When you check in at Hotel Arctic you have the opportunity of experiencing what many people dream about but only few actually enjoy. Just to mention a few: a trip on a dog sledge, a helicopter trip to the glacier, sailing among the icebergs or visits to unforgettable Greenlandic villages. It is like choosing from a list of your favourite foods. Almost impossible, but whatever you choose it will be a fantastic experience – you will remember this for the rest of your life.
The dramatic setting of the Ice fjord
The Ice Fjord is in itself the major, dramatic setting for all experiences in and around Ilulissat. Almost regardless of where you are, the colossal icebergs put things into perspective – physically and mentally.
You can walk to the mouth of the Ice Fjord – it is just behind the town. How about a boat trip on the Ice Fjord, or – in winter – an adrenalin kick as a passenger on a dog sled? All year round, there are helicopter trips from Ilulissat across the 50-kilometre long Ice Fjord, which is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
The region offers walks in the summer – and cross-country skiing in the winter. See the opportunities year round below.
Activities during the year
January
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Winter darkness (only the stars, the moon and the Northern lights)
Sunlight
Dog sledding
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 4
Temperature: -17,4°
February
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Dog sledding
Sea, ice and fjord fishing
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 4
Temperature: -21,9°
March
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Dog sledding
Sea, ice and fjord fishing
Helicopter trips to the inland ice
Skiing (cross country)
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 4
Temperature: -19,2°
April
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Dog sledding
Sea, ice and fjord fishing
Helicopter trips to the inland ice
Skiing (cross country)
The first supply ship of the year
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 5
Temperature: -12,7°
May
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Midnight sun from the 24th
Walking/hiking
Helicopter trips to the inland ice
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 5
Temperature: -2,0°
June
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Midnight sun
Boat trips to the Icefjord and settlements
Walking/hiking
Helicopter trips to the inland ice
Whale spotting
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 7
Temperature: 4,7°
July
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Midnight sun to the 24th
Boat trips to the Icefjord and settlements
Walking/hiking
Helicopter trips to the inland ice
Whale spotting
Skiing during the summer, Disko Island
Icebergs
Mosquitoes
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 7
Temperature: 6,8°
August
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Boat trips to the Icefjord and settlements
Walking/hiking
Helicopter trips to the inland ice
Whale spotting
Skiing during the summer, Disko Island
Icebergs
Mosquitoes – to medio
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 7
Temperature: 4,5°
September
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Boat trips to the Icefjord and settlements
Walking/hiking
Helicopter trips to the inland ice
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 5
Temperature: 1,8°
October
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Sunlight
Boat trips to the Icefjord and settlements
Walking/hiking
Helicopter trips to the inland ice
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 4
Temperature: -2,7°
November
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Winter darkness (only the stars, the moon and the Northern lights)
Sunlight – to medio
The last supply ship of the year
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 4
Temperature: -4,2°
December
Cultural experiences (museums, drum dance, choir song)
Winter darkness (only the stars, the moon and the Northern lights)
Icebergs
Flight connections to/from Denmark (each week): 4
Temperature: -14,2°