Kulusuk - human settlement
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
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 tax-free shop and a small souvenir store where one could get their passport stamped for free.
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
- Cemetery.
- Church. built with the remains of a shipwreck
- Kayak demonstration.
- Inuit drum dance.
- Museum. small museum run by a local Greenlandic family based in Kulusuk
Do
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 (dead link: January 2023) and your telephone operator.
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Kulusuk
Postal code:3915Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/NuukPopulation:241Coordinates:65.58, -37.18
Sermersooq
Primary administrative division