Best excursions in Nuuk?

[jeffyd]

We’re currently on the HAL Zuiderdam and were told we’d miss the two Greenland ports due to ice but will be in Nuuk on July 10th. 
 

Anyone suggest any non-ship tours and tour companies they’ve used or recommend for Nuuk? We’re scheduled to be there from 8 AM to 11 PM. Thanks for any help!

 

Jeff

[edinburgher]

3 hours ago, jeffyd said:

Anyone suggest any non-ship tours and tour companies they’ve used or recommend for Nuuk?

Should you only get disappointing replies, if you have not already done so, you may need to use the CC search tool to find past threads containing the word Nuuk in case there is some helpful info within one or two.  I say "disappointing" as Nuuk, despite being the capital, is the same as other towns and settlements in Greenland, in that with almost no (or none) connecting roads at all, most journeys are by sea or air so your excursions would be by sea or air. Or try general internet searching for "tours from Nuuk" or similar. There would be no need for any kind of "Nuuk walking tour" as it is easy to DIY.

 

We docked in a very ugly commercial port, but there were ship shuttle buses which took us from there over the hill to the more attractive and historic Colonial Port where we bought a couple of souvenirs from "ladies with tables", strolled the tiny area around that port,incidentally  the most historic, and visited the National Museum. The Cathedral was closed that day. In the main part of town we window shopped on  proper shopping streets, (the only port stop in Greenland where we saw recognisable shopping streets,)and  used WiFi at the public library

 

Unsure if any of the above was helpful or not, but it was all I could offer although others can maybe add to it.

 

 

Edited Sunday at 01:29 PM by edinburgher

[jeffyd]

Thank you edinburgher for your thoughtful and detailed reply. It is much appreciated. I’ll try what you suggested. 
 

If anyone else has any suggestions, please share. Thanks. 
 

Jeff

[edinburgher]

5 hours ago, jeffyd said:

Thank you edinburgher for your thoughtful and detailed reply. It is much appreciated. I’ll try what you suggested. 
 

If anyone else has any suggestions, please share. Thanks. 

Thanks for acknowledging as so many don't. Fingers crossed for you that others will have some ideas to contribute, but in the meantime did you try the local Tourist Info website visitnuuk  or Tripadvisor or any other websites for ideas?

 

Would also like to mention that Nuuk was the only Greenland port of call where we saw a small number of locals begging, and/or maybe suffering from substance or alcohol abuse. Didn't give us any cause for concern for our personal safety, but we did notice.

Edited Monday at 12:22 PM by edinburgher

[Faithcruiser]

Thanks for the tips.