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3-days kayak tours
Period: June - September

Day 1. The tour begins from Kangaatsiaq to the exsettlement - Qeqertarsuatsiaq, which lies north for the town and you row between many small islands. The hunters and the fishers outfit their dogs in some of these islands in the summer period. In the other islands you can find many bird nests of different seabirds. Before arriving to the place to stay overnight, you can angle for cod to the dinner in a little sound, named Qipingasoq. Thereafter you come to the exsettlement, Qeqertarsuatsiaq, which population were leaving in the beginning of 1970's. You have rowed at all 17 km´s. After dinner you can go around the settlement and you can see, that the population has lived of hunting only. From the top the hill you can view Disko on north and view a panorama against the Nordre Stromfiord in south, and especially against the wide sea on west - the Davis Straight. Stay overnight in tent or in one of the uninhabited cabins in the exsettlement.

Day 2. After breakfast the tour goes on against south to the nearly islands. The first island you come to is named Aappilattuaraq, and there has the sea terns their nests. They lay eggs in June-July months. The distance is about 5 kms. When the local weather is good you can row via north of the island, but if there are too big waves in the seaside, you can row via east of the island. Thereafter you will come to the island - Aappilattoq. You found old ruins, which tells you, that the population has been big hunters. From the top the hill, 45 meter high from sea, you have all-round view, to south, north, east and west. You stay overnight there. To the dinner you can cook as you like the fish catched the day before.

Day 3. When you go on rowing from Aappilattoq in the last day of the adventure, you can on your way see seals, whales and another salt-water deers, and without stopping on your way, you arrive the island Qamusivik (sledge place). The hunters places their dogs on this island, when they are hunting at the sea. There from you can go on rowing in waves from the Davis Straight and back to Kangaatsiaq. There ends the adventure.
 

DKK: 4.550,- Included to nights in Kangaatsiaq