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Katla Volcano Ice Cave Tour from Vik: A Journey Into the Enchanted World of Natural Ice Caves
4.2
107 Ratings
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Embark on a 3-hour ice cave tour from Vik and discover the enchanting world of natural ice caves. Explore the Dragon Glass Katla Ice Cave and be mesmerized by its heavenly blue and black dome.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ice Cave Bistro - Our guide will meet you at the parking lot by the Ice Cave Bistro in VÃk. From there you will go in the modified super jeep up to Kötlujökull glacier to explore the great Katla Ice Cave
- Katla Ice Cave - You will hike across the Mýrdalsjökull glacier and visit the amazing blue and black ice cave on Mt. Katla.
What's Included
- Explore a mesmerizing natural ice cave.
- Experience the thrill of a Super Jeep ride.
- Enjoy a small group tour for a personalized experience.
- Safety ensured with all required equipment provided.
- Guided by an English-speaking expert with in-depth knowledge.
- Crampons included for secure ice-walking.
What's Not Included
- Food & drinks
Additional Information
Have you ever longed to explore the magical realm of a natural ice cave? If so, this expedition is perfect for you! Venture beyond the typical tourist path and accompany us on a thrilling super jeep and ice cave journey from Vik i Myrdal. Experience the awe-inspiring marvels of nature on this 3-hour intimate group tour. The spectacular Dragon Glass Katla Ice Cave, with its cinematic environment and combination of divine blue and black dome, promises to leave you spellbound.
- It is important to note that this tour departs from Vik i Myrdal. Customers must make their own way to the meeting point in Vik town.
- What to bring: Warm clothing, waterproof jacket and pants, hiking boots, head-wear and gloves.
- This is a small group tour ensuring a more personalized experience. The guide to client ratio is 1:14.
- Minimum age: 6 years old.
Location
Ice Cave Bistro
The guide will be standing outside in the parking lot behind the Icewear Magasin building (facing the sea) in Vik, South Iceland, by a Super Jeep with an Arctic Adventures sign in the front window.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(107 Ratings)
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Alexis_d_028
Aug 7, 2024
A Unique, Icy, Hiking Adventure - Tour started on time, and our tour guide was local, very friendly and knowledgeable about the area and history.
Started with a 30 minute off-road ride in a super jeep to the base of the glacier. Tour guide provided information about the surrounding landscape during the ride.
Tour guide provided a helmet and crampons for the hike, also went over the best techniques for walking on the ice safely.
Tour included hiking up and down the glacier, and visiting an ice cave. The ice cave visited changes weekly depending on the melting rate of the cave and glacier.
The views were amazing. I loved learning about the structure of the glacier, and how it changes so rapidly was eye-opening.
I highly recommend this tour for anyone who wants to interact with the Icelandic landscape on a deeper level.
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John_l
Aug 4, 2024
Awesome experience - The views were otherworldly and breathtaking; climbing around an actual glacier was something I never imagined doing but now recommend to everyone I know!
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O3965nl_
Jul 15, 2024
Wonderful Catla - It was a perfect day, totally worth it seeing the unique glacier mixed with lava!!! Amazing photos in the cave and best of all our guide Helgi the Aquaman!!!
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Erika_h
Jun 20, 2024
Amazing adventure - Awe inspiring, amazing adventure. Our tour guide, Thor, was interesting and informative and helped make the outing an experience we will never forget. One recommendation is to get to the meeting point early - the super jeep ride was extremely bumpy and we were the last to arrive and thus left to sit in the back row which amplified the rough terrain.
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Che719
May 21, 2024
Wonderful tour with top guide - The tour with Jakob was wonderful! He told lots of stories about his homeland (Iceland), which I thought was the best part. The tour on the glacier and in the ice cave was totally surreal, beautiful and so fleeting. The trip to the glacier was also very worth seeing through the sandur areas of the Katla volcano. Top tour, highly recommended👍🏻
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Stacy_b
May 19, 2024
Awesome experience! - Very cool experience during our time in Iceland! Beautiful views all around and the ice cave was awesome. Very relaxed tour with an awesome guide!
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Kellysx5035rw
Apr 3, 2024
Book This Company! - This was AMAZING! Highly recommend! The jeep ride out was worth the trip in and of itself and confirmed the fact that these glaciers should only be explored with an expert! A very fun day learning about the volcano, the glacier, and the science and history of it all. The guides are knowledgeable, accommodating and professional. This was a great option for our family of 4 and I would recommend them to anyone considering this.
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Davidkarlsson2022
Apr 1, 2024
Great afternoon experience on the glacier. - Highly recommend! We had a great guide (Hawk) and the glacier was very interesting. A couple hours of driving for an hour on site, but worth it. Great drive out, too.
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Rex_w
Mar 21, 2024
Awesome experience - This was a great experience . We were able to see the beautiful ice cave, and the weather was perfect. Our guide was informative.
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Dave
Aug 19, 2024
ice cave exploration - I learned more about glaciers during the tour. It was amazing to be walking on a glacier and see how massive it was. I will say the pictures online give an impression of a large cave that you will be hiking through. Reality is the actual cave portion that you walk through is maybe 100 meters. It was still fun to do, just do not set your expectations that you will be walking through an ice cave for any long period of time.
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