Big Chill Adventures, co-founded in 2014 by distinguished 38-year-old glaciochemist Dr. Sarah Aciego and professional photographer Mindy Cambiar, is proud to unveil its inaugural tour of West Greenland. This 12-day/11-night photo-hiking adventure departing August 5, 2015 is a magnificent introduction to calving glaciers, palatial icebergs, dog-sledding, indigenous life, arctic wildlife, and touring fjords by helicopter.
This Greenland trip focuses on exploring and photographing fantastic landscapes, pristine beauty and exotic wildlife in one of the last frontiers.
Guided by Aciego and Cambiar, this West Greenland journey begins with an excursion to Eqi Sermi, known as the “calving glacier”. An early morning boat ride from Ilulissat to the face of the glacier takes several hours and includes opportunities to spot whales. Back at Port Victor, an afternoon visit to a nearby lagoon and moraine is followed by an exciting morning hike in search of a community of arctic foxes.
There will be some free time to explore the capital city of Nuuk and the unique coexistence of indigenous culture with modern technology.
“This trip focuses on exploring and photographing fantastic landscapes, pristine beauty and exotic wildlife in one of the last frontiers,” said Cambiar. “We will take care of everything you need to interact with the Greenland environment up close and personal.”
On Disko Island guests will visit hot springs and take a strenuous 3-4 hour hike to an ice cap with views of the bay, waterfalls and massive basalt cliffs. If weather permits, they’ll dog sled across the ice cap, and spend the evening with local Inuit people in a hut next to the icecap.
“The hut accommodations are primitive, but snug and warm,” said Aciego. “A morning hike down to Qeqertarsuaq to check out the market and whaling museum precedes our return to Ilulissat the following morning.”
Using 4WD trucks, holidaymakers gain unique access to the Greenland ice sheet margin and encounter jaw-dropping waterfalls, lakes, caribou and musk oxen.
Next, guests fly to Kangerlussuaq, the home base for scientific research throughout Greenland, where Aciego has conducted her own award-winning research. Using 4WD trucks, holidaymakers gain unique access to the Greenland ice sheet margin and encounter jaw-dropping waterfalls, lakes, caribou and musk oxen. Day two in Kangerlussuaq provides an opportunity to hike onto the ice sheet and observe more wildlife.
Guests will embark on an unforgettable helicopter excursion over the fjords around the capital city of Nuuk to an inland glacier where they will land on top of the ice sheet next to a large supraglacial lake.
Guests will embark on an unforgettable helicopter excursion over the fjords around the capital city of Nuuk to an inland glacier where they will land on top of the ice sheet next to a large supraglacial lake. There will be some free time to explore the capital city of Nuuk and the unique coexistence of indigenous culture with modern technology.
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