Blue Ice Explorer

Day trips with Blue Ice Explorer

Day trips from Qaqortoq | Day trips from Narsaq | Days trips from Igaliku (Itilleq) 

Please note that Blue Ice Explorer is a part of Diskoline A/S. All our day trips are booked online at Diskoline’s website.

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Day trips from Qaqortoq

Hvalsey Church

Boat tour from Qaqortoq
kr 900 per person
  • duration: 2½ hours
  • Minimum 2 participants
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Price includes boat transfer and about 1 hour on shore. Leaflet with a map.

Hvalsey Church

Hvalsey Church ruin is located in the inner part of Hvalsey Fjord, on a lush green meadow, only 30 minutes by boat from Qaqortoq. According to the sagas, it was Eric the Red’s cousin Thorkell Farserk who took possession of the land at Hvalsey. Thorkell was one of the men who came with Eric to Greenland in the year 985 and he probably died as a heathen himself. However, Christianity arrived in Greenland around the year 1000 and soon thereafter the Norse started to build churches at many locations throughout South Greenland. The present church ruin at Hvalsey dates from a later period and is thought to have been built during the 14th century. It is one of the most well-preserved medieval ruins in South Greenland, with thick walls up to 6 m high. On the tour, you will have plenty of time to walk around the historic site and explore the ruins and the peaceful countryside before returning to the bustling town Qaqortoq.
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The Ice Cap

Boat tour from Qaqortoq
kr 1900 per person
  • duration: 4½ - 5 hours
  • Minimum 4 participants
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Price includes boat transfer and photo cruise in front of the glacier.

The Ice Cap

We cross the wide Ikerssuaq Fjord and make our way among drifting icebergs to reach what the locals call Qalerallit Glacier (Greenlandic for halibut). This is an amazing spot where we can sail up close to the hundreds of meters wide glacier front. We will cruise slowly in front of the glacier front, giving you the opportunity to get some impressive photos. It is a beautiful place, and you feel particularly small sailing next to this giant mass of ice! The boat tour into the small side-fiord to the location of the glacier is also a very beautiful tour.
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The Hot Springs

Boat tour from Qaqortoq
kr 1900 per person
  • duration: 4½ - 5 hours
  • Minimum 4 participants
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Price includes boat transfer and 1½ hours stopover at Uunartoq. Remember to bring towel, swimsuit, food and drinks.

The Hot Springs

The small island of Uunartoq is located approx. halfway between Qaqortoq and Nanortalik. The spring was known by the Norse, who used the 35-degree Celsius hot water to care and heal sore bodies. Today, the place is visited by both locals and tourists. From the pontoon bridge where you disembark, a path leads up to a small natural pool just 10 meters in diameter. On cold days it evaporates from the warm water surface. Uunartoq is wonderfully pristine and unspoiled compared to many places in Iceland with hot springs, and it is amazing to sit in the warm water and watch the icebergs drifting along on the fjord right next door.
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Day trips from Narsaq

The Ice Cap

Boat tour from Narsaq
kr 1400 per person
  • duration: 4½ - 5 hours
  • Minimum 4 participants
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Price includes boat transfer and photo cruise in front of the glacier.

The Ice Cap

We cross the wide Ikerssuaq Fjord and make our way among drifting icebergs to reach what the locals call Qalerallit Glacier (Greenlandic for halibut). This is an amazing spot where we can sail up close to the hundreds of meters wide glacier front. We will cruise slowly in front of the glacier front, giving you the opportunity to get some impressive photos. It is a beautiful place, and you feel particularly small sailing next to this giant mass of ice! The boat tour into the small side-fiord to the location of the glacier is also a very beautiful tour.
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Iceberg Safari

Boat tour from Narsaq
kr 700 per person
  • duration: 1 hour
  • Minimum 2 participants
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Price includes boat transfer and photo cruise in front of the icebergs.

Iceberg Safari

Narsaq is the perfect setting for iceberg safaris. Two extremely active glaciers in Sermilik Fjord send countless icebergs on a journey toward the sea, and many of them pass by Narsaq. The trip is a photo opp where you get every opportunity to get up close and personal with the icebergs: see, hear, feel and taste them!
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Day trips from Igaliku (Itilleq)

Qooroq Ice Fiord

Boat tour from Igaliku
kr 850 per person
  • duration: 1½ hours
  • Minimum 2 participants
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Price includes boat transfer, photo cruise around icebergs & refreshments with ice - more than 1000 years old.

Qooroq Ice Fiord

This tour starts from the small harbor Itilleq 4 km from Igaliku. We sail to the underwater moraine at the mouth of the Qooroq Ice Fjord. Many icebergs run aground here, forcing us to weave our way among these colossal pieces of ice until we reach the fjord, where we are rewarded with a breathtaking view of thousands of icebergs, sheer cliff faces and an enormous glacier. The glacier calves about 200,000 tons of ice at day into the fjord. Many of these icebergs have a rich turquoise colour. In the fjord, we have time to enjoy the panorama, turn off the engine and drift quietly with the current. The absolute silence is only interrupted by the sound of the distant icebergs as they break free from the glacier front and come crashing down into the fjord. On the trip, we gather ice for our cocktails and listen to the popping sounds as countless, tiny thousand-year-old compressed air bubbles escape from the ice cubes in our glasses.
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Day trips from Qassiarsuk

Qooroq Ice Fiord

Boat tour from Qassiarsuk
kr 850 per person
  • duration: 1½ hours
  • Minimum 2 participants
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Price includes boat transfer, photo cruise around icebergs & refreshments with ice - more than 1000 years old.

Qooroq Ice Fiord

This tour starts from Qassiarsuk. We sail to the underwater moraine at the mouth of the Qooroq Ice Fjord. Many icebergs run aground here, forcing us to weave our way among these colossal pieces of ice until we reach the fjord, where we are rewarded with a breathtaking view of thousands of icebergs, sheer cliff faces and an enormous glacier. The glacier calves about 200,000 tons of ice at day into the fjord. Many of these icebergs have a rich turquoise colour. In the fjord, we have time to enjoy the panorama, turn off the engine and drift quietly with the current. The absolute silence is only interrupted by the sound of the distant icebergs as they break free from the glacier front and come crashing down into the fjord. On the trip, we gather ice for our cocktails and listen to the popping sounds as countless, tiny thousand-year-old compressed air bubbles escape from the ice cubes in our glasses.
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