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EAST GREENLAND MAP AND TRAVEL ITINERARY |
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TRIP TO EAST GREENLAND INFORMATION |
WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO SEE IN EAST GREENLAND?The tour discussed in this travelogue starts with an Airiceland flight from Reykjavik to east Greenland (Kulusuk) that brings the group to 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. HOW TO ORGANIZE A TRIP TO EAST GREENLAND?The tour described in this trip review was run by an Italian travel agency, through the on site support offered by The Red House in Tasiilaq. Some tour operators from Europe, USA and Canada offer package tours to East Greenland including flights and accommodation. WHAT IS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT EAST GREENLAND?There is no best season to go to East Greenland, since each time of the year offers different opportunities ranging from expeditions with dog sleds to long treks in the wild. 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 had 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. During winter the temperature is usually below freezing point, with extremes below -20°C always possible and there may be lot of snow over the ground and over the frozen sea. WHAT IS THE BEST TIME TO SEE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS?From late summer to early spring, when the days are short enough, it may be possible to see the northern lights or "aurora borealis", and, on the second half of August, we did for at least three nights out of ten. HOW TO GET TO EAST GREENLAND?The main East Greenland gateway is Kulusk airport served weekly by Air Greenland from Kangerlussuaq and Nuuk (West Greenland) and several times per week by Airiceland from Reykjavik. Tasiilaq can be than reached by helicopter or by boat, depending on own preference and ice conditions. |
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EAST GREENLAND PICTURES AND TRIP REVIEW |
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