Eqi Sermia Tour 

The Eqi Sermia Glacier is located apprx 100 km north of Ilulissat. Its called the "calving glacier" because ice breaks off from it more frequently than other glaciers. It is also the easiest place from which you can get onto the inland ice.

The Eqi glacier is 100 meters or 300 feet high. It is 5 kilometers or 3.1 miles from edge to edge. Small pieces of ice breaks off from the glacier at regular basis. 

In the 50s the the famous french polar scientist Paul-Emilie Victor came to this area to study the inland ice.

Eqi Sermia Tour 

The excursion to the Eqi Sermia glacier it gives you the opportunity to get very close to the inland ice and to see the calving phenomenon. The tour start from Ilulissat harbour around 8 am. The boat journey to the glacier depends on the boat and the weather and sea conditions but it's approximately 3/4 hours. At the glacier the boat stops approx 500 metres from it and there you will have 1 hour to admire the calving while drinking a cup of coffee. Lunch will also be served. Return to Ilulissat around 6pm.

Note:

- The price includes the trasfer by bus from the accommodation to the harbour and return.

- Lunch;

- Depending on the sea, the weather and the ice conditions Ilulissat Tourist Nature can postpone or cancel the tour without previous notice.