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Holiday Package Winter Expedition

 

This is a special and unique 12 days holiday to Greenland with 8 days special dog sled expedition that from Ilulissat will take you to the famous calving glacier of Eqi Sermiaq. The package includes also 4 nights accommodation in hotel in Ilulissat and a boat excursion to the icefjord.

 

Programme

 

Day 1 Arrival in Ilulissat ín the afternoon. A guide will welcome you at the airport and will take you to the accommodation where there will be a short briefing on Ilulissat, Greenland and your escursions.
Day 2 n the morning there will be a meeting with the dog sled drivers to discuss the expedition and start preparing the sled.In the afternoon ther will be a boat tour to the icefjord to admire the massive icebergs that lay at the mouth of the Ilulissat icefjord. The tour is about 2,5 hours.
Day 3 Meeting at 10 with the drivers and departure for the 8 days expedition.
Day 4 to day 9 Days of expedition. The sled will take you to the fishing spots, to the village of Rodebay, to the glacier of Sermeq Avargnardlek and to the famous glacier of Eqi Sermia (100 km north of Ilulissat). Nights will be in huts or tents.You will be helping the driver preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals will be all based on Greenlandic products.
Day 10 Return to Ilulissat. Transfer to the accommodation.
Day 11 Guided tour of the city of Ilulissat. The city tour will start from the harbour where the Danish, in the beginning of 1700, had estabilished the settlement of Jakobshavn. You will then visit the church and the museum of the famous arctic explore Knud Rasmussen. In the afternoon the guide will take you the the valley of Sermermiut. A Short hike to visit an area where three culture of Inuits settled more than 4000 years ago.Night in Ilulissat.
Day 12  Transfer to the airport for departure.

Prices

 

Tour Information Prices per person from Dkk Euro

Duration: 12 Days

Participants : Min 1 - Max 6

Period: February - April

Hotel double room   19.440,- 2.667
Hotel single room   21.030,- 2.885
Mini apartments (double) or  Bed and Breakfast 18.050,- 2.476

 

The price includes:

- 8 days dogseldge tour full bord;
- Polar sleeping bag and mat;
- 4 night in Ilulissat with breakfast included;
- Transfer by bus to and from the Airport and to the excursions;
- Boat tour to the icebergs:
- Guided city tour;
- Guided tour to the valley of Sermermiut;

The price DO NOT include:
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Flights;
- Transfer, nights and meals in Copenaghen;
- Meals in Ilulissat;
- Everything that is not mentioned in "the price include";

Notes:

 

- The excursions can be cancelled or modified depending on the weather conditions, snow conditions on the sled tracks or for safety reasons. The excursion might not be able to reach all the destination listed on the itineraries above.
- Its required to the participants to have warm clothes and right equipment for the excursion. The average winter daily temperature are 15/20 degrees celsius below zero). The participants should also be in good phisical conditions. The excursion has a high level of difficulty.
- Its required to the participants to bring only one piece of luggage with a max weight of 15 kg.

- Seal skin clothes and boots can be rent with an additional cost per person.

Ilulissat Tourist Nature - P.O. Box 169 - 3952 Ilulissat (Greenland)

Tel. +299 944420 - Fax +299 944624 - Mobile +299 545420 - email: ataa@greennet.gl