Qaqortoq: all 8 tours and excursions for your cruise

This activity is conducted by Silversea Expedition Team and is depending on the weather and the sea condition of the day. More specific information and logistics will be communicated by the Expedition Team on board.

Welcome to a food tasting, designed to offer you an authentic taste of Greenland through its distinctive cuisine. It is a celebration of Greenland’s rich bounty, emphasising the traditional practices that have sustained its people for generations. The tasting will be 3x dishes of Greenlandic dishes prepared with local ingredients and we make sure that your palate gets around the many tastes of this beautiful cuisine.Note Please note: A moderate amount of walking of 0.5km (0.31 miles)...

This amazing trip takes you flying through the various landscapes of southern Greenland where you’ll get a birds-eye view of fiords, icebergs, local fishermen, farms, and small villages to see the characteristic and the special geography for yourself. Eventually, we’ll reach an area with several calving glaciers in Qalerallit, where you’ll get a front row view of a massive ice wall that periodically calves huge ice chunks to the sea. The view both from the air and the ground...

Cradled between rolling steep hills dotted with brightly colored houses, Qaqortoq is the largest town in South Greenland and best seen on foot. Visit the Gertrud Rasch’s church, fish market and local museum, learn about Viking history and stroll around looking for the Stone & Man art displayed around town. There are more than thirty Stone & Man carvings and sculptures around the city, all created by local artist, many of them carved right out of the surrounding rock face. Learn...

From the pier, walk a short distance to your awaiting tour boat. Meet the captain and settle in for an exciting boat ride through the pristine waters of the Labrador Sea that surround Qaqortoq. Icebergs, WildlifeGet up close to some of Mother Nature’s finest works of art as your boat navigates the area’s frigid waterways. Marvel at the beautiful peaks of blue ice mountains rising above the water’s surface, with Greenland’s verdant hills and colorful houses serving as a...

On this tour, you will walk from the pier to the small and beautiful restaurant at the town square. Food and Beer TastingHere enjoy a tasting menu consisting of the local specialties of Reindeer, musk ox, dried fish, whale and seal, combined with a tasting of local beer. The nearby small city Narsaq has a local micro brewery, and you will receive samples of the local beer. You will get an introduction to the food, Inuit habits and tradition.It is a good way to combine your knowledge about Qaqortoq...

Your meet your guide at the pier and begin the walk to the other side of town. Here the "real" hike will start, which goes around a big lake behind the town of Qaqortoq. Great Lake HikeDuring the hike, your guide will give you insights about the Greenlandic nature; the vegetation, animals, flora and the how the lake is made by the Inland Icecap. You will make stops during the hike to take photos and to feel the silence in the Arctic landscape. This hike will on one side give you the feeling...

The walk starts at the pier with your guide, who will take you through town. On the walk you will pass the museum, the famous fountain and reach the old town area. Hereafter you pass the church, local shops, the school in Qaqortoq. During the tour you will learn about life in the arctic and you will gain insight in how it is to live in the biggest town ofSouth Greenland, counting only approx. 3.500 inhabitants, which is part of Kujalleqmunicipality. Qaqortoq is famous for its art around town...