Icefjord Hike and Settlement of Kapisillit
Nuuk, Greenland
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 9 hours
Eat your lunch while taking in the sight and atmosphere of Nuuk Icefjord, and get a feel of every-day life in the small settlement of Kapisillit.
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Eat your lunch while taking in the sight and atmosphere of Nuuk Icefjord, and get a feel of every-day life in the small settlement of Kapisillit.This tour is for travelers who love the wind in their faces, the salty spray of the sea, and who don’t mind a bit of hiking.
The boat ride to Kapisillit takes approx. 2.5 hours and takes us through the eastern part of the Nuuk Fjord system. The mountains flanking the fjord are some of the oldest in the world and provide precious material for local artists. Take in the vastness of the fjord while keeping a lookout for whales, seals and white-tailed eagles.
From the bottom of Kapisillit Fjord, we will hike - approx. 45 min. - up to the plateau overviewing the Icefjord. It is an area rich in plants and wildlife, and the ice backdropping the landscape is a majestic sight. With the Icefjord in sight, we will eat our lunch while enjoying the immense silence only interrupted by the glacier calving in the bottom of the fjord.
Before heading back to Nuuk, we will stop by Kapisillit - the last permanent settlement in Nuuk Region - and visit one of the local families.
Highlights :
The boat ride to Kapisillit takes approx. 2.5 hours and takes us through the eastern part of the Nuuk Fjord system. The mountains flanking the fjord are some of the oldest in the world and provide precious material for local artists. Take in the vastness of the fjord while keeping a lookout for whales, seals and white-tailed eagles.
From the bottom of Kapisillit Fjord, we will hike - approx. 45 min. - up to the plateau overviewing the Icefjord. It is an area rich in plants and wildlife, and the ice backdropping the landscape is a majestic sight. With the Icefjord in sight, we will eat our lunch while enjoying the immense silence only interrupted by the glacier calving in the bottom of the fjord.
Before heading back to Nuuk, we will stop by Kapisillit - the last permanent settlement in Nuuk Region - and visit one of the local families.
Highlights :
- Look for whales, seals, reindeer, arctic fox, snow hares, eagles
- Enjoy your lunch by the majestic Icefjord
- Visit a local family in Kapisillit
- Enjoy the beauty and vastness of Nuuk Fjord system
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