Kulusuk

Kulusuk is a town on the island of Kulusuk in Greenland.

Understand

Meaning "the chest of a black guillemot" in Greenlandic, Kulusuk is one of the largest towns in Eastern Greenland, with a population of around 310.

Get in

International Terminal

Air Iceland has one daily flight from Reykjavik, as well as offering day tours all-inclusive of airfare from Iceland. Air Greenland has service to Nuuk as well.

The airport has a small souvenir store and a tax-free shop.

Get around

There are few vehicles in Kulusuk. Walking is a good way to see the town, and bicycles can be hired at Hotel Kulusuk

Hotel Kulusuk offers free airport transfers. If you're not staying there you may have to walk from the airport to town, about a 40-minute walk

See

Panorama of Kulusuk in July 2006

Cemetery.
Church. built with the remains of a shipwreck
Kayak demonstration.
Inuit drum dance.

Do

Winter

Summer

Buy

Post Office.

Eat

Pilersuisoq Market.

Drink

Sleep

Hotel Kulusuk, 3915 Kulusuk, ☎ +299 98 69 93. Restaurant and bar on premises. Accepts all major credit cards.
Arvid Thastum, ☎ +299 98 69 50. private home 250 DKK inc. breakfast.
Geo Utuaq, ☎ +299 98 69 19. private home. basic facilities

Connect

There is mobile phone coverage around Kulusuk and Tasiilaq and some more places in the area. Greenland is not part of the EU, so roaming prices are much higher than in the EU. See also https://telepost.gl and your telephone operator.

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