1. Port Overview

Cruise Date Nights
Le Boreal, 13 Night Baffin Bay Secrets ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Return 2024-07-07 13
Le Boreal, 16 Night Expedition to the Thule Region ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Return 2024-07-20 16
Silver Endeavour, 10 Nights Kangerlussuaq to Pond Inlet ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Pond Inlet, Canada 2024-07-29 10
Ocean Endeavour, High Arctic Explorer ex Kangerlussuaq to Resolute 2024-08-03 12
Le Boreal, 16 Night Expedition to the Thule Region ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Return 2024-08-05 16
Le Boreal, 7 Night Disko Bay and Inuit villages ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Return 2024-08-21 7
Silver Wind, 24 Nights Arctic & Greenland ex Kangerlussuaq to Nome, Alaska 2024-08-23 24
Silver Wind, 42 Nights Kangerlussuaq to Vancouver ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Vancouver, BC. Canada 2024-08-23 42
Le Lyrial, 14 Night Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to St Pierre, St Pierre & Miquelon 2024-08-25 14
Ocean Endeavour, Into the Northwest Passage ex Kangerlussuaq to Kugluktuk 2024-08-27 16
Le Boreal, 22 Night The Northwest Passage, in the wake of Roald Amundsen ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Nome, Alaska 2024-08-28 22
Ocean Endeavour, Greenland & Wild Labrador ex Kangerlussuaq to St Johns 2024-09-28 14
Le Boreal, 13 Night Baffin Bay secrets ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Return 2025-07-20 13
Ocean Endeavour, Heart of the Arctic ex Kangerlussuaq to Iqaluit 2025-07-24 12
Le Boreal, 16 Night Expedition to the Thule Region ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Return 2025-08-02 16
Ocean Endeavour, Into the Northwest Passage ex Kangerlussuaq to Kugluktuk 2025-08-16 16
Le Boreal, 7 Night Disko Bay and Inuit villages ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Return 2025-08-18 7
Le Lyrial, 13 Night Baffin Bay secrets ex Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Return 2025-08-21 13
Ocean Endeavour, Greenland & Wild Labrador ex Kangerlussuaq to St Johns 2025-09-17 14

  1. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

  3. Kangerlussuaq is a settlement in western Greenland located at the head of the fjord of the same name. It is Greenland's main air transport hub and the site of Greenland's largest commercial airport.

    Kangerlussuaq is surrounded by breathtaking scenery and wildlife. It is home to musk ox, reindeers, arctic foxes, falcons, eagles, ravens and some of the most power full northern lights during the winter.

    Kangerlussuaq has the easiest access to the inland ice of Greenland. You can easily get to the inland ice by car, bike, Icelandic horse or by foot. The distance from Kangerlussuaq to the inland ice is only 25 km.

    Things to See & Do

    * Greenland Ice sheet
    * Russel’s Glacier
    * Northern Lights
    * Tour to the Ice Sheet
    * Kangerlussuaq Museum

    General Information

    Cruise Season – May - Oct
    Currency – Danish krone (DKK)
    Language – Kalaalllisut, Danish
    Population – 556 approx
    Electricity – 2 round pins European style
    Time – GMT minus three hours
    International Country Telephone Code + 299

    Travel Links – As the only civilian airport in Greenland large enough to support large long-range airplanes such as Boeing 747s, Kangerlussuaq Airport is Greenland's most important transport hub.

    Kangerlussuaq Fjord is navigable in its entire length. Cruise ships, such as Norway's Hurtigruten and supply ships of Royal Greenland navigate the fjord, mooring at the Kangerlussuaq port, west of Kangerlussuaq Airport.