Ilulissat Greenland - Iceberg Experience
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Combine a 6 day tour to West Greenland with a stay in Reykjavík, Iceland, on your first and last night to make a unique 6 days holiday! Experience the most magnificent arctic nature and insight in the Inuit culture. Ilulissat - the town of the icebergs, offers dramatic scenery at the mouth of the UNESCO designated Ilulissat Icefjord.
Highlights
- Experience the traditional Inuit culture combined with modern life north of the Polar Circle
- This is truly the most exotic getaway from Iceland
- Perfect introduction to Arctic nature and the Inuit culture. Ilulissat - the town of the icebergs - offers dramatic views of the World Heritage Site of Ilulissat Ice Fjord. Experience the traditional Inuit culture combined with modern life north of the Polar Circle.
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Itinerary Suggestion
Day 1 - Arrival in Iceland
Arrival at Keflavík International Airport, transfer to your hotel in Reykjavík where you will spend one night.Optional Excursion - Visit to the Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa or the Sky Lagoon Kópavogur (Capital Area)
If time allows you may want to visit the world famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on the way from the airport as it is ideally located between Keflavik and Reykjavík. Enjoy the lagoon for as long as you like then take the transfer to your hotel in central Reykjavik.
Enjoy Reykjavik by night.Day 2 - Greenland
Flight from Reykjavik to Ilulissat (about 3 hours), from Reykjavík Domestic Airport.
Meet and greet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel and welcome meeting with the destination guide at the 4 star Hotel Arctic. After the welcome meeting enjoy a City walk of Ilulissat.Welcome dinner (2-course) is included at Hotel Arctic.
(Note: The season for midnight sun is approx. May 22-Jul 24. Outside this season the excursion is operated as an evening cruise with the beautiful sunset reflecting over the icebergs).
Day 3-4 - Greenland
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel in Ilulissat, Day at leisure for optional excursions.
Being situated almost 400 km north of the Polar Circle you have a fantastic opportunity to discover more about daily life in the Arctic. Your guides can help organise home visits, gentle walks to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ilulissat Icefjord, or maybe you just wish to sit on the hotel balcony and watch the gigantic icebergs float by! You can also pre-book optional tours.
Other optional tours, we can assist you to pre-book example:
- Helicopter ride
- Icebergs and Sermermiut
- Sunset cruise to the ice fjords
- Home visit
- Whale safari
- Fishing Tour
Farwell 3-course dinner at the hotel.
Day 5 - Departure from Greenland
Breakfast at the hotel. Farewell coffee at the hotel with your guide. Transfer to the airport. Flight with Air Iceland from Ilulissat to Reykjavik Domestic Airport around lunch time.
Enjoy Reykjavík.
Overnight stay in Reykjavik, 1 nights.
Day 6 - Departure for home
Transfer from the hotel in Reykjavik to Keflavik International Airport or prolong your stay to have more time to enjoy the northernmost capital of the world.
Optional Excursion: Visit to the Blue Lagoon via Airport.
Depending on your flight time you may want to enjoy the Blue Lagoon for 2-3 hours. You can book a treatment if you like, have a lunch at the Blue Lagoon or just relax in this wonderful spa. If you have a morning flight, you can do the Blue Lagoon as a day trip from Reykjavík or on arrival.
Departure to the UK from Keflavík International Airport.
Important:
Trips to Greenland are always subject to weather conditions. Delays and flight cancellations can happen. Therefore we strongly 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 canceled due to weather. We recommend not to book any international flight directly after a trip from Greenland. Package details
Departure Dates: on request June to August
Price is from £2,955* per person based on 2 people sharing double/twin room
*Subject to availabilityThis holiday includes:
- Return flights from the UK including 20kg luggage allowance, taxes and fees
- 2 nights accommation in central Reykjavík, 3 star standard hotel including breakfast
- Return shuttle bus airport transfer between Keflavík International Airport and Reykjavík Hotel
- Return flight Reykjavík-Ilulissat-Reykjavík including airport taxes
- Return Hotel/airport transfers in Greenland
- 3 nights at 4 star Hotel Arctic in standard rooms ors similar
- Welcome dinner
- Welcome meeting with local guide at the hotel
- Financial Protection (ATOL)Not included:
- Optional Excursions
- Travel Insurance
- Anything else not specifically listed under "this includes"
Why book with All Iceland?
All Iceland is a UK based travel company that specialises in Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland
Book with the Icelandic experts!Our office is staffed and run by Icelanders, we promise intimate local knowledge from where to stay to places to eat and the hidden gems that you will not find in tourist guides. We will help you get the holiday you want and we can adapt this package. Book through us and your holiday will also be fully ATOL and ABTA protected. Travel with confidence!
Contact us and we can help you:- to stay longer and discover more, this package can be extended -
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- to book this package with or without flights --
All Iceland cooperates with airlines that offer direct, scheduled flights to Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland. When making a holiday enquiry, please state which airport you wish to fly from. We can offer a package with or without flights. When you book a holiday package including UK flights, your holiday will be fully ATOL Protected.
Flights to Iceland
Icelandair, full service airline: London Heathrow and London Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
PLAY, low cost airline: London Stansted, Liverpool and Dublin to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
British Airways, full service airline: London Heathrow to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
easyJet, low cost airline: London Gatwick and London Luton, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh to Keflavík Airport (KEF).Flights to Iceland, Akureyri
easyJet: London Gatwick and Manchester to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
Domestic Flights in Iceland
Icelandair: Domestic flights between Reykjavík Domestic Airport (REY) to Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Ísafjörður, Vopnafjörður, Grímsey and Þórshöfn.
Fugfelagið Ernir: Domestic flights between Reykjavík Domestic Airport (REY) to Vestmannaeyjar, Höfn, Húsavík, Bíldudalur and Gjögur.Flights to Faroe Islands and Greenland
Atlantic Airways: Edinburgh, London Gatwick and Copenhagen to Vagar Airport Faroe Islands.
Air Greenland: Copenhagen to Greenland.
Icelandair: Reykjavík Domestic Airport to Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Combine a 6 day tour to West Greenland with a stay in Reykjavík, Iceland, on your first and last night to make a unique 6 days holiday!
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With this in mind you cannot book this holiday directly on the website but please send us an enquiry or give us a call and we will help you to create your once in a lifetime holiday. Contact our team of Icelandic Experts today and start planning with us!