
Northern Lights and Icebergs
5 days in Ilulissat incl. visiting the UNESCO Ilulissat Icefjord & Northern Lights tour
This adventure boasts the arctic winter highlights in and around Ilulissat in Disko Bay. A guided walk to UNESCO Ilulissat Icefjord starts things off the right way - visiting the massive icebergs you came here to see. In the evening you will also get a chance to hunt for the Northern Lights with our guide bringing you to locations around Ilulissat offering the best views to see them.
Next day, a local captain will take you by boat into freezing Disko Bay to bring you closer to the massive icebergs laying dormant in front of Ilulissat.
A free day serves as a buffer day in case activities have to be moved due to weather or can be used to tweak your trip with our optional activities.
Rough summary
Day 1:
Arrival in Ilulissat
Day 2:
Guided walk to Ilulissat Icefjord and Northern Light Hunt. Night in Ilulissat
Day 3:
Iceberg Sailing to UNESCO Icefjord. Night in Ilulissat
Day 4:
Day at leisure in Ilulissat. Night in Ilulissat
Day 5:
End of the trip
Prices and dates
Price per person:
Package based on: | Double | Single |
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Guesthouse | 720 | 965 |
3* hotel | 800 | 1100 |
3* hotel with sea view | 900 | 1250 |
4* hotel | 850 | 1270 |
4* hotel with sea view | 1000 | 1575 |
Dates:
daily departures, February 01, 2023 – April 15, 2023 (available)
Further details
Price includes:
- 2 hour guided walk to UNESCO Ilulissat Icefjord (Local guide)
- 2 hour guided northern lights tour (Local guide)
- 2 hour boat tour to UNESCO Ilulissat Icefjord (Local guide)
- 4 nights in Ilulissat
- Breakfast included when staying in hotel
Type of trip:
This pre-arranged adventure is an individual trip, meaning you are discovering Greenland on your own but joining selected guided group activities during your stay. You will receive comprehensive travel information such as where and when to meet for the activities
Minimum age:
12 years
Options
Flight connections
Flights to Greenland are not included.
Fly to Ilulissat via Reykjavík/Iceland or Copenhagen/Denmark.
Return flight from 1090 EUR per person can be added to your package.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Ilulissat
Welcome to Ilulissat - the town on the shore of the UNESCO Icefjord. Our recommendation is to keep this as a free day in case of possible flight delays. Use the day to explore the town and to settle and prepare for your adventures ahead. You will spend the night in Ilulissat.
Day 2: Guided walk to the Icefjord and Northern Light Hunt
It is a big day today. You came here to see glaciers and icebergs. And you do not mean the small ones, you mean the massive ones. Well this is what you are going to see today. Standing in front of the enormous Ilulissat Icefjord will make you feel small and humble. An endless amount of ice is pushing down from the glacier Sermeq Kujalleq towards the sea, where ice is calving constantly creating those majestic icebergs floating in Disko Bay. Here, at the Ilulissat Icefjord UNESCO World Heritage Site, you also stop at Sermermiut, an abandoned Inuit settlement, which had been used by Saqqaq, early Dorset and Thule cultures. Your guide provides you with exciting insights into Inuit culture.
In the evening we will head out to the near surroundings of Ilulissat to hunt for the Northern Lights. We will drive and walk to different viewpoints and with a bit of luck we will get to spot the majestic aurora borealis dancing across the arctic sky. These mesmerizing colors and shapes are featured in many ancient Greenlandic myths, which the guide will introduce to you. You will spend the night in Ilulissat.
Day 3: Iceberg Sailing to UNESCO Icefjord
Today will be pretty amazing, but also pretty cold. You will head out by boat and visit the gigantic floating icebergs, so wrap yourself up warmly and have your cameras locked and loaded. One of our experienced captains will take you out into partly frozen Disko Bay, getting you as close as safe to the fascinating icebergs. These icy giants have calved from the most productive glacier of the Northern Hemisphere, the Sermeq Kujalleq. It annually calves 35 km³ of ice into the UNESCO Icefjord - a sheer unimaginable amount. You will spend the night in Ilulissat.
Day 4: Day at leisure in Ilulissat
This day serves as a buffer day in case activities have to be moved due to weather or can be used to tweak your trip with our optional activities. You will spend the night in Ilulissat.
Day 5: End of trip
Today you could fly back or extend your stay with optional activities.
Remark
The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon, thus we cannot guarantee that you will see them during your trip. However, if you are traveling in Greenland from end of August to end of March, chances are good that you will be able to observe them, but best deep in the winter (from mid November to mid March). If you travel in April it is unlikely to see the Northern Lights as days are already too bright.
What our customers say
they know their job
My stay was wonderful. And the tour was perfectly organised and very economical. The tour guide was amazing, the flights booked and the window seat was perfect for me to capture the views aptly booked. This was perhaps the smoothest excursions I have been on and I had absolutely nothing to worry about. I would strongly recommend Greenland Tours they know their job and they do it fantastically and professionally. This was a memory of a lifetime and I would take trip with Greenland Tours again. Thanking you very much for giving me memories to cherish forever.
感謝您這將近一年時間的協助與幫忙.
您是我遇過最棒的旅行社人員. 感謝您這將近一年時間的協助與幫忙. 祝福您能事事順心.
Un voyage de noces merveilleux
Du fond du cœur un grand merci à vous. Vous avez su répondre exactement à nos souhaits. Un voyage de noces merveilleux, pas trop fatigant, et riches en découvertes. Vous aviez raison en me disant que nous serions « bichonnés » : partout des gens très patients avec notre anglais bredouillant, très serviables et souriants. Des gens si accueillants sur une terre si hostile… Jamais nous ne nous sommes sentis désemparés, tout était organisé à la lettre.
All adventure trips are undertaken on the responsibility of its participants. Greenland Tours does not assume any responsibility for accidents which are caused by its customers or can be traced to their own actions. Participants have to sign a waiver before undertaking all trips stating that they realise that all outdoor activities carry an inherent risk.