Hurtigruten Greenland Expedition
Greenland expedition voyages (HX)
Location
Greenland, by ship
HX's Grand Greenland voyages increasingly sail from Nuuk's new airport into Disko Bay's icy giants and the far north of Thule and Kane Basin, with west-coast and Iceland routings too.
Transfer
Embarks Greenland ports
Voyages embark Greenland ports such as Nuuk; charter flights and transfers vary by itinerary and are confirmed per departure, the vessel set by the chosen sailing.
Villas
Cabins across the HX fleet
Cabins from the entry Polar Outside to balcony Expedition Suites, varying by ship; HX runs Greenland on the classic MS Fram and MS Spitsbergen and the battery-hybrid MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen. The vessel is confirmed by itinerary.
Best For
Who it suits
Active travellers who want a premium, expedition-first Greenland voyage with Zodiac landings and an onboard science programme, on a comfortable, sustainable ship. For travellers who want to cover real distance along the Greenland coast with an expert expedition team, the multi-ship programme offers a route and a vessel to suit most plans.
Board Basis
Largely inclusive
All meals are included in the main restaurant Aune; suites add fine dining at Restaurant Lindstrom and further perks, with inclusions varying by cabin grade across the fleet.
Overview
HX's premium Greenland expedition programme
Hurtigruten Greenland Expedition is HX's premium Greenland expedition programme, drawing on around a hundred and thirty years of polar heritage to deliver Zodiac landings, naturalist-led science and Grand Greenland voyages that increasingly sail from Nuuk's new airport into Disko Bay and the far north. Guests choose from a fleet of ships, from the intimate, refurbished MS Spitsbergen and the classic MS Fram to the battery-hybrid MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen with panoramic lounges and balcony suites. Voyages thread the icy giants of Disko Bay, push north toward Thule and Kane Basin on the longer sailings, and trace the west coast with Iceland routings too, the days shaped by Zodiac landings, expert guides and the chance of whales, seals and seabirds. All meals are included in the main restaurant Aune, with fine dining at Restaurant Lindstrom for suite guests, a sauna and a science centre aboard the hybrid ships. Premium, sustainable and expedition-first; this is a multi-ship programme, so the vessel is confirmed by itinerary.
Accommodation
Cabins across the HX fleet
Cabins run from the entry Polar Outside to balcony Expedition Suites, varying by ship across the HX fleet — the classic MS Fram and MS Spitsbergen and the battery-hybrid MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen. As a multi-ship programme, the vessel is confirmed by itinerary, the newer hybrids adding panoramic lounges and balcony suites, the cabins a comfortable base between Zodiac landings on the Greenland coast.
Entry
Polar Outside Cabin
Sleeps two. A sea-view cabin with a window, a private bath, a TV and a safe.
Sea-view windowPrivate bath
Standard
Arctic Superior Cabin
Sleeps two. A more spacious sea-view cabin, with a balcony on the hybrid ships, a minibar and a robe and slippers.
More spaciousBalcony on hybrid ships
Top
Expedition Suite
Sleeps two to three. A suite with a private balcony, a walk-in closet, included fine dining at Restaurant Lindstrom and complimentary laundry.
Private balconyLindstrom fine dining
Food & Drink
Dining
All meals are included in the main restaurant Aune, with fine dining at Restaurant Lindstrom for suite guests and relaxed all-day plates at Fredheim on the hybrid ships. It is comfortable, inclusive expedition dining, the kitchens leaning Nordic, the table part of the rhythm between landings on the Greenland coast.
Main
Restaurant Aune
Restaurant Aune, all-meals-included main dining.
Specialty
Restaurant Lindstrom
Restaurant Lindstrom, fine dining, included for suite guests.
Casual
Fredheim
Fredheim, relaxed all-day plates on the hybrid ships.
Wellbeing
Wellness at sea
A sauna and wellness area on the hybrid ships sit alongside panoramic lounges and a science centre built for the polar setting. Wellness aboard is expedition-scaled, the sauna and the lounges a place to watch the ice pass between Zodiac landings, the science centre at the heart of an expedition-first programme.
A sauna
A sauna, on the hybrid ships.
Panoramic lounges
Panoramic lounges, watching the ice pass.
A science centre
A science centre, onboard expedition science.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Disko Bay, the far north and Greenland's wildlife define a voyage — thread the icy giants of Disko Bay, land by Zodiac with the expedition team, and push north toward Thule and Kane Basin on the longer sailings. Naturalist-led onboard science, and the whales, seals and seabirds of the Greenland coast, round out a premium, expedition-first programme drawing on a hundred and thirty years of polar heritage. HX traces its expedition heritage back to the first ships to open up the polar regions, and the Greenland programme pairs that history with modern hybrid vessels and a serious onboard science team.
Disko Bay's icy giants
Disko Bay's icy giants, among the icebergs.
Zodiac landings
Zodiac landings, ashore with the expedition team.
Polar wildlife
Polar wildlife, whales, seals and seabirds.
Onboard science
Onboard science, naturalist-led programmes.
The far north
The far north, Thule and Kane Basin on longer voyages.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
Charter flights to embarkation
Charter flights to embarkation, varying by itinerary and confirmed per departure.
By sea
Greenland's coast
Greenland's coast, from Disko Bay to the far north of Thule and Kane Basin.
Trusted by Travellers
What Our Clients Say
Read verified, independent reviews from our customers who booked their bespoke luxury holidays with us.
Good to Know
Good to know
A programme, not one ship
- The vessel is confirmed by itinerary.
Premium expedition
- Premium expedition, comfortable and sustainable.
Largely inclusive
- Meals included; perks vary by cabin grade.
Getting there
- Voyages often from Nuuk's new airport.
Book This Property
Start Planning Your Hurtigruten Greenland Expedition Stay
Your HighStreet specialist will respond within 2 working hours with a personalised quote and the best available rates — guaranteed.
1
Your holiday
2
Your details
3
Review
Step 1 of 2
Tell us about your stay
Dates, party size, villa preference and budget.
Dates & party
Date flexibility
Adults
2
Children
0
Budget & accommodation
Budget per person (flights + hotel)
£4,500
£500£50,000+
Villas Preference
Flights
You Might Also Consider
Other Greenland stays you might consider
Greenland
Hotel Arctic
Hotel Arctic is the world's northernmost four-star hotel and Greenland's most famous, standing on the shores of the UNESCO Ilulissat Icefjord on Disko Bay. Every one of its rooms looks out over the icefjord or the bay, in Danish-elegant interiors hung with Greenlandic art, and the hotel adds five coast-edge aluminium igloo cabins (boardwalk-linked, open May to October) for sleeping beside the icebergs. Greenlandic cuisine is served at Restaurant Ulo, there is a terrace for midnight-sun drinks, and the whole hotel is CO2-neutral. The classic Ilulissat icefjord base.
Greenland
Ilimanaq Lodge
Ilimanaq Lodge is Greenland's standout design lodge: fifteen architect-designed, two-storey cabins set cliff-side in the historic Ilimanaq settlement on Disko Bay, reached only by a 30-minute boat transfer from Ilulissat through the UNESCO Icefjord. Each cabin of around 40 square metres has a wall-sized panorama window framing drifting icebergs and breaching whales from the bed or the private terrace. Dinner is gourmet, served at Restaurant Egede in a restored 1751 colonial building, and the whole lodge is solar-powered and off-grid. Remote, design-led and gastronomic, on the edge of the ice.
Greenland
Hotel Hans Egede
Hotel Hans Egede is Nuuk's largest and best-known hotel, in the heart of Greenland's capital on the main street, a four-star Scandinavian-design city hotel within walking distance of the harbour, the Katuaq Cultural Center and the National Museum. Rooms run from budget to the named Clinton Suite, with city or fjord views, and serviced apartments sit alongside them. The hotel is home to Nuuk's standout dining: the fine-dining Sarfalik, the A Hereford Beefstouw steakhouse, and the top-floor Skyline Bar with panoramic views over the capital, the fjord and the mountains. The central base in the capital, and a natural Nuuk gateway stop.