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22 hours ago, cfkm1 said:

You can explore Nanortalik on your own as it is a very small place or do a iceberg tour with local operators( we encountered 2 of them while walking on the main road from the pier and did the iceberg boat tour). Qaqortoq is also very walkable and there is also a private iceberg tour near the fish market.

 

 

 

Do the vendors take cash or credit?  Will they take US dollars?  

20 hours ago, cfkm1 said:

You can explore Nanortalik on your own as it is a very small place or do a iceberg tour with local operators( we encountered 2 of them while walking on the main road from the pier and did the iceberg boat tour). Qaqortoq is also very walkable and there is also a private iceberg tour near the fish market.

 

 

 

Thanks for letting me know.  I've tried to book early with multiple companies.  They are all booked. 

9 hours ago, tatabea said:

Check Tasermiut tours. We have two booked with them (but have not used them before.)

I've seen their tours.  I'll check it out again.  Thanks!

On 2/15/2024 at 3:56 PM, Mangrove Snapper said:

 

It was booked through the ship.  They had two different tours offered.  The one we took was a small group with six people on an enclosed boat, but you could go out to the front or back to take better photos.  The other was on a rigid inflatable boat.  I heard that one also had really good views. 

 

I'm sorry that you got that response.  Maybe the ship will add some as you get closer?  There wasn't a big variety of tours offered on ours but they did repeat them during the day.  I think the Viking ruins had a tour leaving every half hour.

Thanks!

1 hour ago, Mangrove Snapper said:

 

We visited Qaqortoq with Celebrity in 2022.  For us, multiple tenders were in motion but I think only one was docked in town at a time.  So while one was unloading/loading at the pier, another would be on the way to/from and another would be unloading/loading at the ship.  This process was kept up all day. 

 

I can't speak to how long the wait was on the ship to go ashore.  We had an excursion to Viking ruins booked through the ship which had a really early start time and our group was put on the first tender over.  We had an iceberg tour later in the day but we didn't want to risk missing it by waiting for tenders so once on shore, we stayed on shore until we were done with everything.  There was a long line waiting to get back to the ship but it wasn't a terrible wait.  We didn't wait until the last tenders to go back, though, so the wait could have been longer for those who did. 

 

Is your cruise on the Jewel of the Seas?  We were on the Celebrity Summit and I think the ships are about the same size but Jewel might hold a few more passengers. 

Yes we will be on the Jewel of the Seas.   Did you book the iceberg tour through the ship or elsewhere?  I've been trying to book that tour but haven't had any luck getting responses from the tour groups.  One responded and said they weren't doing tours in 2024.

Are you saying that they only use one tender for the entire ship?

Yes I know how the tenders work.  It takes a long time.

5 hours ago, edinburgher said:

With luck you should be able to see them in most of  that area, although we were there earlier in the season.

 

.Or you could explore each town on foot.  They are quite interesting as their way of life is very different The supermarkets are also worth a look.

 

There is one particular past  thread which I hope you read.this one;

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2812546-qaqortoq-greenland/

 

And try to check if the Nanortalik authorities are still offering the different displays and events to cruise pax.

 

We will have to check them out.

Thank you for the information. I appreciate your response.   We are hoping to see the icebergs in Qaqortoq.  I'll try contacting the charter again.   

We are going to Greenland in September.  I have been trying to book tours for Nanortalik and Qaqortoq.  I can't seem to get any tour groups to respond.  The one that did said they aren't working this coming year.  Does anyone know of a tour group to contact ? The ship Royal Caribbean has limited tours too- none in Nanortalik.