{"id":12810140,"date":"2025-07-08T10:02:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=12810140"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:02:54","slug":"visit-ilulissat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/us\/visit-ilulissat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilulissat, iceberg capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d33px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px||30px||true|\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fjords, glaciers and icebergs<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On the west coast of <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/us.ponant.com\/destinations\/greenland\">Greenland<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, some 250 kilometres north of the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/us\/arctic-destinations-choice\/\">Arctic Circle<\/a><\/u>, lies <strong>Ilulissat<\/strong>. In the heart of <strong>Disko Bay<\/strong>, this small coastal town guards the entrance to <strong>Isfjord<\/strong>, a majestic inlet along which glides the ice of <strong>Sermeq Kujalleq<\/strong>, one of the world\u2019s most active glaciers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||17px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ilulissat, the pearl of Disko Bay<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_font_size=\u201d28px\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d30px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d22px||13px||false|false\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d30px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d33px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can only reach this destination by sea or air. Ilulissat is one of <strong>Greenland\u2019s great treasures<\/strong>, bringing a dash of vibrant colour to <strong>Disko Bay<\/strong>. As you approach, a striking contrast emerges between the stark white of the mountains and myriad <strong>colourful dwellings<\/strong>. The colours of these red, black, blue, green and yellow houses originally helped to identify their occupants\u2019 professions from afar.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_font_size=\u201d28px\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d30px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d22px||13px||false|false\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d30px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d33px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fascinating and frozen in its winter coat, Ilulissat takes on a <strong>special atmosphere in summer <\/strong>when, under the midnight sun, life goes on well into the evening, including <strong>family outings, football matches and fishermen going about their business in the harbour<\/strong>. Fishing and hunting continue to punctuate local people\u2019s daily life. <strong>This 5,000-strong community<\/strong> is deeply rooted in Inuit tradition.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Low-Resolution-No-2794B-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dmaisons Ilulissat Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dvisiter-ilulissat\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||39px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d21px||21px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|75%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>Ilulissat, home of Knud Rasmussen<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ilulissat was still called <strong>Jakobshavn<\/strong> when <strong>Knud Rasmussen <\/strong>was born in 1879. This Danish explorer and anthropologist was the \u201cfather of Eskimology\u201d. Along with <strong>Peter Freuchen<\/strong>, he founded the <strong>Thule trading post in Uummannaq<\/strong>, near Cape York, a region steeped in history and the land of the great explorers Robert Peary, <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/us\/paul-emile-victor-portrait-of-a-passionately-dedicated-polar-explorer\/\">Paul-\u00c9mile Victor<\/a> and Jean Malaurie. It was from here that Rasmussen organised his famous \u201cThule Expeditions\u201d. The fifth would take him to Alaska for the first time, <strong>which he reached<\/strong> via the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/us.ponant.com\/destinations\/northwest-passage\">Northwest Passage<\/a><\/u> by dog sled. In Ilulissat, his childhood home became the <strong>Ilulissat Cultural History Museum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||17px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">In ancient footsteps<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <strong>Sermermiut valley<\/strong>, whose literal translation is \u201cthose who live near the glacier\u201d, is a sacred place. It was here that, for over <strong>4,000 years<\/strong>, various <strong>Inuit peoples<\/strong> laid the foundations of their culture in the region. There are remains of the<strong> Saqqaq, Dorset and Thule cultures<\/strong>, some dating back to <strong>1400 BC.<\/strong> When a Danish expedition landed here for the first time in <strong>1727<\/strong>, 250 people still lived in the village. The modern town of Ilulissat was not built until <strong>1741<\/strong>. It was built by Danish missionaries who named it Jakobshavn, after the founder<strong> Jacob Severin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the <strong>summit of Sermermiut, in Nakkaavik<\/strong>, you can enjoy a panorama of incredible beauty. Vast expanses are carpeted with <strong>arctic plants<\/strong> and ringed by mountains.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Low-Resolution-N\u00b0-804-UNESCO-world-heritage-site-of-Ilulissat-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dIlulissat Icefjord Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dvisiter-ilulissat\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||39px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d21px||21px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|71.4%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>Ilulissat, gateway to the Isfjord<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ilulissat means <strong>\u201cglacier\u201d in Greenlandic<\/strong>, and it\u2019s not hard to see why. The port lies at the <strong>entrance to the Isfjord<\/strong>, the mouth of the immense <strong>Sermeq Kujalleq glacier<\/strong>. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this vast frozen fjord is <strong>3 to 6 kilometres wide<\/strong> and 60 kilometres long, and pours out 20 billion tonnes of icebergs every year.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||17px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">In the ice of the Isfjord<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Isfjord, the icy fjord of Ilulissat, will undoubtedly be your favourite spot for observing the <strong>icy landscapes <\/strong>that surround you. In this wide inlet, every day, <strong>ice giants <\/strong>up to <strong>100 metres high <\/strong>drift by in their hundreds on polar waters. This absolutely enchanting Arctic spectacle is often accompanied by <strong>dancing seabirds <\/strong>enjoying the fjord\u2019s fish-filled waters.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d21px||21px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|71.4%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>Sermeq Kujalleq, Greenland\u2019s immense icy tongue<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may already have seen the <strong>Jakobshavn Isbr\u00e6<\/strong> or <strong>Sermeq Kujalleq<\/strong> from Sermermiut. This is one of the few glaciers capable of dragging ice from the ice sheet to the sea, and one of the most active in the world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 quote V2\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.27.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201dRGBA(255,255,255,0)\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d background_size=\u201dcustom\u201d background_image_width=\u201d20%\u201d background_position=\u201dtop_left\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_margin=\u201d50px||||false|false\u201d custom_padding=\u201d|50px|60px|50px|false|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|0px||0px|false|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d|0px||0px|false|true\u201d background_image_width_tablet=\u201d20%\u201d background_image_width_phone=\u201d40%\u201d background_position_tablet=\u201dtop_left\u201d background_horizontal_offset_tablet=\u201d-4%\u201d background_horizontal_offset_phone=\u201d-10%\u201d background_vertical_offset_tablet=\u201d50%\u201d background_vertical_offset_phone=\u201d35%\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.27.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201dRGBA(255,255,255,0)\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/picto-quote.png\u201d alt=\u201dpicto-quote\u201d title_text=\u201dpicto-quote\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d55px\u201d module_alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d custom_margin=\u201d||40px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d text_text_color=\u201d#000000\u2033 text_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dcenter\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.5em\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d text_orientation=\u201dcenter\u201d custom_padding=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|0px||0px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d|0px||0px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d text_font_size_tablet=\u201d20px\u201d text_font_size_phone=\u201d18px\u201d text_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d header_2_letter_spacing_tablet=\u201d\u201d header_2_letter_spacing_phone=\u201d\u201d header_2_letter_spacing_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s the biggest ice-emitting glacier in Greenland! It alone drains <strong>7% of Greenland\u2019s ice<\/strong>. It\u2019s phenomenal! 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