Uummannaq Greenland
Greenland
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Atlas Ocean Voyages (6 Cruises)
HX Expeditions (5 Cruises)
Ponant (2 Cruises)
Silversea Cruises (4 Cruises)
Viking Ocean Cruises (59 Cruises)
Viking Octantis
34 Cruises
| 27 June | 27 days | One-way from Toronto to Nuuk |
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| 28 June | 25 days | One-way from Toronto to Nuuk |
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Viking Polaris
25 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
Expedition ships anchor in the bay, often crowded with icebergs, and Zodiacs run visitors to the small fishing harbour.
Because its twin summits suggest a heart. It rises to 1,175 metres and gives the place its name: Uummannaq means "heart-shaped" in Greenlandic. You spot it from the deck long before arriving.
Housed in a former hospital, it covers Arctic hunting, the era of polar expeditions and above all the Qilakitsoq mummies, of which it displays faithful reproductions.
The remarkably preserved remains of several Inuit women and children buried in the 15th century, found by chance in 1972 by two hunters in a nearby rock shelter. Their skin clothing, intact after five centuries, yielded a wealth of information about life at the time.
Yes, close to the stone church built in 1935. These traditional dwellings show how people once lived; one of them remained occupied until 1980, a reminder of how near the past still is here.
Yes, and it is often the main event. The glaciers feeding the fjord produce massive icebergs that sometimes ground in front of town and stay for weeks, turning from white to turquoise with the light.
Depending on the programme: Zodiac cruises alongside the blue ice walls, or a boat trip to the Qilakitsoq archaeological site across the water. Every outing depends on ice and wind.
The lanes are frankly steep. Bring good shoes and take frequent breaks — the scenery justifies them without any effort on your part.
No, from late May to late July. That continuous light is disorienting and captivating at once, and it completely changes the rhythm of a call.
Danish kroner are useful for craft work and small shops. As everywhere in Greenland, do not count on cards alone in a village this size.
