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Diving

Cold water diving in Greenland takes place in clear waters with icebergs, historic shipwrecks, strange plant life and action-packed dives at the mouth of a fiord or bay.

THE DIVE THAT BUILDS CHARACTER

Diving in the Arctic demands strength of character because the environment under the ocean surface requires the diver’s full attention. However, if cold water diving is something you would like to do with PADI OWA certified divers, who know the secrets of the fiord system, then a surprising world awaits you with places never before seen by a diver.

The flora and fauna under the ocean surface can only be described as different – even a bit strange – with catfish and lumpsuckers, forests of seaweed and odd looking sea cucumbers all vying for attention. There is a reason why cold water areas biologically are the most prolific areas in the world only surpassed by the coral reefs.

DIVING NEXT TO ICEBERGS

Diving under the ice is a specialty in East Greenland where Travellodge and Northern Explorer have found the best places in the area by Tasiilaq, combining blue icebergs with coral diving, ice caves and accommodation on land in huts in the fiord.

A surprising world of pristine dives await.

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Package Tours

Tasermiut Expeditions: Ilulissat Ice Adventure

Tasermiut Expeditions

Ilulissat Ice Adventure

Visit the fantastic UNESCO World Heritage Ilulissat Icefjord on a 4 or 5 day trip. Admire massive icebergs in Disco Bay. Dates: June to Sep.

FROM €2,475
Icelandic Mountain guides: Icefjord and remote villages

Greenland Adventures by Icelandic Mountain Guides

Icefjord and remote villages

Dive back into time, learn about the culture of Inuit, how they have survived for generations despite being so isolated.

FROM €2,900
Arctic Exposure: Scoresby Sound Expedition – Photo Tour

Arctic Exposure

Scoresby Sound Expedition - Photo Tour

Scoresby Sound is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea and located on the eastern coast of Greenland.

From $6,790
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DIVING DURING WINTER TIME IN GREENLAND

If diving, to get down to a Greenlandic shipwreck or by icebergs, is not enough to feed your appetite for adventure then diving during winter time would be your next move.

Diving in ice filled waters and from holes in the ice is an on-the-edge event, but because the water temperature in the Davis Strait is much the same all year, your diving experience won’t feel any colder during winter, than it does in summer.

Winter diving, on the other hand, offers an almost surreal swirling of lights under the ice, and you will most likely pause for a moment, when back on deck again, taking in the view of the snow clad mountains along the shoreline.

  • Cold water diving in Greenland is only done with PADI OWA certified diving instructors as guides

  • Travellodge Greenland is based in Tasiilaq on the east coast of Greenland

  • Diving platforms are boats certified to carry up to 12 passengers

  • You are required to have a PADI OWA certificate and previous cold water diving is an advantage

Underwater flora of Greenland from diver's perspective. Photo by Morten Beier.
Front of a ship from diver's perspective. Photo by Morten Beier.
Diving under icebergs in Greenland. Photo by: Morten Beier
Divers swim on the surface of an iceberg . Photo by Morten Beier.
Underwater fauna of Greenland. Photo by Morten Beier.
Wreck of an old ship in Greenlandic waters. Photo by Morten Beier.
Fish captured by a diver in the Greenlandic waters. Photo by Morten Beier.
Underwater flora of Greenland. Photo by Morten Beier.

Package Tours

Thule Expeditions – From the Ice cap to Unesco Heritage

Thule Expeditions

From the Ice cap to Unesco Heritage

This is a true wilderness trekking expedition! We will walk from the Ice cap through untouched nature where it is likely to spot wildlife!

FROM €1.200
Arctic Umiaq Line: Discover Greenland from the sea

Arctic Umiaq Line

Discover Greenland from the sea

The coastal ship Sarfaq Ittuk sails from southern Greenland up along Greenland’s west coast to Disko Bay.

FROM DKK500
Greenland Travel: Short Break! Winter days in fantastic surroundings

Greenland Travel

SHORT BREAK! Winter days in fantastic surroundings

Go dog sledding, walk on the ice cap and see the impressive Russel Glacier. Get a break from your busy days with a winter adventure

FROM €875
Grönlandsresor – Kayaking among whales and icebergs, 8 days

Grönlandresor

Kayaking among whales and icebergs, 8 days

The proximity to the Disko Bay and the protective archipelago makes Aasiaat the perfect starting point for kayaking trips.

From 1500 EUR
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ACTION FILLED DIVING IN THE FIORDS

For individuals, who wish to keep their blood circulation going mixed in with a bit of adrenalin, we have a very special sport, and the best way to describe it, is as underwater surfing.

In all its simplicity, it is about letting yourself drift with the current to an edge of an underwater ridge at the mouth of the fiord, and when the surge of waters from the tidal shift are squeezed over the ridge, you are sucked along by powerful underwater currents. According to what we have heard, it is supposed to be fun.

Local providers

Tasermiut 3

Tasermiut South Greenland Expeditions

Qassiarsuk, B-873 Qassiarsuk
3923,
Phone: (+299) 522 822More information
Arctic Dream Travellodge Greenland 02

Arctic Dream

Tasiilaq, B-771
3913,
Phone: +299 58 41 71More information

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