Greenland beckons those who are drawn to more than adventures labeled “off-the-beaten-path.” It speaks the language of explorers like you seeking out the wonders of the world, willing to go to the edge of the world to find them. 

Let us take you there.

East Greenland, on the world's largest island, offers a pristine canvas of icy landscapes, towering mountains, and endless glaciers. The vast expanse of unspoiled wilderness stretches as far as the eye can see, a reminder of nature's grandeur and unyielding power.  

The moment you set foot on this magnificent land of rock and ice you will be captivated by its raw, untamed beauty, and surprised by how alive it is! Colorful Inuit homes dot the coastline, arctic flowers bloom under midnight sun, and the emerald sea bursts with life above and below the waterline.

Getting to East Greenland is not easy, and that's what makes it even more special. You have the opportunity to be one of the few, at the right place in time, to discover an environment that is wild and unspoiled before the rest of the world does. 

On this expedition we travel everywhere by foot or by boat. We stay in hotels in villages, that only recently started to have "tourists," and two nights in Traditional Greenlandic Houses. Many of the hikes are into areas with no trails, only natural landmarks to navigate by. Cultural programs are impromptu, but authentic. 

If that sounds like your kind of adventure, keep reading.

What others are saying...

"The experience has been life changing. The magnificence of Greenland cannot be overstated. Everyday was a new and awe inspiring experience. We hiked on a glacier into an ice cave, which will forever be one of the most incredible experiences of my life. We watched humpback whales bubble net feeding, each moment feeling joy that I was sharing a world with these beautiful animals. We traveled into the fjords, seeing the ever changing waters of the arctic. With our experienced guides, we had opportunities to experience the local community of East Greenland and submerge ourselves into the awesome landscapes. All of this while traveling with a group a new, fascinating friends." Amy G. Greenland 2024

Greenland Edventure Highlights: 

• Ice, ice, baby. Cruise by boat through labyrinths of fjords, flying by flotillas of towering icebergs, some as large as container ships, while others resemble cobalt colored fairy castles. - Each one a work of art. 
• Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife like whales, seals, and seabirds along the wild coast and through "bergy" bits. 
• Hike on a remote glacier to learn about glacial features, and trek into a blue ice cave to marvel at the way light bounces off the smooth, solid glacial ice.
• Learn about East Greenland Inuit culture and hunting traditions from first-hand stories told by local people. Gain an appreciation for their resilience and survival skills in this harsh arctic environment. 
• Spend two nights in authentic Inuit houses located in an isolated rural Inuit village.
• Stretch your legs on daily guided hikes from 2-5 hours, sea level to 1500ft through villages and scenic trails while you breathe in some of the freshest air in world! 
• All the planning is done for you! Participants just need to get the hotel in Reykjavik, Iceland on day 1 and our team has taken care of the rest of the details. 

Ready to sign up? Let's go to Greenland!

Minimum 8 / Maximum 12

The booking platform will accept 10 sign ups and then a waitlist will be triggered. If possible, we may open up two more spots making the group no bigger than 12 participants, plus 1 Trip Leader, and 1 Guide. 

To facilitate the most intimate and authentic experience of our adventure together, the group size is limited to no more than 12 participants. In addition to enhancing safety, a small group limits our impact on this pristine ecosystem. 

All participants must be able to walk unassisted for at least four miles at a time over uneven, rocky and sometimes steep terrain without trails. For hikes lasting more than 1 hour, participants must be able to carry a backpack for the duration of the hike containing layers, picnic lunch, and water, weighing at least 10 pounds. Hikes are 5-7 hours with many stops for enjoying nature. The highest elevation gain is 700 ft. Most activities are at sea level. 

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Lodging:

2 nights at Hotel Kulusuk, Greenland.

2 nights in a rural village in "Greenland Houses"  

2 nights at Hotel Angmagssalik, Greenland.

1 night post-tour lodging at 3-star hotel in Keflavik, Iceland. 

Hotel rooms are double occupancy.

All meals in Greenland from dinner on arrival to lunch on departure.

All participants must have a passport valid for travel 6 months beyond the date of departure. 

Passports/Visas:

Visit the US State Department Website for the most current requirements. Most destinations require your passport to be valid 6 months beyond your planned departure date. Check your passport now to avoid last minute stress and hassle. 

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Vaccinations & Travel Health:

Visit the CDC website for the most current requirements for travel and other travel health related suggestions and concerns for your destination.

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Currency

Price is in Euros. You can pay with USD or any other available currency.

Installments

For your convenience you can pay for your adventure in interest-free monthly installments using a checking account or credit card. 

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See packing list for details. Rain jacket, rain pants, warm insulating layers, sturdy hiking boots, backpack, and trekking poles are some of the items needed for this tour.

 Packing List 

Travelers considering a Greenland adventure must be prepared for flexibility and patience. The weather in Greenland is unpredictable and can impact scheduled activities and travel plans. The itinerary serves as an outline and is subject to change based on local conditions. Additionally, Greenland’s remote location means resources are limited, making it difficult to accommodate strict dietary requirements or rigid schedules. 

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Throughout your expedition, your dedicated team is the dynamic duo Tara & Inga. You will feel like part of the family with these two. Both are caring and skilled outdoors women who our guests love! They're knowledgeable and fun, and you will enjoy the positive can-do-environment of their tours together. -- Belly laughs guaranteed.

Pictured Left: Your Trip Leader Tara Short. Tara is the Founder & CEO of Green Edventures Tours and your First Adventure Buddy! She has been a guide for over 20 years from Africa to the Caribbean, from Galapagos, to Iceland, and many places in between. Tara will ensure that you have the pre-trip support you need to be ready for your once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Greenland and will be alongside you onsite to help be prepared for each day's activities, and to encourage you each step of the way. 

She has a B.S Natural Resource Management with an emphasis in Environmental Education / Interpretation. She is also Wilderness First Aid & CPR Certified. Tara lives in Chicago with her partner Kelly, and their two dogs.

Pictured Right: Your expert guide is Ingibjörg Guðrún Guðjónsdóttir, but you can call her Inga. Inga is from the West Fjords in Iceland and has over 35 years of experience as a hiking and skiing guide in Iceland & Greenland. She is a gifted storyteller in three languages, fantastic cook, and overall renaissance woman who can do just about anything or will find the solution to get any job done. Inga will guide us on backcountry hikes and take care of day-to-day logistics working with local partners. Along the way, she will help you fall in love with Greenland through stories and natural history. 

In addition to guiding, Inga has an education in ethnology and tourism, a master’s degree in project management, and is a published author, and costume designer. She stays busy throughout the year on various projects and is currently renovating a farmhouse in northwest Iceland. She and her husband Einar have a son and daughter, and a sheep dog. Their family enjoys sharing outdoor adventures together in Iceland and worldwide.

Arrive at Keflavík International Airport (KEF) by 1:00 PM or come the night before for a relaxed start. If time allows, visit the Blue Lagoon or stroll the seaside village of Keflavík before meeting for your evening flight.

Your Tour Leader will meet you at the airport and travel with you to Kulusuk. The flight departs at 5:30 PM followed by a 1 hour 45 minute journey from volcanic Iceland to the wild coast of East Greenland. Our guide greets the group at the airstrip. After luggage is loaded on a quad trailer, we will walk about 30 minutes to the village and settle into a comfortable local hotel.

Overnight: Hotel in Kulusuk (double occupancy)
Meals: Dinner

Morning: After breakfast, set out on a guided walking tour through the colorful village of Kulusuk. Wander between traditional houses, meeting locals, including husky puppies, who continue to live close to the rhythms of the Arctic. From there, begin a scenic day hike to DYE 4, a former U.S. radar station perched high above the fjord with sweeping views of icebergs drifting through the North Atlantic. Along the way, you’ll learn about the history that shaped this region and how the landscape itself tells stories of change and resilience.

In the afternoon, enjoy a private visit to a remarkable local museum collection, where an Inuit family has preserved artifacts, textiles, and photographs documenting generations of life in East Greenland. Through personal stories, you’ll gain insight into how traditions like kayak building, hunting, and sewing have adapted through decades of rapid cultural transformation — a rare and intimate window into Greenland’s living heritage.

Overnight and dinner at Hotel Kulusuk. (BLD)

Morning: Departure by boat for an 8 hours adventure on the water between islands and giant peaks towards Karale Fjord. We pass in front of Karale Glacier and Knud Rasmundsen Glaciers where we will have picnic lunch on the boat while we wait to observe the calving of the icebergs crashing into the ocean, and looking out for wildlife such as whales, seals, and seabirds.

Afternoon: On the way back we will visit the US second world war military base in the Ikateq area, also known as "Bluie East Two." The US military used this side to refuel planes that were being ferried across the North Atlantic to England. Today we can roam around through the ruins and admire the surealistic rusty vehicles.

In the late afternoon we arrive at Tiniteqilaq, a tiny hunters village with about 100 inhabitants, standing at the Sermilk fjord (Icefjord). The Sermilik Fjord has one of the most productive glacier systems in the world, moving over 30 meters per day and constantly calving enourmous icebergs. 

We take a walk in the village. After admiring some of the glacier calving ice we continue on to our accommodations in an Inuit Village for two nights.*

Overnight in Tinnet.

Dinner prepared by your guide with some help from the guests. (BLD)

After a tasty breakfast, we take a walk to the surrounding hills 3-5 hours, and enjoy being unplugged. Nothing will disturb our peace except an occasional crack in the Icebergs in the fjord or possibly the blasts of gigantic humpback whales, which often migrate directly into the bay depending on the ice conditions.

We will tell stories of explorers and the life of the locals as it used to be. If we are lucky we might spot an arctic fox or some snow buntings on land and a curious bearded or ringed seal swimming at a safe distance.  

Overnight and dinner in Tinnet.(BLD)

This morning, travel by boat between islands and glaciers to reach Tasiilaq, the capital of East Greenland — a vibrant village surrounded by towering peaks and shimmering fjords. Upon arrival, check into your cozy hotel, where panoramic views of the fjord stretch from every window.

Afternoon: After settling in, head out on a guided walk through town to explore Tasiilaq’s blend of old and new. Visit a souvenir shop and artist workshop to learn about tupilaks — small, intricately carved figures traditionally made by Inuit shamans to ward off evil spirits or channel protective power. Today, they’re one of Greenland’s most iconic art forms, and you’ll have the opportunity to meet local artists and purchase your own handcrafted piece.

Return to the hotel in the evening to unwind. Enjoy the warmth of the sauna (available for a small fee) or simply relax, soaking in the quiet beauty of the fjord as the Arctic light transforms into midnight sun.

 Overnight and dinner at Hotel Ammasalik.(BLD)

Morning: After breakfast we will hike to a hill overlooking the fjord. Then relax on by wildflowers and experience one of Greenland’s oldest and most powerful cultural traditions — Inuit drum dancing. Accompanied by a single hand drum made from stretched animal hide, the performer sings and moves in a rhythmic storytelling ritual once used to celebrate, entertain, or resolve conflicts within the community. Each song is deeply personal, often passed down through generations.

Continue to another community museum, where artifacts, tools, and photos preserved by local residents tell stories of daily life in this remote Arctic world. Step inside a reconstructed Inuit summer turf house, built from stone and sod, and imagine what it felt like to live here not so long ago — close to nature, family, and the elements.

Afternoon: Enjoy packed lunches in the Greenlandic nature. Then stretch our legs on a beautiful trail. We walk along a lake to the Flower Valley where we can see several arctic plants in bloom including the national flower Arctic River Beauty, Arctic Thyme, Arctic Bluebell, Arctic Dandelion, and many others. We will continue the small curved path along the river, until we will reach a small waterfall. Here we will stop for a while and enjoy the beautiful landscape and quietness, before heading back to Tasiilaq . 5-6 hours walk.

Overnight and dinner at Hotel Ammasalik (BLD)

Morning: After breakfast, we depart on a local hunters boat for 20 minutes over to Apusiaajik Island and to a glacier with the same name, just off of the island of Kulusuk.  

While we make our way over the ocean, we will have the chance to see beautiful fjords, mountain ranges and ice bergs and maybe even witness some of Greenland’s spectacular wildlife! If we are lucky, we might stumble across humpback whales, fin whales, seals or even orcas along the way.

Once our local boat driver drops us off, your guide will introduce you to your safety equipment. This includes helmets and crampons.

The view on the glacier is spectacular and during the easy 30-minute walk it takes to reach the ice cave you will have plenty of time to explore its amazing features like moulins and crevasses.

Once at the cave you will have more than enough time to lose yourself in this surreal world of blue and take in all of its incredible details.  On this once in a life-time experience, enjoy all the different and mesmerizing shapes and shades the glacier creates. 

After the cave we will make our way a bit further into the glacier to a viewpoint from which we are able to admire the calving front of the glacier. 

Another 30 minutes of walking will bring us back to our boat that will get us back to Kulusuk.  On the way back we will get another chance to look for more wildlife and take in the beautiful surroundings.

Evening: Flights to Iceland.

Overnight at a hotel in Keflavik. (meals BL)

Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy the morning in Keflavik on your own.  Transfer on your own to the airport via taxi approximately $30 USD per car or continue on for an adventure in Iceland.

Meals (Breakfast)

Our goal is to provide a seamless and unforgettable travel experience. However, due to the expeditionary nature of our trips, certain conditions may require adjustments to the advertised itinerary. On some occasions, adverse conditions, availability of local resources (both personnel and supplies), and other factors outside of our control may necessitate longer waiting times or deviations from the intended schedule as practical considerations arise.

We also reserve the right to change advertised trip leaders and guides if necessary. While we strive to maintain consistency with our expert team, unforeseen circumstances may require us to assign different leaders or guides to ensure your safety and the smooth operation of the trip.

Additionally, we reserve the right to modify the itinerary, including changes to the order of activities, destinations, or accommodations, without prior notice. Possible reasons for such changes may include, but are not limited to:

• Weather conditions
• Safety concerns
• Availability of services
• Government or local authority regulations
• Natural disasters
• Unforeseen delays or cancellations of transportation
• Other circumstances affecting the feasibility or quality of the planned itinerary

Rest assured, any changes made will prioritize your safety, comfort, and the overall adventure of your journey. Embrace the unexpected—it’s all part of the adventure, and there will be stories to tell!

We appreciate your understanding, flexibility, and readiness for an experience filled with excitement and discovery.