Glacier Hike: Explore Vatnajökull's Ice Sculptures

Embark on a thrilling 5-hour glacier hike in Skaftafell. Traverse ice sculptures and crevasses with expert guides. Limited to 8 participants. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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…
What's Included
  • Certified glacier guide
  • Transport to glacier by minibus
  • All necessary glacier gear
  • Guided glacier hike
What's Not Included
  • 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
Additional Information

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…

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

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Richardj399
Mar 25, 2025
Glacier hike on Skaftafell - The tour was one of our top highlights of our trip to Iceland. We had Matteo Meucci as a guide and we was so knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful throughout. He did not push us to go too quickly and really gave us time to absorb our surroundings. The glacier itself was beautiful and we appreciate the dedication in finding the incredible spots to see on it. 10/10, would recommend. Matteo was awesome! 👍
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F8527vusamv
Mar 5, 2025
Really good experience - Arnarson was very cool, he really take the time to explain everything. Thank you for a really good experience and lasting memories.
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Maelisg2025
Jan 30, 2025
Great experience - We had a great time on the glacier. We were fortunate to have had some nice clearings making the moment even more magical. The views are beautiful. Hiking accessible to all. Our guide Kira Timsson was very friendly and adapts to everyone’s walking pace. Thanks again to him.
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I2232ucchloem
Dec 30, 2024
Perfect Glacier Excursion with our Bart Guide - The excursion to the glacier with Bart was perfect. Bart explains with an English understandable to all. He is very considerate and the excursion with him has all the more pleasant. I highly recommend this agency for the number of people per group (today we were 7) and for the quality of the guides.
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882lo_cd
Nov 10, 2024
Excellent hike! - Excellent hiking on the glacier, very nice views. Thanks to Kàri for all the explanations on how glaciers work and on global warming. He also helped us take nice pictures!
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974ao
Nov 10, 2024
Great time with Lucian on the glacier! - 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!
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Daydream61747243083
Nov 8, 2024
Beautiful - Superb excursion with a small ice tunnel accessible on the glacier. Thanks to Heini for his good humor, explanations and professionalism. A little hot chocolate and cookies would have perfected the day. Otherwise, I recommend the activity.
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E9865znsergem
Oct 27, 2024
Great! Thank you Fernanda! - Very nice visit. Fernanda is a very friendly guide, she shared her passion with us enthusiastically and explained very well the consequences of climate change on glaciers. Thanks to her!
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38cl_mentinem
Oct 27, 2024
Great! Thank you Fernanda - Great visit, amazing scenery. Fernanda is a golden guide. Thank you for this beautiful time, these anecdotes and good advice.
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Tonyexterminator
Mar 9, 2025
Left stranded, wasn’t picked up or properly compensated - I was scheduled for this tour and never picked up by the company. They last minute changed pickup location to jokusarlon and Skaftafell day prior, I communicated my preference. Paid my ticket. Both myself, my mother and (2) other guests were left stranded for over an hour without an answer as to why we were never picked up. I called the company 2-3 times during this period, was put on home over 10 minutes accruing international charges without an answer. I found out from the other guest who finally got through internally they did not communicate pickup preferences, so the guides already left for the hike from the other departure location only. This was the number one experience I wanted to have in Iceland, drove south 12 hrs through horrendous hours just for this tour. It is absolutely an unacceptable mistake. I asked they pay for a different adventure to make up for their big mistakes, and the Loss of time and money incurred. They responded they would only cover 15% I trusted this company when there are many other out there I could have chosen from. Leaving us stranded, making us wait , and the response to their mistake has been unacceptable
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