5-night Greenland itinerary Ilulissat and Disko Bay in summer
5 nights / 6 days
A 5-night Greenland itinerary for travel agents in summer: Ilulissat, the UNESCO Icefjord, the Eqi Glacier and iceberg cruises on Disko Bay.
A day-by-day plan for a Greenland trip you can build on YourTripTeam, an online DMC for travel agents. Flights are not included.
Day 1: Arrival in Ilulissat
Transfer from Ilulissat Airport to a hotel above Disko Bay. Evening walk down to the harbor, where icebergs drift past the fishing boats.
Day 2: Ilulissat Icefjord
Morning at the Ilulissat Icefjord Centre, then the boardwalk through the Sermermiut valley to the mouth of the icefjord. Afternoon at the Ilulissat Museum, in the house where the polar explorer Knud Rasmussen was born.
Day 3: Eqi Glacier
Full-day boat trip north along the coast to the Eqi Glacier, about 10 hours in all, to watch it calve into the sea. Lunch is on board, and weather or ice can swap the boat days around.
Day 4: Disko Bay
Morning whale-watching trip on Disko Bay, where humpback whales feed in summer. Late in the evening, a cruise among the icebergs at the mouth of the icefjord under the midnight sun, which lasts from late May to late July.
Day 5: Oqaatsut
Boat to the small settlement of Oqaatsut, north of Ilulissat, for lunch and a walk among its painted wooden houses. Afternoon at leisure, or a guided hike on the marked trails behind Ilulissat.
Day 6: Departure
Transfer to Ilulissat Airport.
