Tour Wonders Of Greenland (From Copenhagen)

Accommodation

At Qassiarsuk we will spend the night at the Leif Eriksson Hostel, located next to the notable, Viking marine monument. It is a cosy hostel, with a spacious terrace overlooking the fjord, different rooms, with shared toilets and showers. We will use sleeping bags at night. Overnight stays at the Leif Eriksson Hostel may be substituted by overnight stays at another local hostel. At Tasiusaq, you will enjoy your stay in a cosy hostel which is beautifully located in a farm inhabited by 7 people. Lodge in quadruple rooms, shared facilities. Toilet bucket type. Cosy common place and terrace with spectacular views. We will use sleeping bags at nights. Qaleraliq Glacier camp is the place where to breathe and feel the Greenlandic untouched wilderness, there are no construction in the place, a totally clean and no impact camp, therefore basic but located in one of the most spectacular and beautiful spots of South Greenland. It has dining&breakfast Domo rooms with tables, chairs, gas cooker and kitchen utensils. Accommodation will be in Domo tents using sleeping bags. Shared toilets outside the tent bucket type. As the camp is set in the wild nature, there is no access to electric power at the camp. Do your best to bring your battery totally recharged. In case of needs, try to bring several batteries.

Guide

An English speaking guide from Tasermiut - SGE will be with you throughout the journey and you may also be accompanied by one or more additional guides for specific stages of the journey. The Guide’s job is to point the group in the right direction, to ensure all travellers’ safety and to solve any possible problems that may arise along the itinerary, making changes or adjustments if necessary. Collaboration is expected from travellers and all shared activities will be everybody’s responsibility, including the guide’s. Note that one or different guides can be in charge of the group during the adventure tour.

Meals

– Meals on a full board basis The journey will finish with a special Inuit dinner that will include local products available: seal meat, whale meat, caribou meat, smoked halibut, dried anmmassat and cod… During the day trips we will follow a more practical diet: Breakfast: Coffee, tea, infusions, cocoa, powdered milk, biscuits, bread, jam, muesli and cereals. Packed lunch: Bread, cheese, ham, chocolate, nuts, biscuits, soup, hot tea… Dinner: Meals cooked at the camp will be prepared by the guide in collaboration with the group (Rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, sausages Dinner served at the hostels can be prepared with local fish and meat, pork, vegetables, eggs, rice...

Flights

Flight Reykjavik – Narsarsuaq, return ***International flights to Copenhagen not included.

Others

Flight Copenhagen – Narsarsuaq, return Tasermiut, South Greenland Expeditions’ guide (English speaking) Transfers in Greenland, as specified on this program Meals on a full board basis Accommodation in Greenland, as specified on this program Camping and RIB boat travel equipment Guided visit to Brattahlid reconstructions -Greenlandic farewell dinner

Transport

Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB boat) The navigation will be done in a RIB-boat a Rigid Inflatable Boat (Zodiac Type), The Adventure boat by definition. The RIB boat is an open boat fast flexible and very safe. A special coat is provided for navigation. The RIB Boat allows the traveller to feel the elements and be one with them. RIB boats enable to reach areas that are difficult to access on any other type of boats.This type of boats allows us to be more dynamic, versatile and to enjoy adventure, without compromising safety.

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Insurance

All travelers are required to carry travel insurance that provides emergency medicalevacuation and repatriation.

Others

– Airport taxes and Fees – Travel insurance – Lunch on flight days – Accommodation, transfers and food in Copenhagen – Optional excursions – Unexpected expenses as a result of weather conditions (including difficulties or cancellations due to ice or weather conditions) or flight or boat delays – Any other aspect not listed in “What is included”

Optional

Optional excursions should be confirmed upon arrival, in the information meeting of the first day. However, we recommend you confirm Optional Excursions in advance before arriving in Greenland. Kayak excursion in the “Icebergs Bay”: This is a 2 hour sea kayaking trip for beginners among icebergs and ice in one of the safest and best place in the whole of Greenland. Duration: 2 hours (approx.) Group: minimum 2pax Price:85€ per person

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrival In Greenland: Qassiarsuk Viking Ruins
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrival In Greenland: Qassiarsuk Viking Ruins

Flight from Copenhagen to Narsarsuaq (south Greenland). Reception at the airport and zodiac boat transfer to Qassiarsuk (former Brattahlid, capital of Viking Greenland). Walk through the village of about 50 inhabitants and guided tour of the viking ruins of Brattahlid, learning the history of the arrival of Eric the Red from Iceland at this small settlement in 985. Of particular interest are the reconstructions of a Viking house (spacious but cold) and an inuit dwelling (small but warmer), transporting us back in time to the harsh conditions in which these people lived and it definitely shows us how the Inuit knew how to adapt better to the progressive cooling of the climate. This Norse and Greenlandic core farming area were in 2017 inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List under the title Kujataa Greenland. Night at the Leif Eriksson Hostel.
Day 2 Day 2: Narsaq Town And Qaleraliq Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Narsaq Town And Qaleraliq Camp

We will set off for Qaleraliq camp, our base beside the greenlandic ice cap, navigating along the Tunulliarfik fjord among icebergs. Halfway we will stop at Narsaq, the third most populated town in South Greenland with about 1,500 inhabitants. Free time to visit the museum, the fish market or the fur shops before boarding the boat again to navigate towards the Inlandis. We will arrive to our camp set on a sandy beach, which contrasts with a spectacular view of three glacier tongues. We will spend the night at the camp, allowing our senses to enjoy the thunderclap roar of the icefall from seracs. Accommodation in fixed tents
Day 3 Day 3: Greenland Ice Cap View
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Greenland Ice Cap View

In the morning we will have many opportunities to see caribou, which are plentiful in the area. After breakfast, hiking to the Tasersuatsiaq lake and climb up a mountain 400 metres high, from which we will have the view of the immense Polar Ice Cap and the “nunataks”, floating landmarks on the ice sheet. In the afternoon we will have time for fishing or pick mushrooms and blueberries (from mid august). Accommodation in fixed tents
Day 4 Day 4: Narsaq
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Narsaq

Glacier fronts and excursion on ice. We will navigate along the glacier fronts on a RIB boat, admiring the beauty of their vertical ice walls and numerous icebergs as we approach them along their more than 10 kilometres descent to the sea. These glacier fronts extended in only one. But the dramatic progress of climate change divided it in three glacier fronts. From there we will start the ice excursion. An impressive trek using crampons (organised to be suitable for all travellers) on one of the oldest masses of ice in the planet. We will explore its crevasses, drains, seracs, and other ice formations, which give an incredible, labyrinthine quality to this glacier. An expert mountain guide will be in charge to make sure we are provided with the appropriate equipment, and to ensure the safety of the group during the trip, while he shares with us his knowledge about the special characteristics of the glaciers in the South of Greenland. A unique experience, exciting and original, surprising both first-time comers and those used to the peculiarities of the glacier world. One of the most impressive sights and one of the best excursions in all Greenland. Accommodation in fixed tents
Day 5 Day 5: Igaliku
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Igaliku

Igaliku and Qooroq Ice Fjord Navigation from Qaleraliq to Itilleq via the Tunulliarfik fjord. Easy hike to cross the Kongevejen, or Path of the Kings, to the idyllic Igaliku, a small Inuit settlement inhabited by not quite 40 people, which is famous for being the most beautiful settlement in the whole Greenland, and where one finds: the ruins of Gardar, the archdiocese and religious capital of Viking Greenland, the Norse bishop’s farm – the largest in all of Greenland- and the setting of Anders Olsen’s farm, the unique architecture of the Igaliku stone houses. The area is recently declared part of the Unesco World Heritage List After eating in Igaliku, return in the afternoon to Itilleq, and then to Qassiarsuk. On our way to Qassiarsuk, we will visit the Qooroq Fjord, where one of the most active glaciers in southern Greenland can be found, navigating to the area where iceberg density will make it impossible to carry on, and which is without doubt one of Greenland’s best images. Accommodation in Hostel
Day 6 Day 6: Tasiusaq
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Tasiusaq

Tasiusaq, the “Iceberg’s Bay” Walk to Tasiusaq farm, where seven people live in notable isolation next to Sermilik fjord, which is almost always blocked by the ice and icebergs coming from Eqaloruutsit glacier. This is not the only sheep farm of the area. We will continue our walk to Nunataaq Farm. It was a Viking Settlement where we can discover some ruins. We will make a visit of the area, and go on excursions with impressive views of Tasiusaq Bay and the numerous icebergs covering it! We will discover lakes hidden in the tundra. Way back to Tasiusaq Farm. Later we can go fishing arctic salmon or for a walk in the region. Optional: Kayak excursion in the “Iceberg Bay” A 2 hour sea kayaking trip for beginners among icebergs and ice in one of the safest and best place in the whole Greenland. Accommodation in Tasiusaq or Qassiarsuk Hostel
Day 7 Day 7: Qassiarsuk
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Qassiarsuk

Flower Valley and Glacier We will cross to Narsarsuaq on our zodiac boat. Then, we will walk through Flower Valley enjoying the spectacular view of a valley formed due to the retreat and the consequent glacial sedimentation with plenty of flowers. We will walk until we can see Kiattut glacier and the landscape around it, with superb panoramic view of the ice sheet and its Nunataks. This is probably the most renowned excursion in all Greenland. Farewell dinner, with typical local Inuit products. Accommodation in Hostel
Day 8 Day 8: Narsarsuaq - Copenhagen
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Narsarsuaq - Copenhagen

Transfer to Narsarsuaq. Time to walk around in the area and visit the local museum Bluie West that reflects the history of the creation of the village of Narsarsuaq from the past and especially its role played in the Second World War, or you can ascend to the "View Point", an easy hike of approximately one hour, starting near the Hotel, from where you will have views of the fjord, the Narsarsuaq plain and the Kiattut glacier. Flight Narsarsuaq – Copenhagen

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Itinerary of your trip Wonders Of Greenland (From Copenhagen)

Day 1: Arrival In Greenland: Qassiarsuk Viking Ruins

Day 2: Narsaq Town And Qaleraliq Camp

Day 3: Greenland Ice Cap View

Day 4: Narsaq

Day 5: Igaliku

Day 6: Tasiusaq

Day 7: Qassiarsuk

Day 8: Narsarsuaq - Copenhagen

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