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Understand

In the village you can find a hotel, restaurant, post office, bakery, book shop, museum and the helicopter station. In Tasiilaq are also Greenland filatelia and a hospital.

The local people are still fisherman and hunters but lots of people also live by administration and service.

The village was founded by Danish explorers in 1894, who called it Ammassalik, the place with lots of ammassats (small fish), the name of the area used by the locals farther south. The locals living in the area continued to call it Tasiilaq, the one that looks like a lake. As a consequence, the city was renamed Tasiilaq a few years ago. The municipality is still called Ammassalip Kummunia.

Get in

thumb|Helicopter landing in Tasiilaq The easiest way to travel to Tasiilaq is to fly from Reykjavik in Iceland. There are several airlines that fly to not far from Tasiilaq. From Kulusuk you can either take the local helicopter (expensive!) or try to find a local fisherman to take you by boat to Tasiilaq.

If you have booked your stay with a hotel or a campground, they will usually offer to pick you up at the Kulusuk Airport with a boat. Otherwise, you can book your flight with Air Greenland.

Get around

The town is small enough to get around it on foot. However, you will need to be in a good shape, as you will need to walk up and down lots of hills the town is built on. Taxi service is also available.

To get to a different settlement (Kummiut, Isortoq or Sermimiligaq) you will need to find a local boat or book a helicopter.

Getting around the island is mostly on foot, and you can simply walk out of the town to start your adventure.

See

thumb|Iceberg watching tour in Tasiilaq You can book several iceberg watching boat tours (half a day or full day) with any of the hotels in town. The icebergs are everywhere, and going around them on a boat can provide some amazing views.

Boat tours are also available to a nearby abandoned village of Ikkatteq, usually combined with iceberg watching.

There are also helicopter tours to nearby glaciers, with or without landing on them.