Greenland Blog

Welcome to the official blog of Greenland Adventures by Icelandic Mountain Guides, your trusted source for guided and self guided tour in Greenland.  Here you can learn more about Greenland's vast and beautiful nature, travel tips and all sorts of useful information to help you make the most of your time in Greenland. Cheers!

Greenland Unplugged

Vast, Silent and Unplugged Smog filled air. Traffic-jammed highways. Deadlines. Grocery store lines. The list could go on and on...Sometimes you just want to wipe it all away and open a door to nothing but...

The Amazing Arctic Animals of Greenland

The largest island in the world is home to a vast array of flora and fauna. From polar bears to ptarmigan, you're bound to spot something fantastic! By Land The polar bear is the biggest predator and...

Cross Country Skiing in the Vast Backcountry of Greenland

Ancient. Modern. Liberating. The word "ski" has interesting origins: means "sticks of wood" in old norse. Cross-country skiing is skiing at a whole new level. Instead of pre-determined pistes and...

Greenland's Continental Ice Sheet: A Beginner's Guide

1,800,000 square kilometers! For those of us on the imperial side of life, that is nearly or 700,000 square miles. That's a lot of ice. Majesterial, iridescent, translucent, sparkling...

Greenland in 5 Days

Most have limited vacation time. Learn more about a couple tours that will allow you to really experience Greenland in 5 days. Ever wanted to explore Greenland? Do you feel as though you don’t have the time...

Greenland: Lord of the Lights (Aurora Borealis)

A spectacle to behold, the Northern Lights have inspired wonderment and reverence for centuries.  But what are they? Where and when can you see them? We put this blog post together to answer some of these...

Things to do in East Greenland in Winter

Ready to explore one of the world’s most remote and pristine landscapes? Look no further than Eastern Greenland—an isolated wilderness of steep granite mountains, glittering fjords and impressive...