Glacier Hike: Intro to Ice Climbing Adventure
4.8
160 Ratings
Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot

Embark on a thrilling small-group adventure on Iceland’s Solheimajokull Glacier. Experience glacier hiking and ice climbing, marvel at the ever-changing landscape, and explore the stunning ice formations and crevasses.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sólheimajökull - Embark on an exhilarating ice climbing adventure on the Sólheimajökull Glacier with a small group. Depart from Reykjavík or meet directly at the glacier’s parking area. Participants will explore striking ice formations and ascend frozen walls under the guidance of a certified glacier expert. All necessary equipment is provided,…
What's Included
  • Introductory ice-climbing (optional)
  • Seljalandsfoss Waterfall - from Reykjavík only
  • All necessary glacier safety gear (harness, helmet, glacier crampons, ice axe)
  • English-speaking certified glacier guide
  • Guided Solheimajokull glacier adventure
  • Reykjavík pickup and drop off - if selected
  • Skogafoss Waterfall - from Reykjavík only
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Enhance your glacier hike with added adventure! This tour offers optional introductory ice climbing, providing an exhilarating opportunity for both beginners and thrill-seekers to ascend an ice wall under expert supervision.
This is an intimate group adventure, with a maximum of 8 participants per glacier guide, ensuring a more tailored experience. The…

Location
Sólheimajökull glacier parking lot
Sólheimajökulsvegur
Meet us at the Sólheimajökull Parking Lot - look for the yellow Arctic Adventures school bus! Sólheimajökull is ~2 hour drive from Reykjavík in good conditions (165 km / 103 miles)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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276martynam
Apr 20, 2026
Best day ever! - Our guide Lucas was amazing! Very patient and knowledgeable, he explained everything about the glacier and how to cross it. I love the tour, highly recommend!
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500klarag
Apr 19, 2026
Great guide - It was awasome and the Guide Lucas was a nice and chill person he did great job
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Escape10072806274
Apr 19, 2026
Breathtaking 🫶 - It was an incredible climb — together with friends, we made our first ascent on a glacier ❤️❤️❤️ We’re truly lost for words when it comes to the views up there. Lukas, thank you so, so much for the way you guided us. Our guide shared amazingly interesting stories and led us through truly beautiful places. Monika from the bus was super friendly and really helpful in choosing the equipment. We recommend them 100%%%
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Dponitka
Apr 19, 2026
Amazing - That was an Amazing experiance, breathtaking views, it's an absolutly stunning place. Huge thanks to our gide Lukas who kept us safe 🙏 answered to all questions we had and realny take care of us during this trip.
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Paulos3719
Apr 15, 2026
Excellent experience - Sensational ice climbing experience. Great guide. Everything went well and safely.
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Janna
Apr 3, 2026
Five Stars Glacier Hike + Ice Climbing Adventure (with Steven) - I went on a Sólheimajökull Glacier hike + ice climbing day trip (Blue Ice) in mid-January 2026 as a solo traveller, guided/instructed by Steven. Steven was fantastic - very patient, encouraging, and kind at all times. He went out of his way to ensure the 8 participants enjoyed themselves and had successful climbs on the glacier, whether absolute beginners or not. The hiking between locations was cool too. Such a great full day, including waterfall stops on the way to/from Reykjavik with the transfer bus. I don't remember the driver's name, but Arctic Adventures runs like a well-oiled machine, with different groups doing different activities on the same day. I highly recommend Arctic Adventures overall and hope you get lucky and have Steven as your ice climbing instructor!
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Daniel_s
Mar 3, 2026
Awesome intro, guides very good - Intro to Ice Climbing, in this experience you get geared up and hike up the glacier tongue to an area to practise Ice climbing. The guides attach a screw into the top of ice wall and belay the rope to keep you secure. Individually you ascend with your crampons on then abseil down, Our experience was with 2 guides Monica and Lucas who were awesome and made it really enjoyable for me and my brother. The guides keep you safe and make it so much fun cos of their enthusiasm. A massive shout out to the tour bus driver from Arctic Adventures, (could not spell your name I remember it began with H), he made regular stops including at gas station to refuel and even pulls over on way back just outside reykjavik for our group to see the starting of the aurora. Such a special tour
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B5797cjmeganm
Feb 24, 2026
Loved our Ice Climbing Adventure!! - Had a great time! Our guides were wonderful, very energetic and funny!! By far the highlight of my trip!
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699nilar
Feb 5, 2026
My experience was great as i said could have been better - Simon was great Hiking and climbing guys could be better on encouraging rather then dissappointed look
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Celinept9624lg
Feb 19, 2026
300% recommend - Our driver Guna was wonderful, she kept sharing stories and explanations, very insightful and super nice. Thank you so much Guna. Our guide Michele was nice too, he prepared us well. However, some group members could only do one climb, as the second was not suitable for all levels. I wish easier climbs had been chosen to better match the group’s abilities. The small group size (six people) was ideal, as waiting for everyone to climb can get chilly. We were lucky with dry weather, but I recommend layering up as conditions can change quickly. Overall, a great experience with excellent staff, but some adjustments to the participant's level would make it much better.
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From $201
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).