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Kulusuk is a perfect place for a rendezvous with Greenland. Located on a small island Kulusuk is a small island with an international airport and a tiny village that clings to the rocky island above a glittering sea of icebergs with dramatic mountain peaks as a backdrop. Many of the residents still survive by hunting. Kulusuk remains relatively immune to Western influence though a nice, modern hotel with a pleasant restaurant and fully licensed bar is available between the airport and the village.
Tasiilaq is a modern community with many of the modern amenities found elsewhere in the world only on a limited scale. Traditional Inuit society is present in many layers of society, making for an interesting coexistence of new and old culture. Destination East Greenland - find more detailed information about Kulusuk and Ammassalik at this website Day tours are offered in Kulusuk and Ammassalik District but no day tours can be pre-booked. All bookings must occur when you arrive in Greenland and during your stay. The local tour operator (Arctic Wonderland Tours) is also the local manager of both Hotel Kulusuk and Hotel Angmagssalik. Information about tours can be obtained at your hotel and bookings can be made at the front desk. Major credit cards are accepted and fees are in Danish currency. Day tour options include hiking and climbing for all levels, helicopter trips to see glaciers and to the amazing Greenland Ice Cap, sea kayaking, iceberg cruises, whale watching and angling. In addition there are options to charter boats for travel amongst the various small settlements in the region. Dogsled tours are only available in the winter months and discontinue in mid-May every year.
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East
Greenland is an easy 2 hour flight from Reykjavík City Airport.
Stay on the island of Kulusuk or travel by helicopter to Ammassalik
for stays of two nights or more. Or book a combination visit to
the two towns.
Coming
to the Ammassalik District you enter the heart of East Greenland's
exceptional beauty, one of the most beautiful and unspoiled arctic
areas in the world. The city of about 1800 inhabitants is known
as Tasiilaq and is located on Ammassalik Island. It is the largest
settlement in Eastern Greenland. Small colorful wooden houses are
scattered on the mountainsides, situated by an almost circular fjord
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