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
Skaftafellsstofa
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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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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Thibaud
Oct 15, 2024
Great experience on a glacier! - Great experience to learn to walk on a glacier! And the experience was even more enjoyable with our Guide Agust who was very funny and knows a lot! Thank you 😃
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Ceciledw1189qj
Oct 13, 2024
A real happiness, do not hesitate! - Great view, unforgettable experience. The Guide is reassuring and at school even if our English is very bad!!! Thank you.
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498evano
Oct 10, 2024
Glacier Excursion - It was a great excursion with two very fun and knowledgeable guides. They kept us safe and happy the whole time. Thanks Marc and Ágúst!
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Lizo80
Oct 4, 2024
Fantastic glacier hike - 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.
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