Oqaatsut Voyage Tips and guide

Oqaatsut (old Danish name: Rodebay) is a village in Western Greenland.

Oqaatsut (Greenlandic) or Rodebay (Danish) is a coastal village with 46 inhabitants as of 2010.

The local shipping line Diskoline provides regular services from Ilulissat to Oqaatsut, and further to Sarqaq, in summer months.

You can also charter a boat from Ilulissat.

The most beautiful is, of course, to hike to Oqaatsut. It is a beautiful, pleasant, track, takes some 5-7 hours. You can not get lost, just follow the coast line.

69°20′40″N 51°0′10″W

Map of Oqaatsut

You can walk and explore the entire village in about 30 mins.

Beautiful short and long hikes.

During the season, the kayakers come from Ilulissat for a 4-5 hours tour at the southern bay of Oqaatsut, beautiful experience to kayak between the icebergs. You can also join them directly in Oqaatsut.

There is a typical Greenlandic food store. At most times, it is well stocked.

All in all, the food in Rodebay is pretty bad, but they serve a rare Greenlandic microbrew there (you must have cash on hand to pay for the beer, oddly).

There is only one restaurant in town.

• 69.3413-51.001161 H8 (By the dock). Sandwiches and seafood.  (updated Dec 2025)

There is a small hotel (Hotel Nordlys) and a kind of a youth hostel, next to H37. There is a bed & breakfast (as of 2017). The first and third can be booked through Booking.com.

• 69.3433-51.00291 Hotel Nordlys, B 123, ☏ +299 58 28 20, [email protected]. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00. Small cozy hotel. At least 4 rooms that can accommodate up to 25 guests. Clean, breakfast included (served from 07:00-09:30)  (updated Dec 2025)

Beware the mosquitoes if you're there in the summer. In early July, the mosquitoes are brutal — you will have to wear headnets 24/7 whenever you are outside.

In some years, there are no mosquitoes at all.

This is a dead end if you're hiking. You can hike or take a boat back to Ilulissat.