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The indicated prices are approximate and per person unless otherwise stated. Prices are may change without prior notice due to specific conditions at the time and place of the excursion. Please note excursions are subject to pack ice,
weather conditions and may require minimum
numbers to operate.
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| EXCURSIONS FROM ILULISSAT |
| City Walk Ilulissat (IL1) |
| Price / Duration: £40, including lunch / 5 hours (approx.) |
| During a walk through town the guide tells about the history of Ilulissat. We visit the old part of town and see buildings from the very start of the Danish trading station, the busy fishing harbour, the old church and the museum. Lunch at a local restaurant. |
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| City Walk Ilulissat (IL1) |
| Price / Duration: £40, including lunch / 5 hours (approx.) |
| During a walk through town the guide tells about the history of Ilulissat. We visit the old part of town and see buildings from the very start of the Danish trading station, the busy fishing harbour, the old church and the museum. Lunch at a local restaurant. |
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| The Icebergs of Sermermuit (IL2) |
| Price / Duration: £25, including refreshment / 4 hours approx |
| By bus as far as the road goes. A short walk to Sermermiut where traces from the 4 old Eskimo cultures still can be seen. Sermermiut is a fertile valley next to the Ice Fiord; here you can enjoy the flowers as well as the fantastic icebergs. |
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| The Hunter's Settlement (IL3) |
| Price / Duration: £112, including lunch / 7 hours (approx.) |
| By boat to the small settlement Oqaitsut/Rodebay with a local population of approx. 80 persons totally depending upon fishing and hunting - a quite different world compared to the nearby town of Ilulissat. Guided walk through the village before we will enjoy lunch at the old trading station. |
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| Midnight Cruise to the Ice Fjord (IL4) |
| Price / Duration: £56 / 3 hours (approx.) |
| The midnight sun and the warm red colours reflecting in the gigantic icebergs is a fantastic sight. Cruise between the icebergs and enjoy a late Martini on "the real rocks"! |
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| By Helicopter to the Ice Cap (IL5) |
| Price / Duration: £245 / 30 mins flight + 30 mins ground stop |
| Price / Duration: £278 / 55 mins flight + 30 mins ground stop |
| During the stay in Ilulissat the guide will try to arrange an excursion by helicopter - including a ground stop where clients can leave the helicopter! During the flight we cruise in low altitude over the Ilulissat Ice Fiord which is now on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Operation is depending upon the weather and helicopter capacity. Only to be booked locally! |
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| Ilimanaq Hunter's Settlement (IL6) |
| Price / Duration: £112 inlcuding lunch / 6 hour approx |
| A boat tour to a traditional hunter's settlement. |
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| Home Visit (IL7) |
| Price / Duration / Duration: £20 / 2 hours approx |
| Visit a Greenland home, enjoy the "Coffee-Mik" (a cup of coffee which by tradition is served to all visitors) and learn about Greenland and its population. |
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| Eqip - The Calving Glacier (IL8): |
| Price / Duration: £178 including lunch / 8 hours (approx.) |
| Eqip glacier is the only glacier in Ilulissat area where we often experience the glacier calving. We cruise in front of the 5 km wide glacier - enjoying our lunch - and hope for the unique sight of an iceberg “delivery” - so are also a lot of seabirds as they know by experience, that any calving from the glacier will result in a huge meal , when the new iceberg is turning around in the water bringing a lot of sea animals to the surface. |
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| EXCURSIONS FROM KANGERLUSSUAQ |
| Sightseeing at Kangerlussuaq (KA1) |
| Price / Duration: £34 / 2 hours approx |
| A tour by minibus where we show the location of all service facilities (such as swimming pool, bowling centre, night club etc.) and where we tell the history of Kangerlussuaq. A visit to the museum is also included. |
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| To the Ice Cap by 4x4 Vehicle (KA2) |
| Price / Duration: £55 / 4-5 hours (approx.) |
| A tour by 4-wheel-drive cars through an Arctic desert, along rivers, through old glacier valleys and over small mountains directly to the Inland Ice Cap. We will be driving on narrow mountain tracks in slow speed. En route we make several photo stops, walk to some view points to overlook the fantastic Arctic landscape. Our destination is the steep glacier front of The Russell Glacier, where you will experience the activity of the ice on warm summer days: Big pieces of ice falling off making big thunder-like noises. Alternatively we might be driving to point 660 where you have the possibility to walk on the Inland Ice Cap. (Actual destination will be decided just before departure depending upon the weather.) |
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| Musk Oxen and Reindeer Safari and Visitors Centre (KA3) |
| Price / Duration: £22 / 1.5 hours |
| Head out of town by minibus to see the mighty musk ox in his natural habitat. Sightings are usually excellent although cannot be guaranteed. These large, shaggy creatures plus a good number of reindeer, often provide excellent photo opportunities. |
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| Please note excursions are subject to pack ice, weather conditions and may require minimum numbers to operate. |
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