Along the west coast of Greenland, 2026

The planned itinerary
Ice and wind determine the daily course of the expedition. The itineraries listed here are therefore only examples.

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN NUUK
Your Greenland trip starts with the journey to Nuuk. You will fly from your home airport to Copenhagen or Keflavík (Iceland), where you will spend the night.

DAY 2: NUUK
Today you fly to Nuuk. Reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel. With only 20,000 inhabitants, Nuuk is by far the largest city in Greenland and underlines its capital status with a modern center with some exciting architecture (such as the Katuaq Cultural Center), museums, craft stores and bookstores worth seeing and, of course, Greenland’s largest harbor – and as a contrast, on the west side, the historic harbor district from the colonial era with the Greenlandic counterpart to the Little Mermaid on a rock. Nuuk is a great place to spend a whole day exploring the city.

DAY 3: EMBARKATION IN NUUK
Use the morning to explore Nuuk further! Embarkation on board the “Cape Race” begins in the afternoon.

DAY 3 – 9: EXPLORING THE FJORD SYSTEMS AND THE WEST COAST BETWEEN NUUK AND ETERNITY FJORD
During the voyage, swell, weather and possible drift ice will determine which fjord you visit or which settlement you call at each day. Fortunately, this coast is so diverse that there are countless possibilities.
From Nuuk, we venture between peaks up to 1616 meters high into the inner arms of Nuup Kangerlua, West Greenland’s largest fjord system, an exciting region that otherwise unfortunately has to be ignored on the usual long west coast tours. Here you will also find the remains of the second Viking settlement Vestribyggð (Western Settlement), glaciers descending from the ice sheet and the place where Nansen came down exhausted from the ice sheet. Furthermore, this region has Greenland’s largest reindeer population and salmon swim in some rivers – and of course we come across tiny Inuit settlements.

Further up the west coast, we hope to pass the spectacular alpine Hamborgerland (and possibly hike between its peaks, which rise up to over 1000 meters from the sea) and the original Inuit settlement of Kangaamiut (300 inhabitants), which can only be reached by boat, could be another destination. Nearby, the legendary Eternity Fjord again leads deep inland between steep mountain flanks – we may even be able to reach several spectacular glacier fronts. Diligent spotting may be rewarded by the observation of humpback whales, seals or sea eagles (with a bit of luck even in/near Nuuk). Drifting icebergs of various sizes, shapes and shades of color are part of this trip anyway. Incidentally, this trip is also a tip for people who are worried about seasickness due to the comparatively few open coastal stretches.

DAY 10: RETURN FLIGHT FROM NUUK TO COPENHAGEN OR KEFLAVÍK
Disembarkation on the “Cape Race” and return flight to Copenhagen or Keflavík. Overnight stay in a hotel at the airport.

DAY 11: RETURN FLIGHT TO YOUR HOME DESTINATION
Today you can board your return flight to your home airport.