Tasiilaq Ammassalik Island Greenland
Greenland
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Atlas Ocean Voyages (5 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (6 Cruises)
Crystal Symphony
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Ponant (16 Cruises)
Le Commandant Charcot
8 Cruises
Seabourn Cruise Line (19 Cruises)
Seabourn Venture
19 Cruises
| 7 June | 41 days | One-way from London-Greenwich to Reykjavik |
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| 15 June | 31 days | One-way from St Johns NL to Reykjavik |
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| 30 June | 16 days | One-way from Kangerlussuaq to Reykjavik |
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Silversea Cruises (1 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
At anchor in Kong Oscar Havn, an inlet so tightly closed by mountains that the settlement's name means "like a lake." Boats land passengers on the shore, threading between iceberg fragments.
It is the largest on Greenland's entire east coast, with about two thousand residents. The isolation still shows everywhere: sleds waiting for winter outside the houses, dogs howling as boats approach.
The town began in 1894, when Denmark set up a trading post here for the Tunumiit population, cut off from the rest of the island by drifting sea ice. By Greenlandic standards it is recent history.
Hunting kayaks, skin clothing and ritual masks. With luck the visit coincides with a drum dance demonstration, a spiritual tradition of the east coast going back millennia.
A fantastical figure carved from bone or horn, among the most singular objects in the Arctic. The craft workshop next to the museum lets you watch the carvers at work and buy directly.
A valley opening behind the town that the Arctic summer turns into a garden for a few weeks a year: Arctic thyme, harebells and broad-leaved fireweed, Greenland's national flower. The trail follows a stream, one to two hours depending on pace, with no real difficulty.
Yes. Depending on the length of the call, boat trips run up Ammassalik fjord toward glacier fronts or approach Sermilik fjord, one of Greenland's most active. Even without an excursion, icebergs drift past the shore all day.
Walking the town slowly is worth the time: the wooden church, the school, the supermarket where the year's supplies arrive by ship, the small harbour where hunters moor their boats, and everywhere dog teams dozing while they wait for snow.
Warm clothing and a windproof shell, even at the height of summer. Here the weather alone sets the programme. Closed shoes with good grip for the valley trail.
Yes, Danish kroner for craft work, particularly tupilaks bought at the workshop. Payment options remain limited on the east coast.
