7 Night Cruise sailing from Maniitsoq roundtrip aboard Rembrandt van Rijn.

This is a voyage for experienced ski mountaineers who climb snow covered alpine mountains and ski downhill. Non-skiers may explore the valleys and lower peaks on snowshoes. From the ship we all will have the opportunity to see wildlife at sea and on shore.

Day 1 - Maniitsoq.
The town is nestled on an island at the mouth of a fjord surrounded by peaks above 2000 m. The port of Maniitsoq is ice free from late spring to early winter. It is a community where fishing and hunting form the backbone of the economy. There is a museum which portrays regional history and culture. Sperm Whale frequently surface in the waters near town.

Day 2 - East of Hamborgerland we reach the fantastic landscapes of the Sermilinguaq Fjord, where we will sail by colonies of Brünnich's Guillemot and Kittiwake. The Maniitsoq area offers the most rugged scenery and mountain tops are flanked by glaciers reaching down to the sea. We will climb to Inngiup Tunulli (910 m). North facing slopes become our playground for great alpine descents. The snowshoe hikers will explore the lower slopes and viewpoints. We sail to the fjord of Appamiut Kangerluarsuat and spend the night there.

Day 3 - We have many choices in this area to climb mountains from shore to the top. In the afternoon we aim for a mountain range north of Kangerluarsuat and again hope for great downhill skiing opportunities. The non-skiers will enjoy a walk with snowshoes on the lower slopes on the same island. Both groups will be shuttled back to the ship which will pick us up at the narrow strait of Kujataa Tunua for a scenic evening sail into Evighedsfjorden (Eternity Fjord). The mountains which we climbed from sea level today are about 700 to 800 meters high.

Day 4 - We disembark at the foot of the mountain not far away from our anchorplacing location. Today we aim for an unnamed 1135 m high alpine peak. The view across Evighedsfjorden (Eternity Fjord) is magnificent. Once skiers and snowshoe walkers reassemble back on the ship we will sail further into Eternity Fjord and stop at the large seabird colony of Taaterat (Kittiwake). The ship will anchor at the nearby glacier front.

Day 5 - We will go ashore after breakfast and ski / snowshoe in two groups into the interior of Taateraat glacier. The skiers will again reach higher grounds and climb a local 1000 m peak. Ski mountaineers may even scale the highest mountain top in this area (1444 m). The snowshoe walkers will explore the rugged glacier fronts which come down to sea level. In the evening we will sail further into the mighty Eternity Fjord, which displays Greenland´s West Coast´s highest peaks., until the frozen head of the fjord will stop us.

Day 6 - The alpine peaks of Evighedsfjorden offer many possibilities for ski mountaineers and snowshoe hikers. Depending on the conditions we can ski up the valley of Ujarassuit and climb the 968 m high peak. We will exit our ski trip at a different beach where our zodiac boats wait to shuttle us back to the ship. We visit Kangaamiut. Hunting and fishing in the rich fjords and back country sustain a population of 350 people. The locals produce some of the finest handicrafts on the West Coast. In this area we often see Humpback Whale.

Day 7 - At the North side of Sermersuut (Hamborgerland) we ski for the last time into the glaciated interior of this beautiful and unique wilderness. Snowshoe walkers will enjoy a coastal walk to a viewpoint.

Day 8 - We disembark in Maniitsoq