- Inland Ice Cap
- Northern lights
- Ilulissat Icefiord
- Dog sledge
Experience northern lights in Greenland in winter
Greenland is a great place to watch northern lights (Aurora Borealis)
Aurora Borealis is the latin name best known as northern lights is very common in Greenland and can be seen on a clear dark sky. Northern lights actually occur al year but you cannot see the northern lights in summer in Greenland due to the bright days and nights.
The period to watch northern lights in Greenland
As soon as the sky turns dark in Greenland you have good chances of experiencing this magical phenomena. From September to the beginning of April you can see the northern lights anywhere in Greenland.
Northern lights myths
As with many other nature phenomena northern lights have puzzled many people throughout time giving ways to various interpretations and meanings of the phenomena. It has been said that northern lights means that the dead plays football with a walrus skull. However the scientific explanation is less dramatic.
Greenland packages in the period with northern lights:
Zoom in on snow and ice in the Disco Bay
This wonderful winter trip sets off with 3 days in Kangerlussuaq, which is situated only a few hours drive from the ice cap. Experience wild musk oxen and check out the ice cap! The trip continues northwards. Clear polar nights, northern lights, and lots of crispy ice. Ilulissat is situated by the famous Kangia Glacier which produces 20 million tons of ice every day. Dogsledding is a must! More details
Dogsled trip in Disco Bay for the adventurous (2012)
Are you looking for winter adventure and dogsledding in Greenland? The silence is overwhelming, and the horizon never seems to end. 4 days with dogsledge - the rest of the days are at your disposal. You stay at Hotel Arctic****. More details
- Inland Ice Cap
- Ilulissat Ice fiord
- Remote camps and huts
- Silence!
Winter break in Greenland by the Inland Ice Cap
Try a different city break! Only 5 hours of flight from Copenhagen lies the magnificent Ice Cap.In the area around Kangerlussuaq you will find a lot of amazing experiences: The puffy musk oxen, the world’s longest fjord and the breathtaking mountains. Take a trip up on the ice cap - and look forward to an evening where the northern lights dance on the sky. More details
- Northern lights
- Inland Ice Cap
- Musk ox
- Russell glacier
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