A glacier hike is a great way to experience Icelandic nature. On this full day, small group, guided tour, you will walk on the Sólheimajökull glacier tongue, which extends outward from Mýrdalsjökull. From here you will take an easy 3-3.5 hour walk on crampons up on the ice field, where you will learn more about the glacial wonderland of ice sculptures, ridges, deep crevasses, and why the glaciers are melting and disappearing.
Posted By : georginamr777
We really enjoyed our ice hike, the company that Reykjavik Excursions uses for this activity was excellent and the experience was beyond our expectations.
I only wish there was a better explanation of this tour on their website. We had thought it was a smaller group tour but instead we had to ride a big bus with 2 other groups doing different activities. One of the groups got delayed because of the weather so we ended up waiting 2 hours to be picked up after our hike. I personally do not prefer bigger tours because you waste a lot of time waiting for other people too.
Thor our driver was good, he did his best to get us back to Reykjavik as quickly as possible despite the delay and he still made sure we were able to stop and see both waterfalls.
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Posted On : 2023-12-31 18:33:01 
Posted By : 768biddyr
This trip was fantastic. Our driver Helmut was charming and knowledgeable and so enthusiastic about his country. We saw beautiful waterfall and went on a glacier hike which was amazing the guides were very helpful and made sure everyone felt safe and could enjoy the hike.
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Posted On : 2023-10-25 03:49:55
Posted By : RicherTrips
This is an intense journey for people who love nature, and are strong and fit. We started early, arriving at 8:30 to the bus stop. At 8:45 we were picked up by our guide/driver, Micha, an experienced guide who speaks English with an accent, but also with an extended vocabulary and perfect grammar. He was always kind, in a good mood, and provided information, storys and jokes.
On our first stop, Skogafoss, we lost a couple of passengers who completely lost track of time. We waited 45 minutes longer than the aloted time before leaving them behind.
We bought some sandwiches and ate on the bus to continue to the glaciar hiking. This part took about 4 hours all together, because you have to gear up with helmets, harnesses, crampers and an ice axe of little use but great for pictures. It’s a long walk even before reaching the edge of the glacier. The first 100 meters are the steepest and several times I had to stop to catch my breath.
Later, we had the chance to walk on black sand and see puffings nesting. We had an early fast dinner in a gas station, because we would arrived to the hotel after 10 pm and the restaurant was closed. (Also, we had to return for the lost passengers).
The countryside hotel, Smyrlabjörg, outside Hofn, was very simple but comfortable and quiet, and they managed to serve a good breakfast buffet for all their guests ar the same time.
Next day we did the optional amphibian ride on the lagoon, which I highly recommend, continued to Diamond beach, the turf roof church, Fjadrarglejufur gorge, which is amazing, the lava fields, Vik’s church and Seljalandsfoss.
Here you can get face to face with the tall waterfall, walking behind it, but don’t miss the hidden waterfall down the trail; it’s not visible until you get inside the cave. Be sure to wear waterproof pants, jacket and shoes. We returned to our hotel around 9:30 pm, right on time for dinner (restaurant’s kitchens close at 10:00) to finally have a decent meal.
We were so exhausted we decided to cancel our next day tour, which also was 12 hours long.
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Posted On : 2023-08-02 19:11:18
Posted By : 1man2h
The whole tour was fantastic. Bjerki, our guide for the day was excellent! He was on time, respectful and accommodating. We really appreciated his stories and recommendations. We saw waterfalls, enjoyed black sand beach, and hiked a glacier! We had enough time at each destination to enjoy and take pictures, never felt rushed. Henrique our glacier hike guide was also extremely respectful and helpful especially when we felt more nervous about the hike. The bus was very comfortable, had usb ports for wifi, was clean, a good temperature and relaxed. Highly recommend doing this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-04-17 18:33:37
Posted By : miriam_B
Please refund my money. Trip was cancelled due to snowstorm. Thanks. I repeat trip cancelled please refund my money for two people almost 300
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Posted On : 2023-01-31 04:12:25 
Posted By : Tatherton4
This was a fantastic trip. Our driver was Albert and he was so informative and friendly. He went above and beyond to ensure we had a good trip. Bane who was our glacier guide was very nice and had a great sense of humour 10/10 recommend
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Posted On : 2022-11-01 14:44:18
Posted By : Aljosa_S
Great and informative guide, the trip was an amazing opportunity to get onto a glacier that’s quickly retreating and learn about the dynamics of the process.
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Posted On : 2021-11-21 13:35:07
Posted By : bradyln
Harold was a great guide for glacier hiking. It was super informative and fun. Couldn't have asked for a better day!
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Posted On : 2019-01-01 14:26:02
