Igaliku.

Igaliku Hotel & Lodges offers cozy and comfortable accommodation, paired with delicious Greenlandic meals served in our café.

Igaliku Hotel & Lodges Hiking

Igaliku Hotel & Lodges

Igaliku Hotel & Lodges main building overview with mountains and fiord in the background

The hiking opportunities in the area are among the best, including two beautiful and highly varied full-day hikes. Furthermore, there are options to suit every taste: You can go fishing at Lake 90, explore the ancient Norse ruins that tell the tale of Igaliku's vibrant activity a thousand years ago, or simply relax and enjoy the view with a book on the terrace outside your cabin.

Igaliku restaurant

Hotel and Restaurant

Our village hotel in Igaliku is centrally located in town and offers a total of 8 small but comfortable rooms with modern interiors that were renovated in 2021. The hotel provides shared toilet and shower facilities in the hallway. Accommodation includes bedding, towels, and breakfast.

At Igaliku Village Hotel, you'll find the town's only restaurant, which was renovated in 2021. Here, we serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including 2 courses featuring local Greenlandic products. You can also purchase soft drinks, juice, beer, and wine. The restaurant also offers coffee, tea, homemade cake, chocolate, snacks, postcards, hiking maps, and souvenirs.

Igaliku guesthouse interior with sofa, chairs and kitchen.

Guest House

In 2021, Blue Ice Explorer opened a guest house in Igaliku, a large log cabin with modern furnishings. The house offers 4 rooms for double or single occupancy, shared bathroom and toilet facilities, and a communal bathroom next to the living room. Accommodation includes bedding, towels, breakfast, and complimentary tea and coffee. There are no cooking facilities on-site.

Igaliku Guesthouse with mountains and fiords in the background.

 
 
 

Igaliku cabin interior with beds, chairs and desk.

Cabins

If you are looking for a more private type of accommodation, we recommend that you book one of our cabins. This is probably one of the best double rooms you will find in South Greenland! All cabins are situated high above the hotel with an impressive view to the fiord and the great nature just outside your door. From the front terrasse you can enjoy the incredible Greenlandic silence and maybe you will have a visit from grazing lambs and curious chickens. Inside, we welcome you to a modern interior with comfortable beds, a small table and two lounge chairs. All cabins are heated, have electricity and a private bathroom with running cold/warm water, WC, and a shower. You will also find a boiler and complimentary coffee and tea.

Please notice, that the cabins do not have any cooking facilities.

Igaliku cabin

 
 
 

Villa living room with sofa, stove, dining table and view of the fiord and mountains of Igaliku.

Villa

Since 2019 Blue Ice Explorer has been renting out this magnificent villa in Igaliku. This is the perfect place for a small group or family that wish to stay in Igaliku and feel like home. The Villa is a newly buildt wooden house with a private sun terrace on all sides of the house. Located in a very private and peaceful area with the finest view to the fiord and the surrounding mountains.

The interior is very modern and has everything you need to relax and enjoy you stay. Inside, you will find two bedrooms with double beds, a kitchen connecting to a large living room and a large bathroom. Above the bedrooms there is a small loft with 2 mattresses. A perfect place for the youngest guests to sleep. Next to the villa there is a small annex with an extra double room. It is possible to add this to your stay if you are a larger group.

Igaliku villa

 
 
 

View to Qooroq-fiord from Igaliku

Sheep farmers place and colourfull houses

Igaliku Bygdehotel (Country Hotel)

Igaliku Bygdehotel offers cosy and comfortable accommodation spiced with delicious Greenlandic meals served at the café.

Request a Tailormade Tour in Greenland

Erik the Red's Land - The Norse in South Greenland

Over a thousand years ago, a group of Norsemen led by Erik the Red, left Iceland to find a new place to live. They arrived in southern Greenland and Erik named the country, Greenland. Today you can still see the legacy of the Norse era in South Gr...

Hiking

The Lake and Plateau (round trip). Red route

If you want to experience one of the most beautiful and varied tours you can make in one day, then the walk to the plateau is for you. You stroll along a rushing stream, pass through a landscape of dunes, typical willow and birch vegetation, and barren mountain slopes with outstanding views of the Qooroq Ice Fjord. On the return leg you can cross the “moon landscape” – a desert with weathered rocks and stones – and perhaps find a piece of shining “moonstone” (labradorite), the local gemstone.
 
Duration: About 6 hours, 17 km.
Orientation/difficulty: Easy hiking. Trails and rolling hills.
Accommodation: Igaliku Country Hotel.

Blue Ice Camp – Plateau – Igaliku. Yellow route

At the mouth of the Qooroq Icefjord, you will find Blue Ice Camp. It consists of a small aluminium cabin, which is firmly anchored to keep it from blowing away in the strong foehn winds that occasionally sweep down from the ice cap. You should bring your own tent, but you can seek shelter in the cabin in the event of bad weather. There is a stove and cooking utensils inside. Blue Ice Camp is the perfect place to spend a few days all alone in magnificent scenery. You can get there by boat from Narsarsuaq (additional purchase). The trail to Igaliku climbs to the plateau, where you can follow the red route down to the lake and Igaliku.
 
Duration: About 4-5 hours, 10 km.
Orientation/difficulty: Moderate hiking, paths and steep/rolling hills.
Accommodation: Tent camping at Blue Ice Camp. Igaliku Country Hotel in Igaliku.

Illerfissalik 1,752 m (return). Purple route

Illerfissalik (Burfjeld) Mountain is the landmark of the entire region. From the very first moment you see it, it is a summit you want to climb. Your eyes are constantly drawn towards it when you sail by on the fjord below. The Norsemen called it Burfjeld and legend has it that they maintained a look-out on the summit. When ships arrived from the south, they would light bonfires to signal to all residents of the area that now was the time to gather to trade goods and exchange news. The summit is the highest peak in the area with 1752 meters.  It does not require climbing skills or equipment to climb it, but it’s not a trip for beginners!
 
Duration: About 10-12 hours
Orientation/difficulty: From the plateau there are no marks. Requires good orientation skills and good visibility. Moderate to difficult hiking. Rough to difficult terrain with talus deposits and snow.
Accommodation: Igaliku Country Hotel in Igaliku. Possibility of camping out in a tent on the plateau, which reduces the walk by about 16 km and 4-5 hours.

The Waterfall hike (round trip). Orange route (under construction)

At the Waterfall hike, you experience a series of waterfalls that fall beautifully and impressively towards the Tunulliarfik fjord. There is luxuriant vegetation along sheep trails and a beautiful view over the blue fjord with drifting icebergs all the way back towards Igaliku.
 
Accommodation: Igaliku Country Hotel.

Nuuluk 823 m (return). Blue route (under construction)

The mountain Nuuluk can be climbed on a moderate walk from Igaliku. You will experience an amazing view of the area. You will also get the feeling of true mountaint and hillwalking on the way up to the top, with its 823 meters.

Orientation/difficulty: Moderate hikint. Steep hills towards the top.
Accommodation: Igaliku Country Hotel.