Glacier Grand Slam - a combination day tour in Skaftafell
Available May 15th - September 1st
The Glacier Grand Slam is our most popular glacier hike and for
a good reason, you will visit the most breathtaking and inspiring nature that
Vatnajökull National Park has to offer. Walk along the Fjallsárlón glacier
lagoon and then on to the glacier tongue itself, Fjallsjökull, where you will
find yourself surrounded by spectacular ice formations and crevasses. Then take
a boat ride on the world famous Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon where you will sail
among enormous icebergs with Europe’s largest glacier in the background. All in
one easily booked package and including pick up from Skaftafell in Vatnajökull
National Park!
We start each morning at 8:45 from the Service Terminal in
Skaftafell and the drive along the south coast will provide you with a view of
majestic towering mountains and rugged outlet glaciers that slowly crawl down to
the lowlands from the huge Vatnajökull ice cap.
Arriving at the Fjallsárjökull glacier lagoon we gear up and
get ready for our adventure. With your glacier guide leading the way along the
shores of this seldom visited lagoon you will soon be making your way through a
wonderland of towering glacier ice pinnacles and brilliant blue ice.
You will enjoy vast, sweeping, panoramic views of the
surrounding mountains and the amazing crevasse system as well as the steep ice
fall high up on the glacier. The trip will provide you with plenty of photo
opportunities and the chance to gain a deep understanding of this magnificent
glacier, how it is formed and how it continues to change shape every day.
After our exploration our bus will pick us up and drive to
Jökulsárlón (Glacier Lagoon). We will take an amazing 30-40 minute boat ride on
the strange looking amphibious “wheeled boats” and sail among numerous large
icebergs as the guide explains the history and formation of the lagoon.
This is surely the ultimate ICEland adventure,
filled with exploration, adventure and truly unforgettable views.