Discover Greenland

Overview: We take the evening Air Iceland flight from Reykjavik (domestic airport) to Nuuk. From here, we will be picked up and transferred to our accommodation. Our standard rooms will be of smaller sizes, but comfortable and clean. We enjoy a late dinner at a nearby restaurant. (D)

Overview: We enjoy breakfast in the hotel.  We are picked up for a guided boat tour and whale watching trip in Nuup Kangerlua, where you can see icebergs and waterfalls. There is the possibility of visiting the abandoned settlement of Qoornoq where people can stretch their legs and look at the old abandoned buildings. We then head via the opening of the Icefjord and past a mythical cliff called Pisissarfik and past a small island, where a stone has been marked by both the Inuit and viking culture. 15:30 Arrival Timmiannguit We throw lines to catch our own dinner. The lines will sink to around 100 meters depth, where we will be catching cod or redfish. The freshly caught fish will be handed over to the chefs of Qooqqut Nuan, who will prepare the fish and serve it in a 3 course gourmet experience. (B,L,D)

After breakfast, you will be taken on a bus with an English and Danish speaking guide. The tour will visit the modern part of Nuuk, Qinngorput, as well as the old colonial harbour. In between we will go back through history, starting in the modern suburb of Qinngor-put going through Nuussuaq and the 1970’s roug-houses and apartments, then going through the older but also modern downtown, the Herenhut history, hospital and finally the old colonial harbour with Hans Egede’s house. This tour is perfect as an introduction to Nuuk and will help you understand more of the people and the history of Nu-uk and Greenland. Nuuk was the first place of the modern colonization. We will stop for a light lunch, before continuing on foot to the National Museum of Greenland. The Museum was started in mid-1960's as the first museum in Greenland. The collections have expanded ever since, from excavations and with repatriated material from the Danish National Museum. The museum works with archaeology, recent history, arts and crafts. Dinner is not included tonight, but the program leader will make sure that you are taken to a restaurant of your choice. (B,L)

Overview: After breakfast at our hotel, you have a couple of hours to pack or explore Nuuk. We transfer to the airport for our early afternoon flight back to Reykjavik. (B)