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Glacier Hike: Explore Sólheimajökull's Beauty
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Embark on a small group adventure to explore the breathtaking Solheimajokull Glacier. Discover its mesmerizing crevasses and glacier moulins in this frozen landscape experience.
Embark on a small group adventure to explore the breathtaking Solheimajokull Glacier. Discover its mesmerizing crevasses and glacier moulins in this frozen landscape experience.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sólheimajökull - The Glacier Experience offers a small-group adventure featuring a leisurely, guided hike across the breathtaking Sólheimajökull Glacier, with approximately 1.5 hours spent walking on the ice. Guided by a seasoned glacier expert, participants will traverse ancient ice, discover intriguing formations, and develop a greater…
- Sólheimajökull - The Glacier Experience offers a small-group adventure featuring a leisurely, guided hike across the breathtaking Sólheimajökull Glacier, with approximately 1.5 hours spent walking on the ice. Guided by a seasoned glacier expert, participants will traverse ancient ice, discover intriguing formations, and develop a greater appreciation for this frozen marvel. This sought-after tour is an ideal opportunity to fully engage with the icy terrains that define Iceland!
What's Included
- Small group guarantee
- Certified glacier guide
- Guided glacier hiking tour on Solheimajokull Glacier
- All necessary glacier gear provided
- Small group guarantee
- Certified glacier guide
- Guided glacier hiking tour on Solheimajokull Glacier
- All necessary glacier gear provided
What's Not Included
- Pick up from Reykjavik
- Hiking shoes and waterproof gear (can be rented for a small fee)
- Food and drinks
- Pick up from Reykjavik
- Hiking shoes and waterproof gear (can be rented for a small fee)
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Join an extraordinary journey across the stunning Sólheimajökull Glacier in an intimate group setting! Discover the glacier’s dynamic characteristics and formation while safely observing deep crevasses, towering ice structures, and captivating moulins. Outfitted with crampons and an ice pick, participants will immerse themselves in the pristine beauty…
Join an extraordinary journey across the stunning Sólheimajökull Glacier in an intimate group setting! Discover the glacier’s dynamic characteristics and formation while safely observing deep crevasses, towering ice structures, and captivating moulins. Outfitted with crampons and an ice pick, participants will immerse themselves in the pristine beauty of this constantly evolving frozen landscape, with a knowledgeable guide providing safety, insights, and enjoyment throughout the adventure.
- Please note that this tour departs from Solheimajokull Cafe. Distance from Reykjavík appoximately 164 km/101 mi
- This tour is a small group experience limited to 15 participants per guide to ensure a more personalized experience
- Minimum age of 8, and minimum shoe size of EUR 35.
- This tour is operated all year round
- You spend approximately 1-1.5 hour on the ice
- The tour is rated as easy so no prior experience is needed
Location
Arctic Adventures - Glacier Guides (Sólheimajökull Base)
Departure Point: Solheimajokull Cafe Parking lot - yellow bus
Address: GPS 63°31’00.48″N, 19°22’00.12W(WGS84)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(461 Ratings)
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Kelsey_g
Mar 3, 2025
Fun experience - Our guide was very friendly and educational. It was a pretty easy hike up and back down. Would recommend. The wind and snow that day was cold so would recommend winter clothes and a face mask.
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Yonib281
Feb 24, 2025
Very satisfied! - We had a fantastic time great for a begginer or first time exposure to a glacier, our guide Encsi was wonderful, very experienced, giving informative and interesting info throughout the hike, we saw lovely views and had a good taste of a proper glacier expedition.
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Matthew_g
Feb 14, 2025
Family on the glacier - Excellent experience getting to climb on the glacier. Our guide Sarah was great. Very informative and helpful. My not so intrepid wife even enjoyed as did my 3 kids. Overall a very memorable part of our trip to Iceland.
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Pioneer18669348912
Dec 24, 2024
A Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience - Hiking the glacier was an amazing experience, one I will never forget. Our guide was great & very, very patient. Props to her (sorry I can't remember her name). I would recommend this activity to my friends and family who like adventure, cold weather and physical exertion.
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898steffiw
Dec 23, 2024
Daniel is the best! Amazing tour - We had the best time! An absolute must do activity and it felt so special. The ice was so blue and the ash covered peaks were amazing to see.
Daniel was an incredible guide, super informative and friendly and so caring. My partners crampons briefly broke but Daniel had all the gear to fix it immediately so it barely slowed us down. Another guest had some difficulty with her crampon and Daniel swapped with her no hesitation so she remained comfortable. He made sure everyone felt included and everyone had a chance to get the photos they wanted. Great sense of humour and answered all our questions. Really knowledgeable about the glacier and its history and we learned a lot. Couldn't recommend enough.
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Flyer438817
Nov 5, 2024
Excellent trip with a wonderful guide - Really great trip. Our guide, Ensci was excellent. Really knowledgeable and encouraging to the whole group. She instilled a lot of confidence to the nervous members of the group It was fantastic to be able to walk on the glacier and would definitely recommend to anyone coming to Iceland!
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Brandonni2662fq
Oct 19, 2024
Amazing Glacier Hiking & Climbing with Steve - Went on the tour with a couple friends and it was a highlight of our trip! Steve was a phenomenal tour guide! We felt nothing but safe as we were hiking and climbing the glacier. Steve was super friendly and went above and beyond. He allowed us to borrow his personal GoPro while we climbed and provided us with the video footage afterwards and he also brought some delicious tea for the group which was a perfect way to unwind after the climb!
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Chrkog4
Oct 15, 2024
Glacier hiking tour - Our glacier tour was awesome! We had Kamil as our guide and we had a great and fun time together! He explained everything about the experience and natural history. Totally recommended
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Thecarter1282
Oct 10, 2024
Beautiful Glacier Hike - Our Glacier Hike was such a wonderful and unique experience during our trip to Iceland. Our guide, Daniel, was great - he was funny, friendly, and made sure that everyone stayed safe throughout the experience. The glacier is beautiful, the hike is easy, and I would recommend this excursion to anyone visiting Iceland.
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832aaronb
Feb 20, 2025
They let us down 3 hours before!! - Very disappointed with Arctic Adventures.
I booked the Glacier trek for me and my 3 children and it was one of the main things we were looking to do whilst we were in Iceland.
Unfortunately they cancelled the trek 3 hours beforehand, stating "bad weather conditions" as the reason.
We decided to go anyway as the weather was actually really great, and when we got there we found that every other company was running tours and one of their guides even said the weather was "perfect" (see photo), so it sounds like they just made up an excuse.
We got a prompt full refund, but it definitely took the edge off our whole trip, although we absolutely loved Iceland.
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