Ice Exploration Tour from the Glacier Lagoon: Explore the highlights of Iceland’s glaciers

Discover the wonders of Iceland’s glaciers. Follow your guide through stunning glacial terrains. With crampons, a helmet, a harness, and an ice axe, join the Ice Explorers team to explore the Breidamerkurjokull glacier.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Breiðamerkurjökull - On the Ice Exploration tour, you’ll spend about 2 hours (4-6 km) hiking on Breiðamerkurjökull, a glacier outlet of Vatnajökull. Your guide will explain how glaciers form and change, affecting their surroundings. You’ll see various natural attractions, including mountains, ashy ice, and possibly blue ice. The tour activities…
What's Included
  • crampon
  • helmet
  • ice axe
  • safety harness
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Location
Jökulsárlón
We meet next to our super-jeeps, by the Glacier Lagoon café
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lindamc7243mz
Dec 21, 2024
Glaciers are alive! - What an experience! Our guide, Iga, was amazing. Her instructions were clear & helpful. Her passion for the glaciers was infective. She gave them life! I now almost look upon them as living beings in a sense. She said it was her dream job & it was obvious. To be on a glacier, something so ancient, was almost a spiritual experience. Winter is my favorite season and you can't get much better than being on the ice. One piece of advice: while I'm in very good shape for a 71 year old, I sure wished that I'd prepared by daily hauling ass on the steep hills where I live. Will certainly do that next time if they allow people in their mid-70's on the hike! A worthwhile adventure.
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Antonia_z
Oct 1, 2024
Amazing glacier hike - Amazing glacier hike! Our tour guide was passionate about teaching us the transitions and changes the glacier goes through. We had the chance of seeing a few beautiful mini ice caves that were formed and drink glacier water. I highly recommend this tour for the range of things you get to see and experience!
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Y3022gzfrancescap
Sep 29, 2024
Fantastic!!!!! - We had an amazing time walking around the glacier! The guide was really passionate and succeeded in getting us involved in exploring the beauty of the glacier. Definitely recommended!
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50masterm
Sep 24, 2024
Simply amazing! - My glacier tour was simply amazing! During the hike we admired breathtaking views, blue crevasses, shimmering ice formations and beautiful landscapes that seemed to be from another planet. From the moment I met our guide I knew we were in for a special adventure. His kindness and helpfulness made me feel comfortable and safe. Mateusz not only shared his knowledge about glaciers but also inspired us with his passion for this incredible place. This experience will stay with me forever! I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to discover the beauty of nature in such a unique way!
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S5861vpmarkb
Sep 22, 2024
Glacier tour ...great dayà - Great job! Covered a lot of major features og the glacier and blue ice features. Guide was brilliant. Glad they used the superjeeps. Overall great experience and I recommend A++++++
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195codys
Sep 21, 2024
Very unique experience - Amazing experience walking on the glacier. Tour guide was great and informative. You can even drink the glacial melt water from the stream!
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Sararatn
Sep 21, 2024
You gonna love it!!! - We had an absolute blast yesterday! Thomas was our tour guide, and let me tell you, he’s a total rock star! 🎉 Not only does he have a sense of humor that could melt glaciers, but his glacier knowledge is off the charts! Safety first, folks! Thomas made sure we were all good to go while also snapping the best photos—seriously, Levin and I felt like Instagram models on ice! So, hey, Thomas's boss! If you’re reading this, you better give that guy a bonus! He’s worth his weight in ice cream! 😝🍦 Thanks for an unforgettable day! Levin & Sara
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Alba
Sep 16, 2024
Perfect. - It was perfect, the "Ika" Guide was great, very nice and very attentive. The spectacular glacier views. Fully recommended.
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Karinecr1675jn
Sep 16, 2024
nice excursion - We loved our excursions on the glaciers. The Guide was very friendly, the view of the glaciers and the entrance to a cave was spectacular. Drinking water directly from glaciers is also very special. I recommend The Ice Explorers for your visit to the glacier.
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Nuria
Sep 14, 2024
Unbelievable. - Spectacular, both the visit itself and the Tomas Guide. It is a long excursion (ours lasted about 6 hours) and a little hard, but it is very worth it. When I get back to Iceland I will definitely repeat.
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