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About this activity

Your south coast, glacier adventure starts with a pick up authorized pick up points in Reykjavik. After all participants have been picked up you will then head towards the south coast of the island.

It's approximately a 2.5 hour drive to the mighty glacier tongue of Solheimajokull Glacier. Upon arrival at the glacier your certified guide will give you a short introduction to the equipment that you will be using as well as a safety briefing on how to safely explore all that the glacier has to offer. From there, make your way on to the glacier tongue, following your professional guide, where you will put on your crampons (ice cleats) and enter the icy valley. Your guide will help you safely navigate around the crevasses and moulins that mark the glacier, and provide a wealth of information about the formation and development of the the glacier over time. We will spend roughly 1.5 hours on the ice, exploring all that it has to offer.

After the glacier hike you get a short tour of the south coast including a visit to 2 of the south coast's grandest waterfalls before being dropped back at your Reykjavik hotel.

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Included

Small group guarantee
A guided glacier hike on Solheimajokull glacier
A certified glacier guide
All necessary glacier gear needed
Pick-up and drop-off from authorized pick up points in Reykjavik
Free wi-fi on board

Not included

Food & drinks
Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
This is a small group experience tour
Guide to client ratio: 1/15
Minimum age of 8, and minimum shoe size of EUR 35.
This tour is rated as Easy
You will spend approx. 1.5 hours on the ice
Remember to dress according to weather and wear hiking shoes
Please note that waterproof jacket, waterproof pants and hiking shoes can be rented directly from the operator for a small fee payable locally (own expense)
This is a small group tour ensuring a more personalized experience

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

55%

Sport

20%

Original

15%

Reviews

4.8

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Hmorganbts

4 | 2018-04-16

The Glacier hike portion of the trip was amazing and our guide for the hike was awesome. So warm and positive and had a love of her job and people and made it extra special. The actual tour guide who drove our van was nice but seemed under the weather or hung over. He was quiet and seemed not excited to be driving us that day. He left us waiting over 20 minutes after our hike to open the van and we were left standing out in the cold not knowing where he had gone.

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lindseyfgrantham

5 | 2018-04-07

A great tour of the waterfalls and the South Coast. When doing the glacier hike you miss out on seeing the black sand beach and town of Vik, but this seems like a good trade off. The glacier hike was a truly unique and really enjoyable experience. You are given all of the tools you need - pick axe and crampons spiked shoes and the guide takes you up the glacier, where you learn more about the areas glaciers/volcanoes and the changes occurring in the landscape. I don't think you can get an experience like this other places and would definitely make the glacier hike part of your trip to Iceland!

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vicki s

4 | 2018-03-14

We had a great guide Pablo , the reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because my husband and I could not make it up the glacier. I had asked on Tripadvisor if a 61 and 65 year old could do this and I was told casual walk with a bit of climbing. I call BS on that!!! We were with 25-30 year old young adults and after we reached the base of the glacier and put on the crampons we headed up the glacier. We could not keep up and there were a coupe of steep climbs, I could not get enough air into my lungs and just had to stop. Pablo was very gracious and had a guide come get us and take us down , he was also very kind. I wish we did this 30 years ago! Great people, very concerned for our safety and would highly recommend this if I were younger or in better condition.

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radiantme

5 | 2018-02-23

This tour was excellent. The guide was friendly and informative. I had one of the best days of my life on this tour.

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phuongvtang

4 | 2018-02-20

This tour was amazing!

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Gary S

5 | 2018-01-02

Amazing time. Go early in the day before the larger tour buses arrive.

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my acct

5 | 2017-11-02

This tour was excellent. We saw the highlights of the south coast after we did the glacier walk. The glacier walk was amazing. It was a lot of walking but it was not difficult walking on the ice. If you are looking to do a glacier walk, this tour is perfect.

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