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Glacier Explorer - a half day glacier hiking tour

Available May 15th - September 1st

Our world-renowned “Glacier Explorer” half-day option takes you to Vatnajökull Glacier’s best-kept secret; the Fjallsjökull glacier and the magnificent glacier lagoon it crashes into. We will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the Glacier Guide-Fjallsjökull sign on the Ring Road. 

After a walk along the magnificent shores of this seldom visited lagoon, we will arrive at the Fjallsjökull glacier where we gear up on crampons.  With your guide leading the way you will soon be exploring the dramatic terrain, walking through a wonderland of towering pinnacles and brilliantly 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.  

A visit to Fjallsjökull will certainly be one of your most memorable experiences while in Iceland...just check out the pictures! 


Details

Pick up time
09:45 (pick up is provided from Skaftafell and surrounding guesthouses at 08:45)
Duration of trip
approx. 5 hours
Guaranteed departures
Every day
Price
9.990 ISK
Included
Pick up, transport and lunch (for the lunch to be included you'll have to book the previous day).
Equipment needed
We recommend you dress according to weather and wear good hiking boots.
Disclaimer
All trips are undertaken on the responsibility of its participants. Reykjavik Backpackers and/or the tour operator do not assume any responsibility for accidents which are caused by its customers or can be traced to their own actions. Participants have to sign a waiver before undertaking all trips stating that they realize that all outdoor activities carry an inherit risk.