Today, you can explore Ilulissat on your own or join one or two excursions. Join a trip to Ilimanaq or try a kayaking tour among the incredible icebergs. And you can start the day with a visit to the museum.
Ilulissat Museum
Ilulissat Museum tells the story of life over 4,000 years along the edge of the Icefjord. The museum is located in the birthplace of the great polar explorer Knud Rasmussen, and there is an excellent exhibition about his life and achievements. In addition, there is a beautiful exhibition featuring Knud Rasmussen’s works and Jette Bang’s photographs. Jette Bang took many pictures in Greenland and documented Greenlandic life in photographs before it changed radically in the 20th century.
You could consider a boat trip to Oqaatsut today.
Boat trip with lunch at Restaurant H8 in the settlement of Oqaatsut (extra add-on)
Today, you take a day trip to the quiet and undisturbed settlement of Oqaatsut, located in beautiful surroundings 20 kilometers north of Ilulissat.
To get there, we sail from Ilulissat on a 30-minute boat trip among the large icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, which also drifts around north of the town, although the Icefjord lies south of Ilulissat. When we arrive in Oqaatsut, the guide will take you on a tour of the settlement, where you’ll see the village church, school and the small fish factory. You’ll learn about life in a small settlement, a small community and Oqaatsut’s history as a former Dutch whaling village (hence its other name, Rodebay).
The settlement tour ends at Restaurant H8 Explorer, where we serve lunch made from local ingredients. After lunch, there are plenty of opportunities for hiking in the area. If, on the other hand, you want to sit and enjoy the silence in the magical, unforgettable surroundings, there are plenty of opportunities to do so before the boat returns to Ilulissat.
Today you get the chance to experience kayaking in the country that invented the kayak.
Kayak Experience in Ilulissat (extra add-on)
Inuit have kayaked in the Greenland waters for more than a thousand years, and you can do it too. The kayak glides silently through the water, and you see the huge icebergs rising around you. The midnight sun gives the ice a unique hue. In cloudy weather, the beautiful blue colors of the icebergs will be very clear. With a little luck, we also meet whales. All tours take place in stable double kayaks, and a boat follows close by. The excursion takes about 3½-4 hours, and we will be at sea for at least two of those hours.