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Tupilak Travel is an independently owned, all-year specialist tour operator and travel agency, as well as tourist office based in Capital of Greenland, Nuuk.

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Tupilak Travel is currently offering the following activities:

Flightseeing

Guided sightseeing, birdwatching, meeting locals, whale watching, mountaineering, northern lights.

Nuuk offers many historical tours, as the city hosts the main cultural and political institutions. We focus on giving the visitors to Nuuk an insight in the development of Greenland. Apart from the cultural tours, we offer a wide range of day tours by boat, feed or vehicle.

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Tupilak Travel is One of the most uset travel agents operator in Greenland. they make it pssible to combine the journey with stays and various tours in both in Nuuk and in the rest of Greenland.

Tupilak Travel also functions as a tourist office which is located in Nuuk city center. Here you can book and obtain information about different tours, accommodation, the capital and Greenland in general.

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TUPILAK TRAVEL

Tupilak Travel offers cheap travel to Greenland, in particular to the country’s capital, Nuuk. The journey can be combined with overnight accommodation and excursions in the area.

Tupilak Travel’s office also functions as a tourist office, books trips and provides information about what’s available in Greenland’s capital.

Guided sightseeing The old and the new are inextricably linked. The capital has ice, whales, magnificent scenery, tradition and legends.

Close to the local population First stop is the animal skin sewing workshop, Kittat, where the guide describes traditional tanning of animal skins, the national costume and embroidering of skins.

Souvenir shopping In Tupilak Travel’s shop you can find various handicrafts such as masks, figures made of reindeer antler and soapstone, jewellery made of walrus tusk, narwhal tusk, reindeer antler, musk ox horn and polar bear and seal claw.

Boat trips The captain and the guide keep their eyes peeled for whales, whilst you can enjoy the sight of the colourful houses in the fells.

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A boat trip on Nuuk’s fjord enables you to get a new perspective on the town. The captain and the guide keep their eyes peeled for whales, whilst you can enjoy the sight of the colourful houses in the fells.

Alternatively you can take the trip all the way to Kangeq and the island of Håbets ø. The famous artist Aron lived on Kangeq and it was here he painted his watercolours based on Greenlandic myths and legends.

The Danish missionary Hans Egede arrived in 1721 and lived there for 8 years. The ruins of his old house can still be seen on the island.

Tupilak Travel also has a trip all the way to Kangersuneq/Icefjord, which takes around two hours. The boat sails as close to the glacier as possible and you can enjoy your lunch with a view of the front of the glacier. The majority of trips include a delicious lunch onboard.

GUIDET SIGHTSEEING

Go on a tour of the town and visit Greenland National Museum, attractively situated in the old quarter down towards the fjord.

Take a look at Hans Egede’s House. Walk past the University of Greenland and experience examples of modern architecture in harmony with the surrounding countryside.

The cultural centre at Katuaq with its wave-like facade is also well worth a closer look. This also applies to the art museum, which houses the latest trends in art and handicrafts.

Plan your tour with the guide from Tupilak Travel and get answers to all your questions while exploring Greenland’s capital.

CLOSE TO THE LOCAL POPULATION

Good conversation, coffee and cakes go hand in hand. A good way of experiencing Greenlandic culture and hospitality is to take part in a traditional kaffemik.

Inhabitants in Nuuk are happy to open the door to their home and invite you in for a cup of coffee, tea and homemade cakes.

The tour begins at Tupilak Travel’s office. The first stop is the animal skin sewing workshop, Kittat, where the guide describes traditional tanning of animal skin, the national costume and embroidering of animal skins for around half an hour.

The tour then continues to the house of a local family who are ready with a well-laid table and good stories about everyday life in Nuuk, then and now.

SOUVENIR SHOPPING

In Tupilak Travel’s shop you can find various handicrafts such as masks, figures made of reindeer antler and soapstone, jewellery made of walrus tusk, narwhal tusk, reindeer antler musk ox horn and polar bear and seal claw.

It’s also possible to explore an exciting range of sealskin products, including furs, jackets, mittens, hats, slippers, wallets, bags, pencil cases, belts, etc. – all in designs that are faithful to Greenlandic culture and history.

Kristine Markussen, an inventive potter, is behind the shop’s range of cups, bowls, oil lamps, pots and many other special items decorated with Greenlandic motifs. The clay used in the ceramic products is from Greenland. Take a look inside and be inspired

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Tupilak – a souvenir that protects you

Published: 16/06/2020

Reading time: 3 minutes

Tupilak means ‘the ancestor’s spirit’ – As part of Inuit mythology, tupilaks were special and meaningful for Greenlandic tribes.

Nowadays, when travelers glimpse Greenlandic souvenirs for the first time, tupilaks are sort of a piece of art they can bring home, but not so often they know the meaning or the origin of tupilaks. Before turning into souvenirs, these unique carved figures possessed magical powers to annihilate enemies. 

All these small or big tupilaks can be collectable, with totemic figures, happy or scary faces, erotic and misterious creatures related to fertility, sex, danger or evil, evoking superstition. 

Not everybody was able to create tupilaks, first of all, the inuit creator had to be a warlock, or a shaman, who based on his experience and knowledge about witchcraft, could create a powerful monster made of animal bones, skin, hair, antlers, sinew, ribs, feathers, tusks, teeth, etc. Some people say, these magicians were also using human remains, taken from dead child’s bodies.

This carved figures had a very important mission: to protect the shaman against the enemy. Once they finished the tupilak, the owner and creator was gathering all the pieces, tying them as a pack and sending it into the sea, not before chanting magic spells over the tupilak, as part of the ritual, in order to find a very particular enemy and kill him using its power.  

Sometimes they were looking for revenge, and sometimes they were just trying to protect themselves and their tribes. They had to be extremely clever choosing the best stuff for their tupilak, hoping the enemy was not yet sending his tupilak against him.  There was always the possibility to fight versus a stronger tupilak, and suddenly get killed by the enemy.

Currently, some tupilaks you can find as souvenirs are mostly carved from wood, sperm whale ivory teeth, narwhal or walrus tusk, or caribou antlers. If you happen to visit Ilulissat, there is a nice workshop, where you can visit the artist carving bones or antlers. As a present for your family and friends, and also for yourself, buy a tupilak key chain, a ring, a display, or a pendant! Just in case, it would be nice to be protected by an ancestor’s soul!

Here is a nice video I’ve found. Filmed and Edited by Bastien Labat for LabatVideo: 

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