From Ilulissat to Nuuk: icebergs, the ice sheet and the northernmost capital. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Kangerlussuaq; Arctic wildlife & fjord; Flight to Ilulissat; UNESCO Icefjord.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Kangerlussuaq
09:00 — Flight Copenhagen → Kangerlussuaq
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de Kangerlussuaq → Kangerlussuaq
13:00 — Hotel check-in — Kangerlussuaq
4x4 to the ice sheet — Kangerlussuaq → Calotte glaciaire du Groenland
15:00 — Excursion to the edge of the ice sheet (Point 660) — Calotte glaciaire du Groenland
Back to Kangerlussuaq — Calotte glaciaire du Groenland → Kangerlussuaq
19:30 — Dinner — Kangerlussuaq
Day 2 — Arctic wildlife & fjord
09:00 — Musk ox and reindeer safari — Steppe arctique de Kangerlussuaq
Safari continues — Steppe arctique de Kangerlussuaq
13:00 — Picnic lunch — Steppe arctique
Drive to the river — Steppe arctique de Kangerlussuaq → Rivière Watson
15:30 — Arctic char fishing in the river — Rivière Watson
Back to Kangerlussuaq — Rivière Watson → Kangerlussuaq
19:30 — Dinner — Kangerlussuaq
Day 3 — Flight to Ilulissat
10:00 — Flight Kangerlussuaq → Ilulissat
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport d'Ilulissat → Ilulissat
13:00 — Hotel check-in with a bay view — Ilulissat
Walk to the fjord — Ilulissat → Sermermiut
18:00 — Blue trail along the Icefjord at sunset — Sermermiut
Walk back to town — Sermermiut → Ilulissat
20:30 — Dinner — Ilulissat
Day 4 — UNESCO Icefjord
09:00 — Yellow trail hike, view of the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier — Kangia Icefjord
13:00 — Picnic — Kangia Icefjord
Back to Ilulissat — Kangia Icefjord → Ilulissat
19:30 — Dinner — Ilulissat
Day 5 — Iceberg cruise & Disko Bay
09:00 — Cruise in Disko Bay — Port d'Ilulissat
Cruise continues — Baie de Disko
12:30 — Lunch on board — Baie de Disko
Back to port — Baie de Disko → Ilulissat
16:30 — Sled dog kennel — Périphérie d'Ilulissat
Back to town — Périphérie d'Ilulissat → Ilulissat
19:30 — Dinner — Ilulissat
Day 6 — Flight to Nuuk
09:00 — Flight Ilulissat → Nuuk
Transfer to the city centre — Aéroport de Nuuk → Nuuk
12:00 — Hotel check-in — Nuuk
14:30 — Old colonial harbour & Greenland National Museum — Nuuk
19:30 — Modern Greenlandic cuisine dinner — Nuuk
Day 7 — Nuuk Fjord
09:00 — Boat trip in the Nuuk Fjord — Fjord de Nuuk
13:00 — Lunch on board — Fjord de Nuuk
Back to port — Fjord de Nuuk → Nuuk
17:00 — Stroll through colourful central Nuuk — Nuuk