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Day 4 Kangerlussuaq
Bus Tour to the Icecap - During the journey
there are plenty of opportunities of seeing
reindeer, musk oxen, arctic foxes and birds.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 1
Musk Ox Safari - The trip offers you ample
opportunity to see these magnificent musk oxen
that live in the area of Kangerlussuaq. If
lucky, you may also catch sight of other
remarkable animals.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 1
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Day 5 Sisimiut
Sisimiut Town walk - Explore and learn about the
history and all the stories of Sisimiut on the
way to the old part of the town. Visit the
Sisimiut Museum, housed in the beautiful old
buildings originating from the colonial period.
Duration: 45 min. - 1 hr.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 2
Sisimiut Hiking - On a guided hike through
Sisimiut, you'll be able to visit some old ruins,
and also to experience the modern Greenland. On Teleøen, formerly known as Tømmermandsøen you
will find culture-historical monuments of the
past, which date back to the culture of Saqqaq
2500 years BC and up until today.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 4-5
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Day 6 Qeqertarsuaq
Qeqertarsuaq Town Walk - Walk through the town,
pass through old buildings of trade and
administration, catch sight of 'Our Lord's
Little Ink Pot' the octagonal church, get a
vivid impression of the hunters' society, and
visit to the museum to get an illustration the
town's history.
Duration: 1 hr.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1
Hike in Blæsedalen (The Valley of the Winds) -
The Hike starts from the Womens House over to
Røde elv (the Red River) through Blæsedalen. On
the way, pass by Skarvefjeld (Mountain of the
Cormorant), go through a characteristic mountain
heath, and see a great deal of the flora so
particular to Disko. A nice waterfall marks the
end of the hike.
Duration: 3 hrs.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 2-3
Dog Sledging - Hike up to the Lyngmark Glacier,
where the snow is lying white and tempting. Once
you are on the glacier, you have the option of
going on a dog sled trip in the summer sun with
experienced drivers and then walk back to the
starting point of this trip.
Duration: 5½ hrs.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 5
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Day 7 Uummannaq- Ukkusissat
Uummannaq Town Visit - There will be zodiac
transfers from the ship to Uummannaq. Visit the
town with amongst other things, the magnificent
Uummannaq Church and the old traditional turf
huts nearby. Stop by the town's museum to see a
special exhibition about the expedition of the
German meteorologist Alfred Wegener.
Duration: 30-45 min.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1
Hike to Santa's Summer Cabin - Walk up through
Uummannaq town, and go behind the town where we
hike through a light hilly terrain to Santa's
Cabin. Once reaching the cabin, you may leave
your Christmas wish at his cabin. From the Cabin
you have a marvelous view of the Sea towards Nuussuaq Peninsula.
Duration: 3 hrs.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 4-5
Lunch - Enjoy your lunch while enjoying the
splendid view in the comfortable Uummannaq
hotel.
Duration: 1-2 hrs.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 1
Sail to the Red Desert - Sail with the local
ship among the magnificent icebergs across the
fjord and a local guide will show you the
beautiful spots on your way to the red desert.
Duration: 4-5 hrs.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 1
Hike to Qilakitsoq and the Grave of the Mummies
- Visit the burial site of the 500 year old
mummies discovered in Qilaktsoq, an ancient
Inuit settlement on the Muussuaq peninsula.
Today the mummies are on display in the National
museum in the capital Nuuk.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 3-4
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Day 8 Kullorsuaq
Kaffemik and Kayak Show - Meet the locals in
their homes, taste some Greenlandic cake and
enjoy a cup of coffee. Do not expect these local
hunters to speak anything but Greenlandic - but
the warmth and welcoming atmosphere is not to be
mistaken.
Duration: 30 min. - 1 hr.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1
* Please note that we are here in a remote area,
- we kindly ask you to give neither children nor
adults money. We would appreciate that any
gifts, money or other gifts, are given to the
guides whom will make sure that they are given
to the locals in a fair way. We also kindly
remind you that supplies are not brought
frequently to these areas. You are more than
welcome to look into the local supermarkets, but
please do not purchase any groceries.
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Day 9 Dundas
Knud Rasmussens Old Trading Post - In Dundas you
can go ashore and take a walk in the old
settlement. See the remaining from Knud
Rasmussens old trading post.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1
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Day 10 Siorapaluk
Siorapaluk Presentation - One of the inhabitants
of Siorapaluk will come on board and do a
lecture, providing an inside view into the
normal life in a remote village, the hunting and
community rituals.
Duration: 30 min.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1
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Day 12 Qaanaaq (Thule)
Qaanaaq Town Walk - Pay a visit to the Knud
Rasmussen museum which is housed in the former
home of this famous Arctic explorer. Also enter
the local church to enjoy a choir.
Duration: 25-45 min.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1
Thule Hike - One of the guides from the ship
will take you for a short hike behind the town
to explore the nature, which offers marvelous
scenery of mountains, ice and flora.
Duration: 2-3 hrs.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 3-4
Drum Dance - Experience a drum-dance onboard the
vessel and some of the culture and traditions
that are common in this area.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1
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Day 14 Upernavik
Upernavik Town Walk - Walk pass the more than
200-year-old buildings, the school from 1911,
and the turf house that now are the world's
northernmost open-air museum. A lecture on Eskimology will be held onboard of the ship.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1 |
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Day
15 Eqip Sermia
BBQ - Go ashore in this beautiful area near by
the glacier, and join us for a BBQ dinner.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1 |
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Day 16 Ilulissat
Ilulissat Town Walk - On your walk you will be
well informed about the Greenlandic history and
the complexity of today's society. Visit the
church of Zion and the Knud Rasmussen museum.
Duration: 45 min - 1 hour
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1
Boat Trip in the Icefjord - Sail in the
traditional red cutters to the estuary where the
gigantic icebergs in the northern part of the
fjord have stranded. There are good
possibilities for seal watching.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 1
Helicopter to the Icecap - On this excursion we
will fly close to the glacier and land on the
rock at Kangia with a view over the glacier and
the ice cap. Then after grounding for 30
minutes, we will fly again until we reach the
icebergs stranded at the estuary of the Ice
fjord and enjoy a magnificent view of the deep
ice foot under the iceberg and the turquoise
sea.
Duration: 1 hr 15 min.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 1
Hike to Sermermiut -Guided hike to the ancient
settlement of Sermermiut and visit the Old
woman's cliff. On the way to Sermermiut we will
stop for a Greenlandic dog presentation.
Duration: 3 hrs.
Price: TBA
Degree of difficulty: 4-5
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Day 17 Evighedsfjorden
Hiking to the Icecap - Here you are welcome
ashore, where you can take a walk and actually
touch the glacier.
Price: Included
Degree of difficulty: 1-2
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PLEASE NOTE:
- All shore excursions are conducted in English.
- Optional shore excursions are not pre-bookable
and can only be paid for in Danish Kroner on
board.
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