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Kalfafell · Eastern · Iceland
Skaftafell Glacier Hike
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From $125.10 per person
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Join us for this glacier walk tour, Iceland's most popular outdoor activities, into the magnificent ice-world of Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe. Your certified glacier guide will introduce you to the basics of glacier hiking while you witness stunning scenery and astonishing ice formations as far as the eye can see... and, you'll get a chance to follow the steps of Game of Thrones into frozen adventures! Follow the steps of Jon Snow beyond the wall with this 3-hour hiking expedition to an outlet glacier on part of the biggest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. Let your mind be blown away by the breathtaking views to the covered highest peaks of Iceland rising more than 2,000 meters (6.500 ft) over your helmet! No experience needed, easy difficulty, all you gotta do is trust in our expert guides.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Enjoy our glacier hike of Skaftafell
- Explore the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajokull
- Witness stunning scenery and astonishing ice formations
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Kalfafell
Hiking at Vatnajökull.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
Certified Glacier Guide Small Group (12 persons max) Glacier Equipment: helmet, harness, crampons, and ice axe
What to Bring
Hiking boots (available for rent online and on location) Warm clothes (first layer) Waterproof clothing (second layer) Gloves and hat
Meeting & Pickup
Tröll Expeditions Skaftafell, West of Hofgardur, 785 Hof, Iceland
Planning Notes
Minimum age: 8 Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Automatic
Traveler Impressions
What travelers are saying
2025-07-07
5.00 / 5
My family really LOVED the glacier hike. It was one of the top highlights of a long and busy vacation. Our guide, Anna, was excellent and she gave us great information about the glacier, the region in particular, and tips on hiking it safely. It was not overly challenging (anyone somewhat fit can do it), but it was very exciting and was good exercise.Another thing we really liked was that the meeting place for the group was close to the glacier hike, so we didn’t have to spend a lot of time in a bus just getting to the hike location. It was about 10 minutes, so that was easy. We didn’t other activities that required long drives in vans/buses front he tour base camp to get to the sites, and so this was very efficient use of time. Great experience. LOVED it and would recommend to anyone.
2024-10-14
4.00 / 5
Very good tour, excellent guide (Sunny), informative and well organised. Didn’t understand why we had to walk 20 mins from a car park when other buses were parking at the glacier. Otherwise would have been 5 stars!
2024-10-14
5.00 / 5
Very good tour, excellent guide (Sunny?), informative and well organised. Didn’t understand why we had to walk 20 mins from a carpark to the glacier when other buses were parking at the glacier, otherwise would have been 5 stars!
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