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Skaftafell National Park: Glacier Hike

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Activity provider: TrollExpeditions
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    Skaftafell National Park: Glacier Hike

    Activity provider: TrollExpeditions

    From US$ 93.47 per person

    Follow the footsteps of James Bond and hike across the Vatnajökull glacier. Get back to nature on a hike with an English-speaking guide in the dramatic wilderness of Skaftafell National Park.

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    Duration 3 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Hike on the stunning outlet glacier of Vatnajökull
    • See the epic mountains of Skaftafell National Park
    • Get views of one of Europe's largest glaciers at Vatnajökull
    Full description

    Discover what it feels like to walk on impacted ice on an amazing hike across the outlet glacier of Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier. Get breathtaking views of the ice-covered peaks of Skaftafell National Park in the epic wilderness of Iceland. Meet your guide at the meeting point to pick up your crampons, ice axes, harnesses, and helmets. Then, drive by bus to the start of your hike and put on your crampons and steel frames tied to your hiking boots for the amazing adventure ahead. Spend around 60 to 90 minutes on the ice to see crevasses and deep cracks on the surface. Learn about the vertical shafts known as moulins, formed when melting water finds its way into the fissures and cracks.

    Look into small ice tunnels and capture the beautiful blue heart of the ice in the winter. Learn the history of the glacier from your English-speaking guide.

    Includes
    • Entry tickets & places visited

      • •

        Vatnajökull visit

      • •

        Jökulsárlón visit

    • Who you’ll be with

      • •

        Live tour guide: English

    • Transport

      • Not included: transport

    • Food & drink

      • Not included: food & drink

    • Equipment

      • •

        Helmet

      • •

        Crampons

    Not suitable for
    • Children under 8 years

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    Participants

    Date

    Meeting point

    Meet at Troll Expeditions Skaftafell, Hof.

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Hiking shoes
    • Hiking pants

    Know before you go

    • You must be at least 8 years old to participate
    • Hiking boots can be rented on site
    • Driving time from Reykjavík to Skaftafell is around 4.5 hours
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.7 /5

    based on 569 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.9/5
    • Value for money
      4.4/5
    • Service
      4.7/5
    • Organization
      4.6/5

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    It's a great tour and really worth it. Our guide was great, explained everything to us very well and told us a lot about the glacier. There are four stars because the tour was not canceled/postponed due to bad weather conditions. It rained all the time and there was a strong wind. Otherwise great.

    November 25, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Germany Verified booking

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    Amazing experience hiking on a glacier! Our guide was really good and took us through our hike with great expertise. At no point did I feel unsafe or scared even though I had no experience with hiking with crampons on. She was very informative as well and her passion for the place really came through! Would highly recommend.

    November 4, 2022

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Canada Verified booking

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    Great experience! Adam explained everything to us very well, spread a great mood and led us to the glacier in such a way that we were alone in the end and didn't see any of the other groups. We felt very safe and had a lot of fun. But next time we would choose the longer tour because the time passed very quickly.

    October 14, 2022

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    Thomas – Germany Verified booking

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