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Sólheimajökull Glacier Hike: An Exhilarating 3-hour Glacial Experience in South Iceland
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Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot
A brief and straightforward Glacier Walk excursion from Sólheimajökull glacier in Southern Iceland provides an excellent opportunity to explore the Icelandic glaciers. During this journey, you’ll spend roughly an hour on the ice, investigating its fascinating characteristics which include awe-inspiring ice structures, crevasses, and water cauldrons.
A brief and straightforward Glacier Walk excursion from Sólheimajökull glacier in Southern Iceland provides an excellent opportunity to explore the Icelandic glaciers. During this journey, you’ll spend roughly an hour on the ice, investigating its fascinating characteristics which include awe-inspiring ice structures, crevasses, and water cauldrons.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot - You will meet your glacier guide in our Sólheimajökull Base Camp. After being fitted with a climbing harness, crampons and equipped with an ice ax, we will head up to the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier. The glacier walk starts with an introduction on how to walk and travel on glaciers and how to use the…
- Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot - You will meet your glacier guide in our Sólheimajökull Base Camp. After being fitted with a climbing harness, crampons and equipped with an ice ax, we will head up to the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier. The glacier walk starts with an introduction on how to walk and travel on glaciers and how to use the equipment you have been provided with. When everyone is ready and comfortable, the guide will lead you through the frozen wonderland if blue ice, glacial fomrations and deep crevasses.
What's Included
- Certified glacier guide
- Complimentary use of glacier equipment: Harness, crampons, ice axe, and helmet
- Certified glacier guide
- Complimentary use of glacier equipment: Harness, crampons, ice axe, and helmet
What's Not Included
- Hiking boots
- Rain gear
- Snacks
- Hiking boots
- Rain gear
- Snacks
Additional Information
- Please bring good, hiking shoes (high on the ankle), warm and waterproof clothing, hat and gloves.
- A small amount of walking is involved (about an hour on the glacier itself, with multiple stops)
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Please bring good, hiking shoes (high on the ankle), warm and waterproof clothing, hat and gloves.
- A small amount of walking is involved (about an hour on the glacier itself, with multiple stops)
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years
Location
Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot
Sólheimajökulsvegur
Please be at location 20 minutes before departure.
Meet us at our base at Sólheimajökull Parking Lot. Driving time from Reykjavík is 2.5 hours. Drive along Road 1 on the South Coast, then take a left turn on Road 221. After ca. 5 minute drive, you will reach the starting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Matze1703
Feb 14, 2025
Perfect experience with great guide! - Great excursion, our guide Geert Meulemans carried out the tour confidently, safely and funny. We would want him back as a glacier guide!
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Gingergirlie1
Feb 14, 2025
Fantastic experience! - Fantastic experience! What a privilege to be allowed to walk on an ancient glacier. Stunning views, very lucky with the weather, and our guide. Geert was funny, charming, knowledgeable and we felt safe in his hands. He guided us at our pace and took lots of photos for us. Definitely recommend.
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H6944wopaule
Feb 11, 2025
Glacier Hike - good for all ages - A great experience made better by Sam our guide, who ensured that we were not only safe but also told us about the history and the science of the glacier and the surrounding environment. It was a perfect family outing but be prepped for changeable weather - we had sun, rain and wind. We managed to see a huge rainbow frame the glacier.
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Tasha_harding3
Feb 6, 2025
highlight of the trip!!!!! - We have amazing tour! We see many ice and wow! So beautiful. We learn so many joke from our guide Sam. Sam teach us about Iceland and glacier. He made us feel safe on glacier and even thow I was so so scary. I would go Iceland again to do tour with Sam! We took many many selfie!
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942l_of
Feb 4, 2025
masterpiece - Beautiful view, very cool and quiet guide, amazing experience. The staff is friendly and very kind. Watch out for the wind;)
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Uniqueparadise2937
Feb 3, 2025
The best time ever!! Guides are amazing!! - I had the best time! I booked the ATV tour near Vik, and my guide was absolutely amazing! I can’t remember his name but I went on the 2/02/25 for 10am, I came on my own and he made sure I was okay every step of the way! He was brilliant! Was also helping others at the plane site with photos and he gave us tips for the best photos! a great and breathtaking experience!! I then wanted to book a glacier hike and I drove only just 10 minutes down the road to the next location, again a massive shout out to Andrea Fiocca and Naiara! Andrea was just amazing, he informed me of changes, how they are formed and took us down some of the crevices, I couldn’t have asked for better guides! Naiara was fab, she helped with getting amazing pics and overall had such a good time! I would recommend it all in a heart beat! I was a solo traveller so this topped it all of!
Thankyou all so much!
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307kate
Feb 1, 2025
Enjoyed every minute! - We really enjoyed our trip with Andrea Fiocca. The nature was beautiful and spectacular, but Andrea truly gave us a great experience. He explained a lot about the glacier and the surroundings and made our hike a wonderful journey!
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Fabioss3524un
Jan 28, 2025
Great and unique experience - Good tour. Bart and Mark were excellent guides.
I did the tour on both the glaciers.
Each has its own characteristica. It was fascinating to learn how the glacier works and interacts with the landscape and geological features.
Expensive like everything in iceland. But worth it.
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G8983fjalexp
Jan 20, 2025
Wonderful glacier hike - We absolutely loved this hike on the glacier. It was beautiful and felt like an adventure. BART was brilliant - he taught us so much and just showed such genuine enjoyment of the glacier. It was a wonderful experience that I would highly recommend.
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Roving29167682821
Jan 20, 2025
One of the highlights of the trip! - The highlight of our trip! Was a fantastic experience and surreal. Learning about the glacier was very interesting and our guide Sam was extremely knowledgable in answering all of the questions we asked! Our guide constantly kept our safety as the upmost priority and reminded us that we are not just on a tour, but mother nature and safety is the number one concern while taking in the breathtaking scenery. He was a fantastic photographer too!
We ended up arriving an hour ahead of time not realizing how close we were staying to the base camp. They have a warm building with coffee available and snacks for purchase. Bathrooms are around back and Icelandic Mountain Guides have complimentary tickets to use them.
Would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is on the fence about a Glacier Hike experience. We decided the day before to book the tour and would 100% do it again.
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