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.

After having sailed through narrow and breathtaking Øfjord, surrounded by mountains in excess of 2000 m high, including the spectacular Grundtvigskirken, we arrive at the Hoffman Peninsula, where we often see muskoxen. Here, excellent opportunities for long hikes present themselves, crossing the tundral peninsula from Harefjord to Rypefjord. Non-long walkers will be offered excursions on the south side of the peninsula in the morning and on the north side in the afternoon. In the early evening, we once again enjoy the spectacular views of Øfjord as we retrace our route past Grundtvigskirken.

On the Volquart Boons Kyst, you may enjoy a Zodiac cruise in Vikingebugt near its glacier front, where we have good chances to see polar bears, on the ice shoals in the sea. A walk on the striking basalt columns at Helgenaes provides fantastic views back across towards Øfjord and the distant shores of Jameson Land, and opportunities to see good examples of patterned ground. In the evening, we plan to sail some way westward along more of the many glacier fronts on Volquart Boons Kyst.

In the morning, we aim to land at Hurry Inlet, in Liverpool Land. Our landing site will likely be on the east side of Hurry Inlet, close to a historic hunter's cabin, which was erected by the Romanian Dumbrava in 1930. In autumn, the residents of Ittoqqortoormiit fish for sea trout in the surrounding lakes. Walks along the coast provide excellent views over Neils Klinter (Cliffs) at the opposite side of Hurry Inlet, famous for Jurassic fossils. An alternative could also be Hareelv, where we often meet muskoxen.

Our afternoon stop is Ittoqqortoormiit, the largest settlement in Scoresbysund, with about five hundred inhabitants. At the post office, you can buy stamps for your postcards, or stroll around to see the sled dogs and drying skins of seals and musk oxen. The church may also be open, where information about the history of Ittoqqortoormiit is available. In the afternoon, you sail south, passing Kap Brewster and 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