WILD NATURE PHOTO TRAVEL

We officially begin our expedition in the capital city of Reykjavik in Iceland on the 11th of March with our flight to Constable Point in Eastern Greenland. Please note that our flight departs from Reykjavik Airport and not Keflavik International Airport.

On arrival at Constable Point, we will be met by our local Inuit mushers, who will drive dog sleds for us for the duration of the workshop. After a first meet-and-greet, all participants will be fitted for sledge outfits and boots. All non-trip personal gear will be sent directly to Ittoqqortoormiit town by helicopter, where it will be stored at the guesthouse until our return. As soon as the trip kit is packed and ready for storing on the sledges, we will eat a quick lunch at the airport – and then start our journey into Jameson Land.

We follow the old hunting routes, but we will decide day-to-day which way to go, depending on the snow condition and the latest info about where we can find wildlife. We will keep an eye out for wildlife all the time – ptarmigan can be difficult to spot due to their white camouflage winterlook, but they often sit just next to the dog sledge trail and you can get very close to them with your camera. Both dogs and mushers have a trained eye for spotting musk ox and when you reach higher plateaus, everyone will eagerly grab their binoculars and look for musk ox herds. Arctic hare and fox have the same camouflage as ptarmigan, but they move around more so they are easier to spot. If you are patient, you can sneak up on both with a camera.

At night, we will camp in our tents or hunters' cabins, with the dogs surrounding us these are the most effective alarm system if Polar Bears should approach at night. We follow the Jameson Land coastline on the return. Here we are sledging on the frozen sea ice of the largest fjord system in the world – the Scoresby Sund Fjord system. There are very good chances of observing Musk Oxen along this route also – and hopefully there is a chance of meeting polar bears. There may also be opportunities to see seals crawling up onto the sea ice from their breathing holes. Arctic hares and foxes will curiously watch us from the coast and different kinds of seabirds will show up in the sky as we approach Ittoqqortoormiit.

Leaving Jameson land, we pass by the two huts at Kap Stewart and cross over the frozen Hurry Inlet to Liverpool Land and the deserted village of Kap Hope (super photo ops). If we are late arriving, we can sleep over in one of the houses here – otherwise, we will continue the last 12 kilometres to one of the remotest settlements on earth, Ittoqqortoormiit, which was founded in 1925. Before that, the area itself had been home to a dense population of Inuit in the past, as testified by ruins and other archeological remains.

On completion of our sledding adventures, we have made provision to spend three additional nights in Ittoqqortoormiit at a fully provisioned guesthouse with a resident cook who will take very good care of us. The guesthouse is located in the heart of town and has a hot shower, washing machine, etc. Our time here will provide ample opportunity to explore the town and also visit the nearby abandoned town of Kap Tobin by dog sled.

We will transfer back to Constable Point on the 20th of March, conclude our expedition in the afternoon of the 20th of March, and return to Reykjavik, Iceland.

Weather in Eastern Greenland: The weather in the Eastern region of Greenland can be particularly harsh in winter. We reserve the right to make last-minute changes to the itinerary to both avoid bad weather and to take advantage of good weather and light as the conditions permit. Departure delays due to weather and cancelled flights are a fact of life in Greenland and are to be expected. We can take no responsibility for weather-induced delays and ask for your patience if we are delayed by weather for any reason. We strongly recommend you allow a minimum of two days after our expedition in case we are delayed on our return.

Flights to Iceland: Flights to Iceland can be booked with Iceland Air, SAS or other carriers. We recommend arriving in Iceland on the 8th of March or before in case of bad weather delays or lost luggage.

Flights to Eastern Greenland: Please note that the return flight from Reykjavik, Iceland to Constable Point in Eastern Greenland will be booked on your behalf and invoiced seperately.