East Greenland Adventure

Arrival in Iceland. Transfer from the airport to your hotel. Use your leisure time in Reykjavik to discover the unique charm of the world’s northernmost capital. Overnight in Reykjavik.

Transfer to the airport and flight to Akureyri. Transfer to the harbor. In the early evening, the ship departs from the port of Akureyri, sailing north toward the Denmark Strait.

While sailing north you’re likely to see fulmars, kittiwakes, gannets, and common guillemots. You then cross the Arctic Circle, possibly spotting whales. By evening, the first icebergs flash into sight with your approach to the east Greenland coast, near Brewster.

Today you reach Scoresbysund, sailing along the glaciated Volquart Boons Kyst. You may also enjoy a Zodiac cruise past one of the glacier fronts, along with a visit to the basalt columns and ice formations of Vikingebugt.

In the afternoon, we plan to sail by the east coast of Milne Land among a multitude of giant icebergs. If we can also land at Charcot Havn, we will make a walk to the Charcot Glacier. We will then continue by Bjørneør and sail into Øfjord.

The goal is a Zodiac cruise near Sorte Ø, surrounded by icebergs. Their austere blue-white contrasts sharply with the sediment slopes nearby. The afternoon plan is to sail through the northern parts of Røde Fjord and into Harefjord, with the chance to see musk oxen and warm autumnal foliage.

In the morning you encounter colossal icebergs, some over 100 meters (328 feet) high and more than a kilometer (.62 mile) long. Most of them are grounded, as the fjord is only about 400 meters deep (1,312 feet). You then land near Sydkap, with fine views of Hall Bredning and a good shot of seeing Arctic hares.

Today’s long walk goes from Sydkap to Nordøstbugt (12 km, 7.5 miles to the northeast), where the river coming from Holger Danskes Briller flows into the sea. We plan to walk south along the shore to Satakajik, seeing whale vertebrae and the remains of Thule summer houses. Passengers who opt out of the long walking group will join us at this location for their second excursion of the day.

Today you make a tundra landing on Liverpool Land, in Hurry Inlet. The afternoon stop is Ittoqqortoormiit, the largest settlement in Scoresbysund at about five hundred inhabitants. At the post office you can buy stamps for your postcards, or just stroll around to see the sled dogs and drying skins of seals and musk oxen. In the afternoon you sail south, passing the picturesque landscapes of the Blosseville Coast.

The island of Stewart Ø is an important hunting station for the people of Scoresby Sund and also a good area to spot polar bears, narwals, and the beautiful remains of Thule houses.

Turner Sound and Rømer Fjord grant you the opportunity to sail far inland, as they have no glacier front at the head and are not clogged with ice. In this location, you may get the opportunity to spot narwhals.  

A sea day grants you the opportunity to spot whales and seabirds – and at night, the magical northern lights.

Every adventure, no matter how grand, must eventually come to an end. Disembarkation in Akureyri and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, a relaxing bath in the Forrest Lagoon (thermal bath) is waiting for you (Duration of the excursion: individual). Overnight stay in Akureyri.

Transfer to the airport and flight to Reykjavik. Transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, visit the "Wonders of Iceland" exhibition at the Perlan Museum. Experience scientific wonders as you visit interactive exhibitions on ice caves, glaciers, volcanoes, seabirds and much more. Visit the museum's viewing platform and enjoy a 360-degree view over Reykjavik (Duration of the excursion: individual). Overnight in Reykjavik.

Today you will visit the sights of the Golden Circle. This eclectic journey takes visitors to the world famous Geysir area with its active geysers and Gullfoss waterfall, which plunges 230 feet (70 meters) in three stages into a narrow rock chasm. The journey continues into Thingvellir National Park, where Iceland’s ancient parliament convened, and the hot spring of Nesjavellir. On the way back to the capital, we briefly stop at the former bishopric of Skalholt and visit the greenhouses of Fridheimar (Duration of the excursion: approx. 8 hours). Overnight in Reykjavik.

Transfer to the airport