Itinerary
On the Ice Exploration tour, you will spend approximately 2 hours hiking on Breiðamerkurjökull with one of our experienced guides. The glacier in question is an outlet glacier of the more prominent Vatnajökull and is best known for being the glacier overlooking the Glacier Lagoon. On the tour, your guide will share their knowledge of how the glacier forms, and how the constant change in glaciers affects the area and the glaciers themselves. On this tour, you will be able to experience the spectacular scenery on the ever-changing glacier, not only in the winter but during the summer months in Iceland. The tour is rated medium in terms of difficulty and you will be walking a total distance of about 6-10 km on various terrains. You will be equipped with crampons, a helmet, and a safety harness. The guide will introduce you to the safety equipment and ensure that you are prepared before the journey begins.
- meeting time is 30 min before departure at the glacier lagoon
- we gear you up before the tour
- we drive 30 minutes in our super jeep as close as possible to the glacier
- walk 20 minutes to the glacier
- explore the glacier for 2 - 2,5 hours (6-10km depending on each group)
Stop At:
• Jokulsarlon, Jokulsarlon, East Region
See Availability.
Jökulsárlón, 781, Iceland
4 hours 30 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : GoPlaces48047728302
It was perfect experience! David was such a great guide! He explained everything to us and was super funny. :) I would go again!
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Posted On : 2024-05-20
Posted By : Bostonian60
We had a beautiful sunny day for the glacier walk to a small ice cave and our guide gave us an informative introduction to moulins, ice caves, and layers making of the glacier. It was quite the experience, highly recommend it!
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : alexandrecD4123ZK
The guide was very nice, interesting and passionate, we learnt a lot and had a lovely tour. In a nutshell, the experience was magic.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : S2217CKmartae
Very recommendable! It was a super great experience!! David Diego (our guide) was super nice and helped us to explore everything, making it an unforgettable day!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-05
Posted By : 248addyb
Javier was amazing - a great guide and super knowledgeable in the history and geology of Iceland.
Highly recommend if you're near Hoffn/Vik to stop by. A great few hours and only available before April.
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Posted On : 2024-03-25
Posted By : Coastal41999123153
Amazing and wonderful experience and the guide was super he really made sure everyone was keeping up and had a good time even doe the weather was a bit harsh Javier the guide was in a great mood and I got a memery i will remember for the rest og my life!
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Posted On : 2024-03-14
Posted By : Neethu lekshmi V
We had a great glacier hike experience. Though weather was against our favor (cloudy and drizzling) we still had a good experience of exploring glacier. We got to see unique ice sculpture and crevasse formations. Javier was amazing tour guide and very informative.
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Posted On : 2023-09-27
Posted By : MagaliT231
At first we got a call that our tour was cancelled, but upon arrival we were surprised that the tour could go on anyways ! Our tourguide was David, with more than 30 years of experience, he guided us in a very pleasant way. He could tell us all about the glacier and be funny without being annoyingly funny 😅 he is such a good spirit and he gave us an experience of a lifetime !! Thank you so much David and team Ice Explorers !! Greetings from Belgium !
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Posted On : 2023-09-21
Posted By : CarolineM302
Our guide, Eric, was wonderful and shared a lot of wonderful information. We spent 1.5 hours on the glacier and got to see a very cool ice cave. The length of the tour was just right. It was a highlight of our time in Iceland.
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Posted On : 2023-09-21
Posted By : Neringa G
Great tour to explore the glacier. The guide was friendly and gave us a lot of info about the glacier and the island. Would recommend
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Posted On : 2023-09-19
