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3-hour Glacier Hike on Sólheimajökull
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3-hour Glacier Hike on Sólheimajökull
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- 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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What you can expect during your visit
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Safety precautions are provided by the tour operator and are not checked by Viator for accuracy
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(888) 651-9785
3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
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
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What's Included
Use of glacier equipment - Harness, crampons, ice axe and a helmet
Certified glacier guide
Hiking boots
Rain gear
Snacks
Departure & Return
Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot , Sólheimajökulsvegur, 871, Iceland
This activity will end right where it started.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.
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.
- A small amount of walking is involved (about an hour on the glacier itself, with multiple stops)
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
- OPERATED BY Icelandic Mountain Guides
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.
Learn more about cancellations.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during 3-hour Glacier Hike on Sólheimajökull?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during 3-hour Glacier Hike on Sólheimajökull?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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Hike the glacier!!
Antoinette_C
, Jul 2022
Great experience
Narisu_Y
, May 2022
Amazing landscape, patient and informative and unrushed experience provided by our guide Glacier. He made us feel very safe and helped take photos for us, thank you. Nice leisurely hike up the glacier, crossed some crevasses, got to go near some caves and watched some ice climbing. Great morning out
Great views excellent guide.
Andrew_V
, Jul 2021
Glacier Hike was the highlight of our trip!
David_E
, Jun 2021
Unfogettable
Shimon_B
, Jun 2021
Because of bad weather we tried to postpone the hike. We could not find another date so we decided to go despite the rain and did not regret it. It was an exciting experiense, really unforgetable. We were also lucky to be accompanied by Josh our wonderful guide.
1 traveler found this review helpful
Small group, excellent guide
Sofie
, Jul 2020
We had an amazing hike on Solheimajökull, the weather was really nice and our group was with a very experienced guide, Tomas.
Our 3 children (10,12 and 14 years) really learned a lot about glaciers, seeing and hearing at the same time.
I felt safe at all times, even when we were at the white part of the glacier, quite high up...
Response from Host , Jul 2020
Excellent Glacier Hike
patricia_w
, Jul 2019
Gute Tour - wenn auch etwas lang
AnniRenee_S
, Jun 2022
Es war eine schöne Tour und der Guide war sehr nett. Wir hatten auch Glück mit dem Wetter.
Allerdings ist die Beschreibung der Tour irreführend. Da steht etwas von 1 h Fahrt zum Gletscher usw, wir dachten wir sehen etwas das sonst schwer erreichbar ist, in Wirklichkeit geht man einfach nur vom Parkplatz zum Gletscher hoch, der Weg dauert vielleicht 10 min.
Ich persönlich fand die Gruppe etwas groß, dadurch musste man oft warten (zb bis sich alle die Schneeschuhe angezogen hatten..) Sonst hätte man die Tour in 1,5 Stunden locker geschafft.
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