Uummannaq - almost at the top of the world, an exotic town surrounded by breathtaking nature with beautiful mountains and deep blue fiords with gigantic icebergs and where the local population still is depending upon fishing and hunting. In 1972 the famous well-preserved Greenlandic mummies were found just outside Uummannaq. An exhibition about the find can be seen at the town's museum.

Sights

We Walk around a town depending upon hunting and fishing. Dog sledge and sealskin drying outside the houses is a common sight, and the local market tells about the catch of the day. A visit to the museum with details of the mummies found nearby 30 years ago is included as well as lunch.

We sail directly to Kilkitsaq where you will find lots of ruins of Escimo turf huts, here the famous mummies were found 30 years ago (now the mummies are placed in the national muse-um in Nuuk). Then we proceed to a small settlement where we experience the modern life away from the civilization. On our return back to Uummannaq we visit one of the glaciers in the area.

We Walk over a mountain with an impressive viiew over the ice filled fjord to a mountain slope behind the Uummannaq mountain where Santa's Summer cottage can be seen - it is a replica constructed for a TV series from Denmark. Marvellous experience of the high arctic nature.