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Glacier Hike: Explore Sólheimajökull's Beauty
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Embark on a small group adventure to explore the breathtaking Solheimajokull Glacier. Discover its mesmerizing crevasses and glacier moulins in this frozen landscape experience.
Embark on a small group adventure to explore the breathtaking Solheimajokull Glacier. Discover its mesmerizing crevasses and glacier moulins in this frozen landscape experience.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sólheimajökull - The Glacier Experience offers a small-group adventure featuring a leisurely, guided hike across the breathtaking Sólheimajökull Glacier, with approximately 1.5 hours spent walking on the ice. Guided by a seasoned glacier expert, participants will traverse ancient ice, discover intriguing formations, and develop a greater…
- Sólheimajökull - The Glacier Experience offers a small-group adventure featuring a leisurely, guided hike across the breathtaking Sólheimajökull Glacier, with approximately 1.5 hours spent walking on the ice. Guided by a seasoned glacier expert, participants will traverse ancient ice, discover intriguing formations, and develop a greater appreciation for this frozen marvel. This sought-after tour is an ideal opportunity to fully engage with the icy terrains that define Iceland!
What's Included
- Small group guarantee
- Certified glacier guide
- Guided glacier hiking tour on Solheimajokull Glacier
- All necessary glacier gear provided
- Small group guarantee
- Certified glacier guide
- Guided glacier hiking tour on Solheimajokull Glacier
- All necessary glacier gear provided
What's Not Included
- Pick up from Reykjavik
- Hiking shoes and waterproof gear (can be rented for a small fee)
- Food and drinks
- Pick up from Reykjavik
- Hiking shoes and waterproof gear (can be rented for a small fee)
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Join an extraordinary journey across the stunning Sólheimajökull Glacier in an intimate group setting! Discover the glacier’s dynamic characteristics and formation while safely observing deep crevasses, towering ice structures, and captivating moulins. Outfitted with crampons and an ice pick, participants will immerse themselves in the pristine beauty…
Join an extraordinary journey across the stunning Sólheimajökull Glacier in an intimate group setting! Discover the glacier’s dynamic characteristics and formation while safely observing deep crevasses, towering ice structures, and captivating moulins. Outfitted with crampons and an ice pick, participants will immerse themselves in the pristine beauty of this constantly evolving frozen landscape, with a knowledgeable guide providing safety, insights, and enjoyment throughout the adventure.
- Please note that this tour departs from the Solheimajokull Parking Lot. Distance from Reykjavík appoximately 164 km/101 mi
- Minimum age of 8, and minimum shoe size of EUR 35 to ensure crampons fit
- Sturdy hiking boots are required (available to rent for a fee if needed)
- The tour is rated as easy - no prior experience is needed but guests must be able to walk ~3km over uneven terrain
Location
Arctic Adventures - Glacier Guides (Sólheimajökull Base)
Departure Point: Solheimajokull Parking lot - please look for our yellow school bus
Address: GPS 63°31’00.48″N, 19°22’00.12W(WGS84)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(468 Ratings)
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Aph1985
May 18, 2025
Fun Glacier Walk with Basha - We went on the glacier walk at Solheimajokull with Arctic Adventure, and it was a fantastic experience. Our guide, Basha, was excellent. She explained everything clearly, kept the group laughing and made the whole trip really fun. Would love to join them again.
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Billmn8923qj
May 18, 2025
Great Experience - This was a solid and worthwhile experience with a fantastic guide, Steve. The hike on Sólheimajökull was not overly strenuous but still gave a real sense of the glacier’s scale and features. Steve, our guide, was clear, funny, and kept things moving without rushing us throughout. He explained how to use the gear, kept a steady pace for the group, and taught us interesting details about the glacier’s structure and changes over time. The group was small, which helped keep things moving efficiently. If you’re interested in hiking on a glacier and seeing it up close without doing a full-on ice climb, this is a good option. Would recommend this.
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Julie_r
May 16, 2025
Harder than Easy... - 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.
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Mlynb1992
May 14, 2025
Highlight of our trip - The glacier hike with Steve was the highlight of our 9-day trip in Iceland. We were lucky to have a small group so we were able to explore a large portion of the glacier. Steve made sure to take plenty of photos and provided a lot of information about the area and its history/future. Highly recommend this tour & Steve!
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D5814omtomm
Apr 8, 2025
Fantastic Excursion on Sólheimajökull - Fantastic tour across an endangered glacier. Guide (Daniella) was humorous, patient, knowledgeable and conscientious of our safety and wellbeing. Everyone in the group felt secure and well looked after. We were given ample chances to take in the stunning views as well as lots of scientific and geological facts explaining the many features of the glacier, Sólheimajökull. Thank you Daniella and the team from Arctic Adventures.
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396disaw
Mar 22, 2025
Enjoyable glacier hike - Great views, some hiking, and a little learning all made for a good experience. It was not too strenuous, so accessible to many. Tin was our guide and we enjoyed him very much. He was helpful, kind, knowledgeable, fun, and willing to share information. He even offered ideas for places for us to visit later in our trip in Akureyri!
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Sarah_b
Mar 16, 2025
Awesome experience - Such a cool way to experience the glacier. The guides equip you with crampons, helmets, and harnesses (for emergencies only) and go through a lot of safety information beforehand so we felt prepared. The hike itself was fairly short with multiple stops to take photos and catch your breath as needed. Our guide Encsi shared a lot of information about the glacier and answered any questions from the group. I would recommend bringing a rain jacket, thin hat to wear under your helmet (no pompom), and gloves. Maybe a small backpack if you want to bring water or anything else. I would not have gone on the glacier without a guide since they know the safest paths, so this tour was great. Would recommend, especially since walking on this glacier may not be possible in the future when the glacier melts further.
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Kelsey_g
Mar 3, 2025
Fun experience - Our guide was very friendly and educational. It was a pretty easy hike up and back down. Would recommend. The wind and snow that day was cold so would recommend winter clothes and a face mask.
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Yonib281
Feb 24, 2025
Very satisfied! - We had a fantastic time great for a begginer or first time exposure to a glacier, our guide Encsi was wonderful, very experienced, giving informative and interesting info throughout the hike, we saw lovely views and had a good taste of a proper glacier expedition.
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832aaronb
Feb 20, 2025
They let us down 3 hours before!! - Very disappointed with Arctic Adventures.
I booked the Glacier trek for me and my 3 children and it was one of the main things we were looking to do whilst we were in Iceland.
Unfortunately they cancelled the trek 3 hours beforehand, stating "bad weather conditions" as the reason.
We decided to go anyway as the weather was actually really great, and when we got there we found that every other company was running tours and one of their guides even said the weather was "perfect" (see photo), so it sounds like they just made up an excuse.
We got a prompt full refund, but it definitely took the edge off our whole trip, although we absolutely loved Iceland.
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