Itinerary

Journey to Greenland & Iceland
Date:
June 15, 2013 - June 26, 2013
Meeting point:
Quebec City, Canada
Length:
12 days / 11 nights
Mileage:
4,400 NM
Day 1 - Saturday, June 15: Quebec City, Canada

Fly to Quebec City, Canada and enjoy this lovely town full of history and culture.
 
We will meet at the beautiful Chateau Frontenac. In the late afternoon, there will be a briefing on the Journey including the first leg which will take us over Quebec to Schefferville.

Hotel : Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
Dinner included
Day 2 - Sunday, June 16: Quebec City, Canada → Schefferville, Canada (510nm) → Iqaluit, Canada (543nm)

Fly to Schefferville, Canada for a technical stop and lunch.
 
We'll then continue on to Iqaluit (previously named Frobisher Bay) situated on the south coast of Baffin Island at the head of Frobisher Bay.

Hotel : Frobisher Inn
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 3 - Monday, June 17: Iqaluit, Canada → Ilulissat, Greenland (530nm)

Today we will fly to Ilulissat. Note: The runway at Ilulissat is 2,800'. For aircraft needing a longer runway, you have the option to fly your plane to Kangerlussuaq (45NM) and take a commercial flight to illulissat.
 
Located about 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Ilulissat is the most accessible place to see both massive icebergs and the polar icecap. The town has a beautiful location at the mouth of the 35 mile long ice fjord that is filled with enormous icebergs from the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere, Sermeq Kujalleq. The Ice Fjord surrounds Ilulissat with gigantic formations of icebergs, calving glaciers, and isolated settlements. It offers breathtaking Arctic experiences all year round. 
 
Experience the Midnight Sun illuminating the ice until late into the night.

 

Hotel : Hotel Arctic
included
Day 4 - Tuesday, June 18: Ilulissat, Greenland

Today we will enjoy a Glacier & Iceberg Cruise sailing past a fascinating variety of floes and icebergs.

On a clear day, the landscape is truly surreal. Hundreds of icebergs surround Ilulissat. They vary in shape from flat-topped hunks to jagged mountain peaks and in size from small doghouses to mega-cruise ships and larger. And that's just the part above the surface! The Ice Fjord, which is close to Hotel Arctic, was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List at the 28th World Heritage Committee in the summer of 2004. And not without reason.

The Ice Fjord contains one of the biggest and most active glaciers in the world. Its 3,000 square kilometre area advances at a rate of 20 metres per day. The glacier "calves" about 10% of the inland ice that is pressed out into the sea from Greenland and there is nothing in the whole world that resembles it.

Hotel : Hotel Arctic
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 5 - Wednesday, June 19: Ilulissat

Today is at leisure to relax and explore the surrounding area on your own.

Hotel : Hotel Arctic
included
Day 6 - Thursday, June 20: Ilulissat, Greenland → Akureyri, Iceland (790nm)

(Option: For those that chose to fly commercial from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Illulissat, you will take a morning commercial flight back to Kangerlussuaq to retrieve your plane and then continue flying to Akureyri, Icleand. Your day will be: Illulissat, Greenland to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (commercial), then Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Akureyri, Iceland (790nm))

Fly to Akureyri, Iceland where we will enjoy a spectacular view over huge glaciers and floating icebergs.

Hotel : KEA Hotel
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 7 - Friday, June 21: Akureyri, Iceland

See the twin waterfall Godafoss and Lake Myvatn (the largest bird sanctuary).
Then head to the colorful majesty of the still active Krafla volcano and from there to sizzling Hverarond, famous for its bubbling sulphur mud pots.
 
A walking tour of Dimmuborgir (Dark Castles) is next, a surreal lava park with harsh rock formations towering above and delicate flowers dotting the ground below.

Hotel : KEA Hotel
included
Day 8 - Saturday, June 22: Akureyri, Iceland → Reykjavik, Iceland (140nm)

Today we will fly to Reykjavik, Iceland where we will go for a swom in the Blue Lagoon, Iceland's most unique and popular attraction. Communicating a world of healing power, wellness and beauty, the Blue Lagoon was founded on a unique soure of geothermal seawater that originates in Iceland's extreme environment.

Hotel : Hotel Borg
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 9 - Sunday, June 23: Reykjavik, Iceland

Enjoy an incredible Super Jeep tour where you will witness Iceland's most exciting natural attractions with a visit to the famous Geysir hot springs and geysers - one of them erupts every few minutes; take a look at the magnificent Gulfoss Waterfall; stop by the volcanic crater Kerid and the greenhouse village Hveragerdi; drive across Gjabakkavegur Pass to the Thingvellir National Park - a unique place of beauty with it's interesting geology and history; then cross Mosfellsheidi Heath to Reykjavik. It is certainly a great experience that is not to be missed.

Hotel : Hotel Borg
Breakfast included
Day 10 - Monday, June 24: Reykjavik, Iceland → Narsarsuaq, Greenland (667nm)

As we fly over southern Greenland we will view beautiful scenery before landing at Narsarsuaq airport. The airport was built by the US Air Force during World War II as a stopping-off point for planes flying to and from Europe and has been operated as an international civil airport since 1959.

Hotel : Hotel Narsarsuaq
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 11 - Tuesday, June 25: Narsarsuaq, Greenland → Goose Bay, Canada (675nm)

After breakfast, our Journey continues as we depart for our flight and head for Goose Bay - located on the remote Arctic tundra.

Hotel : Hotel North
included
Day 12 - Wednesday, June 26: Goose Bay, Canada → Home

After breakfast, we will transfer to the airport for our flight back home.

Breakfast included