Easy hiking 8 days, Upgrade

This trip includes all of the hiking highlights of the Narsarsuaq area. Furthermore, you get to experience first-hand the daily life of the Greenlanders who live in isolated farms and settlements in South Greenland. Within one week, you visit and stay at sheep farms and in two different villages. These are ideal starting points for a wide range of hiking trips, with stunning views of glaciers, green mountainsides and ice-filled fjords.

Accommodation
Sleeping bag accommodation at farm and hostel in 4-bed or 6-bed dorm rooms.
Bring your own sleeping bag. 

(*)The tour includes 2 nights upgrade at Igaliku country hotel with bed linens, towels and breakfast

Meals
No meals included at farms and hostels. However, kitchen facilities are available at these places so you can prepare your own meals (except Igaliku). You can go shopping in Narsarsuaq, Qassiarsuk and Igaliku.
At Igaliku country hotel breakfast is included, lunch and dinner can be booked on site.

Difficulty
The hikes between the hostels/farms are easy and follow gravel roads. The longest is about 15 km. 
The hike to Narsarsuaq glacier is a long hiking roundtrip (16 km) and includes a challenging ascent. You can choose easy hiking options in Narsarsuaq as an alternative. 

Self-guided
All our package tours are self-guided. This means that you are not a part of a bigger group with a tour leader to guide you around.
We will send you very detailed information about the tour before you arrive in Greenland.

Tour season
You can start this tour every day of the week and are free to choose your own pace and what to see and do each day. Just let us know which date/flight you will arrive with and we will book the tour for you as desired.

Day 1
Arrival in Qaqortoq. Our staff will meet you at the airport. Here, you will receive your travel itinerary with all departure times for the boat transfers. If you have any further questions we are also avilable to answer them.
Upon arrival, we will drive you from the airport to Qaqortoq (10 km). Qaqortoq is the largest town in South Greenland with about 3,300 inhabitants. It is the main centre of education in South Greenland with an upper secondary school, a business school, a vocational school adults and a school for tourism management and guide training. Furthermore, the town has several fair-sized companies such as Great Greenland, with its tannery and sewing facilities for creating beautiful sealskin clothes. The town is well known for the project “Stone and Man”, which consists of more than 30 sculptures that are carved into the granite bedrock by various artists. This permanent exhibition makes a stroll around the city a very special experience.
Finally, Greenland’s oldest fountain is situated at the town square next to the harbour. Here you can sit and watch the hunters and fishermen selling the catch of the day at the nearby fish market.
Accommodation in Qaqortoq for 1 night.

Day 2
The day starts with a boat transfer from Qaqortoq to Qassiarsuk (2 hours sailing). Qassiarsuk is also known as Brattahlid, the place where Eric the Red settled in 982. The Norse ruins are well preserved and the open-air museum (Brattahlid) can be visited on your own (admission fee is not included). The approx. 40 inhabitants earn their livelihoods from sheep farming, but the village also has a school, a shop and a church. After a couple of hours, you take the boat to Narsarsuaq. We will pick you up at the harbor and drive you to your accommodation.
Accommodation in Narsarsuaq for 2 nights.

Day 3
Today you have the entire day available in Narsarsuaq. The area offers some beautiful hikes on your own hand and is the place in Greenland with the shortest hiking distance to the inland ice. You can choose to hike to Narsarsuaq Glacier, which is a part of the ice cap and located only 8 km from Narsarsuaq. The hike takes you through the Flower Valley before the trail winds up a 300 m ascent to a plateau that rewards you a magnificent view of the glacier. From here you walk for about half an hour downhill to the glacier, where you can touch the ice. The way back to Narsarsuaq follows the same route. If you prefer shorter hikes we recommend that you take a look at the different hiking trails at this link.

Day 4
Boat transfer from Narsarsuaq to Qassiarsuk and hike to the Sillisit sheep farm. The hike is along a gravel road (about 15 km) and your luggage will be transported by car/boat. Sillisit is beautifully located across from the Qooroq Ice Fjord. It is an idyllic spot for an overnight stay that combines a stunning wilderness backdrop with the warm hospitality of a Greenlandic farm family to give you an unforgettable experience. It is possible to buy a local dinner at the farm (not included and must be ordered when you book the tour)
Accommodation at Sillisit farm for 2 nights. 

Day 5
There are several hiking possibilities around Sillisit. If the weather is good, you can hike to the top of Naajat (about 590 m). There is a fantastic view from the summit, and you can follow sheep tracks most of the way (not marked). An alternative tour is to take the gravel road across the peninsula to Sermilik Fjord (Kangerlua sheep farm, about 9 km). This is also a spectacular hike, and Sermilik fjord is often filled with icebergs from several active glaciers. Finally, Sillisit is the perfect place to relax and let the impressions from the previous days settle in or have a walk around the farm and chat with the family living here.

Day 6
Boat transfer from Sillisit to Qooroq ice fiord ( duration about 2 hours). A trip among icebergs of all colors, sizes and shapes. When the glacier is in view, the boat engine is stopped, so you can enjoy the absolute silence and a drink chilled with glacier ice – more than 1000 years old! 
From Qooroq the tour continues to Itilleq followed by a 4 km hike along a picturesque unpaved country road to Igaliku, one of the most beautiful villages in Greenland! The colourful houses are situated on lush grassland next to a milky-blue fjord. On the other side of the fjord the landmark Illerfissalik (Burfjeld) Mountain towers over a rough and desolate landscape.
Accommodation in Igaliku for 2 nights.

Day 7
Igaliku was the Episcopal seat (named Gardar) for a period of about 300 years (1100-1400) during the Norse era, and the ruins from that time are very impressive. In 1782 Anders Olsen and his Greenlandic wife Tuperna established themselves as farmers and that was the beginning of Igaliku’s more recent history. Today, Igaliku and its surroundings have some of the best hiking opportunities in South Greenland.

One optional day hike (17 km) goes to the plateau, which offers a superb view of the Qooroq Ice Fjord, the stranded icebergs on the underwater moraine at the entrance to the fjord and the enormous glacier at the head of the fjord. It is the perfect place for a picnic! On the way back, you may be lucky enough to find minerals and stones, like the shining “moonstone” (labradorite). The “waterfall hike” (about 15 km) is another popular day trip. A set of beautiful waterfalls tumble like pearls on a string down towards Tunulliarfik Fjord. This hike can be combined with the summit of Nuuluk Mountain (823 m), which lies south of Igaliku (20-22 km).

Day 8
Boat transfer from Igaliku to Qaqortoq (1 hour sailing). From Qaqortoq we will drive you to the airport.
Departure from Qaqortoq.

Please note! Due to limited capacity at some accommodations the order of the itinerary may change

Sleeping bag accommodation in 4-bed and 6-bed rooms
EUR 1.088 per person*

Single traveler fee: EUR 131 / DKK 950

25% discount for children 2-11 years

(*) Upgrade included. 2 nights at Igalku country hotel with bed linens, towels and breakfast

Price includes

• All accommodation excl. meals
• 2 nights at Igaliku Country incl. breakfast
• Transport of luggage
• All boat transfers
• Boat trip to the Qooroq Ice Fiord
• Airport transfers in Qaqortoq
• Tourist tax 

Price excludes
Flights
Tour guide (this tour is self-guided)
Travel and cancellation insurance

We can always add more days to this tour if you wish to extend your visit. Just let us know when you request the tour.

On the links below, you can find more information about travelling in South Greenland.

> How to get here
> The accommodation
> Food and Drink
> What to bring
> Destinations in South Greenland
> Day tours from Narsaq
> Hiking descriptions Narsarsuaq
> Hiking descriptions Qassiarsuk
> Hiking descriptions Igaliku