world where dog sledding is indigenous and still a major mode of transport in winter and spring. In the rugged terrain it is truly an unsurpassed mode of transport since in many areas the inclines and depth of snow prevent access by snowmobiles. The Tasiilaq area has a considerably milder climate than the other dogsled regions in Greenland, therefore also a richer snow cover on its magnificent landscape. There is no better way to see this than to accept the welcome of the friendly and helpful local hunters and escorting them on the ancient dogsled routes is travel at its most breathtakingly unique. ½ day Husky excursion to Sarpagajik An easy and relaxing trip, we cross the Ammassalik fjord, mount the low hills on the North-East side and descend into Sarpagajik fjord. Stop at a point close to the meeting of fjord and coastal pack ice, called Sarpaq. Here currents in the shallow water make an icefree pool where edible seaweed can be gathered, and we can try this local delicacy if the tide is low. A hot drink and sightseeing of the packice before returning to Tasiilaq, with an impressive view of the town in its mountainous setting as we descend toward its fjord from the opposing side. 2-day dogsled tour to Tiniteqilaaq This is a favoured journey of all locals, crossing the length of Ammassalik island from South to North and arriving at the village of Tiniteqilaaq on the Sermilikfjord. The highlight of the trip enroute is the crossing of the Asingaleq glacier at an altitude between 2-3000 feet, and the magnificent views from this. The village is said by many to be the most picturesque of all, and here the use of kayaks for narwhale hunting still exists . Across the fjord lies the great Greenland Icecap. A longer but impressive trip!
Magic of East Greenland HIGHLIGHTS: Iceberg Cruise, Village and City tour, Guided easy hiking, Blue Lagoon & Reykjavik Day 1: Fly Iceland. Transfer to Hotel. Fly to Reykjavik and on arrival have a flybus transfer you to your hotel. Rest of the day is free; perphaps to try one of the best seafood restaurants you will find anywhere in the world. Day 2: Fly Kulusk, Helicopter to Tasiilaq, Guided city walk FlyBus transfer to airport for flight to Kulusk and then onto Tasiilaq by Helicopter on one of the most unforgettable transfers of your life as you cross at low altitude the iceberg filled sea. On arrival a guide will be waiting to transfer you to the hotel. The city walk takes you through the old part of town where you will discover a society that has retained tradition as well as adapted to modernity. Day 3: Breakfast at the hotel and then explore the surroundings Take an easy hike on a guided walking tour heading for the valley of flowers and a beautiful waterfall just outside town. Boat cruise around the icebergs in the fiords outside of Tasiilaq. An amazing opportunity to see close up the stunning ice in all its shapes and colours. Optional A La Carte Extra Helicopter flight to the Mitivagkat Glacier Take an extraordinary helicopter flight to the 1000 m high Mitivagkat Glacier. You will land on the glacier in order for you to view the ice filled fiords, snow caped mountain ranges and the Inland icecap. As this is weather dependent this can only be booked locally, but interest should be registered. Day 4: Helicopter return, visit village Kap Dan Breakfast at the Hotel and then transfer to the airport for helicopter flight to Kulusk. A guide will be waiting to take you for check in and then you will walk from Kulusuk to Kap Dan passing the cemetery to learn about the Innuit traditions, and to experience the daily life in a Greenlandic settlement. Day 5: 4 WD to viewpoint over Arctic Ocean or Glacier boat cruise Either drive along a mountain track to a radio station on a mountaintop overlooking the Arctic Ocean and the Kulusuk Island. Or sail past a fascinating variety of icebergs to cruise infront of the impressive Apusiaajik Glacier. Fly back to Iceland on 2pm flight. Flybus transfer to hotel of your choice Day 6: Blue Lagoon, Transfer to airport. After Breakfast check out prior to transfer to Iceland’s most famous attraction - the Blue Lagoon. Enjoy bathing and relaxing in the geothermal seawater, known for its positive effects on the skin. In addition to bathing there is a sauna with a view of the lagoon, a steam bath with white walls that resemble silica mud and a cosy steam bath carved into a lava cave. The milky waters and silica are famous for their health benefits. Finally you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight home. A la Carte optional extra Riding through lava fields Make your trip to the Blue Lagoon that little bit more special with a ride on an Icelandic horse. Your ride follows smooth riding tracks through bushy hills and lava fields. Enjoy the different shapes of the lava, depending on its age. After a ride of 75 minutes you will be dropped at the fabulous Blue lagoon to enjoy the thermal and mineral rich water or just relax and enjoy the facilities. After we will take you to the airport for your late afternoon flight. If you would like to extend your stay to take in some of the highlights of Iceland then please contact us for suggested itineraries
