Glacier Hike at Sólheimajökull: Adrenaline-filled day trek on Mýrdalsjökull's dark ash and ice

Embark on an adrenaline-filled day trek on the dark ash and ice of Sólheimajökull. Explore crevasses and experience the thrill of being on top of the world.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sólheimajökull - Feel like you are on top of the world with this day hike that will get the adrenaline pumping. Please arrive with hiking boots and gloves. This glacier hiking tour begins when you arrive at the base camp at the foot of Solheimajokull, and is perfect for adventurers due to its accessible slopes, incredible formations, and striking…
What's Included
    • Crampons, Ice Axe, Helmet
    • Certified Guide
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Experience the thrill of a day hike that will get your heart racing. Sólheimajökull, a part of the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier - Iceland’s 4th largest, offers a dark, ashy facade due to a combination of ice and ash. We will lead you around various cracks and crevices to explore its uniqueness.
This excursion requires you to meet your guide at the designated…

Location
Sólheimajökull
We meet in the parking lot of Sólheimajökull.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Meera_v
Jul 28, 2025
Amazing experience! Highly recommend - I can't recommend this hike enough! You'll be absolutely captivated by the breathtaking views of the Sólheimajökull Glacier. It's a truly wonderful hike, and our guides, Steinar and Susana, made the experience even better with their amazing insights into the area. This one is unmissable!
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Saranf1051dx
Jul 25, 2025
Breathtaking!!! - Michael and I had an amazing time with David the Guide’s Glacier Hike at Sólheimajökull Shared Experience! Our guide, Elias, was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and was informative throughout the tour. I felt very safe throughout the tour due to Elias’s confidence and awareness of the area . I am so glad we booked this tour because this was definitely one of the coolest experiences that I have ever had traveling. We appreciated that Elias took his time to get perfect glacier photos for us to remember our trip. I would recommend this tour to anyone that is curious about hiking a glacier in Iceland since it was breathtaking and unique! Thank you Elias and David the Guide!
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866lillianl
Jun 23, 2025
Sólheimajökull glacier hike - We had a fantastic time on the 3-hour glacier tour with Elias! He’s a passionate and knowledgeable guide who took great care of everyone and explained the ice in an interactive way. Highly recommend!
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Angela_m
May 15, 2025
In may it’s pretty warm... - In may it’s pretty warm so don’t over dress and the walk to the glacier is a decent walk but not real difficult
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Abby_l
Apr 5, 2025
An amazing glacier hiking experience with Kamila - Kamila was an amazing guide, and this was such a great experience. With a small group, Kamila really tailored our glacier experience. Two days before our hike, she had scoped out the glacier to ensure she identified interesting features and the safest routes to those features. Our only problem was connecting with Kamila. There are so many guide groups at the parking lot, and the "Dave the Guide" van was not easily identifiable.
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Patricia_f
Jan 18, 2025
Superb! - Magdelana and Rick were so accommodating and knowledgeable. Also very friendly. We had a great adventure!
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David_s
Sep 23, 2024
Really good experience for the price - It was an easy set up, and really good guide, Kamila. There was 11 of us, and some were more apt to climb and move then others, so that did put a little of a damper. But we were able to see a lot and have a great experience.
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Marciamm7718yr
Jun 30, 2024
Amazing hike on a glacier - We had an excellent glacier hike with Kamilla on June 29. The hike was amazing and Kamilla was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, helpful, supportive and appropriately careful. I enjoyed talking with her. Kamilla did a good job of judging the comfort level of the group in terms of which way to go on the glacier. I would definitely recommend her and the trip to friends! Marcia
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Fiona_l
Feb 23, 2024
Amazing - Amazing experience, very knowable guides and beautiful views Hiked all the way to the top of the glacier safely and stopped along the way for interesting facts.
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Christian_f
Jun 22, 2025
The guide never showed up. - We did not get to go on the experience. When we arrived the designated 20 minutes early at the glacier and waited in by the pick up place for our guide he never showed. After waiting for an additional 10 minutes I called the place. They said they moved the trip up due to weather conditions. They said they left us an email at 11:20 and tried to call us. We had already left at 11:00 because it was a 3 hour drive to get to the glacier. The calls they made did not go through because of WiFi connection in the middle of nowhere in Iceland. They offered to maybe give us some money back. It has been over a day and I have heard nothing from the company.
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From $120
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).