GREENLAND
Highlights
Kayaking among the icebergs of Disko Bay
Night in a tent on the Eqi Glacier
The white wall of the Russell Glacier
The midnight sun aboard the Sarfaq Ittuk ferry
Where we sleep
Guesthouses, lodges, tents (en-suite bathroom not guaranteed)
How we move
Domestic flights, ship, glacier trekking
TRAVEL TYPE
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Morning/Afternoon: departure from Italy with a direct flight. Transfer to the hotel and visit the Danish capital
Evening: dinner and evening out in the bars and restaurants of Nyhavn in Copenhagen
Morning: transfer to the airport and departure for Kangerlussuaq. Arrival in the morning and transfer to the hotel. Meeting with the guide for a 4×4 tour of the hinterland with various stops to photograph the fantastic Arctic landscape. Lunch along the way
Afternoon: visit to the immense white wall of the Russell Glacier with a walk on the permafrost and return to the hotel. Possible afternoon visit to a Greenlandic sled dog kennel
Evening: dinner at the “Roklubben” restaurant with a tasting of typical Greenlandic cuisine
Morning: departure with a direct flight to Sisimiut. Located 320km north of Nuuk, it is a hiker’s paradise and the second-largest city in Greenland with 5,000 inhabitants. Arrival and departure for a trek of approximately 5 hours on the Palasip Qaqqa mountain trail, from where it will be possible to admire Sisimiut from an altitude of 500m
Afternoon: city tour, lunch in a local café/bar, possibility of guided visits to mines of rare minerals such as tugtupite, found only in Greenland and Siberia.
Evening: hotel check-in, dinner and evening out in the local venues of Sisimiut
Morning: breakfast and the option to choose between hiking in the surroundings, a boat visit to the abandoned village of Assaqutaq, or a whale-watching excursion. Lunch and return to town
Afternoon: at 5:00 PM, transfer to the port and embarkation on the Sarfaq Ittuk, the ferry that connects the main coastal villages of Western Greenland, for 20 hours of navigation towards Ilulissat, admiring icebergs, fjords, and small villages
Evening: dinner and overnight stay on board the Sarfaq Ittuk
Morning: morning on board, sailing through the spectacular Aasiaat Bay. Our destination, Ilulissat, is the capital of the Avannaata region, a word that in Greenlandic means “iceberg”: so, keep your eyes peeled!
Afternoon: arrival around 3:00 PM and transfer to the hotel. After settling in, a walk towards Sermermiut, a fertile valley full of flowers near the ice fjord where imposing icebergs float
Evening: dinner and evening in the local venues of Ilulissat. Opportunity to go out for a midnight cruise in Kangerlua, the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Morning/Afternoon: day dedicated to activities in Disko Bay. Kayaking, RIB boat excursions, and scenic flights!
Evening: dinner and evening out in the local venues of Ilulissat
DAY 7: departure with a direct flight to Kangerlussuaq. Transfer to the hotel to drop off luggage and departure by supertrack towards the polar ice cap. Arrival near the ice cap and start of the expedition: crampons, sleds, and equipment for 24h on the polar ice cap. Arrival in the late afternoon and preparation of the tent camp for the night. Dinner in the tent and night on the ice cap
DAY 8: breakfast, trekking on the ice cap, and return by supertrack towards Kangerlussuaq. Arrival in the evening and dinner
DAY 9: flight to Copenhagen. Transfer to the hotel and visit the Danish capital. Dinner and final party in Copenhagen
DAY 10: free time for last-minute shopping and return to Italy
