SKAFTAFELL · ON FOOT
The trails worth the airfare.
The 15 most popular skaftafell hikes. The trails that draw the most hikers, with the distance, the time on your feet, the cost and who guides them.
Walk Falljökull on Vatnajökull with a small group, full safety gear, and expert guidance, then warm up with coffee and Icelandic chocolates.
Most Popular“Fantastic tour - our guide Christina was excellent, very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and kept us safe and entertained at the same time. Definitely worth doing!”
Easy glacier hike on Vatnajökull at Skaftafell: crampons, crevasses, moulins, and epic views with an English guide in about 3 hours.
“The glacier hike was great. Our guide was experienced and quite funny. He was also knowledgeable about the glacier and its surroundings.”
Advanced 5-hour Falljokull hike from Skaftafell: certified guide, crampons and ice axe on Vatnajokull, crevasses, blue ice, big views.
“We are avid hikers and had never been on a glacier before, so this was an exciting adventure for us. We had a wonderful experience with our guide Anna, who was patient and extremely knowledgeable. Anna taught us a lot about crampon use, and how to safely navigate a glacier. We felt safe the entire…”
Walk Vatnajökull from Jökulsárlón on Breiðamerkurjökull with crampons and a safety harness, guided route, and possible ice caves.
Hike Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier from Skaftafell with a small group and full safety gear, plus coffee and chocolates afterward.
“Seeing and being on the glacier was wonderful. I highly suggest it. Our guide was just meh. She was very downbeat and blah. There was no enthusiasm or excitement or encouragement about what we were doing or what we were seeing. There was also limited information about Iceland or the glacier or the region. We…”
Blue Ice Discovery guides you across Falljökull from Skaftafell in a small group, with crampons and ice arches included.
“Amazing Glacier Tour – Highly Recommended! Our glacier tour was an absolutely fantastic and super fun experience! I highly recommend taking the first tour in the morning, as it’s much quieter and you can avoid the larger groups that often come in the afternoon. Our guide, FI, was incredible – very knowledgeable, interesting, and entertaining.…”
Extra-small Vatnajökull glacier hike from Skaftafell: 4x4 to Falljökull, crampons on, up to 2 hours on blue ice.
“Javi was our guide and is an absolutely incredible guide. We purposely booked this particular tour because we were not looking for something too physically intense. If you are looking for that, this is perfect. Javi made the whole experience fun and is extremely knowledgeable which we appreciated. One of our fave parts of this…”
Small-group glacier hike from Skaftafell on Falljökull, led by certified guides with gear and time on ice in Vatnajökull NP.
“Love the guide , she was very knowledgeable, took her time to explain everything. Love the small groups. Unfortunately I’m not good with names 🫣 our guide she’s from Greece and her name starts with K.”
Walk Vatnajökull’s blue ice from Skaftafell with crampons, ice-axe training, and a small-group guide for a safe, scenic glacier hike.
“Excellent and our tour guide, Andrea Fiocca is fantastic. Expert in the field, professional with a human touch. If ypu want this experience to be unique, don't look any further.”
4-hour Skaftafell glacier hike to a blue ice cave from Hof with crampons and ice-axe gear, small-group guides, coffee, and chocolates.
“This was a pretty unorganized experience. Parking was bad. I believe two hours would have made the experience better, four is far to long. You are just walking in the same area for four hours. Pretty exhausting”
A beginner-friendly half-day hike on Vatnajökull’s Falljökull glacier with guided crampons, safety gear, and 4x4 transport from Skaftafell.
“A fantastic hike on the glacier in spectacular surroundings with Sara, who with great empathy guided us well through the trip and communicated a lot about the glaciers...”
A moderate 5-hour glacier hike on Falljökull from Skaftafell, with crampons, 4x4 access, and expert small-group guidance.
“Truly one of the coolest experiences of my life. Our guide Sarah was informative, professional, and fun and felt extremely safe the entire hike. We did the moderate hike which was about 6.5 hours in total with about 4.5-5 hrs of that on Falljokul glacier. In comparison to the easy tour, in addition to the…”
Ice climb and glacier hike at Skaftafell, with certified guides, full safety gear, and small-group attention on the Svínafellsjökull ice.
“Ice climbing on a glacier is a once in a life-time opportunity! Our experiences with Kevin and Yan were wonderful and adventurous”
Skaftafell blue ice cave and Vatnajökull glacier hike with safety gear, crampon walking, and a small-group guide on easy uneven ice.
“Great experience, with a small group of 8 people, due to the period (November). The guide was very friendly, smiling, welcoming, good advice. The weather was good. Hiking in incredible crevices. The ice cellar was a small one, but it depends on the nature, how the glacier shapes as the ice melts.Auto-translated”
4-hour Skaftafell glacier hike to Falljökull with a guide, crampons, and 4x4 transfer. Small group, safety-first, carbon neutral.
“Great guide, Ketch is passionate and explained everything with humor and professionalism. 3 hours of amazing ride! To be done. No less than 4 hours, because it would be frustrating.Auto-translated”
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