Visiting Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, was made all the more engaging with our bright and spunky guide Vivi, who led our group on a walking tour of the city’s waterfront. Vivi, a resident of Nuuk who had also cruised with us on the Ocean Endeavour prior to our landing in her home city, had a great sense of storytelling and lent a personal perspective to the places we were visiting by sharing anecdotes from her childhood. We learned the Greenland legend behind the sculpture of the Mother of the Sea, the sculpture itself a part of the tides of Nuuk’s bay. The legend, a tale told to teach the responsibility the Greenland people have to nature, was only one of many examples we would find demonstrating the importance of Inuit connection to their lands and its species.
We wandered farther into Nuuk’s Old Harbour, visiting some of the historic buildings, Lutheran church, and checking out the excellent Greenland National Museum. The museum told the story of the native peoples inhabiting Greenland, as well as the history of Greenland as a Danish colony and later an autonomous province of Denmark. A haunting exhibit also houses the world-famous 500-year-old Qilakitsoq mummies, discovered by hunters in the 1970s and remarkably preserved by nature, frozen in time.
Our exploration of Nuuk ended at the local grocery, where Dad and I picked up some Danish treats (butter cookies!!), and the post office, to send my mom a Greenland postcard. Our expedition leader marveled at the bitterly cold, but sunny day—according to Jason, he had experienced sunshine in Nuuk on only one other visit! We returned to the Ocean Endeavour feeling that we had really lucked out, and left sparkling Nuuk, along with Greenland, full of its stories.
The agent had great response to questions and coordinated well to create an itinerary that met our expectations.
Bob Sunshine
1 day ago
Very responsive to all questions
Teresa Cardoso
2 days ago
Kelly and Rhenee were excellent to work with on planning our trip. The logistics all worked smoothly and everyone was friendly and on time. Our accommodations were very good, particularly the incredible Patagonia Camp in Torres del Paine! Our guides on every excursion were outstanding and made the hikes memorable! Overall we had a wonderful trip with incredible memories!
Scott Gibson
2 days ago
Adventure Life is definitely a first-class safari tour company, and our representative was Franny Friesz. First of all, she responded immediately after we contacted Adventure Life. We told Franny that we had never been on a safari, and she was more than eager to offer a mountain of information about the trip. She informed us fully about all the ups, downs, and all arounds! She even prepared a number of packages for us to review -- even after we made changes to the areas we wanted to explore. Friendly, helpful, professional, and extremely knowledgeable -- these words describe Franny, and what a wonderful trip she prepared! We couldn't have asked for better service than Franny of Adventure Life. We HIGHLY recommend her and her outstanding company! Bon Voyage!
Prima Burke
3 days ago
The staff at Adventure Life made planning my family's trip to the Galapagos Islands as easy as possible. They listened to what we were hoping to experience and made thoughtful suggestions about how to accomplish our vacation goals while meeting the needs of travelers ages 17-76! They patiently answered questions and follow up questions in the months leading up to the trip. They helped us trouble shoot and customize the trip in every way possible. The logistics involved in traveling from Boston to the Galapagos are innumerable. The Adventure Life staff helped us arrange every detail and the team they assembled in the Galapagos was tremendous. I have never done a trip this big before and after working with Adventure Life this time--would not hesitate one second in working with them again.