Ilulissat day tour
August 14th-22nd, 2001
Day tours in and around ilulissat, including a boat cruise in the Ice Fjord in front of majestic icebergs and hike to the old settlement in Sermermiut valley where there is also an ancient Eskimo cemetery
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| Ilulissat seen from the road to the airport. |
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Ilulissat is a beautiful town with many colorful houses. Click HERE to see the same area from a satellite. Google Earth is required. |
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I join a boat tour out in the fjord, from where there is a nice view of Ilulissat. |
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This is the historical site of the old town. Above, a beautiful iceberg on a beach and a view toward Icefjord. |
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| On the left, the remains of the "foundations" of an ancient tent. On the right, animal bones, probably trashed away by the old people, after eating the meat. | |
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The old Eskimo cemetery, made by a huge pile of stones. Bones and skulls are everywhere between the stones. |
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| Ilulissat at midnight, in mid-August. | |
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ILULISSAT TRIP 2011 PICTURES |
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ILULISSAT PICTURES FROM WINTER 2007 TRIP |
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ILULISSAT PICTURES FROM SUMMER 2001 TRIP |
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