Not sure where you are flying in from. In principle only two options either from CPH on GL or SK or starting this summer from Baltimore on GL. All flights go into SFJ (Søndre Strømfjord), which no more than an airport. Only sights in place are 1) This is likely the closest you get to the icecap - so stay overnight for a single night and take a daytrip in there. Book et e.g. www.greeland.com . 2) and by the way the only golf course in Greenland is located here.
All internal flights are either by air or by sea. A cruise up to Illulissat is definately a good option, so is a visit around Bay of Disco -and if you want to of the beaten track go to Thule (Qaanaaq) and the eastern Greenland.
I realize I'm replying to an old thread, but how does one get to Thule! I have read all sorts of thing and I'm now just confused. From what I gather there are flights from Copenhagen but I can't seem to nail down the when and how.
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Try flights from Iqaluit, YFB, with First Air or Canadian North; flights may go via Nuuk.
Alternately, and this is rather a long way round, fly with NY, Air Iceland (the domestic sister of FI, Icelandair) from RKV to Tasillaq then to THU via Kangerlussuaq with Air Greenland.
I flew with NY to Tasillaq a few years ago in a Fokker-100, and it was one of the best flights I've ever made. The sight of the icebergs in the sea as we approached the coast of Greenland was amazing, and things just got better after landing and the 'copter trip to Kulusuk.
Greenland was fantastic in all ways, and I would go back in a microsecond. I hope you get to THU and enjoy your visit as much as I did mine.
I went there quite a few years ago now - from Europe rather than from the US, and loved the place.
SFJ (Kangerlussuaq - Søndre Strømfjord in Danish) is quite a hub for GL, and you can easily get flights from there up to Ilulissat, which is a must-see destination, for the icefjord alone. I can't overstate what an amazing sight the icefjord is: it may just rank as the single most impressive natural phenomenon I've ever seen.
Ilulissat is the nearest thing to a big town in this area, and quite a good base to start out from. You can then ferry-hop to nearby Qasigiannguit (good walking, lots of seals, and a beautiful little old harbour), Aasiaat (to view marine life, and wander round the traditional smokehouses dotted around the old part of town), Qeqertarsuaq (aka Disko Island - also good for walking around some bizarre rock formations, plus dog sledding up on the ice pack, even when it's passable down in town).
A longer ferry trip from Ilulissat takes you to Uummannaq, perched on a slope and dominated by a giant, heart-shaped rock. From there, it's a relatively short hop to Qaanaaq (which is New Thule - where the residents from Pituffik were re-sited when the air base was built).
Note that if your flight touches down at Pituffik, you will need a transit permit, as it's technically outside the Kingdom of Denmark.
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