Skaftafell: Ice Cave Tour and Glacier Hike
1.Skaftafell: Ice Cave Tour and Glacier Hike
Walk Falljökull Glacier and enter a blue ice cave near Skaftafell with a small-group guide, free parking, and gear included for $165.
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Walk Falljökull Glacier and enter a blue ice cave near Skaftafell with a small-group guide, free parking, and gear included for $165.
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“It was a great experience. We had a very explanatory and helpful guide! The highlight was that we drunk water from a stream on the glacier!”
Hike Sólheimajökull with crampons and expert guidance, seeing crevasses, moulins, and a glacier lagoon in small groups.
“Really wonderful tour with our amazing guide Daniella. We had a very small group which was perfect as could go further up the glacier. Our guide was very knowledgable and we felt completely safe. The glacier is amazing and the views are beautiful. Wasn’t too strenuous a hike so would definitely recommend!”
A 3-hour small-group hike on Sólheimajökull glacier near Vik with crampons, an ice axe, and expert guides.
“Amazing, guide Dennis was absolutely brilliant and catered for everyone’s needs and abilities, thank-you 👍👍”
A 3-hour small-group hike on Sólheimajökull glacier with certified gear, a safety-first guide, and up-close views of ancient ice.
“We had an amazing time. Maria our tour guide was so informative and helpful. My 12 year old was able to do everything! Saw so much, great pictures, and memories of a lifetime. Highly recommend!”
Small-group hike on Sólheimajökull Glacier with crampons and guided access to blue ice, crevasses, and glacier features from Vik.
“Harder than Easy designation but beautiful. Well done. Steve was great, funny and worried about group. I was 1.5 year post knee surgery and struggled.”
Zipline and hike in Vík for glacier views, smart safety gear, and a fun between-lines challenge. Small group, active, and weather-ready.
“Do this zip line! It’s not your traditional zip line and it’s absolutely amazing for it! 10/10 recommend!”
Walk Sólheimajökull with crampons and an ice axe in South Iceland. Gear, safety, and glacier views included for a 3-hour hike.
“Loved it all. Please can you update details to be meeting in the main carpark not 20 m off highway 1. Thanks”
3-hour guided Sólheimajökull glacier hike near Vik with a certified guide, crampon training, ice tunnels, plus coffee and chocolate.
“Very well organized and Frederick our guide was so interesting, he knows a lot and was so king with my son ! Great experience! Thant’s perfect !”
Small-group ice climbing on Sólheimajökull: learn crevasse-safe movement, climb real ice, and (if picked up in Reykjavík) hit waterfalls too.
“Truly amazing experience! Did you know that far less then 1% of individuals experience this in the whole world?!? That’s crazy!”
Zipline over Vik’s canyons and waterfalls, hike through Grafargil rocks and caves, and learn local legends with expert guides in 2 hours.
Walk onto Sólheimajökull Glacier with a certified guide. Crampons, safety gear, and glacier lessons in a 2.5–4 hour tour.
“Our hike on the glacier was incredible. Our guide Sam was very friendly, gave clear and simple instructions about the equipment, shared many interesting facts about the glacier, and also had a great sense of humor. The staff at the reception desk were also very friendly. An amazing experience—I recommend it to anyone visiting Iceland.”
Guided Sólheimajökull Glacier hike near Vik with crampons, ice axes, practice on ice, and dramatic crevasses and ice sculptures.
“I'm 58 years old and in good shape, but I have arthritis in both knees and am afraid of heights. If I had known how many times I was going to have have to take big steps up or down onto icy surfaces, I might not have done this trip. And there were times we…”
A small-group, all-weather Thórsmörk day hike from Hvolsvöllur with super jeeps, waterfalls, canyons, and glacier-river crossings.
“It’s pretty much as the description says. You take a super jeep into an area that you can’t access with any normal vehicle, including most 4 x 4’s and depending on the weather and circumstances of the area you do a hike. As always, I think it’s important to remember that you’re only going to…”
Climb and hike on Falljökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull, with gear, training, and small-group safety in Skaftafell.
“Fantastic tour! The guide was very professional and provided lots of interesting knowledge. Hiking on the glacier itself was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Breathtaking view. First time ice climbing and it was lots of fun. Definitely recomment.”
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