Family Glacier Adventure: Boat & Walk Experience

This perfect family excursion includes a boat ride across the glacier lake, where you can see floating icebergs, before reaching the glacier itself. Walking on the glacier is bound to impress, with its vast crevasses and stunning views from the glacier’s edge, creating unforgettable memories for everyone in the family.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Austdalsbreen - A SHORTER TRIP, PERFECT FOR FAMILIES!
    The adventure begins with a 15-minute boat ride across Styggevatnet (lake) to Austdalsbreen (glacier), navigating around icebergs and approaching the glacier’s impressive 30-meter high terminal that extends into the lake from the Jostedalsbreen Icecap above. As we arrive at this pristine and…
What's Included
  • All boating and glacier equipment
  • Glacier information
What's Not Included
  • Warm hat and gloves
  • Warm clothing including rain jacket
  • Good shoes (running shoes are possible but not so comfortable on the glacier)
  • Sunglasses
  • Lunch
  • Water/ water bottle
  • Bring if possible: woolen under layers, waterproof trousers, and a sun hat.
Additional Information
  • We offer accessible trips! Give us a call and we can let you know what is possible. +47 970 14 370
  • If you are worried about a health condition, please call us so that we can find a tour that works for you. +47 970 14 370
Location
Breheimsenteret
Brevegen
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to follow the guide in your own vehicle from the meeting point to the glacier. Please be sure that you have enough fuel/charge to get to the glacier.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Leif
Sep 27, 2025
Fantastic experience! 👍☺️ - A fantastic day with IceTrolls. The sea trip with ribs is an experience in itself. It's amazing to get to the bridge and hear the knocking and see the calves in the sea. Before we then went to the glacier to both walk under and over the blue ice. High quality equipment is delivered and not least the guides are world class! A memory for life at the very least man (6 years) and the adults! Recommended on the warmest!
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Global15757904133
Sep 11, 2025
Essential if you go to Norway - The glacier and landscapes are spectacular. In addition, our guide Tato made the glacier excursion exciting and very didactic, always watching over our safety and comfort. 100% recommend this experience.
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Corradof_12
Aug 24, 2025
Super Norway glacier experience! - It was our first time on a glacier and we enjoyed a lot this excursion, in spite of not ideal weather conditions (wind and rain). However, the guides provided us with a lot of technical security instructions so we felt quite confident and secured. Also they gave us many information about the glacier and its formation and evolution, which were quite interesting. The walk on the glacier was funny and at the end there was also a nice surprise...................hot chocolate!!! Very recommended for everyone!
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Chromy55
Aug 21, 2025
A great experience on a glacier - We did the glacier half day tour with Ice Troll. It was well organised, a great experience and a brilliant day, we all loved it (family of four inc. 8 and 12 year olds). The boat trip to the glacier was fun, and the glacier walk exciting and the guide informative - they even provided a cup of hot chocolate for us all when on the glacier which was very well received. It was a warm day, but windy, so the boat trip could be very cold if not in layers. Definitely recommend hats and gloves.
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Nbd17
Aug 15, 2025
Excellent adventure - not for mobility challenged - What an adventure! Met at the park visitor center (we got there early to check out the exhibit which is not bad), and then drove to the styggevatnet lake. Parked there, walked up a rocky hillside to where the RIB boats were (they give you life vests) and then across the lake to where you put on crampons and hike. Gorgeous calving glacier of blue ice. Remote (other than our groups). Definitely not for mobility challenged though. There was a person with a cane who had a hard time with the initial hillside walk and then couldn’t cross over the other boats to get to theirs (unstable). I had a pulled Achilles (tendinopathy) and was able to do it, but I don’t think my MD would have been happy about it. Luckily didn’t further strain. Guides all very knowledgeable and professional. Felt like it was enough time on the ice.
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Jensr498
Aug 12, 2025
Impressive glacier experience - It was a truly extraordinary experience with our family of four (Kids: 15 and 12). Conditions were not optimal (rain and fog), so waterproof trousers and jackets as well as winter clothing (gloves, hat, scarf, long underwear) made a lot of sense. After a 20-minute drive from the meeting point we went into the motorboat. The drive across the glacial lake was icy and still very exciting. The first view of the Austdalsbreen Glacier Arm is magical. Afterwards we go ashore to upgrade (the groups walk safely on the rope and with crampons). Walking with the ice peaks on your shoe on the glacier ice is child's play and the feeling of wandering between dozens of crevasses. The experienced guides answer all questions about the glacier and give good support to uncertain participants. Despite the murky weather, the trip was a fantastic experience. Thanks to the great guides (from Argentina and Ecuador)!
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Kaspenvd
Aug 1, 2025
Verry nice - Verry nice view and very good gide Mathy with a lot of knowledge and experience, and also a good hot chocolat during the hike
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184hermanb
Aug 1, 2025
Best glacier hike ever - Unbelievably fantastic and with everything. We went with the family and every single one of us enjoyed it wat more then even expected
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Mayabogo
Jul 23, 2025
Amazing experience, not to be missed! - The experience was unique and amazing. The views were breathtaking. We learned a lot about how glaciers are formed and how they rode. Our guides – John, Kale, and Jo – were great and informative. Highly recommend this experience!
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T8975aonathaliev
Jul 23, 2025
Top experience. Fantastic views, spectacular to see the slots - Very nice walk with our family of four. Was spectacular. Top guidance and we were with a limited group which was also very nice
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