Ever dreamt about dogsledding in Greenland? Fulfill your dream on this 8 day trip to Ilulissat.

The silence is overwhelming, and the horizon never seems to end. The white surface is covered with a new topping of snow and the sun shines from a cloudless blue sky. The frost bites the cheeks and the dogs are eager to get going. The air is full of expectation. On the command of the driver the sled takes off. You are being pushed back. The speed surprises you as well as the significant smell from the dogs…

Release your inner adventurer and participate on this ultimate sled trip experiencing the best of Ilulissat in winter time. The four day sled trip will give you lots of highlights of some of the most striking experiences in the grand nature.

Preparation for a trip like this is essential and the organizers will give you thorough information about food, clothing and route as well as going through your personal equipment. The information meeting will be held upon your arrival to Ilulissat and the beautifully located Hotel Arctic.

The program of this trip includes not only a meeting with the fantastic landscape surrounding Ilulissat but will also present you to the traditional hunting methods as well as the daily life in settlements. The dogsled trails followed on the trip are used by the fishermen going out to the fishing grounds even in winter time. Watching them work and by hand and long line pull out Halibut from the deep, cold waters is a unique experience. You won’t get closer to nature.

Nature is rough 300 kilometer north of the Arctic circle. The weather and the sledging determine the route. There may be impassable deep snow in Qoororsuaq, snow storms or ice bergs in the fjord Sikuiuitsoq preventing the fishermen from placing their long lines. Accomodation enroute also depends on the weather condition, so be prepared to sleep in cabins or tents. This is the essence of nature’s power, but rest assured that the experienced sled drivers will do what they can to give you a perfect trip full of memorable moments. 

Day program

Day 1
Flight from Copenhagen to Ilulissat via Kangerlussuaq. Shuttle bus from the 4-star Hotel Arctic picks you up at the airport. After check-in you will meet a guide from World of Greenland, who welcomes you to the town and informs you about the coming days' experiences. Welcome dinner in the hotel restaurant in the evening.

Day 2
On your own in Ilulissat. We recommend that you participate in a cultural historical town walk, go on a sailing trip among the icebergs, or maybe grab a fresh hike to Sermermiut by the mouth of the ice fjord.

Day 3
Let's go! Early morning you will meet the sled drivers and dogs, and then off it goes out of the sled track to Aattartoq where you meet the sea ice. Then out to the fishing grounds where the town's long-line fishermen carry out one of the toughest jobs in the world. You experience the atmosphere among the small groups of hardy men who through the winter time by hand pull up halibut from the depths and live in primitive sled tents on the ice fjord. After the visit at the fishing grounds the trip continues over to Nunatarsuaq which is the island north of Ilulissat glacier. On the beautiful sled trail you go to the small fjord Kangerlukasik where you stay in tents for the night with an amazing view to the Ilulissat glacier.

Day 4
Very few people ever get the opportunity to stand with more than a kilometer ice underfoot, but today it's your turn. The trip passes over the sea ice along the edge of Nunatarsuaq, and after 2-3 hours of driving, you turn east and drive up on the ice cap. 2-3 kilometer up on the ice you eat lunch overlooking the ice where you look. Back on the ice you continue along the "dead glacier" until you reach two small fishing cabins. You stay indoor or in tents.

Day 5
On the third sled day you go through via Aattartoq over the hilly and beautiful Qoororsuaq. which is the sled track, normally used by the longline fishermen from the village Oqaatsut. It is trip's longest sled day so both dogs, drivers and you are undoubtedly very tired at the end of the day. Overnight in a hut or tent.
Day 6 
You drive north through the bay Kangersuneq and then over the sea ice until you reach the small settlement Oqaatsut. Here you stay for about an hour and enjoy lunch before you continue south over Bredebugt to Ilulissat. Accommodation again at Hotel Arctic. We recommend a hot bath as a perfect ending of this unforgettable trip.

Day 7
The day is at your own disposal in Ilulissat. In the evening there is farewell dinner at the hotel.

Day 8
Flight from Ilulissat via Kangerlussuaq to Copenhagen, where you arrive early evening.