Eqi, Greenland · Greenland

Glacier Lodge Eqi

Eqip Sermia, north of Ilulissat, Greenland

A wilderness cabin camp directly across the fjord from the calving Eqi glacierReached only by a 3-to-5-hour boat sail through iceberg-filled Disko Bay, or by helicopterFront-row Comfort De Luxe cabins with panoramic windows onto the ice

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Location

Across the fjord from Eqi

The camp sits directly across the fjord from the calving Eqip Sermia glacier, around eighty kilometres north of Ilulissat, with the Greenland Ice Sheet on the horizon. The Eqi glacier was made famous by the French polar explorer Paul-Emile Victor, whose mid-century expedition base lies near the camp and can still be visited.

Transfer

Boat or helicopter only

Reached only by a three-to-five-hour boat sail through iceberg-filled Disko Bay, or by helicopter; there is no road in to the camp.

Villas

Wilderness cabins and tents

Around fifteen solar-powered red Nordic huts and a few glamping tents, from comfort cabins to the front-row Comfort De Luxe cabins with panoramic windows and private terraces facing the calving ice.

Best For

Who it suits

Active travellers who want raw Arctic wilderness with just enough comfort, glacier-front views and guided hikes onto the Greenland Ice Sheet, north of Ilulissat. There are few places where you can watch and hear a major glacier calve from the comfort of your own terrace, the ice front active right through the Arctic summer.

Board Basis

Full board

Full board at Cafe Victor, with all meals included and a glacier view; open mid-June to mid-September, off-grid on solar and generator power.

Overview

A wilderness camp facing the calving glacier

Glacier Lodge Eqi is a wilderness cabin camp set directly across the fjord from the thundering, calving Eqip Sermia glacier, around eighty kilometres north of Ilulissat and reached only by a three-to-five-hour boat sail through iceberg-filled Disko Bay or by helicopter. Around fifteen solar-powered red Nordic huts step up the hillside, the front-row Comfort De Luxe cabins giving panoramic windows and private terraces onto the ice, joined by a few glamping tents. The setting is raw Arctic wilderness: there is no road in, the Greenland Ice Sheet lies on the horizon, and the calving face of Eqip Sermia booms across the water through the long Arctic day. Meals are full board at Cafe Victor with a glacier view, days are spent on guided hikes onto the Greenland Ice Sheet, and the historic Paul-Emile Victor expedition relics lie nearby. Raw Arctic wilderness with just enough comfort.

Accommodation

Wilderness cabins and tents

Around fifteen solar-powered red Nordic huts step up the hillside, from comfort cabins to the front-row Comfort De Luxe cabins with panoramic windows and private terraces onto the ice, joined by a few glamping tents. Simple and off-grid, they put guests directly across the fjord from the calving Eqip Sermia glacier, the booming of the ice and the midnight sun the constant companions of a wilderness camp at the edge of the ice sheet. The Comfort De Luxe cabins on the front row are worth the upgrade, their terraces and panoramic windows looking straight across the fjord to the calving face of the ice.

Comfort

Comfort Cabin

Sleeps two, plus two. A solar-powered cabin with a private bath, underfloor heating, a terrace and a glacier view.

Private bathGlacier view

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Comfort De Luxe Cabin

Sleeps two, plus two. A front-row cabin with a panoramic window, a private bath and a terrace facing the calving glacier.

Front rowPanoramic window

Glamping

Luxury Wilderness Tent

Sleeps two. A platform tent with beds, a gas heater and a glacier view; no electricity, with shared facilities.

Platform tentShared facilities

Food & Drink

Dining

Meals are full board at Cafe Victor with a view of the calving glacier, joined by a glacier-front terrace for watching and hearing the ice break away and guided picnics on hikes toward the ice sheet. It is hearty wilderness-camp dining in a setting almost no hotel can match, the calving face of Eqip Sermia filling the view.

Signature

Cafe Victor

Cafe Victor, full-board meals with a view of the calving glacier.

Setting

Glacier-front terrace

Glacier-front terrace, watching and hearing the ice calve.

Field

Guided picnics

Guided picnics, on hikes toward the ice sheet.

Wellbeing

The glacier-view sauna

A small glacier-view sauna offers a place to warm up after a day in the wilderness, looking out toward the calving ice. Wellness here is pared back to the setting itself, the sauna a simple comfort after a hike onto the ice sheet, the glacier booming across the fjord beyond.

A glacier-view sauna

A glacier-view sauna, facing the ice.

After the ice

After the ice, warming up post-hike.

The setting

The setting, wilderness wellness.

Activities & Experiences

Signature Experiences

The calving glacier, the ice sheet and Disko Bay define a stay — watch and hear the Eqip Sermia glacier break away across the fjord, hike onto the Greenland Ice Sheet with a guide, and sail Disko Bay through the icebergs. The historic Paul-Emile Victor expedition relics nearby and the endless light of the Arctic summer round out a raw wilderness stay. Hiking onto the margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet, the second-largest body of ice on the planet, is the signature day here, the calving of Eqip Sermia a constant soundtrack of cracks and booms.