See Qaqortoq from the water on an open RIB boat as you search for nearby icebergs and drifting ice. With a local guide and experienced captain, you’ll travel through fjords and coastal channels with mountain views in every direction. Ice conditions change throughout the season, especially in spring when drift ice can move down the coast, so the route adapts to find the best and safest viewing. For comfort and safety, we provide flotation suits for all guests to wear during the tour. Wildlife is possible, but never guaranteed.
Join a local guide and skilled captain for a focused iceberg tour around Qaqortoq in an open RIB (rigid inflatable boat). The RIB is a fast, stable craft that lets us cover a wider area and respond to where the best ice is on the day, while still keeping safety and comfort as the priority.
Icebergs can appear in the waters around Qaqortoq in many seasons. In spring, drift ice from Northeast Greenland often travels down the coast, changing the seascape from week to week. Some days the ice is spread out and distant, other days you may find larger pieces closer to town. Because ice is always moving with wind and currents, the exact route and how close we can approach will vary. Your captain will navigate carefully, keeping a safe distance and choosing sheltered water when possible.
Your guide will share local context as you travel, including how ice connects to Greenland’s natural cycles and why it has mattered for travel and survival in Inuit life. Along the way you’ll enjoy fjord views, islands, and the mountain backdrop that surrounds Qaqortoq, with time for photos when we slow near the ice.
If conditions are calm and the ice is stable, you may have the chance to get very close and briefly touch the ice, but this is never promised and depends entirely on safety. Wildlife sightings are also unpredictable. Seabirds are common, and you might spot seals or, in some periods, whales further out.
For warmth and safety, all guests wear flotation suits provided by us for the duration of the tour.
