Eric the Red Hiking & Kayak, 10 days

Day 1.  Qaqortoq – Qassiarsuk, the Viking Greenland

Flight Keflavík (International Airport )  – Qaqortoq
Reception in the airport and transfer in RIB boat through Tunulliarfik Fjord, usually covered by icebergs, to Qassiarsuk. Walk through the village of about 50 inhabitants, mostly farmers, comprising the old Brattahlid, capital of Viking Greenland, and where Eric the Red settled in 985 at the start of the colonisation of the barbarian peoples.
Accommodation in Hostel in Qassiarsuk or Tasiusaq.

Day 3. Navigation among icebergs

Travelling by kayak through the foothills of Nordre Sermilik Fjord, which is always filled with icebergs of indescribable colours and textures, coming from Eqaloruutsit Glacier. This is an area in which the kayak is the only possible vehicle at this time of the year, due to the ice which blocks access to the rest of the boats.
At the end of the first kayak day, the camp will be set up on the shores of the fjord. A short hike through the tundra, until we arrive at the point where we can admire the impressive Eqaloruutsit glacier.
Night spent in tents.

Day 4.Navigation among ice.

Kayak in the mouth of the fiord among lots of ice, spectacular views and navigation with icebergs. Depending of ice possibilities to get close to the area of Kangerdlua, all year round blocked by ice. Return to camp in the afternoon. Possibility to go fishing in the fjord.
Night at Tasiusaq or Qassiarsuk Hostel.

Day 5.Flower Valley and Glacier

Preparation of materials and transfer in RIB boat through Tunulliarfik Fjord, usually covered by icebergs, to Narsarsuaq.
Start of the trek in the nearby Narsarsuaq mountains.
Ascent to Mellem Camp, travelling through lakes and rivers, towards Flower Valley. We will carry on with our hike through Flower Valley with spectacular views of an enormous valley created by the withdrawal of and subsequent sedimentation from the glacier, where there are abundant flowers. This is quite possibly the most famous excursion in all of Greenland.
We will go all the way from Kiattut Glacier, famous for its spectacular views, with unbeatable panoramic views of the ice.
We will carry on with the hike among tundra and lakes, toward the Mellem cabin, where we will set up camp.
Accommodation in tents at Mellem’s Camp.

Day 6.Ice Break in Qooroq Glacier

Trek to the scenic overlook of Qooroq. We will continue our expedition with the trek until the scenic overlook point of the Qooroq Glacier. Impressive views of the glacier, one of the most active in southern Greenland. We will get right on top of the glacier, so we can observe its entire extent as it drops to the sea.
Spectacular vision of ice breaking to the sea.
Accommodation in tents in Mellem Camp.

Day 7-9.View of the Ice Cap and Qooroq Ice Fjord-Viking Greenland and

Descent from Mellem Camp. In the way back to Narsarsuaq and from a height of less than 1,000 metres, we can observe one of the most privileged panoramas in the south of Greenland. Walking in the Tundra and surrounded by green mountains and valleys dotted with lakes and rivers, we find ourselves in a setting of Inland Ice’s incredible mass of ice at our back (Qooroq and Kiattuut Glaciers) and fjords in front of us.
In the afternoon, we will visit the Qooroq Ice Fjord, where one of the most active glaciers in southern Greenland can be found. We will navigate on zodiac boat to the area where iceberg density makes it impossible to carry on. This is without doubt one of Greenland’s best images: wonderful sight of ice floating around us.
Transfer in RIB boat through Tunulliarfik Fjord, usually covered by icebergs, to Qassiarsuk.
Special dinner with typical Greenlandic products.
Accommodation in Leif Eriksson Hostel in Qasiarsuk.

Walk around Qassiarsuk, old Brattahlid, the capital of Viking Greenland. This is the place where Eric the Red settled when he started Greenland’s colonisation back in 985.
Cultural visit: Brattahlid reconstructions: Guided visit to the original ruins from Erik the Red, and a replica of the original chapel and longhouse. This Norse and Greenlandic core farming area were in 2017 inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List under the title: Kujataa Greenland: A Norse and Inuit farming landscape on the Edge of the Ice Cap.
Qassiarsuk area represent the most comprehensive and rich example of both Norse and Greenlandic farming histories and contains ruins of large cattle-based Norse farms and their numerous satellite sites including, not least, Erik the Red’s Brattahlid. It was also here that Otto Frederiksen in 1924 established the first sheep farm after Igaliku, founding today’s settlement of Qassiarsuk.

Day 10.Flight Qaqortoqq – Keflavik

Transfer to Qaqortoq. Time to walk around in the area and visit the local museum.
Flight Qaqortoq – Keflavík (International airport) or Copenhagen