Glacier Hiking In Skaftafell

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Itinerary

1. Embark on a 3-hour guided glacier hike on Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier. Explore stunning ice formations, deep crevasses, and blue-hued ice while learning about the glacier’s history and geology from your expert guide. Suitable for beginners with a moderate fitness level, all necessary gear is provided.

   3 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 57 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Glacier hike

  We did the 3.5-hour glacier hike today and had a fantastic experience! Everything was very well organized. Our group was quite mixed in terms of experience and fitness levels, but our guide Tomasz handled it perfectly. He made sure everyone felt comfortable and created a great tour where everyone could enjoy the experience at their own pace. We had an amazing time and would definitely recommend this glacier hike to anyone visiting Iceland!

  patrickcK48IGSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Glacier walk

  Tomasz is super nice tour guide!! He is being very helpful all the time.

  Seaside31731038645September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 1Do NOT use Viator!!!!

  This experience would have been great, however Viator had the wrong information on their website and therefore caused us to miss our tour. The ticket we bought said 9:30 Al departure. We arrived at 9:10 only to be told that the tour left at 9:00 am and the 3rd party company (Viator) had displayed the wrong information. The tour guides were very helpful and informed us that they will be messaging Viator to help start a refund for us, however Viator has not replied and has not issued our refund despite multiple emails sent requesting one. We were unable to rebook this tour due to it being sold out. Incredible disappointing to not only miss the tour, but also not get refunded by this company. Would not recommend using Viator to anyone due to this terrible communication.

  Olivia_FSeptember 2026via Viator

• 4Glacier hike

  Was a good experience on the glacier, guide was great, gave us a good overview and safety briefing. The hike to the glacier itself was too long, would have been nice to hike more on the glacier. But overall a good first time experience.

  jsing2018September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Our guide really elevated this excursion.

  Mike, our guide was informative, knowledgeable and patient but above all he made this fun! Very enjoyable experience and worth the money and time.

  Jayne_NAugust 2026via Viator

• 5Ice tours

  Great tour, had a lot of fun. Thomas was great and made the whole things super fun.

  vithurans2026July 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Skaftafell

• Its from-price is 51% below the median of the 42 experiences we list in Skaftafell.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 19 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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