Glacier Hike: Explore Vatnajökull's Ice Wonders

Embark on a thrilling 5-hour glacier hike in Skaftafell. Traverse ice sculptures and crevasses with expert guides. Limited to 8 participants. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Skaftafell National Park - The tour departs from our Skaftafell Base Camp, right on the Skaftafell campsite next to the visitor center.
    20 minutes prior to departure, you will meet your experienced glacier guide, who will gear the group up with crampons, ice axes and harnesses.
    When everyone is ready, you will take our glacier bus up to the glacier…
What's Included
  • Certified glacier guide
  • Transport to glacier by minibus
  • All necessary glacier gear
  • Guided glacier hike
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Extra clothing can be rented: hiking boots 1.500 ISK and rain gear 1.000 ISK per item
Additional Information

On this adventurous, small-group, glacier hike from Skaftafell - Vatnajökull National Park, you’ll explore the majestic glacial landscape of one of Vatnajökull outlet glaciers. You will be provided with crampons and ice axes, and an experienced, certified glacier guide will teach you how to use the equipment before you step on to the ice. During your…

Location
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Our Skaftafell Base Camp, wooden sales lodge, is located by the bus parking and clearly visible from the National Park Service Center.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Yvettedt3143fa
Nov 7, 2025
Amazing experience in a beautiful country! - This was such a cool experience to do with my fellow contiki travellers! Our guides were super friendly and very knowledgeable. I think the price is very reasonable considering Iceland prices. I wish we could have hiked for longer but we only had the short hike opportunity with a busy itinerary. Would 100% do this again.
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342sebastianz
Oct 28, 2025
Safe and Fun - Going regularly with them in the context of a student tour. All guides are skillful, friendly and can adapt to local conditions easily. They operate safely, know their surroundings and the workings of a glacier, and are great company to be around. For a safe adventure use them!
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Stephanib101
Oct 25, 2025
Amazing Glacier Tour - Odysseus Chloridis was the best guide! Reallly knowledgable about the glacier and how climate change is impacting the environment! I loved it! Would really recommend to anyone thinking of going!
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Kellypk7065ok
Oct 25, 2025
Glacier climbing review - Jan Kondrat and Andres Noi Arnarson led us on a tour of the glacier. They were patient and showed us how to rappel and ice climb, then we hiked out and rappelled through the moulin and they tailored the experience to our group.
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Andreakd4836tb
Oct 25, 2025
Fun day on the glacier - We were with a group ladies from the states celebrating our 50th birthdays. We were out on the glacier for 4 hours. Some of us were a little scared of heights and Jan kondrat and Andres Noi Armando were such helpful and encouraging guides. We had fun climbing and adventuring through the moulans. Well worth it.
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Darceyo179
Oct 24, 2025
Glacier walk - Andres noi arnarson was the best tour guide ever , absolute king and made the experience very enjoyable increase his pay rn ❤️
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Thomasetemiliel
Oct 24, 2025
Excursion at the right time - It was an extraordinary day in this show that our beautiful nature offers us... thanks to Icelandic guide
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Ma_ral472
Oct 21, 2025
Awesome time at the Glacier with Kári Timsson - We had our tour with Kári Timsson and it was fantastic! He took really good care of us, explained everything about the safety and also interesting facts about Glaciers. He was really open for questions and thoughtful, he answered all the questions we had about Iceland, glaciers and how it is affected by the weather. We had an awesome time with him, he is really fun and, by the way, take great pictures!!! Thank you for this amazing experience Kári! Alana, Carolina and Maíra
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Ronhu3945qo
Oct 19, 2025
Glacier trip 3.5 hours - Very cool trip. Nice guide, Marc, told a lot about the glacier. Easy trip, doable. No ice cavern, we walked deep into the crevases. Round trip by bus on balloon tyres, also an experience in itself
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Happiness17054840892
Oct 18, 2025
Amazing hike, beautiful views - It was an amazing experience, our tour guide Fernanda was incredible as well. It felt really safe and the views were breathtaking. Definitely a must do!
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From $160
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).