Iceland · Glacier Tours

Solheimajokull 3h Easy Level Glacier Hike

3 Hours Round trip from Vík Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Easy-level glacier hike on Sólheimajökull
02 Explore part of the larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier system
03 See blue ice formations and a glacier moulin
04 Learn about glacier movement and climate change from your guide
05 Safety gear included for comfort and security
06 Warm up with chocolates and coffee after the hike

Discover the dramatic beauty of Sólheimajökull on this easy-level glacier hike in southern Iceland. With an experienced glacier guide and safety gear provided, this 3-hour experience offers an accessible introduction to one of the country’s most striking natural wonders.

After meeting at the Sólheimajökull parking lot, you’ll walk out toward the ice before stepping onto the glacier itself. Along the way, learn about the glacier’s movement and changing landscape, then take in the silence, blue ice formations, and deep glacier features that make this environment so unforgettable. On clear days, you may even catch views toward Eyjafjallajökull in the distance.

Once you reach the ice, you’ll be given plenty of time to marvel at the eerie silence and feeling of isolation, as if you and your fellow hikers are alone in a vast, empty world of ice and snow.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Vík í Mýrdal

Languages English, Icelandic

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Glacier hike on Sólheimajökull

This tour is for anyone looking to experience one of the natural wonders of the earth. You’ll meet your guide in the Sólheimajökull parking lot and then make your way to the ice itself, a brisk 30-minute walk to get the blood flowing. (The glacier was once closer to the lot, but warming weather and the glacier’s own movement has caused it to recede into the distance.) Sólheimajökull is a part of Mýrdalsjökull, one of the biggest glaciers in Europe. It is featured in detail in the 2012 documentary “Chasing Ice,” an award-winning investigation of climate change. Once you reach the ice, you’ll be given plenty of time to marvel at the eerie silence and feeling of isolation, as if you and your fellow hikers are alone in a vast, empty world of ice and snow. You’ll view millennia-old blue ice, created when oxygen bubbles are trapped in the snow and compressed into ice by the enormous weight of the glacier pressing down upon it. You’ll be able to gaze deep into a glacier moulin, a vertical shaft like a well, which can go all the way to the bottom of the glacier.

The route