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Ice Climbing Adventure: Scale Sólheimajökull
4.7
135 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.
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 exciting ice climbing adventure on the Sólheimajökull Glacier with a small group. Depart from Reykjavík or meet directly at the glacier’s parking area. Over the course of three thrilling hours, participants will explore striking ice formations and ascend frozen walls under the guidance of a certified glacier expert….
- Sólheimajökull - Embark on an exciting ice climbing adventure on the Sólheimajökull Glacier with a small group. Depart from Reykjavík or meet directly at the glacier’s parking area. Over the course of three thrilling hours, participants will explore striking ice formations and ascend frozen walls under the guidance of a certified glacier expert. All necessary equipment is provided, including crampons, ice axes, helmets, and safety lines. Following a safety briefing, hike across the glacier’s breathtaking landscape—featuring crevasses, ridges, and vibrant blue ice—before attempting your own ice climb. No prior experience is required. Experience the awe-inspiring power and beauty of this dynamic icy environment.
What's Included
- Certified glacier guide
- Guided glacier hike on Solheimajokull glacier
- All necessary glacier gear
- Certified glacier guide
- Guided glacier hike on Solheimajokull glacier
- All necessary glacier gear
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hiking shoes (can be rented for a small fee)
- Food and drinks
- Hiking shoes (can be rented for a small fee)
Additional Information
Hands-On Ice Climbing: This tour offers a unique experience beyond typical glacier hikes by including real ice climbing! It’s a thrilling chance for both beginners and adventurers to climb an ice wall under expert supervision.
Small Group Size: The tour is designed to be small, ensuring personalized attention, enhanced safety, and a closer…
Hands-On Ice Climbing: This tour offers a unique experience beyond typical glacier hikes by including real ice climbing! It’s a thrilling chance for both beginners and adventurers to climb an ice wall under expert supervision.
Small Group Size: The tour is designed to be small, ensuring personalized attention, enhanced safety, and a closer connection with both the glacier and the guide.
Certified Glacier Guides: The guides are not only experienced but also specially certified to lead glacier and climbing tours, ensuring safety and providing in-depth geological knowledge.
Off-the-Beaten-Path Location: Sólheimajökull is less crowded compared to Iceland’s more popular tourist destinations, offering a genuine and immersive glacier experience.
All Skill Levels Welcome: With a focus on safety and education, this tour is crafted to be accessible even for those without any climbing or glacier experience.
- This tour is a small group adventure, limited to 8 participants per guide, ensuring a more personalized experience.
- Minimum age is 14 years
- The tour is about 4.5 hours with approx. 3 hours on ice.
- Remember to bring: Warm outdoor clothing, waterproof jacket and pants, head-wear, gloves and good hiking shoes.
- Sturdy hiking shoes, waterproof jacket and pants can be rented from the local operator for a small fee, please contact the local operator prior to traveling if you wish to rent some gear.
- Guests must be comfortable walking 3-4 km on uneven terrain
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(135 Ratings)
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Brad
Jul 3, 2025
Do it, do it, just do it. Life is too short, have the experience, create the memories and have a blast. Do it! - The whole experience was fantastic. The guide was awesome, informative and really easy to chat with. It was my first ice climb give it a go it’s easier than you think.
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Graceeg2018
Jun 22, 2025
A fantastic day - Could not recommend this trip enough. If you’re hesitant to book it just do it. It is incredibly accessible and so enjoyable. Huge thanks to the glacier team Monika and Steven. A special mention to our guide Vjeran for not only getting us there and back but going above and beyond. I leant a lot about Iceland and had the best time. A real highlight.
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X3407vlchrisg
May 18, 2025
Wonderful time ice climbing - Had a great time doing this activity. The first part in the bus with Anastasia was quite interesting and full of enjoyable facts about Iceland. Then we hit the ice with Daniel. He was amazing and truly did awesome. He went out of his way to make our experience as enjoyable as possible. We hiked the glaciers, and did 3 different climbs. We even got to explore a small ice tunnel ! All of this was done in a very friendly and humourous manner, and we all felt very secured with Daniel. Thanks to the whole team that made this trip very enjoyable to us.
Ps : Daniel, if you read this, I need you to follow me back on IG so that I can send you the pictures !
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Declan
May 14, 2025
Fun, Exciting and well worth it - I was lucky enough to be the only booking of the day, my guide Daniel was excellent and allowed me to take on bigger and more exciting climbs once he gauged my skill level and without a group we were able to do a lot more exploring that usually
Glacier is well worth the trip and the climbing is fun and exciting
Would go again
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371anhelinaz
May 8, 2025
Incredible experience - even for first-timers! - This was the most exciting and interesting activity we tried in Iceland! The views on the glacier are surreal and you just feel so small in the face of this natural wonder. It’s incredible!
Our guide Daniel was great, he adjusted to the group’s needs and level, he was cheerful, funny, very supportive, we felt confident and ready to explore!
We first tried climbing on a smaller wall, learned the basic techniques and then moved on to the bigger crevasse. It was absolutely exhilarating to be lowered down into it, and them climbing all the way up where the rest of the group is supportively applauding for you!
Afterwards, the guide Daniel showed us a few more glacier features, let us try some tools and we returned to the base camp.
This trip really exceeded my expectations in terms of how fun and awesome it was! I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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Caley
Apr 22, 2025
Highlight of the trip! - 10/10 would recommend for a day out from Reykjavík. The pick up and drop off process from your hotel or bus stop made everything so much easier.
There are plenty of food and toilet stops along the way but worth taking some cash too as eftpos can go offline sometimes.
Ice climbing and hiking up the Glacier was the highlight of the day. And probably the trip! Such a cool experience to hike up a Glacier and climb up an ice wall. Guides were super fun, helpful and knowledgeable. We always felt safe (as can be!)
No complaints! Would absolutely recommend.
A tip for all tourists is be back at the bus on time for every stop because it slows everyone else down. Sometimes people in your group meet up with other groups to do different activities. So timing is key.
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Jenniferp714
Apr 20, 2025
Glacier Hike & Ice Climbing tour with Southcoast Adventure - the highlight of our trip! - We took the Blue Ice: Glacier Hike & Ice Climbing tour with Southcoast Adventure. This was a 4 hour small group experience that was truly unforgettable and the highlight of our entire week in Iceland. The views were unbelievable and something we will never forget.
Steve was an amazing guide and brought the perfect mix of information and humor to this very adventurous and unique experience. He clearly loves what he does and made sure we were all safe throughout the experience. While there was some level of physical challenge for this tour, Steve made it fun. We highly recommend this tour, and if you can - take it with Steve!
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Michmadden
Mar 23, 2025
Amazing guide and stunning views!!! - Our guide Kevin (from Troll.is) was amazing !!! He truly made the day special. He was so caring, so patient, so knowledgable about not only the terrain but also about ice climbing in general. He even taught us how to do the "viking pushup" to drink fresh glacier water straight from the glacier! The whole day was phenomenal.
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Travel_ayres
Mar 18, 2025
Incredible experience! - The ice climbing was an incredible experience but what made it so special was Steve, our guide. He was a lot of fun and you could tell he loves what he does. He laughed and joked but made sure everyone was safe. Highly recommend the ice climbing! And if you can, go with Steve!
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Dream15399186073
Feb 2, 2025
Beautiful - Anayancy was the best guide ever ! Funny and she showed us some magnificent hidden spots ! In January you see a lot of snow so I'll probably come back to see it during spring !
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