Sólheimajökull Ice Climbing and Glacier Walk
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Grab your hiking boots and get ready, because you’re going to hike and climb the Sólheimajökull glacier in Southern Iceland! This is a comprehensive glacier tour, where you’ll learn about these massive natural phenomena from your guide and be provided with all the necessary equipment to get some exercise in full comfort and safety. You will also learn the basics of ice climbing and climb the vertical crevasse walls of Sólheimajökull glacier. Each guide has a maximum of 6 participants to ensure the safety of the group.
Inclusions
What's included
- Ice-climbing and glacier-walk on Sólheimajökull
- Certified Guide
- Coffee and Chocolates
- All the necessary glacier and safety gear
- Hiking boots
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Waterproof Jacket Rental (1,750 ISK)
- Waterproof Pants Rental (1,750 ISK)
- Hat and Gloves Combo with Logo (3,000 ISK)
- Neck Warmer with Logo (500 ISK)
- Summer Cap with Logo (1,500 ISK)
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.9
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Ratings come from 135 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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5Experience of a lifetime
Beaty was a fabulous guide! She was incredibly informative and so friendly. We had a blast getting to see the glacier and experiencing it first-hand, all the while getting to learn all about its history. Would recommend to anyone visiting Iceland!
5Just do it
Excellent guide and experience. We were on the fence about investing in this tour and it couldn’t have been more worth it. We were able to do ice climbing with our group which was the main highlight.
5Great glacier walk tour
Super easy booking and well organised. Great tour guide too, drinks and chocolate bars at the end were a nice touch too
5Amazing!! Would definitely recommend
This was so much fun!! Highly recommend doing this before the glacier melts and you can’t anymore. Although me and my friends had never gone ice pik climbing or glacier hiking, we felt super safe since our guide was very experienced and made sure we were harnessed, had crampons, etc. Thankfully we all had plenty of hiking & skiing experience, which was good because this activity was quite the hike and definitely required some stamina and muscles. There were also folks in our group who had done this before, and they also enjoyed it, so I think this is good both for beginners and those with experience.
5best activity of our trip!
Our group leaders from Troll were awesome! - Lily and Gustavo were well trained for us. our group had 11 people + the 2 guides The walk to the climb site was about 1 mile. be sure to be prepared for bad weather and not appropriate for young kids! skill required was challenging even for athletic people.
5Definitely Recommend!
Glacier was super scenic! Our guide Iskren was great! Very knowledgeable and good jokes + knew all the good photo spots 👍
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please arrive at our meeting point 20 minutes before the departure time stated on ticket. The meeting point is at our bus marked Tröll Expeditions in the parking lot of Sólheimajökull. You can look up “Troll Expeditions Sólheimajökull” on Google Maps to find exact location and driving directions.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 6 travellers
- Operated by
- Troll Expeditions
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age is 12 years
- Operates in all good weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- A minimum of two people per booking is required
How it compares in Vík
- Its from-price is 24% below the median of the 97 experiences we list in Vík.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 97.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Vík
Vík í Mýrdal is a small village on Iceland's south coast beside black sand, sea stacks and puffin cliffs, with a glacier-capped volcano above.
Vík í Mýrdal is the southernmost village on the Icelandic mainland, set on a green slope above a long beach, with a small red-roofed church on the hill. The Mýrdalsjökull ice cap, which covers the Katla volcano, fills the horizon to the north, and the sea stacks of Reynisdrangar rise out of the water off the beach.
Top-ranked sights in Vík: Reynisfjara Beach, Sólheimajökull Glacier, Mýrdalsjökull Glacier.
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