Tip #3

If you think that 4 days is enough for doing the things you want to do here, book 7 days.

There are two reasons why you should do this:

Reason no. 1:

It is when you don't have any plans a lot of the unforgettable things happen.
For example, yesterday was the first day of school for the new 1st graders.

We didn't have any plans, so I could just enjoy this fantastic scenary. All the small boys and girls in their national costumes sucking their thumbs and crying when daddy left them in front of the crowd. Unforgettable.

Reason no. 2:

There is this word in Greenlandic : "Immaqa". The best translation of Immaqa would be something like maybe.

Immaqa can be used in a lot of different contexts, but mostly we (the guides) use it for our guests to describe the insecurity surrounding the completion of the excursions.

Today two of our guests was supposed to go on a helicopter ride to the glacier front. A trip they have been looking forward to very much.

And then we woke up today and saw a very wet, foggy Ilulissat.

At first the heli ride was postponed for an hour, but then after an hour we had to go tell the guests that their trip was cancelled. That will never be my favorite part of the job.

My message is this: You never know what happens here. An engine can get a leak, the fog can come in, the captain of the boat can be drunk.. It's waaay better to expect your trips to be cancelled or rearranged - and to have the time for it.