Guided tours at the Arctic Station, Qeqertarsuaq

GUIDED TOURS AT THE ARCTIC STATION, QEQERTARSUAQ

The Arctic Station is a research facility and experiences its busiest period during the tourist season. Many researchers and students stay at the station for varying lengths of time to collect data. The station serves as both a workplace and a home for its residents. This means that guided tours or lectures are not available at the Arctic Station from June 1st to September 15th.

Information about the Arctic Station's history and its founder, Morten Porsild, can be found at the museum. Local tour operators offer guided tours to the area around the Arctic Station.

During the rest of the year (September 15th to May 31st), it is generally possible for group of min. 4 and max. 10 people to have a guided tour of approximately 1.5 hours at the Arctic Station. Tours are arranged directly with the daily scientific coordinator and/or the station manager and should be scheduled as far in advance as possible (at least one week). The cost is 2,000 DKK.

Daily Scientific Coordinator Kisser Thorsøe, Mobile: +299 237431 Email: arktisk-station@science.ku.dk

Station Manager Kjeld Akaaraq Mølgaard, Mobile: +299 541305 Email: as-technic@science.ku.dk

Payment for tours and/or lectures is made via invoice (bank transfer or cash payment to the station's scientific coordinator or manager).

In addition, it is possible throughout the year to arrange lectures in Denmark about the Arctic Station's history and research by the head or deputy head of the Council for the Arctic Station. Such lectures can be tailored to specific academic interests. Requests for these types of lectures should be sent by email to the secretariat. The price is negotiated per lecture based on scope, location, etc. For further specialized questions, you can contact the head or deputy head of the Council for the Arctic Station directly (find contact information under “Organization”), and for general inquiries, you can contact the secretariat.