Glacier Adventure From Skaftafell - Small Group Tour
- 4h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
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 4-hour tour, you will hike through a wonderland of ice sculptures and deep crevasses, traversing zones of different glacial formations. The tour is of moderate difficulty, and to ensure a personal experience, groups are limited to 8 participants. Choose from the following departure times when booking: 9am, 9:30am, 1pm, and 1:30pm.
Inclusions
What's included
- Certified glacier guide
- Transport to glacier by minibus
- All necessary glacier gear
- Guided glacier hike
What's not
- 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
Itinerary
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 for an amazing adventure.
We head to the glacier on our Glacier Bus. After a few minute's drive from our Skaftafell Base Camp, there is a short hike up to the roots of the glacier. After a short introduction on how to use the glacier gear, we step onto the glacier and into a frozen wonderland. The guide will lead the group through deep crevasses and majestic ice ridges. With about 2 hours on the glacier, we have plenty of time to take pictures and make memories. After the wonderful adventure, we head back to our Skaftafell Base Camp.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Glacier tour
The glacier tour was an amazing experience! Przemysław was a fantastic guide – very dedicated, professional, and full of positive energy. You can really see that he loves his job and is truly passionate about sharing his knowledge. Thanks to him, we felt safe and could fully enjoy the entire experience. 😊
5Unbelievable trip
We recently completed the Laugevagur trail with a small but amazing group. The scenery is unbelievable but what made the trip was the group, and in particular our guide Gunni who was excellent. Couldn’t recommend him highly enough
5Great hike and intro to ice climbing
We thoroughly enjoyed our glacier hike and climb. Brook was our guide. He kept it fun, interesting, and safe. Before we needed to know something he would tell us what to expect and give instructions for what to do. The tour says glacier hike and climb. It is mostly a hike with a small introduction to ice climbing. We were fortunate to have a nice sunny day.
5Otherworldly Experience
Eliska was an amazing tour guide and gave us the experience of a lifetime!!! She was able to handle unexpected situations perfectly & gave us a really good history of the glacier and tour! Words can’t describe how amazing this hike and climb were!!!!
5One of the Highlights of Our Iceland Trip
Ice climbing on a glacier had been on my bucket list for a very long time, and I finally got the chance to make that dream come true. The whole tour was a fantastic experience, and I definitely have to mention our guide, Przemyslaw @jezierek, who was absolutely great. He was energetic, positive, fun, and made the whole experience even better. He handled the group really well, gave us plenty of useful tips and guidance, and made us feel confident throughout the climb. For me, this was one of those truly memorable experiences I had been looking forward to for years, and I’m very happy I finally got to do it.
5Unforgettable ice climbing experience
We had an amazing experience glacial hiking and ice climbing with our guide, Brook. Brook was very knowledgeable about the area and gave us good instructions on glacial hiking/ice climbing techniques. He chose a spot with a picturesque for the climb. Brook also gave us an extra chance to descend down the glacier with a rope. Despite this being my first time ice climbing, I felt comfortable and had a lot of fun. It was a beautiful view and was worth the money! I would highly recommend this.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Our Skaftafell Base Camp, wooden sales lodge, is located by the bus parking and clearly visible from the National Park Service Center.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Icelandic Mountain Guides
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Age: Minimum 14
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please bring warm clothing, rain gear, gloves, and hiking boots
- Extra clothing can be rented: hiking boots 1.500 ISK and rain gear 1.000 ISK per item
How it compares in Skaftafell
- Its from-price is 18% above the median of the 42 experiences we list in Skaftafell.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 42.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Skaftafell
Skaftafell is a green pocket of Vatnajökull National Park in south-east Iceland, with glacier tongues, the Svartifoss waterfall and walking trails.
Skaftafell is a green oasis in south-east Iceland, set between black sand plains and the white ice of Vatnajökull, Europe's largest ice cap by volume. It forms part of Vatnajökull National Park, and from the visitor centre trails lead through birch scrub and heather to glacier tongues and waterfalls. The Skaftafellsjökull, an outlet glacier, is in view from several paths, and the huge outwash plain of Skeiðarársandur stretches to the coast.
Top-ranked sights in Skaftafell: Svartifoss Waterfall, Skaftafellsjökull.
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