On your way to Greenland, familiarize yourself with music, television and film from our home of Iceland with the seatback in-flight entertainment system - available to all passengers throughout the flight duration!
First stop: Iceland! Welcome to Keflavík International Airport, Iceland's main airport, and your connecting point to your final destination - Greenland! After your 3.5 hour flight to Nuuk, grab a taxi to your hotel, Hotel Hans Egede where check-in begins at 2pm. Once settled, the rest of your day is free to rest or explore!
Your walking tour starts in the Colonial Harbour where the houses stand like when they were built 200-300 years ago. You'll pass old whale blubber process equipment, Hans Egedes House, and the sculpture of Sedna mother of the sea and the stature of Hans Egede by the old church. On to the open-air market where newly caught fish, seal and reindeer are sold. Next the walk takes you past the Greenlandic Parliament to the culture center Katuaq in the middle of town. In this beautiful building local artists often exhibit during summer.
The tour includes visiting the National Museum, where you'll find artifacts from all periods and civilizations in Greenland.
The tour ends in the cafe at Katuaq, where Greenlandic tapas are served. The plate contains tastings of different kinds of dried fish and meat, along with shrimps, scallops and other local quality food products.
After lunch there are good shopping opportunities close to Katuaq.
Today's adventures ahead are entirely up to you! Interested in another tour? We recommend checking out Guide to Greenland for ideas that will surely get the brainstorming started. From fishing to paddleboarding, the options are purely Greenlandic and not to be missed.
Today you'll head home, again connecting via our hub at Keflavík International Airport. Greenland is one of Icelandair's newest destinations, and we've only just started with holiday adventure offers to this magnificent locale. When you find yourself longing for Greenland, be sure to check back when the urge to return arrives - it just may be start sooner than you'd expect!