This exquisite program combines the attractions of Reykjavik with the beauty of South Greenland, and includes a rare opportunity to visit some remote Greenlandic communities. Tour around the Golden Triangle of South Greenland covering most aspects of Greenlandic history and everyday life in the Arctic.
This independent tour can be booked as a side-trip from Iceland, enabling you to spend longer in Iceland before or after your visit to Greenland
Narsarsuaq - Historic sites from the
Viking Age, fertile mountains with sheep
farms, deep blue fiords with multi-coloured
icebergs, calving glaciers - and everything
within short range from your hotel.
Alluitsup Paa & The Uunartoq Hot Springs - A
visit to this cosy and exotic fishing village
is almost like a visit to the Disko Bay! The
local hunters are still bringing in seals to
be sold at the local market, whales are seen
from the shore from mid July and gigantic
icebergs are seen on the open sea.
Close to Alluitsup Paa you will find the
biggest hot spring in Greenland; Uunartoq here
it is possible to take a bath while watching
the icebergs floating in the nearby fiord.
Qaqortoq - Besides being one of the
most beautiful towns in Greenland it is famous
for the art project "Man & Stone". It is also
a historic town with buildings dating back to
the first Danish colony trading station.
Narsaq - Narsaq is a typical Greenlandic town
with small wooden houses painted in bright
colours on the shores of Narsaq Sund, where
white icebergs are floating in the deep blue
water. Narsaq has a very interesting museum
area around the old harbour. Many walking
possibilities to the Viking ruins at Dyrnęs
and to points of great geological interest.
Day 1: Transfer from Keflavik airport to the Reykjavik domestic airport for the onward flight to Narsarsuaq in South Greenland. Check-in for one night at Hotel Narsarsuaq.
Day 2: Transfer by helicopter to Alluitsup Paa for a two-night stay. This picturesque community offers a tranquil base to explore the area; there are hot springs to relax in, villages to explore and local families to meet. This is a delightful community where life and activity are reminiscent of traditional days.
Days 3: Optional excursions included a Village Walk, a Home Visit to learn about Greenland tradition and a Boat Tour to the island of Uunartoq where it is possible to bath in the geothermal hot spring and visit ruins of past settlements.
Day 4: You will continue boat to Qaqortoq and on to Narsaq, the primary community of South Greenland for four nights. Time in Qaqortoq allows for a visit to a local art project.
Days 5-7: Three full days in Narsaq allow plenty of time for optional excursions, including a City Walking Tour, Hiking to the Dyrnaes Peninsula and Kvanefield, a boat tour to the Inland Ice Cap and a half day boat to tour explore ruins. You may also explore on your own, head out on one of the well-marked hiking trails, or simply wander through the town.
Day 8: Transfer to Narsaq harbour and travel by boat through the ice-filled Eric's Fjord to Narsarsuaq. Transfers from the peir to the airport and return to Reykjavik in the early evening. Check in to your accommodation in Reykjavik for two nights.
Day 9: A full day tour to the famous Golden Circle, a trio of natural wonders! The geothermal area Geysir, is where you can see one or more geysers spout steaming water into the sky and view other bubbling and hissing hot springs. Nearby is the waterfall Gullfoss, considered by many visitors and Icelanders to be the island's most beautiful falls! The historic Thingvellir National Park is site of the ancient parliament.
Day 10: Today's transfer to Keflavik Airport will include at stop at the Blue Lagoon. Enjoy a soak in the geothermal mineral waters and go home feeling relaxed and revitalized.
