HELICOPTER TOUR GREENLAND - ILULISSAT 69°13N

    The helicopter tour is a unique opportunity to visit the Jakobshavn Glacier or  Sermeq Kujalleq (in Greenlandic) which is the is a large glacier in West Greenland. It is located at the end of the Ilulissat icefjord approx 56 km from the city of Ilulissat, 

The Sermeq Kujalleq  front is about 10km wide and 1 km high. It produces 46km3 equal to 63 billion tons of ice (12% of the USA yearly water consume) and produces around 10% of all Greenland icebergs. It is also the fastest glacier in the nord hemisphere with 38 metres per day. 

The helicopter tour takes off from Ilulissat airport and it reaches the south part of the glacier (Kujalleq) in about 35 minutes flying over the city and the 56km long fjord. It lands by the glacier for about 30 minutes before returning to Ilulissat. 

 

Tour Information Prices per person Dkk Euro

Duration: 1 Hour and 30 minutes

Difficulty Level: easy

Participants : see notes

Period: All year around

Helicopter Tour 2.695,- 370

Notes:

- The price includes trasport by bus from the accomodation to the airport and return;

- There are 2 different helicopter types available in Ilulissat (Bell 212 with 9 seats and Sikorsky S-61 with 19 seats). We charter the helicopters so we cannot tell in advance which type will be used for the tour.

- Depending on the weather conditions the pilot can decide to cancel the flight without previous notice. If ther will be no time for rescheduling the tour, full tour price will be refunded.

- If we do not reach the minimum number of participants (9 for the Bell and 19 for the Sikorsky S-61) the tour will be cancelled and money will be refunded;

- Helicopter tours must be paid in advance by wire transfer to Ilulissat Tourist Nature. Once we receive the money we will book the tour and send you the electronic ticket by email.

 

 
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Ilulissat Tourist Nature - P.O. Box 169 - 3952 Ilulissat (Greenland)
Tel. +299 944420 - Fax +299 944624 - Mobile +299 545420 - email: touna@greennet.gl