Greenland is the northernmost country in the world, located on the American continent between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, facing the Canadian coast on one side and the north-west of Europe on the other. Kalaallit Nunaat (the country's native name) is the largest island in the world, excluding the island continent of Australia, with a total area of 2,415,100 km². Just over 83% of Greenland is covered in ice, making it the world's second-largest ice reserve after Antarctica.
Greenland is one of the last remaining unspoilt and remote destinations on the planet.
This trip to Greenland with an anthropological focus takes place in Tunu, meaning “the opposite side, back or reverse”, since most Greenlanders live on the west coast. The term also describes people distinct from other Greenlanders: “the other side of life, the other side of Greenland”. The Ammassalimmiut live here, direct descendants of the Dorset Paleo-Inuit culture. This Inuit group is among the Arctic’s most traditional.
This one anthropological expedition aims at cultural immersion and coexistence with these ice hunters who will teach us their subsistence techniques in such an extreme and hostile environment as the Arctic. We will learn how to drive the dog sled, fish on the ice, build a snow igloo and orient ourselves in a completely different environment from ours. In addition, we will accompany the Inuit in their daily struggle to obtain food through hunting and fishing while enjoying one of the most impressive landscapes in the northern hemisphere. We will travel in dog sleds over the frozen sea and mountains, visit traditional villages and live with these Inuit hunters who continue to live in perfect symbiosis with nature. We will also have the opportunity to enjoy the Northern Lights, which are particularly intense and spectacular at this time.
On the other hand, in our stay in the towns of Kulusuk and Sermiligaaq, we will have the opportunity to observe some traditional rituals still practised by the Ammassalimmiut. We also visit sacred and mythical places in this people’s history.
On this expedition, we will be accompanied by anthropologist Francesc Bailón Trueba, one of the world’s leading experts on Inuit culture and author of: The Poets of the Arctic. Stories from Greenland and The Inuit. Hunters of the Great North. He was also the Inuit culture adviser for the film Nobody Wants the Night, directed by filmmaker Isabel Coixet and nominated for 9 Goya awards.
Recently Francesc has also worked on the documentary The smile of the sun, directed by Guille Cascante and starring some of the Inuit hunters who will accompany us during this expedition:
Thanks to his knowledge and experiences, Francesc will introduce us to the Inuit culture and introduces us to one of the planet's last enduring expressions of humanity: the Inuit people.
This unique journey to a remote, isolated place will offer more than a Great adventure but also experience nature and humanity at their purest. A wonderful experience that could be the trip of a lifetime.
More information here for travel to Greenland.