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Places near Nuuk by type
All 235 places by distance →One day from Nuuk
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:35 pm
83 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Nuuk
- Eqalunnguit Qaqqaiviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Akunnaatbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Saddle Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Kingittorsuaqviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Ukkusissatviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Nuuk
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Nuuk?
Nuuk Air Traffic Control Tower (viewpoint, about 3 km), Ukkusissat (viewpoint, about 6 km), Saddle Mountain (viewpoint, about 21 km), Kristi Konge (church, about 1 km), Nuuk Art Museum (museum, about 1 km), Church of Our Saviour (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Nuuk?
192 places on Spotwander: 59 beaches & coast, 53 hill stations & viewpoints, 46 rivers, islands & mangroves, 9 churches, 7 other attractions.
Which is the nearest beach to Nuuk?
Eqalugalissuit, about 2 km by road; Qasigiannguit Kangerluat (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Nuuk?
Qernertunnguit Innaat, about 1 km by road; Qaqortoq Kangilleq (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Nuuk?
Start in Nuuk, visit Eqalunnguit Qaqqai, then Akunnaat, then Saddle Mountain, then Kingittorsuaq, then Ukkusissat, and drive back — about 83 km by road in all.