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Sólheimajökull: Guided Glacier Hike

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Sólheimajökull: Guided Glacier Hike

Activity provider:Arctic Adventures
4.7  / 5
631 reviews
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From US$ 112.26 per person

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Experience the Sólheimajökull Glacier from a different perspective on a family-friendly hike across the ice. Get magnificent views of the crevasses and glacier mills with a certified glacier guide.

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Duration 3 hours
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Experience

Highlights
  • Hike across the ice of the Sólheimajökull Glacier
  • Get detailed explanations about the glacier formations from a specially trained guide
  • Discover ice cave tunnels and an amazing glacier lagoon
  • Enjoy the intimacy of a small group, family-friendly experience
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Explore the south coast of Iceland, and walk on one of Iceland’s last remaining glaciers on this guided glacier hiking tour of Sólheimajökull. Put on your crampons and discover crevasses, shafts, and ridges as you learn about the formation and history of this frozen wonderland.

Discover one of Iceland's best attractions just a 2-hour drive from Reykjavík. Get a meet and greet from your specialist guide, and then head to the roots of the glacier on arrival. Put on the provided equipment needed to walk across the ice, including helmets, crampons, and ice axes.

Spend about 1 hour walking on the stunning outlet glacier of the mighty Mýrdalsjökull to see a lot of different natural formations, including ice cave tunnels and a glacier lagoon. Get detailed explanations about this miracle of nature before the 40-minute hike back to the parking lot.

Includes
  • Hike on the Sólheimajökull Glacier
  • Tour guide
  • Crampons
  • Ice axe
  • Helmets
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Hiking shoes, waterproof pants, and waterproof jackets (available for rent)
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  • Children under 8 years
  • Pregnant women

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The meeting point for this tour is at Solheimajokull Parking lot by the big yellow school bus. Please meet your guide at least 15 minutes prior to departure time. Look for the guides and car on arrival. Make sure you plan to allow enough driving time. We advise you to check out the weather and the road conditions before you leave. Please remember it's your responsibility to arrive on time.

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  • The minimum age to take part is 8 years old
  • In order to attach crampons to the hiking shoes, the minimum shoe size of the participant to join the tour is 35 EU, and the largest shoe size is 50 EU
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4.7 /5

based on 631 reviews

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  • Value for money
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  • Service
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First, we had an amazing guide, Gaia. She is from Italy. She was easy to understand and explained everything very well. She made the experience so fun for my family. My boys ages 15, 18, 20, 21, and 23 (and myself age 47) all felt this was one of the highlights of our 8 day ring road trip. This is not an overly exertive experience, just enough to give a taste of hiking on a glacier. Very informative too about glaciers!

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We absolutely loved it. It was a great difficulty level. Was hard enough that experienced hikers feel a little challenged and yet easy enough that even young children came along and seemed to not have trouble. The glacier itself is a fascinating and beautiful thing to behold.

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June 27, 2023

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This was a last minute booking for me and I am SO glad I booked it! The experience was totally new and different. Hiking on the glaciers was beautiful and empowering. Our guide, Emmy, was delightful, knowledgeable and so friendly. I would highly reccomend!

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