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UNESCO icefjord · Greenland

Ilulissat

The great icefjord — a UNESCO river of icebergs from one of the fastest glaciers on earth.

Getting there

Fly into Ilulissat (JAV) via Nuuk or Kangerlussuaq; on Disko Bay

Best for

The Ilulissat Icefjord, giant icebergs, whale-watching, dog-sledding, the calving glacier

The land

A town on Disko Bay beside a UNESCO icefjord choked with icebergs

Good to know

The Sermeq Kujalleq glacier is among the most productive outside Antarctica, calving vast icebergs

What it is

Ilulissat is Greenland's crown jewel — a UNESCO icefjord where colossal icebergs from one of the planet's fastest glaciers drift out to sea.

Beside Disko Bay, the Ilulissat Icefjord (UNESCO) channels icebergs the size of buildings from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier — among the most productive on earth — into the sea. Boardwalk trails, boat trips among the bergs, summer whale-watching for humpbacks, and winter dog-sledding make it the highlight of any Greenland journey.

PhotoIlulissat — unesco icefjord.

The reason to come

A river of icebergs

Ilulissat's icefjord is one of the great natural spectacles of the Arctic.

The Icefjord

Boardwalk trails and boat trips among colossal icebergs.

Calving glacier

Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the fastest-flowing glaciers on earth.

Whales & dogs

Humpbacks among the bergs in summer; dog-sledding in winter.

Worth knowing

The great icefjord

Ilulissat's river of icebergs is one of the most staggering sights in the Arctic — and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

PhotoGiant icebergs drifting from the Ilulissat Icefjord.

When to come — honestly

A year-round icefjord.

June – September

Best

Arctic summer — boat trips among the bergs, whales and the midnight sun.

February – April

Best

Bright winter — dog-sledding, frozen sea and aurora over the icefjord.

September – October

Good

Autumn light and the first aurora over the ice.

The icefjord is spectacular year-round; summer brings boats and whales, winter brings dog-sledding and aurora.

Context

The crown of Greenland

Ilulissat's icefjord is the single greatest sight in Greenland and the centrepiece of every West Greenland journey.

It pairs with Nuuk and Disko Bay on the West Greenland itineraries.

We base you at Ilulissat for the icefjord, the bergs and the glacier — the heart of Greenland.

Beyond the obvious

More to Ilulissat.

PhotoIcefjord boardwalk

Icefjord boardwalk

Trails to the iceberg-choked fjord.

PhotoIceberg boat trip

Iceberg boat trip

Among the bergs on Disko Bay.

PhotoWhales / dog-sledding

Whales / dog-sledding

Humpbacks in summer, dogs in winter.

Why Wild Voyager

We make a roadless island work.

Greenland runs on small planes, boats and ships that bend to the weather. We build the buffers and the connections so the ice, the whales and the fjords come together.