Top East Iceland Tours by Duration

Many glacier tours in Vatnajökull National Park require travelers to walk from the parking lot to the glacier terminus, eating into their time on the ice. On this tour, maximize your time on Falljökull glacier by traveling as near as possible in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Explore moulins, crevasses, and other formations in the company of an Association of Icelandic Mountain Guides-certified guide.

Enjoy a safe and stress-free visit to Vatnajökull Glacier with this guided half-day tour. No need to worry if you’ve never been hiking near glaciers before, as a harness, crampons, and an ice axe are provided, and a teacher shows you how to use the gear. During the trip, visit Vatnajokull Glacier, and spend time exploring the icefall of Falljökull.

This demanding hiking tour offers a chance to explore an Icelandic glacier, inside and out. The challenging half-day tour takes you from Skaftafell National Park Base Camp to the Falljökull outlet glacier, a dramatic landscape of deep ice crevasses. A trek across the glacier tongue will lead you to a stunning natural ice cave that is only accessible with an experienced glacier guide.

Experience the chilling beauty of Iceland’s glaciers on this ice cave tour in Vatnajökull National Park. You’ll meet your guide at the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon and travel by huge-wheeled super jeep out to the glacier. With crampons, ice axe, and other ice hiking equipment, you’ll make a 4-6 km trek across the glacier while exploring the mysterious crevices and ice caves of this sublime landscape.

The Svínafellsjökull glacier is part of Europe’s largest glacier and the icy landscapes offer a dramatic backdrop for a hiking adventure. This morning or afternoon guided glacier hike in the Skaftafell-Vatnajökull National Park ensures a personalized experience, with a small group of up to eight participants, and full instruction provided.

Joining this subarctic adventure and driving a snowmobile over Europe’s biggest glacier, will be one of the most exciting experiences you will ever participate in. Along with an exciting adventure, you will also experience an unbelievable view over the glacier. If you’re lucky and the view is good, you will see the east and south highlands of Iceland. About halfway through the tour, we’ll stop and you can take pictures and peacefully enjoy the scenery. Our guides are informative and entertaining and will tell you facts about the area and the glacier. A valid driver’s license is required to operate the snowmobile. Participants combined weight on one snowmobile MUST be 180kg / 390lbs or less. If your combined weight exceeds 180kg / 390lbs you need to book single snowmobiles. The standard version of our snowmobile tour has two persons riding on one snowmobile. However, if you are travelling solo or in an odd number group 1, 3, 5, etc., you need to book at least one solo rider.

The Laki Craters are famous for their beauty, but getting there is famously difficult. A guided Jeep tour makes it possible to see the craters safely, with all transportation provided by specialty Jeeps engineered for Iceland’s rugged environment. After a hike through the glaciers, continue on a second hike to the  Tjarnargígur pond crater, explore hidden waterfalls, and visit the beautiful Fjadrargljufur Canyon before returning to your Kirkjubæjarklaustur hotel.

The Skaftafell-Vatnajökull National Park is home to Europe’s largest glacier and the icy landscapes offer a dramatic backdrop for a hiking adventure. This guided glacier hike across Falljökull Glacier ensures a personalized experience, with a small group of up to 15 participants, and full instruction provided.

Travel to the magnificent Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon and around the South Coast of Iceland on a full-day tour from Reykjavik. Have the option to upgrade to include a boat tour of the lagoon to see the icebergs up close. You can also take a walk on the black sands of Reynisfjara beach, hike around the Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss waterfalls, and Dyrhoaley. Travel in a private vehicle with your own private guide who provides informative commentary as you spend a day in this breathtaking landscape.

• Certified guides Our guides have certification from AIMG (Association of Icelandic Mountain Guides). • Small groups The group size for our trips never exceeds 8 people. • 4x4 drive We will drive you all the way to the glacier. That means more time we can spend on ice. • Evening departure (June - August) If you want to avoid the crowds join us for our evening tour and enjoy the complete silence.

With ancient volcanic craters and geothermal landscapes, Iceland boasts some of the world’s most impressive natural scenery—but the only way to truly appreciate the views is from the air. On this sightseeing tour, take to the skies by fixed-wing aircraft with your guide. Soar high over the Vatnajökull National Park, and gaze over natural attractions including the Grænalón glacial lake, Skeiðarárjökull glacier, and the volcanic fissures of Lakagígar.

Exploring an Icelandic glacier is an experience not to be forgotten. This small-group tour, led by a professional photographer/glacier guide, provides you with the images that will help create long-lasting memories. As you explore Falljökull, one of Iceland’s most scenic outlet glaciers, your guide will take photographs of you to capture the experience and make the perfect souvenir.

Glacier hiking in Iceland is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so ensure that you get the best photos to remember it by. This small-group tour is led by a professional photographer/glacier guide who will take you onto one of Iceland’s most scenic outlet glaciers in Vatnajokull National Park. As you explore the blue ice, your guide will take professional photos of you to capture the most special moments of your tour.

Experience Iceland like you never did before! Join our Super jeep tour and drive with us on the black sand beaches. We will see the ruins of our first local airport and the lighthouse Hvanneyjarviti. You get to see one of Iceland's toughest entrance to Höfn harbour, where we can see seals spying on us while we look at the amazing view of the mountains all around us. Finally we travel to a mesmerizing Glacial lagoon that lies beneath Fláajökull or Heinabergsjökull. There is a big herd of reindeer that we are often so lucky to see on our way to the lagoon. An experienced driver-guide shares a wealth of fascinating information about our airport, the harbour entrance, glaciers, icefields and their impact on our environment during the tour.

This is the only way for you to get to Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon from Hofn airport since there is no public transport available. We provide reliable and safe transportation in clean car with English-speaking driver.

Our northern lights tour is operated on a 35's Dodge Ram, which gives us the opportunity to go even further in search of the northern lights. Our tour guides are experienced in capturing photos of the northern lights, which comes in handy since it can be a bit difficult. We take the extra step in making your tour memorable and comfortable. We offer blankets, chairs, hot chocolate and even something more. The tour is private, and max occupants are 4 people + the driver.

Dive into an Icelandic adventure! Hike across wild landscapes to a secret world: a stunning blue ice cave hidden inside the Breidarmerkurjokull glacier. These ice caves are like magic castles, but even cooler! We only have one trip a day, timed just right to avoid the crowds. That means more time to relax and explore the amazing ice cave and glacier. Get ready to be blown away by the incredible ice formations – it'll be a trip you'll never forget!