Itinerary

Day 1 - Tuesday: Copenhage-Kangerlussuaq
From Copenhagen (Denmark) you fly to Kangerlussuaq (Greenland) at 09.15 and arrival at 09.45 (4,5 hours flying) . In Kangerlussuaq you will be accomodated at Old Camp – an old but cosy American building. Kangerlussuaq was an American Military Base until 1992. What is left now, is the buildnings, that proove the former presence of the American soldiers. There is a great history about their stay and has ment alot for Greenland. Today Kangerlussuaq is known for the area – the nature and the many animals nearby the airport. After settling at Old Camp, there will be a short informationmeeting. Afternoon free.
Around dinnertime, you will be picked up by bus and driven around 5 km away from Old Camp to Restaurant Roklubben, beautifully situated by Lake Ferguson and far away from all the city lights. This gives a great upportunity to see the Northern Lights. Dinners is preordered and is a 2 course dinner. After dinner the bus will drive you back to Old Camp.

Day 2 - Wednesday: Kangerlussuaq - Inland Ice Cap
Breakfast at Old Camp and morning free (the Museum of Kangerlussuaq is showing the great American History of Kangerlussuaq and is deffinately a visit worth).
In the afternoon you will get to see the great nature – on a Jeep toward the Inland Icecap.On your way you might get lucky and see the Musk Oxen and the Reindeers. The Inland Icecap is 3 km. thick in the summit and on the edges you will experince how rough and beautiful the Icecap is.

Day 3 - Thursday: Kangerlussuaq-Ilulissat & City Sight Seeing
After breakfast you will be flying to Ilulissat. The flighttime is estimated to be 45 minutes and you will see how the landscape changes during the flight. Minutes before landing in Ilulissat you will see big icebergs spread in the ocean south of the city. In Ilulissat you will be accomodated at the 3-star Hotel Hvide Falk and when you are settled, we have arranged a walk in Ilulissat. Our local guide will take you on a historical city walk, where you will get a good introduction of a town in Greenland, the different harbours, the church and ofcourse the museum.

Day 4 - Friday: Ilulissat - Beautiful walk to Icefiord & Icefiordcruise
After breakfast at the hotel it is time for one of the beautiful walks in the world – the walk /hike to the valley of Sermermiut. The walk will take 2-3 hours in all. The valley has been a settlement some 2.500 years ago and there are still ruins to see from that time. At the end of this valley you will see Kangia Icefiord, where you can see the 100 meter high Icebergs in a pack. The place is a World Heritage Site and is amazing, peaceful and powerful.

In the afternoon it is time for a boattrip to the Icefiord with big Icebergs, the ones you saw in the morning. Enjoy a cruise between the giants and the guide will tell about how they end up in Ilulissat Icefiord, why they are white, blue, transparent or even green. Please be aware that is colder than on land, when you sail. Have at least two layers of warm clothes. Head, feet and hands – very important not to freeze there.

Day 5 - Saturday: Ilulissat - Dogsledding
Either morning or afternoon free – depending on the dogsledding tour.
Our experienced drivers and their dogs have taken thousands of tourists around the Ilulissat area. This is a unique opportunity to experience the dogsled. The route will be defined in Ilulissat and by the hunter. It will all depend on the weather and snow/ice condition.
If you feel that your warm clothing is not enough, you can rent skinclothing in Ilulissat. DKK 250,- for boots and skinclothing per day

Day 6 - Sunday: Day on your own in Ilulissat
Last day in Ilulissat. The hotel is situated just besides the historic and beautiful church of Ilulissat. On Sundays you can go and experience a Greenlandic service at the church. If you are lucky, you can experience a wedding or a baptism, where people use their colorful national costumes.

Day 7: Flight Ilulissat-Kangerlussuaq-Copenhagen
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Kangerlussuaq. From Kangerlussuaq at 11.25 and arrival 19.45.


Price per person: (in a shared doubleroom): DKK 13.200 (EUR 1.775)
• Copenhagen – Kangerlussuaq – Ilulissat t/r
• All taxes (DKK 1.200,-)
• 2 nights at Old Camp, incl. breakfast (Kangerlussuaq) – shared facilities.
• 2 x 2 course dinner at Rest. Roklubben (Kangelrussuaq)
• 4 nights at Hotel Hvide Falk, incl. breakfast (Ilulissat)
• Jeep to Inland Ice Cap (Kangerlussuaq)
• City Sight Seeing (Ilulissat)
• Walk to Sermermiut (view to Icefiord – Ilulissat)
• 2 hours dogsledding (Ilulissat)

Price does not include:
• Insurances
• Meals, besides breakfast and 2 course dinner in Kangerlussuaq
• Other excursions not mentioned
• Single surcharge of DKK 1.900 (EUR 255)

Departures: 7th – 13th February14th & 20th February & 21st 27th February 2012:

Local guides: On all the excrusions, boattrips etc. we use the good and experienced local guides, captains etc..

Kangerlussuaq - Old Camp
Old Camp is the cozy traditional hostel in Kangerlussuaq. It is located 2 kilometers from the Airport, with a fantastic view of the Sondre Strom Fjord. All rooms are with 2 beds and with toilet and bathrooms in the corridor.

Ilulissat - Hotel Hvide Falk
A modern 3 star hotel - based in Ilulissat. The hotel i situated at the waterfront of the world famous Icefiord with an impressive view over the Disko Bay.

The hotel has 40 international standard rooms, including non-smoking rooms, and a separate annex with 4 rooms and 9 hotelapartments.
Each room is beautifully furnished and has a telephone, television and wireless internet access as standard equipment.