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3-hour Glacier Hike on Sólheimajökull
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Glacier Walk on Sólheimajökull
3-hour Glacier Hike on Sólheimajökull
Sunny day on Sólheimajökull glacier

3-hour Glacier Hike on Sólheimajökull

By Icelandic Mountain Guides
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$184 per adult
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Overview

A short and easy Glacier Walk tour from Sólheimajökull glacier in South Iceland is a great way to experience the Icelandic glaciers. On this tour you spend about an hour on the ice itself exploring all the interesting features it has to offer as such as stunning ice formations, crevasses and water cauldrons.

Activity location

  • Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot
    • 221
    • 871, Mýrdalshreppur, Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot
    • 221
    • 871, Mýrdalshreppur, Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland

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Scheduled departures
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$184.15 x 1 AdultAU$184.15
Total
Price is AU$184.15

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedCertified glacier guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedUse of glacier equipment - Harness, crampons, ice axe and a helmet
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHiking boots
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedRain gear
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSnacks

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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

Activity itinerary

You will meet your glacier guide in our Sólheimajökull Base Camp. After being fitted with a climbing harness, crampons and equipped with an ice axe, we will head up to the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier. The glacier walk starts with an introduction on how to walk and travel on glaciers and how to use the equipment you have been provided with. When everyone is ready and comfortable, the guide will lead you through the frozen wonderland if blue ice, glacial fomrations and deep crevasses.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSólheimajökull glacier parking lot
    • 221
    • 871, Mýrdalshreppur, Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESólheimajökull glacier parking lot
    • 221
    • 871, Mýrdalshreppur, Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland

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