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Skaftafell: Ice Cave Tour and Glacier Hike

4.5  / 5
680 reviews
Activity provider:TrollExpeditions
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Skaftafell: Ice Cave Tour and Glacier Hike

Activity provider:TrollExpeditions
4.5  / 5
680 reviews
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From US$ 147.04 per person

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Soak in this life-changing experience as you step inside a natural blue ice cave and walk on Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier, in Skaftafell National Park.

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Duration 4 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Small group
Limited to 12 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Enter a natural ice cave
  • Visit Skaftafell National Park
  • Hike up Falljokull Glacier
  • Explore Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe
Full description

Explore breathtaking ice formations and glacier mills on this guided tour in Skaftafell. Marvel at a naturally-formed, blue ice cave and learn how glaciers are formed. A professional hiking guide will take you to the base of Falljökull, an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull ice cap, and lead you up to the cave. On a clear day, be sure to look out for Hvannadalshnúkur in the distance.

Includes
  • Glacier gear
  • Licensed guide
  • Glacier water
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Not suitable for
  • Children under 8 years

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Meet at Troll Expeditions Skaftafell, Hof.

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  • Warm clothing
  • Hiking shoes
  • Rain gear
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Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 680 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.2/5
  • Service
    4.6/5
  • Organization
    4.7/5

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Our guide was fabulous and very patient with kids. He let us take our time at the cave and on the glacier to take photos and explore. The ice cave itself was really small, but beautiful. I would have rated this excellent had there been more to the cave.

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March 24, 2023

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Jennifer – United StatesVerified booking

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This was an amazing experience. Our guide read the group well, kept our pace manageable, and had lots of stories and facts to share about the glacier. The cave was a highlight, but overall just standing on a glacier, enjoying some glacier ice water, and seeing the view from up there was all well worth it. My only warning would be that I saw this listed as both "easy" and "medium" difficulty on this site and the Troll site - I would definitely say it's more on the medium side with some hard spots. Not sure if really suitable for children under 13 - I'm short, but I had plenty of difficulty with some of the stairs carved in to the glacier that we had to climb up.

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March 19, 2023

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Katie – United StatesVerified booking

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It was an amazing experience being able to hike up a glacier. There were 2 tour guides and my friends and I were thankful to have gotten the cooler guide who seemed to be much more interested in making sure we were having a good time and being able to do as much as possible. Having a ton of knowledge on the glacier and enlightening us with all the facts. Would definitely recommend this tour as everyone was very engaging from the very beginning! A ton of thanks to Agustin and Martin!! You guys were awesome! :)

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March 3, 2023

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