What To Do in Ilulissat, Greenland I Icefjord, Hotel Arctic etc.
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2021
- What to do in Ilulissat, Greenland. Visiting the Icefjord, Hotel Arctic, hiking and really displaying things to do in Ilulissat, Greenland.
Ilulissat is the third largest town in Greenland and is the place to go if you are a tourist and seek out icebergs, fine dining and beautiful hotels. Did I forget to mention the icebergs!?
Ilulissat is one of my favorite towns in Greenland, as the icebergs are simply amazing and dining is the best in Greenland.
Follow along in this video, where I will show you what to do, where to stay and the beautiful landscape.
Where to Stay:
Airbnb: www.airbnb.com/
Hotel Arctic: www.hotelarctic.com/
Hotel Ilulissat: www.hotel-ilulissat.gl/?lang=en
Hotel Icefjord: hotelicefiord.com/
Hotel Hvide Falk: hotelhvidefalk.gl/
Hotel Avannaa: hotelavannaa.gl/en/
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HOT TIP !!! If you are keen to go to Greenland, Greenlandair have recently introduced DKr.1995 flights to Nuuk, Sisismuit and Ilulisat from Copenhagen, and you get to spend 22 hours in Kangersauq between flights.....those who know what the price usually is will know this is about half the regular cost....very few flights available, but you can now fly to Ilulisat, spend two nights on the boat heading for Nuuk and fly back from there for £ 600 which is massively cheap compared to the usual prices. The £ 600 includes the boat, and all four flights, with Copenhagen to London add-on with Ryanair from £ 10 each way.
I stayed a couple of nights in a "budget" $600/night cabin across from Eqi glacier. No electricity, no plumbing and no heat! I had to sleep under sealskin blankets and a T-shirt wrapped around my head to stay warm. Although that was a bit uncomfortable at times, there is nothing like waking up in the middle of the night and watching the calving Eqi glacier lit up in golden and purple hues under the midnight sun from my bed. One of the most spectacular places I have ever visited. And one other thing to mention is that you can do a day hike to the ice sheet from Eqi. It was a much different ice sheet experience compared to the ice sheet entry point in Kangerlussuaq. I hope to be back again some day.
Hehe budget for 600usd😅
I have seen the prices for the Eqi glacier cabins, they are pretty wild. But also very unique experience.
With that price level i will never visit that place !!!
I went there in 2019. It was so amazing. I took many videos.
Yes Ilulissat is an awsome place and most of all the icebergs are amazing and great dining😊
My new favorite UA-cam channel! Thank you for sharing your beautiful country. I hope to visit someday!
No problem, hope you get to experience it one day!
@@AlexAmasaOlsen Are there flights to Nuuk🇬🇱 from Reykjavik🇮🇸?
Hello from Karachi, Pakistan Alex. I would love to visit Greenland some day.
I would jump on a plane to visit you in Greenland in a second!
Its gonna be easier and hopefully cheaper in the future with the two new international airports being built in Nuuk and Ilulissat!
Another great vid Alex ..keep up good work
Thanks Craig😎
I love your videos. I have been watching them all!
Thank you and appreciate the comment, means a lot to me😊😁
Very beautiful unusual landscape. I don’t see trees. So unique
Nope, no trees.. We do have trees in south Greenland😄
@@AlexAmasaOlsen wow. Fascinating
I recommend Icefjord Apartments by Hotel Icefjord. They're a little ratty and ghetto but the budget is just right $100 per night plus kitchenette. It's smack in the middle of town near World of Greenland office. Pro tip! It's where I normally stay unless Air Greenland screws up and I get stuck in Ilulissat and I've stayed at all the places in town in the higher price range. I like being able to take 200 m to Pissifik or even closer to Spar / Super1 for my meals. etc. Great for couples or solo travelers.
Thanks for the tip!
Yes, location is really key😁
Great vid, watched the ads, looking forward to more.
Thanks😁
Incredible, beautiful place to must visit. Deliciosa comida!!
Yes, it is a veeeery beautiful place! Totally lives up to its hype 🙂
Congratulations on your $8! I enjoy your videos.
Thanks!
And glad you like the vids😎
Funny thing is, I could have been a chef at Hotel Arctic right now.
I applied for a culinary (cooking) internship up there, but by the time they responded officially, 'Rona had taken effect, and I could not come up there. Kinda depressing, but it is what it is.
Nice! They make pretty good food, thats for sure!
Well in a year or two, we should be back to normal😎
This is a great and informative video about greenland, and the exciting things to do there. i gave this vid a like and gave you a sub.
Thanks! 😊
aah the rooftop looks good. I'm going soon (a year after your post) I'm hoping its open by now lol!
Hotel Ilulissat is open now😎
Hope you have a nice trip!
I made dinner watching you dear guy. Lovely moments. Wow... só many hotels...
Hope the dinner was good!😎
Thanks Alex for introducing us to Greenland. I was going to ask when to come to avoid mosquitoes… you answered in the video. I am considering a long "workation" stay, e.g. working with the laptop and going out for hikes/visits every now and then - did it already in Iceland and the Faroe, 3 monthes each, it was great!
Workation is a great idea, it gives you ample time to get really immersed in the place/culture😎
Thank you so much for making these videos, the more I watch, the more interested I become in Greenland 🇬🇱 and unuit people/culture. I’m only interested in visiting there (not living) and maybe stay around month to get the best experience…
Glad you like the videos!
Yes, Greenland is very special as so few people visit and have been here.
Hey Alex, binge watched all your vlogs and we are so in love with Greenland and surrounding areas. Nuuk is a great place and the snow is definitely a plus taking into consideration our climate in South Africa. Please post more recent vlogs (2022), thirsty for more information especially on nearby malls. Keep up the good work 🇿🇦.
Im getting some comments from south Africa now, seems like the UA-cam algorithm is sending my videos that way😅
But sure, I am slowly getting started again this year and should have something coming😊
@@AlexAmasaOlsen welcome to SA ☺️. Nuuk is a hidden gem and we are so glad to have found you. Would really consider immigrating there if it was possible 😔. Honestly, who wouldn't want to live there???
Very good. Thank you. Have liked the video. Am subscribing, too.
Awesome, thank you!
Could you do a daily vlog if possible? It would be super interesting to see your day to day routine in Greenland. I'm watching all of your content right now, never thought that I'd have an interest in Greenland.
Daily vlogging is pretty demanding, I work fulltime so think it would be prettt hectic..😅
But will write a daily routine video in my to do list😎
Hehe, awesome you watch the videos😊
Jeg gad godt komme derop. Er født der, men har ikke været der siden 1994 ...omg jeg savner det. Fed video.
Tusind tak!
Mon ikke du får en mulighed en gang snart?
Nogle gange er man heldig at få billige billetter. Købte selv en tur/retur fra Nuuk-Kbh for 3.700kr igår😱
Hvilket er vildt billigt😄
Have you been to East Greenland? We went to Kulusuk on a day trip from Reykjavik, and it would be an interesting vlog for you to do, and maybe also include Tasiilaq in it? Up to you, of course, just a suggestion. Your videos are always interesting.
Never been there, but will definitely make a video if I ever come over there😎
maybe you could do a video on the history of Greenland because it seems really interesting :) (you might already have done one but I haven't seen it)
I will save that idea😁
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Thank you very much for this city overview! Has the new hotel opened?
Yup the new hotel is opened and from what I hear, the rooftop is pretty cool!
Currently watching the ads
Oh thanks!
Hope you liked the content😅
Can you please make a video on visiting restaurants in Nuuk , and giving more information about Greenlandic cuisine??
Love from India
I will ad it to my to do list😊
Great suggestion!
Alex just discovered the channel. I actually planned out a whole vacation to Ilulissat during the pandemic! Now finding out about the airports I decided to push the vacations back a bit.
Was Hotel Artic worth it or do you think I would get a better experience with the Best Western? (or other lodging) $ is not an issue.
Yes, so far it is looking promising with the airport in Ilulissat!
I mean dining is good in Hotel Arctic and also the view. But Best western is located in the middle of Ilulissat and has a top terrasse.. Rooms will also be newer in Best Western.
But if in doubt try both😅
I have only eaten in Hotel Arctic and not slept any of the places, its a money issue dor me😉
I don't think I'll make it there in my life time as I'm wheelchair ridden.
I thank you for filming as it makes me feel like I am there.
In general is Greenland wheelchair friendly including Ilulissat?
Greenland is not really wheelchair friendly, as there are many steep hills, stairs and making surroundings wheelchair friendly is simply very costly. Also the focus on accessibility has only been in focus for the last couple of years.
Holy moly pretty expensive. How’s the tourism? When u filmed this how cold was it?
Expensive yes, but also very unique😁
It was during may so in the sun 5-10 degrees celcius
what month did you go to Greenland ? pleas
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With regards to Nuuk and Ilulissat, are there any other food options other than fish and seafood? I am very allergic to both.
You also find restaurants for steaks, burgers, pizza etc.
@@AlexAmasaOlsen Oh wow. From all the videos I've watched, I would love to live in Nuuk. I can't afford to move there now but maybe someday. Thank you for responding!
Is February a good month to visit ilulisat?
Hey , is there easy to find veg food in Greenland hotels 😁for vegiterain
I didnt look for it and most higher end restaurants try to use the local food, so halibut, musk ox and snow crab etc. We dont grow that many vegetables😄
@@AlexAmasaOlsen then it's mean 🥺, vegiterain can't survive in Greenland 😂😂....
Hey congratulations 🎉; I see add on your Channels and I seen full add without skip to help you indirectly 🙏,. Let's make video on daily basis or 3 videos in a week's 😂,.... Love from india ❤️
Thanks for your help! And your patience😆
Damn, video on a daily basis😅
I put roughly 10hrs into the last video, so it would be a full time gig with daily videos. But lets see😉
Damn , I would even pay for the flight myself to go dine there ! I just hope I only have one connection from Austria.
Currently you can only get to Greenland through Copenhagen or Reykjavik, so think it is possible from Austria😊
@@AlexAmasaOlsen Looks like they are extending the runway at Nuuk. Will that open up to flights from other places perhaps? Or just larger planes from Denmark or Iceland?
@@coldstreams They are also making a new runway in Ilulissat, meaning larger planes can land there as well in 2023.
I really hope a route to New York or a larger north american city, as the routes that way over the atlantic doesnt exist yet.. It all comes down to demand, so if there is demand, then I bet there will come new routes:-)
@@coldstreams First it will mean a shorter transit time from Nuuk to Copenhagen and second I really hope it will open up for a North American flight, but it all comes down to demand.. And of course flights from Iceland, might use different planes, with larger capacity
@@AlexAmasaOlsen Yo lo que veo es que se apuesta a un turismo selectivo de alto poder adquisitivo, no a un turismos un poco mas masivo. Esto quizás se deba a losa altos costo del transporte para llegar a Groenlandia, y a los precios locales, lo que conspira para que haya una mediana demanda que justifique mas vuelos. Saludos desde Argentina.
ILULISAT does have a major disadvantage......it has the most expensive hotels in Greenland, no Hostel, and whilst there are no cheap options anywhere in Greenland, the cost of one night in Ilulisat costs the same as 3 nights in Nuuk.
Yup. That is true. 😏
Is there any cheaper alternative to Illulissat ?
You mean a different town, or different accomodations?
For accomodations, there are quite a few hostels and air bnb, try to search for that.
For other town, Ilulissat is just unique, laying right next to a calving glacier and the extra price for being there is worth it in my opinion.
Hello Alex . I am so glad to see your response :) :) . I actually wanted to know if there is an alternative town .
And I am wondering why you are not buying a property in illullissat !!!! And then u can turn it into an air bnb :)
@@ruchasane776 Well, Ilulissat is unique and the restaurants are the best in Greenland😅
But a property in Ilulissat might ot be a bad idea, but so far im concentrating on Nuuk, where I am located😊
What is your English accent? Where are you from?
What month you went?
This was in may
@@AlexAmasaOlsen thanks. Going there in one week
@@jay1970 NIIIce, hope you enjoy it there!
Hmm never heard of Greenlandic coffee! Yall dont play around 😅
The burning alcohol is supposed to look like northern lights, hence its called greenlandic coffee😄
4:44 oink oink 🐷
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200 $ for one night ??? No way !!!
Greenland isn't that beautiful beside the icebergs and yet it is so expensive. Strange.
In my opinion it is beautiful, but mainly the majestic looking part, untouched and yes, Ilulissat wouldnt be that amazing without the icebergs😅
@@AlexAmasaOlsen what I meant by not beautiful is the stones being dark and gray... and there's little grass. But all those icebergs is breathtaking. I wish it was something more like Iceland with the Icebergs 😂😉
Are there Africans in Greenland?
What's the best time and place to watch whales in Ilulissat?