Ilulissat Camp
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
6 days, planned by Borealis Field Co.
Ilulissat has around forty-five hundred sled dogs and forty-five hundred people. The dogs are working animals and are not pets — do not approach them.
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| Ilulissat harbour |
| Sled dog lots |
| Zion church |
Sermeq Kujalleq calves about thirty-five cubic kilometres of ice a year — more than any glacier outside Antarctica, and the iceberg that sank the Titanic probably came from here.
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| Ilulissat Icefjord |
| Sermermiut |
| Kangia |
| Icefjord Centre |
The bergs grounded at the fjord mouth are up to a kilometre across and they roll without warning, which is why boats keep their distance.
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| Disko Bay |
| Icebergs |
| Midnight sun |
Eqi calves visibly and often. The boat holds position a safe distance off and you sit and wait, and it happens.
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| Eqi glacier |
| Calving front |
| Port Victor |
Oqaatsut has about forty residents and no road to it. The hike is twenty kilometres of trackless tundra with a guide.
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| Oqaatsut |
| Tundra |
| Arctic coast |
Greenland flights cancel for fog and wind routinely. Do not book a tight onward connection out of Kangerlussuaq or Copenhagen.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
5 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 2 dinners across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
8 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“The far north on a smaller budget and a shorter itinerary”
Shorter northern trips from a single base, for people who want the Arctic without the expedition price.
Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Camp was pitched and the kitchen going by the time we walked in each evening. Recommended.
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Tents were warmer than expected and the camp was set up before we arrived. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Worth every rupee.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Good value for what's included.
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Recommended.
Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Good value for what's included.
Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
At Ilulissat the sun does not set from late May to late July. In September it sets and the aurora becomes possible instead. Both are good and they do not overlap.
One other operator runs this trail. See all 2 side by side →