Under the Executive Order on Access to and Conditions for Travelling in Certain Parts of Greenland, a permit is required for travelling in various parts of Greenland with no public access.
The areas where an access/expedition permit is required and which are listed in section 1 of the Executive Order on Travel, comprise the whole of the inland ice with the glaciers issuing from it, the whole of the National Park in North and East Greenland and the adjoining sea territory, the ice-free area in East and Southeast Greenland until the Lindenow Fjord and the ice-free area in North Greenland North of latitude 78 °N.
Pursuant to section 2 of the Executive Order on Travel, no permit is required for travelling:
- In a limited area north of the town of Qaanaaq between latitudes 78º N and 79º N west of longitude 66º W.
- In Ittoqqortoormiit in the area extending from the town and to the National Park, towards the west to longitude 29º W and towards the south to latitude 70º N.
- In the area extending up to 150 km from the centre of Tasiilaq.
The purpose of this limitation is to avoid impeding the local trekking tourism and tourist activities near the inhabited areas.
See map for an overview of the areas where an expedition permit is required:
