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Adventure and comfort 8 days |
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| Adventure
and comfort are the key words on this trip. In 8 days you explore
beautiful sceneries and breathtaking views. You are active on
hiking trips during the days, and in the evenings you can enjoy
delicious meals in a warm and pleasant atmosphere. You spend
two days in Igaliku - the most beautiful village in Greenland!
Two days at the idyllic spot; Inneruulalik Farm, - and of course
you will not miss a visit to the town Qaqortoq, the historic
site Brattahlid and the glacier in Narsarsuaq! |
Arrivals/departures
From Saturday to Saturday from Reykjavik as well as from Copenhagen
Accommodation
Accommodation is in double room with made up bed. In
Igaliku and Inneruulalik there are shared toilet and bath. In
Qaqortoq and Narsarsuaq the rooms are with private facilities.
Eating
Breakfast is included all days. There is included lunch packet
all days, except day 1 (the first day), day 4 in Qaqortoq and
day 8 (the last day). Dinner costs about (in DKK): Igaliku 140-180,
Qaqortoq 80-295, Inneruulalik 150, Narsarsuaq 80-295.
There are shops in Narsarsuaq, Qassiarsuk and Igaliku and supermarkets
in Qaqortoq.
Difficulty
The hikes between the farms and villages are easy,
and follow gravel roads. The longest is about 9 km, and your
lugage is transported by car. The day hikes at each place varies.
Some are easy, some are more demanding and walking in terrain
without a path.
Guide
There is no guide following the tour all the way round, but
experienced guides will lead the day hikes at day: 2, 5, 6 and
7. You will be able to contact Blue Ice from all places of accommodation.
Itinerary
Saturday
Arrival Narsarsuaq. Info at our office at Blue Ice
Café. Boat transfer to Itilleq. On
the boat transfer we sail slowly by the Qooroq Moraine. This
is where the biggest icebergs are stocked on the ground, and
it is amazing scenery to sail through. Arriving Itilleq
you walk the 3 km at the "Kings Road"
(named after the Danish King Frederik 9th's visit in 1952) to
Igaliku. Igaliku is one of the most beautiful villages in Greenland!
The colourful houses are situated in a green and very fertile
bay with luscious grassland. On the other side of the fjord
towers Illerfissalik (1752 m) in a rough and desolate landscape.
Accommodation at Igaliku Country
Hotel for two nights.
Sunday
The guided day hike goes along the river to Lake 90, and further
on up to the plateau. From here, there is a superb view of the
Qooroq Ice fjord, the stranded ice bergs on the moraine and
the enormous glacier at the head of the fjord. It is the perfect
place for picnic! You can be lucky to find minerals and stones
on the way down, for instance the shining "moon stone"
(Labradorit).
Monday
Boat transfer from Igaliku to Qaqortoq. On the way, we make
a stop at Upernaviarsuk, the agricultural research station as
well as education center for sheep farmers. There is a farm
with cows, sheep and horses, and gardens with all kind of plants.
Additionally, there are some greenhouses from where you can
buy Greenlandic cucumbers!! Visiting Upernaviarsuk gives you
an insight into what global warming makes possible in South
Greenland! From here we go to Hvalsø Church ruin. Hvalsø
Church is the latest evidence of Norse activities, as there
is a written description of a weeding hold in the church in
September 1408! The ruin is quite impressive and maybe the best
preserved of the Norse ruins in Greenland.
Accommodation at Hotel Qaqortoq for one night.
Tuesday
Qaqortoq on your own. In the afternoon
boat transfer to Inneruulalik. Inneruulalik is located south
of Qassiarsuk just opposite the Qooroq Ice Fjord. It is a perfect
idyll combined with overwhelming nature and added hospitality
from a Greenlandic family.
Accommodation Inneruulalik Farm for two nights.
Wednesday
Guided day hike in the mountains behind Inneruulalik. You follow
small sheep tracks through an impressive landscape spotted with
small, blue lakes. There are good chances to see the White-tailed
Eagle hover above your head. From a top, we enjoy the lunch
packet together with the view of the fjords on each side of
the peninsula, both filled with pieces of ice!
Thursday
The guide take you along the gravel road, which climb up the
low mountains before it descents to the village Qassiarsuk.
Qassiarsuk is also known as Brattahlid, the place where Erik
the Red settled in year 982. The ruins from the Norse period
are well preserved. Today, the 50 residents are mainly sheep
farmers, but the village also has a school, a church and a shop.
There will be a guided visit at Brattahlid, the Norse reconstructions
of Erik the Red's farm and Tjodhilde's Church, before we sail
across the fjord to Narsarsuaq.
Accommodation at Hotel Narsarsuaq for two nights.
Friday
Guided hike to Narsarsuaq Glacier a part of the ice cap only
8 km from Narsarsuaq. The hike goes through the Flower Valley
before a 300 m. ascend to a plateau gives you a magnificent
view over the glacier. From here, follows ½ hour walk
down to touch the ice! The hike goes the same way back.
Saturday
You can spend the last time at the museum in Narsarsuaq and
at the Blue Ice Café.
Departure to Reykjavik or Copenhagen (check
in one hour before)
Price includes
Accommodation:
2 nights at Igaliku Country Hotel (shared facilities)
1 night at Hotel Qaqortoq (private facilities)
2 nights at Inneruulalik Sheep Farm (shared facilities)
2 nights at Hotel Narsarsuaq (private facilities)
Breakfast
Lunch packet all days, except day 1 (the first day), day 4 in
Qaqortoq and day 8 (the last day)
Transport of lugage
Boat transfer Narsarsuaq – Qooroq Moraine - Itilleq
Igaliku – Upernaviarsuk – Hvalsø –
Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq – Inneruulalik
Qassiarsuk – Narsarsuaq
Guided hike day: 2, 5, 6 and 7
Entrance and guide at Brattahlid (Norse reconstructions)
Price
EUR 1.076 / DKK 7.800 per person. Minimum 2 persons
Booking
Book here
Payment by bank transfer |
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