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Top of the World Ilulissat - the "Town of the Icebergs" Some Activities Walking tour of Illulisat A guided walk through this historic Arctic town. Visiting the old part of town to see the buildings from the very start of the Danish trade, the busy fishing harbour, the old church and the museum. Lunch at a local restaurant. By bus as far as the road goes. A short walk to Sermermiut where traces from the 4 old Eskimo cultures still can be seen. Sermermiut is a fertile valley next to the Ice Fjord; here one can enjoy the flowers as well as the fantastic icebergs. By boat to the small settlement Oqaitsut/Rodebay with a local population of approx. 80 persons totally depending upon fishing and hunting - a quite different world compared to the nearby town of Ilulissat. Guided walk through the village before we will enjoy lunch at the old trading station. The midnight sun and the warm red colours reflecting in the gigantic icebergs is a fantastic sight. Cruise between the icebergs and enjoy a late Martini on "the real rocks"! To the Ice Cap by Helicopter During the stay in Ilulissat if it's available (weather and seating contrlo this) one can go by helicopter to the Inland Ice Cap - including a ground stop to leave the helicopter and take photos! During the flight we cruise in low altitude over the Ice Fjord and the Ilulissat Glacier which daily is producing approx. 20 million Visit a Greenland home, enjoy the "Coffee-Mik" (a cup of coffee which by tradition is served to all visitors) and learn about Greenland and its population. Eqip glacier is the most heavily calving glacier. We cruise in front of the 5 km wide glacier - enjoying our lunch - and hope for the unique sight of an iceberg "delivery" - so are also a lot of seabirds as they know by experience, that any calving from the glacier will result in a huge meal , when the new iceberg is turning around in the water bringing a lot of sea animals to the surface. Prices are given in Danish Krones In late 2011 there were 5.5 DKK to the US$
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and Greenland, Too! 
