Iceland review - 2013, Page 90

88 ICELAND REVIEW
greenlanD fiShing anD hunting
In 2012, Lax-á opened a camp on the coast of Southwest Green-
land, comprising of 12 two-person lodges, a kitchen and a dining
room with electricity and running water along with other modern
commodities, explains Director of Sales Harpa Hlín Þórðardóttir.
The camp serves as a base for Lax-á’s trips, organized in coopera-
tion with the Greenland Caribou Company which holds the exclu-
sive hunting and fishing rights to 500 square km (196 square miles)
in the area. The Lax-á camp is also the perfect destination for na-
ture walks, exploring the wildlife and wilderness.
The adventure begins with a flight from Reykjavík to Narsarsuaq,
where local guides welcome the visitors, followed by a scenic boat
ride to the camp. Harpa describes her first trip to Greenland as
her most memorable holiday ever. “Greenland is just an amazing
country, so close but also so different from what we’re used to. In
my first visit, I experienced a new connection to nature,” she says.
Already in the afternoon of the day she arrived, she went fishing for
Arctic char in a lake near the camp. “The Arctic char fishing there is
the best in the world. There are just so many of them and of a good
size; up to ten pounds or more. The next morning a local Inuit guide
took me out shooting and I got a big trophy caribou, only after about
30 minutes of sailing from the camp.” Before the day was through,
Harpa and her group went sea fishing with an old-fashioned hand-
line, catching cod, bullhead and flounder. “At the camp we had a
great big barbeque with the catch of the day.” The following days
were spent visiting local villages, fishing more char and cod and try-
ing out for some Atlantic salmon Harpa and her traveling compan-
ions saw jumping in the ocean. “We lost one, but will have to come
back for those,” she vows. “Greenland has captured my heart and I
cannot wait to go back.” Visitors describe the country as the ultimate
wildlife experience.
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exPerienCe of a lifetiMe
Lax-á Angling Club, one of the world’s largest fishing and hunting
outfitters, organizes outdoor adventure tours in Iceland,
Greenland and around the world.