Greenland Luxury Expeditions
Greenland is three coasts, two seasons and no road between any of them.
The west, from Nuuk up to Ilulissat and Disko Bay, is flown from Copenhagen, about four hours to Nuuk, and new runways at Nuuk in 2024 and at Qaqortoq and Ilulissat in 2026 have changed the arithmetic. The east, with Tasiilaq and Scoresby Sund, is reached from Iceland. The far north-east opens to expedition ships for a few weeks, when the ice allows.
Algoz is a protection house that runs Greenland luxury expeditions through our Swiss travel partner house and the expedition operators and yachts that sail these waters. One contact, one written proposal, under NDA from the first message. Send the months and the party.
- One contact, in your language, from the first message to the last flight home
- The yacht, ship or lodge matched honestly to the party and the month
- Flights, runways and helicopters planned around the weather, with spare days
- Lodges, tables and Icefjord boats held before the season fills
- Permits and visits ashore handled by the published rules
- An unarmed protection officer where the brief needs one
Planning a Greenland luxury expedition.
One brief for a country with no roads
The vessel, the lodges, the flights, the helicopters and the permits, held as one journey by one contact. One grounded helicopter can undo a week, and the plan assumes it will happen.
What it costs
Every element is quoted as its own line, one figure per line, confirmed before you pay. We publish no figure for Greenland, because a per-person "from" price says nothing about your party, your month or your vessel.
How far ahead to book
Months ahead, not weeks: the 2027 lodge seasons and voyage calendars are already published, and peak weeks go first.
Yacht, ship or lodge?
An ice-class yacht for a family or an owner's party. A Polar Class expedition ship for the far north-east, where a private vessel needs its own permit and a great deal of range. Lodges and the hotels of Ilulissat for those who would rather sleep ashore. We say which fits before you commit.
Where we arrange
Ilulissat and Disko Bay, Nuuk and its fjord, Kangerlussuaq and the edge of the ice sheet, Maniitsoq, Tasiilaq and Kulusuk, Scoresby Sund and Ittoqqortoormiit, the Northeast Greenland National Park, and South Greenland through Qaqortoq.
Is an officer available?
Yes, unarmed: a protective presence with no police powers, which in Greenland is mostly logistics, privacy and the person who notices first. See how close protection works.
A Greenland expedition, line by line.
Yachts and Expedition Cabins
A sole-use ice-class yacht, or the best suite on a Polar Class ship. The vessels built for this water are few, and we say plainly which are free for your dates.
Lodges and Hotels
Hotel Arctic and Hotel Icefiord at Ilulissat, the summer lodges at Ilimanaq and Eqi, Igloo Lodge in winter, Hotel Hans Egede in Nuuk and camps of no more than ten guests. Named as what exists, chosen for the brief.
Flights and Helicopters
Scheduled seats where they are the sensible answer, private aviation where the runway allows, and helicopters where no runway exists. Air Greenland charters helicopters for tourism.
Permits and Visits
Permission from the Government of Greenland for the National Park, the vessel's permit for restricted waters, the special rules of the Icefjord, and visits to settlements run by the published visitor rules, briefed before you land.
Medicine and Evacuation
Insurance that covers helicopter rescue and medical evacuation, satellite communication away from the towns, spare days around every transfer and a plan for the morning the fog does not lift.
A Protection Officer
Vetted, briefed with the crew and carrying no weapon. For a recognised family, a principal with a name, or an owner who wants one person whose only task is the party.
Ilulissat and the Icefjord
Ilulissat Icefjord joined the UNESCO list in 2004: about 40 kilometres of ice running from the ice sheet to Disko Bay, well north of the Arctic Circle. Sermeq Kujalleq, the glacier behind it, has the highest flow of any glacier draining the Greenland ice sheet, moves tens of metres a day and feeds around a tenth of its icebergs. The boardwalk from the Icefjord Centre, by Dorte Mandrup, leads into Sermermiut, settled for almost 4,000 years. Hotel Arctic is four-star, open all year and front row to the Icefjord; Hotel Icefiord has 36 rooms over Disko Bay. Ilimanaq Lodge, about 15 kilometres away by boat, and Glacier Lodge Eqi, about 80, run from mid-June to early September. The new 2,200-metre runway opened on 29 October 2026.
Destination managementDisko Bay by expedition yacht
Disko Bay is about 150 kilometres by 100, the largest open bay in West Greenland, with icebergs grounded off Ilulissat, and Qasigiannguit, Aasiaat and Disko Island around its shores. Bowhead and humpback whales arrive from spring, and June to September is the best window by boat. The yachts for this water are few: Hanse Explorer, 47.76 metres and ice-class, takes twelve guests; Cloudbreak, at 72 metres, has an ice-reinforced hull. They are named as the kind of vessel, not a promise of availability. On a sole-use charter your party sets the pace, the table and the priorities, inside the permit, the ice and the weather, with a helicopter where the yacht can carry one or one can be chartered.
Yacht charterNuuk, the fjord and the gateway
Greenland's capital, a few kilometres further north than Reykjavik: about 20,000 people at the mouth of Nuup Kangerlua, with Katuaq, the National Museum and its Qilakitsoq mummies, and Hotel Hans Egede with the Sarfalik table. Deep in the fjord, Camp Kiattua takes no more than ten guests from June to October, in heated accommodation with proper beds and private bathrooms. The rebuilt 2,200-metre runway opened on 28 November 2024: Air Greenland flies Copenhagen in about four hours, Icelandair comes from Keflavik, and United flies Newark in season. Kangerlussuaq, with a 2,810-metre runway and the only road to the ice sheet, remains the long field and the diversion. For private aviation, runway length and surface decide the aircraft and the stop, confirmed with the operator for the dates.
Private jet charterEast Greenland: Tasiilaq, Kulusuk and Scoresby Sund
Kulusuk is about two hours from Iceland by airline, and a helicopter crosses to Tasiilaq, 1,830 people on Ammassalik Island and the largest town on the east coast, with ice caves, glacier walks and spring ski terrain behind it. Further north, Scoresby Sund is one of the largest fjord systems on earth: some 38,000 square kilometres, with branches running 340 to 350 kilometres inland. Ittoqqortoormiit, 329 people and the only permanent settlement in the region, is reached from Iceland by Norlandair to Nerlerit Inaat and a helicopter of about 15 minutes. Ships come principally in the second half of August into mid-September, and the oak schooner Hildur is offered for private charter on these waters. Kulusuk and Nerlerit Inaat are short gravel strips, which decides the aircraft.
Private travelThe Northeast Greenland National Park
At 972,000 square kilometres, the largest national park in the world, with no permanent population. Musk oxen, walrus and polar bears along a coast that opens to ships from late July in ice-permitting years. You need permission from the Government of Greenland: a voyage operator holds it for its guests, and a private yacht must hold its own. For most parties the honest answer is a Polar Class expedition ship and the best suite aboard, not a yacht at the edge of its range. Ashore, bear defence sits with the expedition staff and guests never handle firearms. Our officer carries no weapon and has no police powers, and that is what a protective presence means here.
What close protection isWinter Greenland: sled dogs, aurora and heli-skiing
The sun returns to Ilulissat on 13 January after about six weeks of polar night. Dog sledding runs there from January to April, in the sled-dog districts north of the Arctic Circle and on the east coast, and it can reach minus 30 on the sled. The northern lights run from late August to April; Igloo Lodge near Ilulissat, a true igloo stay without electricity or running water, and the Aurora Lodge cabins of Hotel Icefiord are built for them. Heli-skiing is a spring matter, broadly April and May, at Maniitsoq and around Tasiilaq, weeks confirmed by the operator. The rules ashore are short. Ask before photographing a person, and hesitation means no. Never approach, pet or feed a sled dog. Keep away from private windows. Cultural remains are protected by law, so stay well clear.
What a luxury concierge costsThe calendar the voyages are booked around.
The light returns
Polar night ends at Ilulissat on 13 January. Aurora and dog sledding begin, and Igloo Lodge opens at the end of January, once the snow is deep enough. Expect minus 24 to minus 5 degrees in January.
The sled and the last aurora
Dog sledding at its best and the last of the aurora, with East Greenland strong. Arctic Sounds fills Sisimiut in late March, and April brings the Arctic Circle Race at Sisimiut and the National Dogsled Race at Qeqertarsuaq. The heli-ski weeks begin.
Skiing to the sea
Heli-skiing around Maniitsoq and the Ammassalik area, with descents that end at iceberg-filled seas. The weeks belong to the operator and the snow, and are confirmed each season.
The midnight sun
At Ilulissat the sun does not set from late May into July. Ilimanaq and Eqi open in mid-June, National Day falls on 21 June, the whales are back and the Nuuk Five Peaks runs in July. Bring a mosquito net.
The east opens
Northeast Greenland opens from late July in ice-permitting years; Scoresby Sund is principally the second half of August into mid-September. Aurora returns in late August, whales gather off Disko Island in September and the lodges close early that month.
The quiet months
The Suialaa Arts Festival in Nuuk in October, the Polar Circle Marathon on 30 and 31 October 2027 by its organiser's calendar, then polar night in the north and New Year in Ilulissat. Few voyages, and a different country.
How a Greenland luxury expedition is arranged.
Enquiry
You write once, in any of our languages, with the months, the party and what you want to see. Held under NDA from the first message.
The Brief
Who travels, their ages and health, how much cold and rough water they will accept, and whether a name changes the security picture.
Proposal
The vessel, the lodges, the flights, the helicopters and the permits, each quoted as its own line, one figure per line, confirmed before you pay. Where a cabin or a yacht does not exist for your dates, we say so.
The Voyage
Arranged through our Swiss travel partner house and the operators and yachts that run the voyages. Transfers, baggage limits, spare days and the plan for a closed sky are written down before you leave.
On Board
Your one contact stays reachable from the first flight to the last. The captain and the expedition leader decide what the ice and the weather allow, and nobody on our side argues with them.
After
The flights home, the kit shipped, the invoice reconciled to the proposal. What you saw and who you were stays under the NDA.
“In Greenland the ice has the last word. Everything before that word is our work.”
What a private Greenland expedition costs.
There is no honest single figure. A private voyage is built from the vessel, the weeks, the flights and helicopters, the lodges, the guides and the permits, and each is quoted as its own line, one figure per line, confirmed before you pay, and nothing is discovered on the ice.
Close protection carries no published figure here: the officer is quoted to the brief, with travel and the officer's berth as separate lines. An expedition is booked months ahead, not weeks. We ask for at least seven days for anything, under 48 hours carries an urgency fee and is not guaranteed, and peak weeks book out far earlier. See what a luxury concierge costs and what a bodyguard costs.
Send the months and the party.
Tell us when you can travel, who is coming and what you want to stand in front of. One written proposal follows, one figure per line, under NDA from the first message.
Enquire WhatsAppWho books a private Greenland expedition.
A midnight-sun fortnight
A yacht in Disko Bay with a lodge night at Ilimanaq, the children briefed on the dogs, and a plan built around the youngest of the party.
A yacht in the ice
The yacht positioned, the permits settled, provisions and crew looked after at Nuuk and Ilulissat, and a helicopter where one can be chartered.
Away from the capital
Since 2025 Nuuk has drawn the foreign press. A small party on one vessel, well clear of the capital, with an unarmed officer and everyone we engage under NDA.
One contact, one file
An assistant or a family office can run it all, with the proposal line by line and the passports, visas and insurance tracked.
The light and the lens
The month chosen for the light, the vessel placed for it, and a plan around the moon for the aurora.
Those who came to understand it
The edge of the ice sheet at Kangerlussuaq, The Story of the Ice at the Icefjord Centre, Sermermiut on foot, and guides who know what they are looking at.
West, east and the far north-east.
The whole inhabited coast and the ice beyond it, on one brief. The same house arranges yacht charter, private jet charter, executive transportation and destination management worldwide.
The other ice, and how to reach it.
Algoz FZ-LLC (Trade License 5033995 | TRN 105119056700001) is licensed by RAKEZ for Businessmen Services and Lifestyle Development Consultancy. Operational services such as security, transportation and concierge are delivered through vetted, licensed specialist partners, selected, contracted and overseen by Algoz. All operational execution is performed exclusively by licensed third-party partners holding the necessary local permits. We provide direct assistance and support in partnership with regulated local providers, in compliance with local law. Clients remain responsible for obtaining any required approvals. Rules on armed services vary by country and there are exceptions; where an authorisation is required, it needs a minimum 30-day lead time and may be refused. All activities comply with UAE law and RAKEZ regulations.