from $791 Nuuk fjord cruise with Greenlandic picnic and storytelling
A small-boat trip into one of the world’s largest fjord systems, past Sermitsiaq mountain, with local food and stories from the guide.
West Greenland: tours & tickets
Bookable tours in the gateway capital, Nuuk — and an honest note on Ilulissat, where trips are sold locally.
Our picks
West Greenland: top tours & tickets
GetYourGuide’s Greenland inventory is thin and, when we checked, entirely in Nuuk and the small southern town of Paamiut: fjord cruises, guided walks with museum visits and Greenlandic food tastings. Prices are high and review counts are in single figures, which is normal for Greenland. We found no Ilulissat or Disko Bay products on the platform. Iceberg cruises, Eqi glacier boats, whale safaris, flightseeing and dog sledding there are sold by local operators and hotels in Ilulissat — reserve them directly, well ahead for July and August. The picks below are therefore for your day or two in Nuuk.
from $791 from $569 Nuuk fjord sightseeing boat tour
A shorter cruise among the islands and peaks near the capital, with a chance of seals and, in summer, humpback whales.
from $377 Nuuk walking tour with museum visit and Greenlandic tasting
The old colonial harbour, the national museum’s Inuit collections and a tasting of local specialities with a resident guide.
from $482 Nuuk city highlights by car with Greenlandic tasting
A driven tour of the capital’s districts and viewpoints — useful in bad weather — with a food tasting included.
from $301 Nuuk walking tour with Greenlandic beer and Arctic sliders
A short guided walk ending with craft beer brewed in Nuuk and small burgers of musk ox, reindeer or fish.
from $874 Paamiut fjord and iceberg discovery boat tour
A boat trip from the small south-west coast town of Paamiut, a ferry stop between Nuuk and the south. New listing with no reviews yet.
Prices are indicative “from” prices in US dollars and ratings are as shown on GetYourGuide when we last checked; both change often.
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Live availability in Nuuk
Real-time tours and tickets from GetYourGuide for West Greenland and its gateways.
Booking tips
- In Ilulissat, book the midnight iceberg cruise and the Eqi glacier trip before you travel in high summer; boats are small.
- Keep the first and last days of your stay free of expensive tours — they are the days most likely to be lost to delayed flights.
- Check cancellation terms carefully. Weather cancellations are refunded; changes of mind usually are not.
- Dress for the boat, not for the town: it is close to freezing among the icebergs even in July.
- In Nuuk, fjord trips depend on wind and ice; morning departures are usually calmer.
Destinations
Combine it with
Iceland & Greenland East Greenland
The empty side of Greenland: Scoresby Sund, the largest fjord system on Earth, and the mountain-ringed settlements of Tasiilaq and Kulusuk — expedition country.
Iceland & Greenland North Iceland
Iceland’s Arctic coast: whale watching from Húsavík and Akureyri, Lake Mývatn’s volcanic landscapes, Dettifoss, and Grímsey, the island the Arctic Circle runs through.
Arctic North America Arctic Canada
Nunavut, the Northwest Passage and the road to Tuktoyaktuk on the Beaufort Sea: Inuit homelands, narwhals and polar bears across a third of the Arctic coastline.
Plan your trip
Book tours in Nuuk, Greenland’s gateway
Compare real-time prices and availability on GetYourGuide. Most tours can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours ahead.