Aappilattoq Greenland
Greenland

13 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Atlas Ocean Voyages (4 Cruises)

Ponant (2 Cruises)

Seabourn Cruise Line (7 Cruises)

Frequently Asked Questions

In Prins Christian Sund, at the far south of Greenland. It is the only village along the whole strait, about a hundred inhabitants clinging to the foot of a peak, and no road reaches it: you arrive by sea or by helicopter.
By inflatable boat. Expedition ships anchor off the bay when weather and ice allow; some visits are limited to sailing as close to the shore as possible.
The whole place can be walked in a quiet hour: the small wooden church, the school with its handful of children, the single grocery. Sledges wait for winter beside the houses, and sealskins sometimes dry on the racks.
No. There is no café, no restaurant and no souvenir shop; the grocery covers basics and nothing more. Craft purchases, when offered, are often settled in cash, and that is direct support for the families here.
Warm, waterproof clothing, even in high summer: southern Greenland weather changes within minutes. Closed shoes with good soles make the rocky paths easier.
A strait where the ship glides between dark rock walls hundreds of metres high, beneath hanging glaciers that sometimes crack with a low rumble. The full transit ranks among the finest sea passages in the world.
Yes, the day does not end at the village. Glaciers descend to the water, waterfalls stream down the walls, and the light changes without warning, from steel grey to deep blue. Every quarter of an hour recomposes the landscape.
No, the red, blue and yellow wooden houses grip the folds of the granite, linked to one another by paths and stairs rather than streets.
As a shared moment, not a performance. Hunting and fishing remain the heart of local life; residents readily answer with a nod or a smile, and some open the community hall to present a song or handicrafts.
Sea anemone, in Greenlandic. The present village was established in 1922, though Inuit families frequented these shores long before.