A new trip has just gone up on the site.  It's a dog sledding trip in the Scoresbysund area of Northeast Greenland, and will be running this spring, around late April and early May when temperatures have begun to rise again and the nights are getting bright.

This one's a bit different in that it's a little shorter and more gentle than some of our other dog sledding options.  The main feature of the trip is that much of the route follows along the edge of the sea ice at the mouth of Scoresbysund, the World's largest fjord.  These waters tend to remain unfrozen all winter (it is a 'polynya'), and consequently they are very rich in marine wildlife such as seals, walruses, whales and even Polar Bears.  The bid life is also pretty impressive at this time of year with huge numbers of Little Auks nesting on the cliffs of the outer coast.&am ...

An exciting new development for 2007 is our access to a couple of superb sailing yachts.  One is Maiden - made famous for being that yacht that Tracey Edwards skippered with the first all female crew in the Whitbread Round the World race.  She's a superb boat, and a real racing machine.  At 58 ft, she provides room for a large crew of 12 and can cover huge distances with relative ease.  Her slightly spartan nature means that she's great for expedition sailing, especially if we're carrying a lot of gear.

Her sister boat is Ice Maiden - a 50 ft steel-hulled cutter-rigged yacht built especially for high-latitude sailing where ice is an issue.  She's perfect for the icy waters off the East Greenland coast.  A little more comfortable than Maiden

Happy New Year to you all.  I hope you all had a good Christmas and enjoyed seeing in 2007.

It's shaping up to be a very busy year for us, with the winter and spring seasons having more on than ever, and the summer looking equally so.  Never before have we been involved in such a diverse range of projects, in all sorts of different places around Greenland.  It's going to be a very exciting time, and I hope you can join us with some of it.  I hope you all have a good year, and look forward to seeing you in Greenland soon!

Our new tours to Greenland departing from Baltimore in the US are now online!  Here are the details:

Ilulissat and Kangerlusuaq
These tours are combinations of two of the most interesting destinations in West Greenland: Ilulissat is located next to the biggest glacier in the northern hemisphere and the town over looks the famous ice fjord, filled with huge icebergs drifting slowly towards the open sea. Here you can also experience the life and culture of the Greenlanders north of the Polar Circle. The Kangerlussuaq area has a unique landscape and the offers the best chance of seeing Arctic wildlife like musk oxen and reindeer.

Air Greenland, Greenland's national carrier, is opening up a new direct route between Baltimore in the US and Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland.  This is due to start operating in May 2007, and we shall be offering tours that make use of this route from June onwards.  These will be summer tours at first, with regular departures available until September. Hopefully winter options will follow.

This provides a great ...

The first of our Greenland cruises are now up on the website.  These are both in West Greenland and take place in the summer, one heading northwards and one heading southwards.  With the chance to see whales, enormous icebergs and a selection of Greenland's towns and settlements, these offer a fascinating insight into Greenland's west coast.  The boat is the comfortable and modern MV Sarfaq Ittuk, and you'll get to meet the locals on board - they use it to travel the coast from town to town, so ther ...