Adventure trip to East Greenland by chartered boat and trekking to inland ice (icecap). Cruise the ice filled fiords in east Greenland. Pictures from East Greenland (Kulusuk and Tasiilaq)

TRIP TO EAST GREENLAND INFORMATION

An Airiceland flight from Reykjavik to east Greenland (Kulusuk) brings the group to the Angmagssalik region (called also Ammassalik), where we stay for the next ten days, camping in a tent inside a pristine nature and visiting remote Inuit villages.

A chartered boat takes care of carrying personal belongings and, sometimes, the group itself, navigating inside deep fjords where majestic glaciers coming from Greenland's icecap ends into, releasing into the Arctic ocean white and blue icebergs big like houses. Each time that a suitable place for camping is found, the tents are built and, from the camp, short treks are undertaken to nearby mountains and glaciers, under the supervision of a guide graduated as geologist. There is also an interesting and adventurous trek, climbing over the Greenland's inland ice, the icecap covering almost the entire island. Thanks to the support boats, during the hikes only a very small and lightweight backpack is carried by each participant, as the luggage is moved by the chartered boat. Of course, a tour of Tasiilaq, the most important town in East Greenland, is also included.

The weather in East Greenland during summer is usually not too bad, with more sunny days than north Atlantic's average and temperatures rarely going below freezing point. Indeed, on ten days, we has five days of bright sun, two days cloudy / broken (without rain) and three days overcast with prolonged rain (but never too heavy). However, the rain, the wind and the heavy sea during these three days was enough to suggest to cancel part of the itinerary (indicated in red on the above map), skipping a longer hike on the icecap and a visit to Isortoq village.

On late summer, when the days gets short enough and there is some night, it may be possible to see the northern lights or "aurora borealis", and we did for at least three nights out of ten.

The trip is run by an Italian travel agency, through the on site support offered by The Red House in Tasiilaq.

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EAST GREENLAND PICTURES
	Hike around Tasiilaq in East Greenland <<-- GO August 18th, 2009 Today we fly with an Airiceland Fokker-50 aircraft from Reykjavik to Kulusuk, the gateway to East Greenland, from where motorboats driven by Inuit hunters brings us to Tasiilaq, the home base from where all the excursions to East Greenland will leave the next days. In the afternoon we do a relaxing trek around the hills behind Tasiilaq.
	Tasiilaq day tour <<-- GO August 19th, 2009 This is basically a free day visiting the community of Tasiilaq (Ammassalik), discovering the life of the Inuit people, while our guides prepare the equipment necessary for the next days out into the wild.
	From Tasiilaq to Tiniteqilaaq <<-- GO August 20th, 2009 In about three hours by motorboat, we reach the small community of Tiniteqilaaq in East Greenland, populated by just 100 people. We set up our tented camp near the town, before doing an hike to meet local Inuit people and children.
	Trekking around Tiniteqilaaq <<-- GO August 21st, 2009 An 8 hours trekking on the hills behind the town of Tiniteqilaaq in East Greenland, Ammassalik region. The landscape is dominated by the continental bedrock, up to almost three billions years old, naked and exposed by the elements and the absence of vegetation. Beautiful panoramic views onto Sermilik fjord.
	Camping onto Greenland's icecap moraine <<-- GO August 22nd, 2009 The trip, discovering the Ammassalik region in East Greenland, continues with a three hours boat transfer towards a bay filled of icebergs, where majestic glaciers coming from Greenland icecap ends into. Tents are build directly on the immense sandy moraine.
	Greenland icecap trekking <<-- GO August 23rd, 2009 Today we do a long trek, about seven hours long, to a mountain top from where there is a beautiful view, and then onto Greenland icecap, walking on the immense moraine and then on the ice.
	Excursions from Tasiilaq <<-- GO August 24th, 25th e 26th, 2009 The trip itinerary is altered because rain and heavy sea is coming. So, the planned trek on the icecap, ending into Isortoq village, is canceled for safety reason and the group is transported back to Tasiilaq. From Tasiilaq, shorter excursions are offered while waiting for better weather.
	Trekking to Apusiajik glacier near Kulusuk <<-- GO August 27th, 2009 Luckily the weather gets much better, so we can continue out trip to East Greenland, exactly to the Apusiajik glacier, a beautiful tongue of ice not coming straight from Greenland icecap but originated on a small island. The place is near Kulusuk airport, the gateway to East Greenland.

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