3-Hour Exciting Sólheimajökull Glacier Hike From Reykjavík
Description
Wear your glacier gear such as the harness, helmet, crampons and an ice axe with your expert glacier guide and walk on the clear ice of the glacier. Take some nice photos and see the wonders of the glacier, such as crevasses and moulins.
Highlights
- Trek on the clear ice of the glacier and see crevasses and moulins
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- We start at the Sólheimajökull parking spot where you will meet your guide. He will give you some glacier gear, harness, helmet, crampons and an ice axe.
- After we but on the equipment, we start the 15-20 min hike to the glacier. It is a nice and easy gravel road all the way, that ends up with a beautiful view of the whole glacier.
- At the base of the glacier, we put on the crampons and show you how to use them. Your guide will also go over some safety rules before we start hiking on the ice.
- When we are on the glacier we walk for about 2 hours on the ice. This gives you a good time to get some nice photos and for the guide to tell you about the place. Our guides will also show you the wonders of the glacier, such as crevasses and moulins.
What's Included
- All glacier gear
- Local Glacier guide
What's Excluded
- Transport
- Food & water
What to bring
- Rain gear pants and jacket
- Good hiking shoes
- Hat and gloves
- Food and water for the day
- Sunglasses
Know before you go
- You don’t have to be super fit to do this tour, this is an introduction tour so you don’t have to be afraid to try this out.
- This is a perfect tour to see the glacier with a local guide.
- This tour takes about 3,5 hours from the parking lot and back. So you have 1-2 hours on the glacier.
- This is perfect as a day tour from Reykjavík.
Meeting Point
Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot, Sólheimajökulsvegur, Iceland
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.Price Details
Adult | |
1 To 4 | USD 115 Per Person |
Child | |
1 To 4 | USD 90 Per Person |
This is a group tour |