DAY 1: THURSDAY: Arrival into Greenland 

Depart with Air Greenland from Copenhagen to Ilulissat via Nuuk. Transfer from the airport to your overnight accommodation. 

After checking in, short walk around the town to soak in the atmosphere (unguided). The colourful houses are painted in a rainbow of shades, and the giant icebergs float by in the Disko Bay just outside of town. Ilulissat offers a variety of restaurants and cafés where you can enjoy amazing food – often with a spectacular view. 

Overnight in Ilulissat

DAY 2: FRIDAY: Enjoy one of the world's most beautiful vantage points over the ice 

Guided tour to the ancient settlement of Sermermiut. The beautiful icebergs of Ilulissat form an enclosure around the abandoned settlement of Sermermiut, which is situated one and a half kilometer south of the city. 

The different Inuit cultures have lived here during the last 4000 years, and today you can still find artefacts, which are witness to their presence. 

Learn about the life and the customs of the Greenlanders before the arrival of the Europeans as you walk around exploring the ruins and take in the views from the world's most beautiful vantage points over the ice. 

On the outskirts of the town, you can see and hear the sled dogs. The dogs are chained, but their puppies roam free. Return to your hotel. 

Overnight in Ilulissat

DAY 3: SATURDAY: Boat tour around Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site 

Take a boat tour among the sheer beauty of the huge icebergs, which have broken off from the Jacobshavn Glacier, the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere. The glacier flows about 30 meters per day. This results in approximately 20 billion tonnes of icebergs being calved off and passing out of the fjord every year.  From the Icefjord, the icebergs float by the town of Ilulissat and continue north before turning south and into the Atlantic Ocean. 

Overnight in Ilulissat

DAY 4: SUNDAY: Day at leisure

The following optional excursions can be booked at an additional cost. Prebooking is recommended. 

• Day trip to Eqi Glacier: 
  The Eqi Sermia Glacier is called the "calving glacier" because ice breaks off from it more frequently than other glaciers. The excursion to the Eqi Sermia glacier gives you the opportunity to get very close to the inland ice and to see the calving phenomenon. The boat stops approx. 500 meters from the glacier so you can watch it from a safe distance. 
• Meet the sled dogs:   
  On this excursion we invite you to join the feeding of a dog team. You can see, feel, touch, and most of all hear the howling of the hungry dogs. The owner demonstrates the process of harnessing the sled and gives you an insight into the life of a sled dog in Greenland. 
• Ilulissat kayaking:  
  Paddle in a kayak and witness the overwhelming beauty of icebergs floating from the Ilulissat Icefjord. 

Overnight in Ilulissat

 

DAY 5: MONDAY: Depart for Iceland

Check out from your hotel and transfer to the airport. Fly to Reykjavík. On arrival, make your way to the city shuttle bus stop. Tickets for the bus can be bought directly, and this service operates a drop off service to the city hotels. 

After check-in, you can explore Reykjavík on foot (unguided). It is the centre of culture and life of the Icelandic people. The city itself is spread out, with sprawling suburbs, but the city centre is a very small area characterized by eclectic and colourful houses, good shopping and dining. 

Overnight in Reykjavík

DAY 6: TUESDAY: Day at leisure

The following optional excursions can be booked at an additional cost. Prebooking is recommended. 

• Whale safari boat tour 
  You can expect to see Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoises, White-beaked Dolphins and Humpback Whales. Killer Whales and Bone-Sharks are sometimes spotted as well. 
• South Coast and Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon 
  On this tour you will travel along South Iceland's coast on the narrow strip of lush farmland that cuts between mountains, glaciers and the vast Atlantic Ocean. The route is lined with natural treasures including the iconic Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls, Skaftafell National Park and Vatnajökull glacier to name but a few. It is possible to add on a 30-minute Glacier Lagoon boat tour. 
• Blue Lagoon 
  Enjoy the Blue Lagoon, where you can relax and enjoy the mineral rich waters and healing effects of the Geothermal Spa. 

Overnight in Reykjavík 

DAY 7: WEDNESDAY: Sightseeing - The Golden Circle, Geysir, Gullfoss and Thingvellir

You will be collected from your hotel for the day tour. 

On the Golden Circle tour, you can walk around the world-famous Geysir geothermal area, a geothermal field where hot springs are in abundance, geysers explode and pools of mud bubble. 

One of the Golden Circle’s many highlights is the Gullfoss waterfall, the queen of Iceland's waterfalls. Finally, but no less spectacular, is a visit to the Þingvellir National Park. This is the original site of the oldest existing parliament in the world. The Great Atlantic rift is clearly visible here, a rift that is slowly pulling Iceland apart along the tectonic plates. 

Overnight in Reykjavík 

DAY 8: THURSDAY: Day at leisure 

Optional excursions (as mentioned above) can be booked at an additional cost. Prebooking is recommended. 

Overnight in Reykjavík

DAY 9: FRIDAY: Fly to the Faroe Islands - Explore Tórshavn

Check out  from your accommodation and take the shuttle bus back to the airport. Fly to the Faroe Islands (Vágar Airport). Transfer by shared taxi from the airport to your overnight accommodation. 

After check-in, you can explore (unguided) Tórshavn through the old part of town, Reyn and Tinganes. You will find your­self in a maze of lanes and narrow passages, steps and rocks and tiny, black-tarred houses with white windows and green turfed roofs. This area is unique not only in the Faroes, but also in the world. 

There are various restaurants and cafés where you can enjoy excellent food – and fresh local fish and meat. 

Overnight in Tórshavn

 

DAY 10: SATURDAY: Day tour to Nolsoy 

Your guide will pick you up at the hotel. Only a 20-minute sail across the strait, and you are in another world. Nólsoy offers various unique sites and experiences in the village, an excursion to one of the world’s largest storm petrel colonies on the east side, or just a quiet stroll among colourful houses, enchanting locals and a charming harbour. 

Overnight in Tórshavn 

DAY 11: SUNDAY: Boat trip to the Vestmanna Cliffs

Start the day by exploring Tórshavn on your own. After lunch, you will be picked up from your accommodation. Travel via the mountain road to the village of Vestmanna where the excursion boat awaits. This tour will take you through narrow sounds, into deep grottoes carved by the surf through ages, and close to the 1500 feet high-rise cliffs where seabirds are nesting. 

On the way back to Tórshavn there will be a stop at the Viking settlements in the village Kvívík. 

Overnight in Tórshavn

DAY 12: MONDAY: Day at leisure 

Optional excursions (below) can be booked at an additional cost. Prebooking is recommended. 

Highlights of the Faroe Islands: Highlights of the Faroe Islands tour is a full-day experience that allows you to experience the best of Streymoy and Eysturoy, the two central islands of the Faroes. On this tour, you will get to see the highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands up close, walk the black sands of Tjørnuvík, see the Giant and the Witch Sea stacks, hike the Islands’ highest mountain* and visit the uniquely beautiful village of Gjógv. 

Overnight in Tórshavn 

 
DAY 13: TUESDAY: Departure  

 
Check out from your hotel and the shared transfer will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the airport for your departure flight. You can fly back on the direct service between The Faroe Islands and London Gatwick (June – August only) 

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