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  • Passengers on the Sisimiut snowmobile bus in Greenland having fun in the sun. Photo by Mads Pihl

Arctic Circle Adventure in Kangerlussuaq & Sisimiut

Give that snow-lovin’ kid in your heart something to look forward to this winter

Remember when you were a kid and you and your siblings did a snow dance in your PJ’s wishing for a school closing so you could play outside for hours the next day?

A winter holiday in the Arctic Circle Region gives you all that excitement again – plus fun adventures – and this time the snow is guaranteed. Dancing in your pajamas optional.

Between Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut lies the only trail in the country that takes you from Ice Sheet to coastline.

The sled dogs, snowmobiles, and winter fat bikes have been waiting all summer just for you. Which one would you choose?

A winter holiday in the Arctic Circle Region gives you all the excitement back!

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Package Tours

Blue Ice Explorer: Round trip & hiking. 10 days

Blue Ice Explorer

Round trip & hiking. 10 days

A cocktail that includes all of the highlights of South Greenland.

FROM €1,179
Bowhunting Greenland: Muskox Hunting

Bowhunting Greenland

Muskox Hunting

Bowhunting Greenland offers quality Muskox hunting with helicopter transfers for big mature trophies in our remote concession area.

FROM $5,500
Greenland Travel: Dream trip to an Arctic Paradise

Greenland Travel

Dream trip to an Arctic Paradise

Get an experience of a lifetime! See Disco Bay in all its glory. Go explore! See whales, calving glaciers, majestic icebergs and much more

FROM €4,580
Greenland Tours – Frozen West

Greenland Tours

Frozen West

5 days exploring Disko Bay in winter incl. visit to the Greenland Ice Cap

FROM €1,335
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Quick tips on visiting the Arctic Circle

HOW TO GET HERE:

Air Greenland flights Copenhagen-Kangerlussuaq-Sisimiut /// Air Iceland flight Reykjavík-Nuuk & Air Greenland flights Nuuk-Kangerlussuaq-Sisimiut

WHERE TO STAY:

Hotel Kangerlussuaq, Hotel Sisimiut, Kangerlussuaq Youth Hostel, Old Camp, Polar Lodge, Seamen’s Home Sisimiut, AirBnB properties

WHAT TO DO IN WINTER:

Art & theatre exhibitions, boat tours, coffee with locals, cross country skiing, dining, dog sledding, fat biking, glacier camping, glacier walking, hiking, mountain safari by snowmobile bus, museums, snowmobiling, souvenir shopping

Inspired? Keep discovering more about Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut.

Local providers

Tourists camping in a tent at Polar Lodge in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Photo by Mads Pihl

Polar Lodge

Kangerlussuaq, Mittarfeqarfiit
3910, Phone: +299 84 10 16More information
Dogs on a dog sledding trip near Ilulissat in Greenland fanning out in typical west Greenlandic fashion. Photo by Mads Pihl - Visit Greenland

Albatros Arctic Circle

Kangerlussuaq, Mittarfiit Aqq.
3910, Phone: +299 84 16 48More information
Sisimiut Museum

Sisimiut Museum

Sisimiut, Jukkorsuup Aqqutaa 6,
3911, Phone: (+299) 862 550More information
Frontal view of The Sisimiut Seamen’s Home and parking area. Photo by Hotel Sømandshjemmet, Visit Greenland

Hotel Søma Sisimiut

Sisimiut, Frederik D IX’s Plads 5,
3911, Phone: (+299) 864 150More information
Jumping snowmobiler on snowmobil expedition in Sisimiut. Visit Greenland

Sisimiut Snowmobile Expeditions

Sisimiut, Sisimiut Vandrehjem Kaalikassap Aqq. 25,
3911, Phone: (+299) 522 514 (after 16:00)More information
Guests at the Old Camp Hostel enjoying the sun and views in Kangerlussuaq. Photo by Johanna Himstedt

Old Camp Hostel

Kangerlussuaq, c/o Kangerlussuaq Tourism
3910, Phone: +299 84 10 16More information
Front view of Kangerlussuaq Youth Hostel. Photo by Kangerlussuaq Youth Hostel - Visit Greenland

Kangerlussuaq Youth Hostel

Kangerlussuaq, B-1756
3910, Phone: +299 58 98 97More information
Hotel Sisimiut 01

Hotel Sisimiut

Sisimiut, Aqqusinersuaq 86,
3911, Phone: (+299) 864 840More information
Hotel Kangerlussuaq 01

Hotel Kangerlussuaq

Kangerlussuaq, Postboks 1006
3910, Phone: (+299) 84 11 80More information

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