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3-hour Glacier Hike on Sólheimajökull
Badge of ExcellenceVik, Iceland
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
While many tours in Iceland make pit stops at glaciers—the country is, after all, full of them—fewer take you over them and close enough to discover their interesting features. With this tour, take an easy glacier hike to see ice formations, crevasses, and water cauldrons that you’d miss just stopping for a look. Your climbing crampons are provided, and the guided hike is offered 2-3 times a day so it’s easier to fit into your schedule.
- Hike on a glacier instead of just stopping by for a look
- Explore Sólheimajökull with a guide, who takes you to easily find ice formations, crevasses, and cauldrons
- All safety equipment and crampons are included
- This tour is offered several times daily, and fits easily into your vacation schedule
What's Included
- Use of glacier equipment - Harness, crampons, ice axe and a helmet
- Certified glacier guide
- Hiking boots
- Rain gear
- Snacks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot221, 871, Iceland
Please be at location 20 minutes before departure. Meet us at our base at Sólheimajökull Parking Lot. Driving time from Reykjavík is 2.5 hours. Drive along Road 1 on the South Coast, then take a left turn on Road 221. After ca. 5 minute drive, you will reach the starting point.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Prior to the tour’s departure time, make your way to the meeting point at Sólheimajökull Base Camp to meet your glacier guide and small group of fellow hikers. Get fitted with your provided climbing harness, crampons, and ice axe and get ready to head up to the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier.
After an introductory explanation on how to use your equipment and walk safely on a glacier, make your way up the shimmering glacier, walking through a frozen wonderland of blue ice, glacial formations, and deep crevasses. Take advantage of plenty of breaks for photos, insights into glacial geology, and the opportunity to drink pure glacier water before heading back down.
After an introductory explanation on how to use your equipment and walk safely on a glacier, make your way up the shimmering glacier, walking through a frozen wonderland of blue ice, glacial formations, and deep crevasses. Take advantage of plenty of breaks for photos, insights into glacial geology, and the opportunity to drink pure glacier water before heading back down.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Please bring good, hiking shoes (high on the ankle), warm and waterproof clothing, hat and gloves.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Most travelers can participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Ben_E
Our guide was brilliant! Very informative and funny. The views were amazing, this is a must do experience!
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Ben_E, Feb 2024
Our guide was brilliant! Very informative and funny. The views were amazing, this is a must do experience!
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Dear traveler,
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you found our guide brilliant, informative, and funny. It's fantastic that you enjoyed the amazing views and considered the experience a must-do.
Looking forward to having you back for more adventures soon!
Best regards,
Ana
Juliette_K, Dec 2023
Beautiful hike with a small friendly group, great guide and very informative. Definitely recommend .
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Dear Traveler,
Thank you for sharing your experience! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the beautiful hike with our small, friendly group and found our guide informative. Your recommendation means a lot to us.
Best regards,
Ana
Kaitlen_D, Sep 2023
It was a cool experience to be on top of the glacier. Just wish it was longer and more active like advertised and expected. In reality you’re hiking the glacier for maybe 45 minutes- 1 hour but tour guides were nice and informative.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your thoughts with us. We genuinely appreciate your feedback as it plays a crucial role in helping us enhance our services. We regret to learn about your recent experience, and we want you to know that we're committed to making things right. Your comments will serve as valuable insights for us to improve our offerings.
Kind regards,
Anete
Erika_K, Sep 2023
We had the most incredible time with Sophia as our tour guide. Our experience was very intimate -- just Sophia, me and my husband -- as the other group members had to cancel last minute. The views were stunning and drinking glacier water for the first time was an unforgettable experience. Sophia was knowledgeable and excellent at clearly explaining concepts whenever we asked questions. She was patient, kind, and also took great photos for us!
Overall we had a very safe, fun, and educational adventure and were able to go quite far as we did not have other group members to wait for. I would absolutely recommend this experience to others. Thank you Sophia for being the absolute best guide!
Response from Host, Sep 2023
Thanks for taking the time to share your amazing experience with us! We're delighted you
had such a lovely time with Sophia and learned so much! Take care!
Anete
Kate_C, Sep 2023
The guide was great! Loved learning about the history of the ice and the glacier. And drinking the glacier water!
Response from Host, Sep 2023
Thanks for your honest review! We're glad you had such a wonderful experience and
enjoyed every aspect of it! See you hopefully soon again!
PatriciaB, Sep 2023
Loved the amazing views and learning interesting facts about the glaciers. Has a great guide and group of hikers.
Response from Host, Sep 2023
We appreciate your honest and lovely feedback! We're glad our guide exceeded expectations and provided such a wonderful experience! We hope to welcome you soon again on more thrilling adventures! Take care!
Anete
Missy_N, Sep 2023
Once in a lifetime chance to hike on a glacier and drink the freshest water in the world! The guide was friendly, funny, and taught us a lot about glaciers. It’s not strenuous at all… lots of breaks and talking. Very easy for someone who doesn’t hike much. Next time I would book a private tour so we could spend more time on the glacier and less time waiting on people to get their gear on. It took an hour before we even got onto the glacier to get prepped. Still a great time though!
Response from Host, Sep 2023
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us! We're delighted you had a nice
time and enjoyed the glaciers. You are welcome to email us at info@mountainguides.is
regarding your concerns. We look forward to hearing from you!...
Iryna
Elizabeth_P, Sep 2023
This is a super cool experience and definitely a must-do! Wearing crampons on your shoes and hiking with a pick-ax really add to the overall uniqueness of the experience. It does rain 200+ days on the glacier so make sure you waterproof yourself as much as possible. We were completely drenched (even in our gear) but we all still said it was worth it! Make sure to drink some of the fresh glacier water, it was delicious!
Response from Host, Sep 2023
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us! We're thrilled you had
such an incredible time. Hopefully, see you soon again!
Iryna
mark_e, Aug 2023
Drizzling, foggy, mild to moderately strenuous, but a great experience. Safety stressed. Guide very instructive and helpful. We’re 75 and had no trouble.
Response from Host, Sep 2023
We appreciate your honest and lovely feedback! We're glad our guide exceeded expectations and provided such a wonderful experience! We hope to welcome you soon again on more thrilling adventures! Take care!
Anete
Thomas_F, Jul 2023
Very cool to walk on a glacier. The company was well set up and the equipment quality is good (although you only actually need the crampons and everything else is just for show). The instructors are very friendly and have an excellent knowledge of the glacier. Only reason I haven’t given it five stars is because essentially you are paying £75 for something you could very easily do yourself by hiring crampons for £5. (Maybe it’s more dangerous in the winter?)
Response from Host, Sep 2023
Thanks for your honest review! We're glad you had such a wonderful experience and
enjoyed every aspect of it! See you hopefully soon again!
Anete
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