Half-Day Vatnajokull Glacier Small Group Tour from Skaftafell
Description
• Certified guides Our guides have certification from AIMG (Association of Icelandic Mountain Guides). • Small groups The group size for our trips never exceeds 8 people. • 4x4 drive We will drive you all the way to the glacier. That means more time we can spend on ice. • Evening departure (June - August) If you want to avoid the crowds join us for our evening tour and enjoy the complete silence.
Tour Options
Itinerary
You want to hike further into the glacier than most of the other tours do. You are hoping to get close to the ice fall of Falljökull, outlet glacier of Vatnajökull (the largest glacier in Europe). You wish to have a breathtaking view on the crevasses. This is tour is made for you than! We will drive you all the way to the glacier, teach you how to put on crampons and how to use an ice axe and then we will guide you through the labyrint of crevasses, moulins and water streams of the glacier. We are not gonna rush our way to the ice fall, so you will have time to get used to walking on crampons. We will do many stops on the way to explain all about how glaciers are formed, about their history and also a little bit about the area of Skaftafell and Örævi. Of course the guide will assist you with taking many photos from this adventure.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(152)
Great experience, highly recomend
Thoroughly enjoyed this activity. Wonderful way to get onto the glacier and explore all it has to offer. Reasonably challenging. Not an activity for those with mobility issues. Our guide was Hugo was fabulous. Highly recommend this.
We had the opportunity to make the visit alone with Kalia guide which allowed us to go further and see incredible landscapes. The guide was super friendly and very well explainable the geology of the glacier. And we had a bonus in that the guide put us to play at the snow throw. We adore
Worth every penny! The guides were so knowledgeable and attentive. Felt like we had new friends by the end of the trip. A lot of thought is put into these trips and the team did everything they could to ensure we had the best experience. Communication was fantastic too. The tour took about 5hours or more, we walked around 5k to the ABC caves. It was magical. Would 100% recommend and go back!
Hands down one of the highlights of our trip! We did the 5-hour glacier hike with Jose and loved every minute. He made sure we were well taken care of the whole way. Driving right up to the glacier (instead of hiking the long approach) was such a bonus. The blue crevices and views from the top were breathtaking. Can’t recommend it enough!
Fun tour, traveled much further up the glacier than I imagined. Jose is a great guide. The right level of excitement for family.
Experience at the top and very professional guide. Reservations very fast and easy. Location of the meeting very well indicated.
Our hike was phenomenal. Our tour guide Kate was very knowledgeable and did a great job integrating information about the glacier and Iceland into the hike. She tailored the hike to the ability of our small group so that it kept my teenage boys challenged. Would highly recommend.
An awesome experience. The guide was fantastic. This was everything we hoped for. I'm very glad we chose this tour. I can't recommend it enough.
We lucked out by getting a small group of three for our tour, which was awesome. Our guide, Ásta, was so energetic, personable, and fun to go out with. This was a one in a lifetime experience that I definitely recommend to anyone visiting Iceland!
