Glide by freighter canoe through iceberg-studded waters below Auyuittuq's granite peaks. This is the single defining Qikiqtarjuaq experience — the Arctic seascape locals themselves consider unmatched.
What to expect
You depart from the community dock in a rugged aluminum or freighter canoe, weaving between towering blue-white icebergs calved from nearby glaciers. Your guide, a local Inuk hunter-boatman, points out ringed seals hauled on ice pans and explains how his family reads the floe edge. The boat may pause for an hour if narwhal or bowhead whales surface nearby. You return wind-burned, having seen a coastline almost no outsider ever does.
Good to know
Book well ahead — boats are limited and weather-dependent; dress in layers with a windproof shell even in July. Coordinate timing with the ship's tender schedule, as sea conditions can shift departure by hours.
Sail there
Luxury cruises that call at Qikiqtarjuaq — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.