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Disko Bay Aasiaat - Aasiaat Draft Itinerary
Day 1
We arrive in Aasiaat from Kangerdlussuak by chartered plane (flight not included in the voyage cost). Aasiaat is a settlement originally built in the 17th century to support the whaling at the mouth of Disko Bay. The port here is ice free from late spring to early winter. We plan to spend the first part of the night at anchor in Aasiaat or in one of the bays nearby.
Day 2
Today we are at the mouth of the Disko Bay, surrounded by rich waters, which attract both seabirds and whales, where we hope to see our first Greenland Whale. In the evening we plan to spend the night in Fortune Bay or Engelsmandens Haven, where hot springs can be found.
Day 3
As we sail south of Godhavn we will be on the lookout again for Greenland Whales. In the afternoon we sail to the mouth of the Jakobshavn Isfjord, characterised by its enormous icebergs, where we intend to float for quite some hours soaking up the surroundings and keeping an eye out for wildlife.
Day 4
In the morning we hope to land at Flakkerhuk, situated on the east side of Disko Island, meandering our way through waters dominated by huge icebergs. We intend to land at several points along the coast, including Narujuk and Modderbugt, where it’s possible to observe birdlife typical to the High Arctic, such as Long-tailed Skua, Turnstone and Grey Phalarope. The birds breed on a beautiful tundra landscape backed by basalt cliffs. Later in the day we may also pay a visit to Saqqaq, famous because of the remains of dwellings of the Saqqaq Culture, 4,000 years ago.
If the above is not possible, an alternative is to sail into Ata Sund and to the glacier front of Eqip Sermia.
Day 5
In the morning in Davis Strait we may glimpse the edge of the Baffin Bay sea-ice, some tens of miles west of Disko Island. We will attempt to make some landings in Nordfjord and Qasigissat, in a lush tundra landscape near lakes and within valleys surrounded by basalt cliffs. At Qasigissat we may also encounter populations of ducks and geese.
Day 6
In Diskofjord we hope to sail into the Kuanerssuit Fjord toward some warm springs. Near Sioraq settlement, we will be able to explore some traditional Greenlandic culture through the local people here, who keep sledge dogs; meanwhile, we will also visit a Thule dwelling site with large turfhuts in a great setting. In the evening we cruise along Queqertaq Island (1,000 metres high), home to the largest Northern Fulmar colony in Greenland.
Day 7
We will again be on the lookout for Greenland Whales as we sail south of Godhavn to Hunde Ejlands, with a small Greenlandic settlement, old dwellings of Greenland’s Thule culture (dating from 11th century) and graves from 18th century European Whalers.
Day 8
We arrive in Aasiaat and disembark. At midday we fly from Aasiaat to Kangerdlussuak by charter flight and onward to Copenhagen by a scheduled flight (flights not included in the voyage cost).
NOTE: If there is still too much sea ice around Disko Island (possibly in May and early June), we will remain in Disko Bay and explore to the southeast of Disko Bay to Grønne Island (cruise at 2,00 metres from seabird reserve), Saqqaq site at Qajaa and to Cristianshaab (Qasingiannguit).
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