Ilulissat is the third largest town municipality in Greenland with more than 5000 inhabitants. About 4500 people lives in the town Ilulissat and 500 people live in the four remaining small settlements: Ilimanaq, Oqaatsut, Qeqertaq and Saqqaq.
Three hundred kilometres north of the Polar Circle, Ilulissat lies beautifully situated close to one of the world's largest glaciers – Kangia. The glacier produces about 20 million tons of ice each day, all floating into the Ilulissat Icefiord and the Disko Bay. All this ice is a good basis for fishing for Halibut which is the main occupation in Ilulissat. Due to the unique ice and landscape, the area of Kangia and the Icefiord has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 2004.
You have several days, at the start and end of the trip, in Ilulissat with time to join some of the many optional excursions, allowing you the freedom to choose what you want to see and do. You can enjoy helicopter flights over the Icecap and visit remote settlements where fishing and hunting still continues as it has for centuries.
Optional excursions and activities during your stay in Ilulissat, some of which are short and can fit after your day's activities:
- SUP paddle boarding surrounded by Icebergs
- Kayaking
- Arctic Fishing
- Private wellness sauna by the fjord
- By Helicopter to the Ice Cap (operation depends on weather and helicopter capacity)
- Food tour with local ingredients gathering
- Hunter's Settlement - Ilimanaq
- Feeding the huskies
- Long hikes around the Icefjord
- Glacier adventures and photo sightseeing by airplane
- Evening Icefjord & iceberg boat trips
- Dinner cruises around the icebergs