Albatros Arctic Circle is a locally based company which organises trips to Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut.
The extensive tour programme features the ice cap, musk oxen, whales, abandoned settlements, dog sledding, hiking tours to ancient landscapes, and a lot more besides.
Operating areas
Contact information
Mittarfiit Aqq.
3910 Kangerlussuaq
Greenland
+299 84 16 48
Experiences offered at Albatros Arctic Circle – Kangerlussuaq
DOG SLEDDING
Albatros Arctic Circle offers tours lasting a few hours giving you a feel for the area’s unique natural landscape.
This trip is a little more strenuous, but you can look forward to seeing snow-covered mountains and you will get to see the close working relationship between driver and dogs.
You will become part of the team and you will be taking part in the cooking and other activities. Sealskin clothing is available for hire for the trip.
HIKING
A tour of Kangerlussuaq will give you an insight into local culture and the natural environment. Go on a tour with a guide who knows all about local history from when Kangerlussuaq was an American base and from the time when people depended on hunting for their livelihood.
NORTHERN LIGHTS
The magical Northern Lights often flicker in the skies over Kangerlussuaq on cloudless nights. Head out on a tour – away from the artificial light of the buildings and out onto the open plains where your experience will be even more intense.
The only sounds you will hear will be those of the wilderness, the wind and the wildlife.
The guide will tell you what you can expect to see and hear when Mother Nature puts on her show. The Northern Lights are steeped in mythology, and you will get to hear about this over a cup of genuine Greenlandic coffee.
THE ICE SHEET
The fact that Kangerlussuaq is only 25 kilometres from the edge of the vast ice cap makes it the perfect base for visitors who want a close encounter with this vast mass of ice. Albatros Arctic Circle organises land, sea and air tours.
You can experience the ice from different angles in a four-wheel drive, from a helicopter and on foot. You will be going quite a long way into the ice cap on some of the trips.
WILDLIFE IN GREENLAND
There is a rich variety of wildlife in Greenland. Kangerlussuaq has the country’s largest stock of musk oxen.
There are also many hares, reindeer and birds in the area. Your guide will also tell you about the sled dogs that have been bred for more than a thousand years to become one of the world’s most powerful working dogs.
GUIDED SIGHTSEEING
Kangerlussuaq is a former American airbase with a history unique to Greenland. Albatros Arctic Circle will show you round the airport area and the surrounding area.
You will get to see the research facility Kellyville and the dog kennels, and you will hear about what it is like to live with dogs and sleds.
The guide knows the area well, is a font of knowledge and of course will be able to answer all your questions.
