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Long Weekend by Disco Bay

5 days
4 nights

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PER PERSON:

$ 2,610.00 (double occupancy)
$ 2,725.00 (single occupancy)

Dates:

Aug 29, 2024 - Sep 02, 2024 
Sep 05, 2024 - Sep 09, 2024 
Sep 26, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024 
Oct 03, 2026 - Oct 07, 2026 
Oct 10, 2024 - Oct 14, 2024 
Oct 17, 2024 - Oct 21, 2024 
Oct 24, 2024 - Oct 28, 2024 
Oct 31, 2024 - Nov 04, 2024 
Nov 07, 2024 - Nov 11, 2024 
Nov 14, 2024 - Nov 18, 2024 
Nov 21, 2024 - Nov 25, 2024 
Dec 05, 2024 - Dec 09, 2024 
Dec 12, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024 

Hotels:

Hotel Arctic 4* - Superior Room

Included:

  • Return flights Copenhagen – Kangerlussuaq – Ilulissat
  • Return transfer between airport and hotel
  • 4 nights at Hotel Arctic with private bath and toilet
  • Breakfast
  • Welcome dinner at Hotel Arctic (excluding drinks)
  • Food and beverages on board the Air Greenland flight Copenhagen – Kangerlussuaq
  • Welcome meeting with local English-speaking guide
  • Guide service
  • City walk in Ilulissat (2 hours)
  • Sailing at Ilulissat Ice Fjord (2½ hours)
  • Hike to sermermiut Settlement (2 hours)
  • Polar Night Explorer (2 ½ hours)
  • All flight/transportation taxes and fees known to Greenland Travel at the time of publishing
  • 20 kg of checked baggage and 8 kg of cabin baggage

Highlights & Experience:

  • See the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ilulissat Ice Fjord and its magnificent icebergs up close
  • Experience authentic Inuit life in the Town of Icebergs, Ilulissat
  • Delve into authentic town and settlement living
  • Cruise among gigantic icebergs
  • Everything wrapped in stunning Arctic autumn colors

Optional Services:

Upgrade to superiour PLUS room - $250 

Day Trip to Eqi Glacier - $370

80 kilometers north of Ilulissat you can visit the calving glacier Eqi. It is possible by boat to get very close to the glacier and experience huge pieces of ice breaking off. The sounds are enormous, and the sight of the icebergs, crashing into the water, is breathtaking.

  • Boat tour to Eqi (return trip)
  • Lunch on board
  • 2-hour stay in front of the glacier on board
  • Transfer between hotel and harbor b/w
  • Duration of the trip depends on which boat is used on the day.
  • Duration: 6-12 hours

Igloo Stay with Full Board & Snowshoing with a view over the Icefjord - additional upgrade for $500 per person

Helicopter tour: Icefjord and Glacier From Above!

Ilulissat Ice Fjord and the Kangia Glacier are in focus on a 1½ hours helicopter ride that takes you right into the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. No boat or hiking trail can get this close to the huge glacier – and you will see it all from above!
The helicopter takes off from Ilulissat Airport and flies as low as safety and laws allow over mountains, lakes, rivers, and the Icefjord until we reach a mountain at the ice sheet’s edge. Here we have about half an hour to enjoy the view. Then, we fly over the glacier front and follow the Icefjord for 70 kilometers on our way back.

Prices and dates:

January – May 15 and September 16 – October 30, 2024: $700 per person (minimum 3 people)

Itinerary:

Fly to Ilulissat, the town of icebergs, where big impressions and experiences are found on the doorstep of 4-star Hotel Arctic which is your base. With its exceptional location, spectacular view, and the opportunity to indulge yourself in the hotel restaurant, Hotel Arctic is the perfect starting point for this unique extended weekend.

 

Day 1  : Flight Copenhagen - Ilulissat

Guided town walk

Departure from Copenhagen is in the morning, and after approximately 4½ hours’ flight, you will set foot on the world’s largest island. Following a brief stop in Kangerlussuaq, we continue toward Ilulissat on a smaller plane. It is a beautiful 45-minute flight, which allows you to take in the magnificent Arctic landscape, the barren wilderness, and the magnitude of the Inland Ice Cape. During our approach to Ilulissat, the city will appear as a colorful dot in the middle of nowhere. The colored houses stand in stark contrast to the rugged mountains, and you can look forward to the next days filled with icebergs, nature clad in autumn colors, and cultural impressions from a highly traditional Greenland town.

The bus of Hotel Arctic will pick you up at the airport, and you check in at the wonderfully situated four-star hotel. Here you will meet one of our guides who will brief you about the city, the area, dining, and excursions.

We continue with a guided town walk. You will learn about the history of the Ilulissat and experience its many interesting aspects. One of them is the many sled dogs that live here. Most of the dogs stay outside of the town at a large dog site if they are not roaming the terrain.

GUIDED TOWN WALK (included)
You will learn about the history of the Ilulissat and experience its many interesting aspects. One of them is the many sled dogs that live here. Most of the dogs stay outside of the town at a large dog site if they are not roaming the terrain.

This evening, you will have a lovely welcome dinner in the hotel’s amazing restaurant (drinks not included).

Day 2  : Ilulissat - Sermermiut

SERMERMIUT, THE FORMER SETTLEMENT OF THE ICEFJORD (included)
Beautiful iceberg vistas are the setting for the old settlement of the Sermermiut 1½ kilometers south of Ilulissat. For 4,000 years, different Inuit cultures lived in the settlement. Hear the story about the Inuit people’s life and traditions before the Europeans came to Greenland, see the ruins and touch the permafrost with your own hands.

On this hike, we will pass “Kællingekløften” where you can enjoy the magnificent view of the Ice Fjord, before heading back again. During the hike, there will be time to talk about flora, fauna, geology, and not least, the story behind the omnipresent ice.

Day 3  : Disco Bay

The Disko Bay is one of Greenland’s most popular tourist destinations. Primarily because of the ice, but also due to the beauty of the place, the many cultural attractions and the interaction between the traditional way of life and modern city life.

Ilulissat and the surrounding area offer excursion possibilities aplenty, and perhaps the initial briefing has inspired you to make the best use of your day, alternatively you may want to take in the fantastic view across Disko Bay and let time stand still for a little while…

SAILING AMONG ICEBERGS (included)
Almost every visitor in Ilulissat chooses to try a boat trip among the icebergs at least once. More than 40 million ton of ice flows out into the fjord every day. The result is gigantic icebergs, which can be more than 100 meters on each side and with a height of up to 100 meters above the water surface. These giants strand at the end of the fjord, and that gives you a good opportunity to sail among them. An exceptional experience, you do not want to be without while visiting Ilulissat. Remember to bring warm clothes, or you can rent a suit of sealskin.

NORTHERN LIGHTS SAFARI (included)
Available from September 19 – December
In the evening we will go on Northern Lights Safari. When the sky is clear on cold nights, you can see the most beautiful northern lights over Ilulissat. Aurora Borealis is, without a doubt, the night sky’s most spectacular phenomenon. We are going to drive away from the lights of the town and go to where the darkness is most intense. The guide will tell us all about the causes of the phenomenon. You will also get tips and tricks to enable you to take the best pictures of the colored lights as they cross the night sky. 

The legend says that, when the Northern Lights dance in the sky, the sprits are playing football with a walrus skull. Other people think that children conceived under the Northern lights will be more intelligent.

Day 4  : Ilulissat

Free day for optional activities

Use your final full day in Greenland to experience the atmosphere and life in the town. Go back in time and get a sense of history at the cozy museum established in Knud Rasmussen’s birthplace. The fishermen at “Brættet,” the local marketplace, provide you with an impression of the interesting food products of Greenland that do not come fresher than this.

When you have satisfied your appetite for visual experiences, it is time to treat your tastebuds and fill your stomach. The restaurants in Ilulissat invite you on a journey of discovery through local specialties such as Greenland sushi, deep-fried ammassats (small fish), whale and seal – and in the cafés, freshly baked cakes will tempt your sweet tooth. This is indeed a holiday that will impress all your senses.

Day 5  : Flight Ilulissat - Copenhagen

After an adventurous, extended weekend, it is time to say your goodbyes to Ilulissat. Greenland is likely to have made quite an impressions on you that will spark a special feeling and flash a series of indelible mental images whenever you hear the word Greenland mentioned in the future.

You depart from Ilulissat via Kangerlussuaq, arriving in Copenhagen in the evening.