Kulusuk is the largest of the five villages in Ammassalik municipality. East Greenland's international airport with connections to West Greenland (Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq) and Iceland is half an hour's walk from Kulusuk.

In the busy summer months there are several arrivals and departures daily and the village buzzes with life. Although Kulusuk is visited by several thousand tourists every year, the village is still remarkably untouched by foreign influence. As in the other villages in the district, this is where one comes closest to the original Greenland culture. Fishing and service trades are gaining ground but catching seal, whale and polar bear remains an important source of income for the vast majority of families.

Kulusuk is home to some of the most skilled craftspeople in Greenland, and their tupilaks, carved figures symbolising spirits, are of extremely high quality. A good half of the population of Ammassalik municipality lives in the villages.

in summer the area around Kulusuk and Tasiilaq is surprisingly fertile. Arctic plants, berries and flowers in every colour of the rainbow spring up everywhere, turning a walk into a wonderful experience. The animal life too is rich and varied. Polar bears, narwhals and whales regularly frequent the district. There are thousands of seals, and many species of bird are represented in both summer and winter.