02.04.08How to travel to Greenland via Iceland US TRAVELERS: So you planned to travel to the Arctic this year with Air Greenland's route from Baltimore to Kangerlussuaq. A service which unfortunately is suspended now...
23.03.08White-tailed eagles in Greenland: Masters of the skies There is almost certainly no more admirable or magnificent bird in Greenland than the white-tailed eagle. Its existence in Greenland has been the stuff of myths and legends for centuries, and today both locals and visitors still stare in wonder when it calmly and graciously glides overhead with its more than two-metre wide wingspan.
22.03.08Share your travel tips and win a new publication about Greenland Greenland has become popular as a travel destination, and we have never been as busy as we are today. We would therefore like to give you the opportunity to share your best travel tips, routes, activities, etc., with other travellers to Greenland who have never visited the country before.
21.03.08Greenland's history told in a cartoon strip At the end of summer 2008 the Greenlandic drawer and artist Nuka Godtfredsen expects to launch the first cartoon strips on life in Greenland prior to Danish colonisation in the 18th century. This will take place in close collaboration with the Danish National Museum, the publishers Ilinniusiorfik and the Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq.
20.03.08Nuuk Snow Festival takes place in March Nuuk Snow Festival is an annual event in which creative sculptors have 4 days in which to create fantastic works and constructions from snow. Large compacted blocks of snow, which measure 3 metres in all three dimensions are transformed into imaginative snow sculptures before being judged by a jury consisting of architects and artists.
19.03.08New issue of Greenland Today hits the streets The first international magazine about Greenland, 'Greenland Today', was published in November 2007. The aim of the magazine is to create interest and debate with regard to Greenland and it includes travel reports and articles about art, the environment, politics and culture in Greenland.
18.03.08Winter break in Ilulissat and Kangerlussuaq Greenland Travel offers an eight-day package of pure adventure in North Greenland, where travellers will be able to visit the impressive birthplace of the icebergs in Ilulissat and experience the culture of Greenland.
17.03.08Travel tip: Cruise the Atlantic from Denmark to Greenland At the beginning of June, Albatros Travel is arranging a unique transatlantic cruise lasting 16 days from Copenhagen to Greenland via Bergen (Norway), the Faeroe Islands, Vestmanna Islands, Iceland, Cape Farewell and Kangerlussuaq.
16.03.08Ice fishing the East Greenlandic way When the ice appears on the fjords in Ammassalik from the middle of December, ice fishing can begin. Initially this takes place close to the town and the settlements, but as the snow makes valleys and mountain passes passable for dogsleds, more and more fishing takes place in the fjords further afield.
20.12.07Delicious lamb recipe by Greenlandic master chef Chef Jeppe Ejvind Nielsen has won the national championships for chefs two years running and is famous in Greenland for his innovative dishes in which Greenlandic ingredients make up the primary constituents without in any way eschewing foreign products.
19.12.07East Greenland seen through the lens of a nature photographer Greenland.com has the great pleasure of being able to present a series of photographs from East Greenland taken by nature photographer Morten Hilmer. Since 2005 he has been a member of the Sirius Patrol – a unit under the Danish armed forces that patrols all of Northeast Greenland on traditionally built dogsleds.
14.12.07Celebrating Christmas in Greenland Greenland is the home of Santa Claus, so Christmas is of course a major celebration here. As in many other parts of the world, preparations for Christmas take place throughout the month of December: Christmas decorations are cut out, biscuits and cakes are baked and a Christmas tree has to be chosen...
05.12.07The world’s toughest cross-country ski race: Arctic Circle Race The Arctic Circle Race is a cross-country ski race starting from Sisimiut, which lies north of the Arctic Circle. The race takes place every year and skiers from all over the world compete against each other in the classic cross-country style. In 2008 the race will be held from 1 – 8 April, and there is still time to sign up to take part in the race.
03.12.07Dogsled tour in East Greenland’s Liverpool Land If you would like to experience Greenland at its most beautiful and dramatic, then travel to the east coast and the unique area known as Liverpool Land. This area is characterised by huge mountains and glaciers and the Ice Sheet is very close by.
27.11.07Try a cruise along the coast of West Greenland with Clipper Adventurer Albatros Travel presents a fantastic cruise in Greenland aboard the Clipper Adventurer. Visit Kangerlussuaq, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Uummannaq, the Eqi Glacier, Disko Island and Itilleq. The 9-day/7-night cruises with English-speaking tour guides will take place during the summer of 2008.
23.11.07Disko Bay: Greenland voyage on the new intimate MS Fram Sail aboard the 2007-built MS Fram, commemorating the famed Polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen’s ship of the same name. The luxurious 318-passenger ship has eight decks, measures 373 feet in length and 66 feet in width.
19.11.07Ilulissat is a birthplace of icebergs Visit the impressive birthplace of the icebergs and experience the culture of Greenland in Ilulissat. Greenland Travel has put together a 6 day-package of pure adventure in North Greenland.
05.11.07'TODAY' goes to Greenland and the Ends of the Earth In an Unprecedented Event "Today" Anchors Will Travel To the Top, Bottom and Middle of the World. The Trip Marks the First Time in History Anyone Has Communicated Live Simultaneously From the Arctic, the Antarctic and the Equator. The Adventure Begins November 5, As Part of NBC Universal's "Green Is Universal" Initiative.
01.11.07Users' own gallery The surfers of greenland.com have been encouraged to send us their best shots from Greenland. See the gallery here.
29.10.07Beautiful Greenland in pictures – send your favourite photo It’s a rewarding job being a photographer in Greenland. The scenery, the light, the ice, the wildlife and the people – Inuit. Ilulissat’s Ice Fjord, Tasiilaq’s characteristic dogsleds, the Norse ruins near Igaliku, the Ice Sheet at Kangerlussuaq and the humpback whales off the coast near Nuuk.
29.10.07Greenland Today: New international magazine about Greenland At the end of November a new magazine about Greenland will be published both in Denmark and the rest of the world. The magazine is called ‘Greenland Today’ and is published in both Danish and English.
24.10.07Send a postcard and Christmas wishes to Santa Claus in Greenland Christmas is approaching fast and at this time of year children and adults of all ages and from all over the world are sending their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus, who as everyone knows has his house, workshop and reindeer-driven sleigh in the far north of the country.
18.10.07Visit Greenland in the winter season If you dream about seeing Greenland in its white winter coat, driving a dogsled, seeing the northern lights, the Ice Sheet and much more besides, then you should choose a holiday in the winter season from January until April. By this time the period of total winter darkness will be over and the sun will be higher and higher in the sky for every passing day.
15.10.07Feature: Restaurant H8 offers the best from the Arctic Ocean Idyllically situated in the small North Greenlandic settlement of Rodebay, which has just 50 inhabitants, is the restaurant H8, which serves lunches with delicious samples of traditional, maritime food, which is freshly caught and tastes quite unforgettable.
17.09.07Guess a number and win a holiday to Greenland with gnuf.com The people behind the betting and gambling site, gnuf.com, were in Greenland this spring to carry out a crazy record attempt that has never been attempted before: To roll two huge dice each weighing half a tonne (1100 lbs) down a snow-covered mountainside in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital.
31.08.07Get a Greenlandic driving licence – for dogsled driving! With East Greenland’s snow-covered alpine mountains as a backdrop and the Northern Lights illuminating the Arctic sky, this winter you’ll have the opportunity to experience the essence of Greenlandic culture at first hand – namely dogsled driving, where you yourself will play a particularly active role.
24.08.07Northern Lights: Football with walrus skulls The Northern lights dancing across the night sky is a sight for the gods which winter holiday guests in Greenland are also very likely to be lucky enough to see. From early spring the night sky is regularly illuminated by the green glow of the Northern Lights.
20.08.07Greenland Adventure Race soon to begin Once again it is time for the tough and demanding South Greenland adventure race, when Greenland Adventure Race gets underway on 5 September 2007.
17.08.07Ilulissat Icefjord: A world-class tourist attraction in retreat In 2004 Ilulissat Icefjord was admitted onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and is today at the centre of the huge international focus on global warming thanks to extensive media coverage, visits by tourists, and study trips by professionals and politicians alike.
16.08.07Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Greenland In her current capacity as current president of the G8, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a visit to Ilulissat, Greenland, on 16th August together with the federal minister for the environment, Sigmar Gabriel.
03.08.07Qeqertarsuaq – the whales’ playground Every year during the summer, Qeqertarsuaq (Danish name: Godhavn), which is situated on Disko Island, becomes the scene for playful humpback whales. As at no other place in Greenland, the local waters make up the setting for a spectacular show as the whales leap out of the water, flick their tails and flippers and emit characteristic calls and grunts!
01.08.07Air Greenland: Easier online booking of flights Air Greenland is changing its booking system, which will have consequences for individual travellers, tour operators and for the increasing number of people who choose to purchase their tickets on the Internet.
02.07.07Experience Northeast Greenland the Sirius Patrol way The Sirius Patrol is one of the most specialised military units in the world, whose job it is to patrol the whole of Northeast Greenland by dogsled, on foot or by boat.
17.06.07Adventurous kayaking and trekking in South Greenland Tasermiut Expeditions now offers you the chance to travel through a wild region and experience some spectacular scenery full of icebergs and glaciers.
14.06.07Experience the best Arctic char fishing of your life at Sisimiut At least once in your life you should treat yourself to the experience of virgin char fishing, which is almost – but only almost – too good to be true and is set in magnificent and totally unspoilt natural surroundings.
08.06.07On a cruise with M/V Ocean Nova to Disko Bay Albatros Travel is offering an 8-day trip in August, of which four nights are spent onboard M/V Ocean Nova, which sails from Kangerlussuaq/Sdr. Strømfjord in the south to Disko Bay in the north and calls at some of Greenland’s most richly contrasting towns and places of interest.
28.05.07Delicious summer recipes from Royal Greenland Do you love prawns and all types of seafood? If so, take a look at greenland.com, where you can find simple recipes from six internationally renowned master chefs, who have provided Royal Greenland with gastronomic inspiration for the kitchen.
24.05.07Historical Maiden Flight US-Greenland Today is the day Air Greenland starts the new route to Baltimore, USA. At 09.30 hrs Air Greenland’s aircraft, Kunuunnguaq, takes off from Kangerlussuaq and after a 5-hour flight lands at Baltimore Airport.
15.05.07Climate change attracts American tourists This autumn the American tour operator Betchart Expeditions will be sending the first group of ‘climate tourists’ to East Greenland on the expedition ship M/S Aleksey Maryshev to study the Warming Island phenomenon, which recently grabbed headlines all over the world.
23.04.07Record attempt in dice throwing from Nuuk The Swedish Internet betting and gambling site, www.gnuf.com, will be making a Guinness record attempt in Nuuk on 22 April this year.
09.04.07Fly to East Greenland via Iceland This summer Air Iceland will once again have daily flights to Kulusuk – the East Greenlandic town on the island of the same name.
02.04.07World-class heli-skiing in Greenland From the end of April until the beginning of June the experienced Greenland heli-ski guide, Frenchman Ary Dedet, will be offering world-class heli-ski trips in some of the most beautiful and unspoilt areas of Greenland.
29.03.07Visit Nuuk with a stopover in Iceland and the Blue Lagoon This summer Air Iceland is opening a route from Reykjavik to Nuuk, as a result of which Greenland Travel is offering a package deal that combines the two capitals in one trip.
23.03.07April marks the end of the dogsled season At the end of April the dogsled town, Ilulissat, extends an open invitation to the year’s last dogsled trip in Arctic Palerfik 2007.
21.03.07New possibilities for overnight accommodation in Igaliku South Greenland’s idyllic settlement of Igaliku, which has just 50 inhabitants, will soon be able to offer better facilities for staying overnight in Blue Ice Explorer’s new hostel, which can accommodate 16 guests.
17.03.07Travelling independently with Arctic Umiaq Line Arctic Umiaq Line, or simply AUL, is Greenland's national shipping company, which is now owned by Air Greenland and Royal Greenland.
07.03.07Air Greenland has extended its 2007 summer timetable Air Greenland is extending its summer timetable with 12 return flights between Copenhagen and Greenland, and for the first time Sunday flights to Greenland have been introduced.
28.02.07New tourism web site is now online February 28 marked the day when the tourism web site at www.greenland.com was launched with a completely new design and content
27.02.07Sharp focus on sales of holidays Tourist companies that market holidays to Greenland on Greenland Tourist and Business Council’s newly launched website, www.greenland.com, will have optimum opportunities to promote and sell their products.
26.02.07SAS to fly to Greenland once again Scandinavian Airlines Danmark will be opening a new route to Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord) in May of this year.
25.02.07New Air Iceland-route between Keflavik-Nuuk This summer, Air Iceland will further increase the frequency of its scheduled flights to Greenland offering flights to Nuuk on the west coast of Greenland.
25.02.07Final countdown for US-Greenland route to open With less than 100 days to go before the first direct route to Greenland from the US, managing director of Greenland Tourism & Business Council, Stig Rømer Winther, announces that tourism industry in Greenland is well prepared for receiving Canadian and US citizens from May 24.
23.02.07Topas offers complete holiday packages online Topas has become the first Greenlandic tour operator to offer customers online booking of package holidays, whereby the customer can save DKK 150 in relation to customer-operated telephone bookings.
15.02.07Global warming with focus on Greenland The International Polar Year, abbreviated to IPY, is a major research project that aims to apply focus to the polar areas in both north and south. The Polar Year actually covers a period of two years, starting in March 2007 and running until March 2009.
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