Things to do
Explore outdoor and nature activities, cultural experiences, hunting and fishing activities, coastal sailings and cruises in Greenland.
The Guide to Climate Change in Greenland
This guide to climate change in Greenland offers everything you need to know about how Greenland is living with climate change today, and where it might lead the country in the future.
Arctic Wildlife
Polar bears, humpback whales, musk oxen, walruses, reindeer and sea eagles are just some of the many species that you may experience by land, air and sea around Greenland.
Ilulissat Icefjord
Icebergs are one of the Big Arctic Five experiences in Greenland, and you can see them by the thousands from air, water, or land at the Ilulissat Icefjord.
Whale Watching
Set sail on a whale watching tour to spot humpback whales, fin whales, and minke whales frolic and feast in Greenland’s waters during their own summer holidays.
Museums
The museums of Greenland are like a modern voyage of discovery through the history of culture and artistic expression.
Dog sledding
Arctic temperatures and several meters of snow are no match for the natural impressions and cultural twist that will warm your soul while dog sledding in Greenland.
Trophy Hunting
Greenland is the place where even the most seasoned trophy hunters will experience a challenge to their hunting instinct and ingenuity.
Arctic Circle Trail: The Go-To Guide
This go-to guide for hiking the Arctic Circle Trail will give you
all the tools and information you need to prepare yourself from head to toe.
all the tools and information you need to prepare yourself from head to toe.
Snowshoeing in Greenland
Explore winter in Greenland the slow way, hiking through the landscape on snowshoes with a seasoned guide and a group of friends.
Cross Country Skiing
Explore Greenland on skis and get access to the snowy backcountry on both short, easy runs around many towns, and on longer trips with guides.
Vikings in Greenland
The Vikings inhabited Greenland for more than 400 hundred years and created a tradition of farming which today has become a corner stone of everyday life in Southern Greenland.
Stand Up Paddle boarding
When thinking of the cold and sometimes challenging weather conditions in Greenland, Stand Up Paddleboarding in Arctic waters may seem like an unexpected challenge - but it is totally possible!
Inuit culture in Greenland
The Greenlandic roots are an exciting mix of various immigrating peoples and their ability to adapt to the Arctic challenges on the world’s largest island.
How to travel safely in Greenland
We will go through a number of risky moments that you, as a guest in Greenland, should be particularly aware of, in order that you can have a safe and secure trip.
Sarfaq Ittuk ferry: All you need to know (2020)
Sarfaq Ittuk (Arctic Umiaq Line), is a passenger ship travelling along Greenland’s west coast. Here you can find everything you need to know about the ferry
Ice fishing
When the temperature drops to below freezing and the water crystallises into a thick layer of ice, the fjords become a frozen expanse for snow adventures, dog sledding and ice fishing.
Kayaking
The kayak is a cultural link between the earliest immigrants in Greenland, the common everyday experience by local kayakers and the modern rugged adventure expeditions.
Hiking
Follow hiking trails in Greenland to reach mountaintops or traverse long distances. Or forge your own route and stand in no one’s footsteps but your own.
Cruises in Greenland
The sea and seafaring has always been vital to us, and for you as a guest it makes for an optimal way to tour large parts of the country.
The Ice Sheet
Tourist flights, boat trips, and the only road to the Greenland Ice Sheet bring one of only two polar ice caps in the world directly to your doorstep.
Glaciers
Greenland’s coastline is absolutely riddled with fjords and inlets, through which the magnificent ice sheet seeps out into the surrounding oceans.
Coastal ferry in Greenland
Meet locals and watch the Greenland coastline change from green hills to steep granite peaks on board Sarfaq Ittuk, the only coastal ferry in Greenland.
Climbing and Mountaineering
Glaciers have carved fresh cuts right through the bedrock, and left a myriad of peaks often rising thousands of feet all along the coastline.
Icebergs
Experience colossal icebergs grounded in the Ilulissat Icefjord or find them along Greenland’s coastline like floating sculptures.
Ski Touring
Ski touring in Greenland is an active backcountry experience dominated by silence, grandeur, and first runs from peak to beach.
Guided Sightseeing in Greenland
The best way to experience the towns and natural wonders of Greenland is through the eyes of a local guide who lives there.
Diving
Take an adventure and dive among whales and icebergs in the glow of the midnight sun. Read about the unique diving experiences Greenland has to offer.
Souvenir Shopping
Keep your memories close to your heart as reindeer horn, soapstone and muskox wool turn into souvenirs like symbolic statues, beautiful jewelry and clothing for you to carry home.
Northern Lights
Northern lights or the Aurora Borealis is one of the great surprises of the Arctic night, and you can experience this multicoloured light show from September to April.
Greenlandic Gastronomy
In a country with extensive permafrost and just a tiny bit of arable land, Greenlanders get creative with flavors from both land and sea.
Snowmobiling
Snowmobiles are an integrated part of everyday life in Greenland, they give us freedom and mobility during the winter, and we use snowmobiles for transportation, work and sports.
Heliskiing
Greenland is the spiritual home of heliskiing. Mountain upon mountain offers first descents in a landscape where glaciers often flow straight from the ice cap to the coast.
Flightseeing
Experiencing Greenland from the air provides a new perspective of the enormous size of the country, and the conditions for life in the Arctic.
Hot springs
There are hot springs in several places in Greenland. Uunartoq in Southern Greenland is the spring used as a pool, frequented all year round by local and foreign visitors.
Birdwatching
Fly fishing in Greenland is a short but exciting season. Avid fly fisherman Michael Rosing shares some of his in-depth knowledge about fly fishing in Greenland.
Meeting Greenlanders
Modern Greenland is a diverse, geographically extensive society with an adventurous population.
Boat Tours
Sailing is a way of life for Greenlanders so if you set out on a boat trip in Greenland you'll open up a world of fjords, whales, and nearby villages.
Arctic Circle Race
Greenland’s Arctic Circle Race is a 160 kilometer-long adventure type, cross-country race in Sisimiut. The Race is known as the world’s toughest cross-country race.
The midnight sun
Turn your sights northward to the Arctic Circle in Greenland to find relaxation and new energy in the land of the midnight sun.
The Ultimate Greenland Hiking Guide
This ultimate guide to the universe of hiking in Greenland will give you
all the tools and information you need to prepare you from head to toe.
all the tools and information you need to prepare you from head to toe.
Biking
Paved roads are not always necessary to embrace the freedom and flexibility that a bicycle can offer - why not take on Greenland’s backcountry with a good quality mountain bike, or even conquer snow and sea ice on a fatbike!
Photo tours in Greenland
Photo tours in Greenland add new dimensions to landscapes and culture, wildlife and natural phenomena when the destination is explored through a lens.
Get Inspired
Arctic weather: for better or for worse
A photo collection to show all the wonderful types of weather in Greenland, plus tips on how to thrive in them
Fabulous Fjords in the North
From Alaska to Norway, West to East in the northern hemisphere, here’s an overview of the top 5 must-see fjords, and their nearby alternatives.
Arctic Winter Games in Nuuk with lots of arctic sports
Every two years young athletes meet at the Arctic Winter Games to compete in sports both modern and traditional, which serve to create cross-cultural ties.
Discovering Kangerlussuaq through food (Part 2)
The Danish food writer Sune Rasborg visited Greenland and discovered that Kangerlussuaq is much more than just a transit airport. We follow Sune's experiences with lunch preparation on a dogsled, thousands-of-years-old ice cubes by the inland ice, tales of ice fishing and a meeting with modern hunting culture.
Christmas in Ilulissat: Festive feeling guaranteed
If you are looking to spend the holiday season in a location that provides all the magic of Christmas and more, then Ilulissat could be the place for you.
Greenland in your kitchen: Lamb soup
These days we are spending more time at home than ever before. This has led to many people becoming Do-It-Yourself experts, gardening gurus and cooking extraordinaires!
6 Instagram shots you must get in Nuuk
Like a social media scavenger hunt, these photo suggestions will take you running all around the capital
Editor’s tips for 2021
Greenland’s on your bucket list for the new year - or perhaps even the year after - but when is the best time to visit Greenland and what are useful things to know before going? What are things to do in Greenland in winter as opposed to summer?
Experience Greenland like the Vikings did
Experience the history of Greenland's vikings and find out how the country got its name so long ago by the chieftain Erik the Red.
Tips to hang out with locals in Greenland
Tried-and-true ideas from travellers who've done it before
Flightseeing in Ilulissat
Take to the skies on an Air Greenland flightseeing tour, where you can soar over ancient Arctic fjords.
Here comes the sun – Greeting the sun in Greenland
When the sun comes forth and illuminates the snowy landscape of Greenland it brings a natural cosiness with it that afflicts the natives.
Greenland ptarmigan schnapps with Kim Sander Pedersen, Restaurant Mamartut in Ilulissat
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.
Relaxing lodge getaway
With a terrace and view like this, why would you ever leave?
Extreme E – electric racing comes to Greenland! Join the adventure!
Fly fishing in Greenland is a short but exciting season. Avid fly fisherman Michael Rosing shares some of his in-depth knowledge about fly fishing in Greenland.
Experiencing South Greenland: hot springs, fjords and mountains. Lots of mountains.
As one of the largest masses of ice on earth is located at the heart of the country, I’ve always wondered why Greenland is called Greenland. Especially when flying over its enormous ice plain, I can’t help but wonder.
Calling all ski explorers; untouched snow is waiting
For those of you dreaming of ascending remote peaks and skiing untouched backcountry slopes, we have the mountains right at your doorstep here in Greenland.
Ilulissat Icefjord Centre
On the border of the UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord lies Kangiata Illorsua – Ilulissat Icefjord Centre. The Icefjord Centre is a visitor and dissemination centre which, through the exhibition "The Tale of Ice", informs visitors about the history of ice, the culture in and around the icefjord, and climate change.
The world’s largest feta cheese discovered in Greenland!
The world’s largest feta cheese iceberg has been on a journey around the coast of Greenland! It broke off the ice shelf in East Greenland, and because of the ocean currents, took what many might think is a strange route down, left and up when looking at the map!
Why Greenland may not be for you
A quick guide on how and when to travel to Greenland
Package Tours
Easy hiking package. 8 days
Whale Safari
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