• Cruise Qaqortoq’s coastal waters by local boat, bound for Greenland’s only agricultural research farm.
• Tour Upernaviarsuk, a full-fledged experimental and educational facility devoted to studying plant growth in this unique sub-Arctic South Greenland environment.
• See and learn about the unexpected range of crops and ornamental flora that can be cultivated here.
• Encounter remnant...

• Enjoy a leisurely, scenic walk through Qaqortoq’s downtown – alive with color and charm.
• Visit a local restaurant specializing in traditional Greenlandic dishes made from regional ingredients.
• Enjoy a tasting likely to include whale meat along with dried seal, smoked reindeer or free-range lamb.
• Discover the flavor of Greenland’s answer to blueberries: the crowberry.
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To ensure that your shoreside experiences are as convenient and enjoyable as possible, we are delighted to offer a complimentary shuttle between your ship and the city center in every port where the ship is not docked within walking distance of the city center. This service runs continuously, aligning perfectly with your ship’s in-port schedule. Best of all, there’s no need to reserve your seat in advance. Simp...

• Stroll to Greenland’s sole tannery, where some 30,000 sealskins are processed each year, most coming from individual Inuit hunters.
• Learn about the Inuit culture’s longstanding reliance on the seal population for food and sustenance.
• Watch as seal skins are prepared and dyed, destined to be turned into exquisite finished products.
• Browse handsomely designed sealskin items availa...

• Board a local boat for a voyage along Qaqortoq’s shoreline and fjord waters to reach a remote landmark.
• Disembark to survey the ruins of Hvalsey Viking Church, built by Norse settlers seven centuries ago and abandoned by them within 100 years.
• Learn the facts and stories about Hvalsey and this unique South Greenland region from your guide.
• After a time here, reboard your vesse...

• Walk the colorful lanes of Qaqortoq with a guide and discover South Greenland’s biggest city.
• Encounter the country’s oldest fountain, a sod house, a landmark church and a bustling seafood market where seal and whale are on the chalkboard.
• See intriguing stone sculptures scattered throughout town, part of a project called Stone and Man created by local artists to express South Greenland’...

• Escorted by your guide, take a leisurely walk through Qaqortoq to a private home for an informal visit.
• Enter and be introduced to the kaffemik, where Greenlanders get together for coffee, tea and cake.
• Get acquainted with your hosts and learn about their daily life here in this charming, sub-Arctic city.
• See a presentation of Greenland’s famously elaborate national costume and ...

• Ride in a semi-closed boat through a fjord full of icebergs that have broken off glaciers.
• Gain an understanding of how icebergs are formed and the effects of climate change.
• Look for whales breaching the water’s surfaces and seabirds perched on the icebergs.
• Toast the occasion with a drink chilled with iceberg ice.