5-hour Glacier Adventure From Skaftafell | 4 hours 30 minutes

183 Reviews | Skaftafell
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Adult (16-99) Minimum: 1, Maximum: 8
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Scheduled departure
2 Adults x $199.00
$398.00
Approx Total
$398.00

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Certified glacier guide
  • Transport to glacier by minibus
  • All necessary glacier gear
  • Guided glacier hike
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Extra clothing can be rented: hiking boots 1.500 ISK and rain gear 1.000 ISK per item

Overview

On this adventurous, small-group, glacier hike from Skaftafell - Vatnajökull National Park, you'll explore the majestic glacial landscape of one of Vatnajökull outlet glaciers. You will be provided with crampons and ice axes, and an experienced, certified glacier guide will teach you how to use the equipment before you step on to the ice. During your 4-hour tour, you will hike through a wonderland of ice sculptures and deep crevasses, traversing zones of different glacial formations. The tour is of moderate difficulty, and to ensure a personal experience, groups are limited to 8 participants. Choose from the following departure times when booking: 9am, 9:30am, 1pm, and 1:30pm.

Meeting points

Our Skaftafell Base Camp, wooden sales lodge, is located by the bus parking and clearly visible from the National Park Service Center.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Skaftafell National Park

    The tour departs from our Skaftafell Base Camp, right on the Skaftafell campsite next to the visitor center. 20 minutes prior to departure, you will meet your experienced glacier guide, who will gear the group up with crampons, ice axes and harnesses. When everyone is ready, you will take our glacier bus up to the glacier for an amazing adventure.

    20 minutes

  • N/A

    We head to the glacier on our Glacier Bus. After a few minute's drive from our Skaftafell Base Camp, there is a short hike up to the roots of the glacier. After a short introduction on how to use the glacier gear, we step onto the glacier and into a frozen wonderland. The guide will lead the group through deep crevasses and majestic ice ridges. With about 2 hours on the glacier, we have plenty of time to take pictures and make memories. After the wonderful adventure, we head back to our Skaftafell Base Camp.

    4 hours

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Additional Info

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Age: Minimum 14
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please bring warm clothing, rain gear, gloves, and hiking boots
  • Extra clothing can be rented: hiking boots 1.500 ISK and rain gear 1.000 ISK per item

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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4.9

183 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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    175
  • 4 stars
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  • 3 stars
    1
  • 2 stars
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 175 reviews with 5 stars

Great time with Lucian on the glacier!

Published on Nov, 2024

The glacier tour with Lucian was fabulous! We were traveling as a family of 5 ranging in ages from mid 20s to mid 60s. We all thought this was one of the highlights of our Icelandic vacation. Our group was small (7) and Lucian was fantastic. He made us all feel safe, comfortable and wanted to provide an incredible experience (which he did!) He even volunteered to take some pictures of us with our camera in some very cool places making for great souvenirs of the experience. For most of us, this was not our first glacier hike, but it was certainly one of the best! In addition to providing a wonderful experience, we felt that Lucian was focused on our safety. Would highly recommend this hike!

Glacier Excursion

Published on Oct, 2024

It was a great excursion with two very fun and knowledgeable guides. They kept us safe and happy the whole time. Thanks Marc and Ãgúst!

Fantastic glacier hike

Published on Oct, 2024

This was a truly amazing glacier hike and Mark is a fantastic tour guide. (For reference, this was my 5th glacier hike, although my first in Iceland). An absolute highlight in a week of amazing Icelandic activities. After a short drive to the glacier, our group of 8 headed toward the ice fall. We spent some time on the plateau, and then the crevasses, and ultimately landed at the base of the icefall where we had a short picnic lunch on the ice. Mark showed us many really interesting ice features, including a small cave, and taught us a lot about glaciers. He was extremely safety conscious but also very friendly and easy going. We really enjoyed our day with him and knew we were in very expert hands. Highly recommend Icelandic Mountain Guides, Mark, and this glacier hike in particular.

The Glacier Walk is a most in your visit to Iceland!!

Published on Sep, 2024

This was one of the best experiences I have had in my life, with the most astonishing views of the glacier. Even though we couldn’t enter the ice cave for security reasons our guide Marc Francis made sure we enjoyed a magnificent trip and we were really lucky with the weather. Marc made sure we understood the safety measures and had all our safety equipment and snacks for the trip. Along the way we enjoyed some great views, Marc explained everything we saw and answer all our questions. He was also a great photographer. Would definitely love to do it again.

You have to give this a go

Published on Sep, 2024

This was one of the coolest and memorable experiences I’ve had. The landscape and scenery were truly amazing! Our guide Kari helped make the trip however. He was very professional and knowledgeable while being funny and interesting. He made sure we were safe and entertained throughout the 5 hours. To make your experience more comfortable make sure you bring gloves and go to the bathroom just before you set off on the bus.

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