Vatnajokull Glacier Tour: Small Group Hiking and Ice Caving Experience

Embark on an exhilarating small group hiking and ice caving adventure on the Vatnajökull Glacier in Skaftafell National Park. Explore multiple ice caves and learn from a professional glacier guide.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Arctic Adventures (Skaftafell Base Camp) - This Ice caving and glacier hiking adventure tour take place on the mighty Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier. The cave you visit on this tour is located quite high up on the glacier so a glacier hike is needed in order to reach it adding even more value to the whole glacier experience giving you two activities in one.
What's Included
  • Small group experience
  • Ice caving adventure
  • Professional driver/guide
  • Glacier equipment (crampons, ice axe, helmet)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Clothing
Additional Information

Join us for an exhilarating trek and ice cave exploration on the Vatnajökull Glacier located at Skaftafell National Park! Upon reaching the park, you’ll be greeted by an expert glacial guide who will introduce you to the awe-inspiring ice caves of the Vatnajökull Glacier and share valuable information about the locale. The tour encompasses around 3…

Location
Arctic Adventures (Skaftafell Base Camp)
The meeting point for this tour is at the Arctic Adventures Booking Hut in Skaftafell National park. Skaftafell is located in approx 327km (203 miles) distance from Reykjavik.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Freedom63220220421
Oct 15, 2024
Awesome experience! - We had a wonderful time with our tour guide, Ola. She made us feel comfortable and confident on the glacier and ensured we had ample time to take in the sights and had plenty of opportunities to stop and take pictures.
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Morgan_b
Oct 10, 2024
Once in a lifetime experience - The ice cave/tunnel and glacier walk were fantastic. Amazing views the entire way. Our guide, Lucy, was very patient and informative. She made us feel very safe. Our favorite thing we did in Iceland!
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339domid
Oct 9, 2024
Great experience - You actually walk directly on the glacier to a (very) small ice cave. Currently, due to restrictions, only this one cave can be visited, but the guides try to avoid traffic jams. The cave was still very nice and you experienced some. The view and the feeling of walking on the glacier was great!
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Jennifer_t
Oct 5, 2024
This tour is great! - Annie and Maija were amazing! They were very helpful and went very slow for all of our group to enjoy. They did great with showing us all of the different locations on the glacier. Very highly recommend this tour group.
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Misut1961
Oct 3, 2024
Lifetime experience for sure - What a great time my son and I had yesterday at skaftafell on the glacier! Our day started with a wonderful staff where we got our gear ,and shoe rentals. Then we were driven to meet our awesome guide Eric for our once in a lifetime experience. Great institution, science, and history given to us by Eric made the experience wonderful. We went into small cave then onto the glacier where we spent over an hour discovering, enjoying, and being enlightened. I can’t recommend this crew , company, experience anymore as it was mind blowing! Thank you all for a great day that will never be forgotten.
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Saagarp2024
Apr 22, 2024
Great ice cave tour and glacier hike - Vjeran was a great guide on the ice cave and glacier tour. Very knowledgeable and friendly! Took us to two different waterfalls as a bonus and gave us great recs!
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Meander25504055128
Mar 21, 2024
Hiking through another world! - This was probably the highlight of our trip. We had looked at some of the options from Diamond Beach that were ice caves only but we were glad we decided on this tour instead as the glacier hiking through the ravines was breathtaking and unreal. Our guide, Rab, was awesome. It was a good solid hike with a lot of uphill so make sure you can handle the physical aspect before you book it but this was a well run and amazing experience for us.
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Trip-tramp88
Mar 17, 2024
When in Iceland, trek or regret! - Trekking on Falljökull was possibly the highlight of our trip to Iceland. We were blessed with a fantastic summer weather, and we learnt a lot about ice, glaciers and crampons. In addition, we had a great guide, who clearly loves what he does and imbues his passion. A day to remember!
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439volkerh
Oct 21, 2024
Basically nice tours but too many bookings at the same time or promptly - We did 2 tours with the provider, snorkeling in the Silfra Rift and visiting an ice cave. In our view, both tours were overbooked on the dates, so there were too many guests at the same time. While snorkeling, you stood around in the cold for far too long in your diving clothes (especially in your wet swap shoes and gloves) and were frozen before you got into the water. In the water it was a great experience. During the tour to the ice cave a similar picture, in a small but also beautiful cave there are 3 groups roaming at the same time, in front of the cave a huge queue. Less "business" would be more for the paying tourist, especially in terms of prices.
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Domblachon
Jan 15, 2024
Warning read before booking. - WARNING WARNING DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY They supplied the wrong coordinates and meant sending me 1.3 hours in the wrong direction on a very dangerous road. Tried calling and phone doesn’t work. Tried messaging and emailing to get a response a few days later. When I did find the meeting point, the staff who were lovely tried to put the coordinates in and was wrong (had the same issue with someone day before). Tried to get my money back as particularly went up for the trip and they offered me 10% off a future trip 2 days later. I was warned about this company but based on the reviews (which I now doubt are real) I would highly suggest going else where. A friend did it with icelandic mountain guides the following day and loved it. I am fortunate to travel a lot and this was the only bad review I have ever written.
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