Narsaq Tourist Office offers the following guided tours:
City Walk
We visit the local museum, featuring a wide collection housed in the historic colonial buildings down by the old harbour. We pass by the fish market,
where hunters and fishermen sell the catch of the day. Then we walk to the town's beautiful old wooden church and take a look inside.
We will also visit a workshop where local artists make items out of stone, bone, antler and ivory.
We end our city walk at the Narsaq Tourist Office.
Duration: 2 hours
Kaffemik with a Greenlandic family
Kaffemiks are a Greenlandic tradition used to celebrate special occasions like a hunter's son's first seal, a child's first day at school,
a birthday or some other anniversary. The family hosting the kaffeemik opens its home to the community, and people drop by for copious
quantities of coffee and tea and delicious homemade cakes. The Narsaq Tourist Office can arrange a special kaffeemik just for you --
allowing you to be a guest in a Greenlandic home.
Dinner with a Greenlandic family
Culinary delights and surprises await you when you join a Greenlandic family for their evening meal. You will be served authentic traditional
food that has been prepared with local ingredients. "Takanna!" - dig in! And remember to say "mammarpoq" - it tastes delicious.
Fishing trips
Want to catch your own fish? We can arrange saltwater and freshwater fishing excursions throughout the area. You can head out for an
afternoon of cod fishing or spend a number of days near a trout stream.
Boat Trip to the Ice Cap
No other town in South Greenland is as close to the ice cap as Narsaq. Huge glaciers in the area send a constant stream of icebergs into Narsaq
Sound and the surrounding fjords, producing a dazzling ice display with nearly every shape, size and color of frozen water imaginable.
On this excursion we will take you on an unforgettable boat trip to the ice cap. On the way, we travel through beautiful fjords filled with icebergs that
resemble huge floating sculptures. Participants will have an opportunity to go ashore and actually touch the glacier. On the way back to Narsaq,
we will pass high cliffs where different species of seagulls breed in the spring.
Duration: appr. 4 hours
Transportation: By boat and on foot
Food: Remember to bring your own lunch pack
Guided hiking trips to Tasiigaaq and Qaqqarsuaq
Qaqqarsuaq means "the big mountain" -- but it's "only" 685 m high, and its little brother is about half that height, but the view from the top is breathtaking. On a clear day you can see the surrounding fjord system and the ice cap. We can guide you to the summit and tell you about the area as we hike.
Duration: approx. 2 / 4 hours
Food: Remember to bring your own lunch pack
Hiking Trip to Kvanefjeld
We drive up Dyrnæs Valley, taking us as close as possible to Kvanefjeld Mountain. Then we proceed on foot to the north side of the Kvanefjeld
plateau where we enjoy a breathtaking view of the ice-filled Sermilik Fjord and the ice cap.
Duration: 6-7 hours
Transportation: By car and on foot
Food: Remember to bring your own lunch pack
Transfer to Kvanefjeldet
We offer to drive guests and small groups to the base of Kvanefjeldet, so you can explore the mountain and the surrounding area on your own.
A pick-up time can also be arranged.
Duration: ca. 30 minutes one way
Go Hiking on Your Own
The area around Narsaq offers perfect conditions for all kinds of hiking. It is a three- to four-day hike from Narsaq to Qassiarsuk,
staying at the Ipiutaq Guest Farm and youth hostels on the way, or just sleeping in a tent next to one of the many lakes and streams in the area.
From Narsarsuaq hikers can easily reach the ice cap following a well marked trail. From the settlement of Qassiarsuk, across the fjord from Narsarsuaq,
you can hike to the sheep farms and youth hostels of Tasiusaq and Nunataaq.
In Qassiarsuk you can also see interesting viking ruins and reconstructions of a little church and a longhouse. The first Vikings to arrive
in South Greenland were Eric the Red and his crew in the year 985 AD. Eric the Red called his farm Brattahlid, which is where the present-day
village of Qassiarsuk lies. Tours of the ruins and the reconstructions can be booked via
Blue Ice Explorer.
Hikers can also take a boat to the small harbour of Itilleq, and from there walk to Igaliku, where there are the famous Viking ruins of Gardar.
Igaliku is situated on the Qaqortoq peninsula, thus making it possible to hike from there to the town of Qaqortoq.
NOTE: Greenland is one of the wildest places on the planet. Whenever you go for a hike, never go alone. Tell us where you are heading
and when you plan to arrive at your destination -- and don't forget to inform us when you get there! Or we'll send out the dogs to look for you… !
Hiking maps can be purchased at Narsaq Tourist Office.