AMAZING DAYS IN ILULISSAT (5 days/4 nights)
This is a fully escorted tour to West Greeland and includes 5 guided tours. Visit a World Heritage Site
Flights: by Air Iceland, Dash 8 aircraft, 34 seats, about flight time 3 hours. Flights are daily except on Sundays.
Flight schedule: Reykjavik - Ilulissat 11:15-12:30 and Ilulissat - Reykjavik 13:30-18:45 (subject to change)
Please note that return flight has a fuel stop in Søndre Strømfjord
Time Difference:
Please note there is a two-hour time difference between Iceland and Greenland.
Airport Transfer in Reykjavik: not included
Airport Transfer in Ilulissat: included and Hotel Arctic is only five minutes drive from the airport.
Currency and credit cards:
Important to bring Danish Kronas to Greenland. Foreign currency is not everywhere accepted. Credit cards are accepted only at few locations. i.e. at the hotels and larger stores. Using credit and debit card, an PIN-code is required.
Important: Trips to Greenland are always subject to weather conditions. Delays and flight cancellations can happen. Therefore we stronly recommend you to buy a travel insurance in the country of residence that would cover any additional travel expenses, should your flights be delayed or cancelled due to weather. We recommend not to book any international flight directly after a trip from West Greenland.
Hotel Arctic, Ilulissat: We are certain that your day will begin with rather more inspired view on life when you gaze across the beautiful Ice Fjord that faces the hotel and view drifting icebergs that are in constant motion. Hotel Arctic has 87 rooms - all of which have a view of the Ice Bank, Disko Bay or Ilulissat town. Rooms in all categories naturally have all the comfort our guests expect. There are disabled-friendly rooms and facilities so the unbelievable Arctic experience is available for everybody. For these packages we use standard rooms in the Puisi Wing. Hotel Arctic has 32 standard rooms, the majority of which have views across the sea and the icebergs. We prepare the room according to your wishes either with 2 single beds or a double bed and draw your attention to the available facilities which include a television and radio, two video channels, a telephone and a hair dryer. This wing takes its name from the Greenlandic word for "seal". From October 2008 all standard rooms will have views towards the town and the ice bank. The hotel features a gourmet restaurant and a café house and is famous for its summer BBQ's on the panorama terrace.
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Room Category, Room Size, View and Bed Types:
Standard
Puisi:
15m2 with 2 single beds, the rest with a the mixture of double and twin beds.
Puisi room has primarily views of the city but if you look to the right you can see the ocean.
Puisi Suite 32-34m2
Superior
Kayak:
23m2 only with twin beds which turned into double beds on request.
Kayak rooms overlook the sea and the city.
Superior Plus
Umiaq:
24m2
with a mixture of double and twin beds. Umiaq Rooms overlooking the sea.
Umiaq Deluxe 30m2
Umiaq Suites 31m2
(has a bath tub instead of shower)
Webcam from Hotel Arctic in Iluissat
Excursions from Ilulissat
There are 5 different excursions included in our package:
* 1-2 hour guided city walk Ilulissat
* 3 hours hike to the old Sermermiut settlement at the Icefjord
including refreshment
* 3 hours midnight sailing among the icebergs
including refreshment
* 8 hours boat trip to Eqi glacier
and Inuit settlement Ataa including lunch and refreshments
* 6 hours boat trip to Oqaatsut/Rodebay including lunch or dinner
Note: Excursion days may alter depending on weather and minimum number of participants.
There are many additional local excursions to choose in and from Ilulissat. These excursions can only be ordered and paid for during your stay and operate based on weather and capacity restrictions. Your “Destination Guides” are on hand to assist you at your hotel with information on the excursions. Tours are offered all days off the week. See information and prices on our excursion page