Archive for: Towns & settlements

Aasiaat Hotel Apartments is owned by ISS. The hotel apartments are rented out as regular apartments, rooms and vacant accommodation.

Arctic Caving Adventure offers a range of activities related to ice and the Greenland Ice Sheet that are on the slightly more extreme end of the scale.

World of Greenland organizes excursions such as hiking, boat trips and sightseeing flights by helicopter and airplane.

Uummannaq Museum tells fantastic stories from the region.

Arctic Wonderland Tours is one of Greenland's most experienced tour operators. They run hotels in Tasiilaq and Kulusuk, tour services and tour boats.

Blue Ice Explorer specialises in package tours and also organises other travel arrangements for individuals and groups in southern Greenland.

Cafémma is a cosy waterfront café in the small North Greenland island community of Uummannaq.

Discovery Mountain Lodge is a refurbished and well equipped 70 m2 rental house situated in the old part of Tasiilaq in East Greenland.

Gardar Hostel is a cosy hostel located near the shop and harbour and run by Blue Ice Explorer.

Greenland Cruises offers shore excursions and other services to cruise ships visiting Greenland during the summer and fall.

Hotel Apartment in Nuuk is a gorgeous seaside home in the suburb Qinngorput.

Hotel Centerbo offers good, cheap accommodation in a central location. It has twelve well-appointed 1-bedroom apartments with everything you need.

Hotel Heilmann Lyberth is centrally located. It has 18 rooms each with their own bathroom and TV. Wi-fi is also available.

Hotel Kangerlussuaq, which is based at Greenland's largest international airport, has 70 rooms and conference facilities for up to 60 guests.

Hotel Narsarsuaq is a modern hotel with 80 rooms and about 180 beds. There is a choice of single rooms, double rooms, family rooms and suites.

Hotel Nordbo offers you 25 well equipped apartments varying in size at reasonable costs very close to downtown Nuuk.

IceCap Tours is located in the heart of Ilulissat in a building, which also houses a tourist office, café, microbrewery and discotheque.

Igaliku Café has a fantastic backdrop in the settlement Igaliku. The café serves both food, drinks, coffee and snacks in a cosy countryside environment.

Unnuisarfik accommodation comprises 2 single rooms and 4 double rooms with a shared kitchen and lounge area.

Greenland Water Taxi is tour boat company that was founded in June 2013. The company organises trips on the water and sails passengers throughout Disko Bay.

Ittoqqortoormiit Guesthouse is a cosy little guesthouse offering a selection of single or double rooms, a little kitchen, living room and outhouse.

Kangerlussuaq Museum is an integral part of the Kangerlussuaq Airport, and is situated at the heart of the airport area.

Kangia Race is a adventure race team event that takes place over three days in and around Ilulissat in the Disko Bay in Greenland.

Kulusuk Museum is a privately owned and run by Justine Boassen, born and raised in Kulusuk.

Nanortalik Museum is beautifully situated in the old colonial port area as an open air museum, covering almost all buildings in the area.

Nanu Travel is a locally based tour and outdoor pursuits company in East Greenland.

Greenland National Museum in Nuuk has exhibitions that cover all of Greenland’s history during 4.500 years. 

NTS Rooms in Nanortalik offers six quality apartments sleeping a total of 14 people.

Old Camp is a youth hostel which is 2 kilometres from Kangerlussuaq Airport. The rooms overlook Kangerlussuaq and Søndre Strømfjord which is Greenland’s longest fjord.

Qaqortoq Museum is housed in the town's oldest building, a black-tarred colonial administrator's building which was built in 1804.

Unnuisarfik B-589, is a newly refurbished, and the cosiest house in Upernavik, where you can stay in homely surroundings with luxury at a price from 545 danish kroner pr night.

We are a small trophy hunting business with hunts in the area around Kangerlussuaq (Sondre Stroemfjord) in Greenland.

Sulisartut Højskoliat is an educational institution, but it also offers overnight accommodation.

This cosy seaman's home is a 3-star hotel in Sisimiut and is ideal for families.

SikuAput is based in Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island. The company offers dog sledding, hiking, snowmobile and boat trips.

During the day at Restaurant Tulugaq you can enjoy a delicious meal inspired by local ingredients. Late in the evening, the cosy rooms are transformed into a bar and disco.

Restaurant Mamartut offers delicious, home-cooked meals inspired by local ingredients.

The restaurant at Hotel Hvide Falk serves specialities such as reindeer, musk ox, salmon, trout, clams, crab claws and smoked whale.

Sisimiut youth hostel does not just offer accommodation but also organises excursions and tours.

DiskoBay Adventures is a tourism business in Ilulissat, one of the most visited city in Greenland.

Uummannaq Fjord Tours is a small tourist agency offering authentic experiences in Uummannaq and area.

Illunnguujuk Hostel is a family run hostel housed in what was once an old farmhouse. It was refurbished in 2004 and is still being developed.

Narsarsuaq is the gateway to hiking trails through lush valleys and Norse ruins spotted along a deep fjord.

The largest town in South Greenland gives you art, culture, Norse history, boat tours, hot springs, kayaking and hiking trips.

Kulusuk is the gateway to many different types of adventure-based activities for both summer and winter in East Greenland.

Paamiut is embodied by snowy winter slopes, majestic wildlife with eagles and a tourist density that will make you feel like the guest of honor around town.

With the mouth of the fjord sitting on the far western horizon and the ice cap knocking at the door, all roads lead to the backcountry.

Greenland’s forgotten paradise – Qasigiannguit is the place where the original way of life is still very much alive and nature is really close.

A mass of small islands, villages, and natural sights are close enough for you to reach, making Upernavik a perfect do-it-yourself destination.

Standing here in Narsarsuaq airport, the first word that strikes me is ‘grandeur’. I am about to go hiking in this spectacular landscape!

Close your eyes and breathe in. A fresh wind gently blows in your direction. Want to experience the locals summer favorite? Sail the Nuuk fjord.

Start your East Greenland adventure at Kulusuk airport, one of the world’s smallest international hubs.

Greenland’s capital Nuuk is big enough to sport a large street culture scene which adds depth and dimension to everyday life.

Nuuk is this tiny Arctic capital where you’ll find age old tradition living amongst World-class modernity. Visit Nuuk and see for yourself.

Naimanngitsoq Christiansen is not a man of many words. I’ve heard that about Polar Eskimos, but I couldn’t have imagined it exactly. Adventures in Thule.

Check out the everyday essentials of the hip, powerful and avant-garde in Greenland. This #whatsinmybag - Greenland edition!

Read about one of Greenland's most exciting historical locations taking one back to when the vikings first came ashore more than 1000 years ago.

Learn more about traditional Schnapps with a twist from a local Greenlandic bird. Kim Sander Pedersen shows how to prepare Schnapps with a Ptarmigan bird.

See the best things that Kangerlussuaq has to offer, choose amongst activities like musk oxen safari, flight seeing, and glacier walking on the Ice Sheet.

From rugged coastlines, to icebergs for days, cute sled dog pups, and friendly locals – look no further than Oqaatsut and enjoy true relaxation.

Take to the skies on an Air Greenland flightseeing tour, where you can soar over ancient Arctic fjords.

5 local suggestions for what to do when you get a free minute in the Arctic metropolis

The great river of Qussuk is a fly fisherman’s haven

Fjords, glaciers and endless ski touring possibilities in Maniitsoq.

Music: you might not expect to find it in Greenland, but it’s there. It’s frozen in thousand-year-old glaciers, submerged in the icy water and crystallised in the undulating beauty of the Aurora Borealis dancing through the fabric of the starry night sky.

Read other hikers’ experiences and hind-sight tips from various tried-and-true hiking routes in Greenland