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Dec 20, 2023 · My trip to Ittoqqortoormiit. If you are dreaming of visiting East Greenland, I hope you include Ittoqqortoormiit in your dream! When you are sailing, it is not so easy to get there at the beginning of the summer, due to the amount of ice in the fiords, and sometimes it is only an icebreaker vessel capable of reaching this place.
Carved out of the world's largest and deepest multi-branched fjord system, Scoresbysund, lies the picturesque town of Ittoqqortoormiit, formerly known as Scoresbysund in Danish. At 70°29'07"N 21°58'00"W, it nestles on Liverpool Land, east of Hurry Inlet near the mouth of the northern shore of the Kangertittivaq fjord, which empties into the Greenland Sea. Bordered by the vast National Park ...
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East Greenland has some of the most breathtaking surroundings with rigged mountains and deserted-ness. This is very much the case in the area of Ittoqqortoormiit, where isolation is just part of the everyday life. Nonetheless the locals are very friendly and smiling people who love visitors from the outside world, welcoming them with open arms.
Ittoqqortoormiit, previously known as Scoresbysund, is one of the youngest towns in Greenland and together with Qaanaaq, the most isolated. The town was established in 1925 by newcomer from Tasiilaq, at the request of the polar explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen. The reason was that Tasiilaq had become too large in relation to opportunities for hunting ...
- Sample A Local Delicacy
- Look Out For Polar Bears
- See The Northern Lights Without Even Trying
- Drive A Snowmobile on Sea Ice and Sit on An Iceberg
When you venture to somewhere so isolated, you can expect to hear that the locals eat things you normally might not. You might be able to sample musk ox (I loved it!), seal, whale, narwhal skin (a delicacy – apparently best eaten with Aromat, my favourite Swiss condiment that the Danish and Greenlanders also love), walrus, and more. The Government ...
Depending on when you visit, you might be able to catch the elusive polar bear or narwhal. Our guide Jan shared with us this picture of when a polar bear came up to his kitchen window and began looking in at him and his grandchild having breakfast. He also told us that he had once seen a hundred narwhals from his porch as he was sipping coffee at b...
After much disappointment chasing the lights in Iceland, I was skeptical when our guide said that we would definitely see them that night. We were instructed simply to look outside around 9.30pm. There is nothing like seeing the northern lightsfor the first time, and what’s more from our bedroom window! It started off as a light green horizontal st...
Driving a snowmobile on the fresh yet rough sea ice in between icebergs was an amazing experience. The icebergs were of various sizes. I even sat on one. The guide warned us against driving all the way to the giant iceberg that was looming so temptingly in the distance, explaining that you can never tell how deep the ice beneath you is. Also, as ev...
Contact information. B-186 3980 Ittoqqortoormiit. Greenland. +299 99 12 80. nanu@nanu-travel.com.
July - October. Duration. 4 days. Difficulty. Easy. Start town. Ittoqqortoormiit. Description. Daily itinerary. Included. Useful information. Terms of service. Far away, north-east in the vast country of Greenland, lies Ittoqqortoormiit. A village of colorful houses on the coast, surrounded by mountains.
