Vatnajökull Glacier Walk: Family-Friendly Adventure
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551 Ratings
Icelandic Mountain Guides by Icelandia - Skaftafell Base Camp

Experience the awe-inspiring beauty of Vatnajökull National Park on a small-group glacier tour. Explore blue ice, navigate crevasses, and learn about the glacier’s history from a certified guide.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Skaftafell - Glacier walk on Falljökull glacier
What's Included
  • Guided glacier hike on Vatnajokull outlet glacier
  • Certified glacier guide
  • All glacier gear provided
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Embark on an icy adventure with a guided glacier walk from Skaftafell. Discover a stunning outlet of Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe, in a small group led by a certified guide. No prior experience is necessary — all equipment is provided.
Upon meeting the guide in Skaftafell, participants will be equipped and set off onto the glacier, where…

Location
Icelandic Mountain Guides by Icelandia - Skaftafell Base Camp
Our Skaftafell Base Camp, wooden sales lodge, is located by the bus parking and clearly visible from the National Park Service Center.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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807marzenaw
Jan 5, 2026
Perfect - Amazing glacier experience! Stunning views, unforgettable emotions, and a truly fantastic guide. Super friendly, funny, and full of interesting stories that made the trip even better. Everything was perfectly organized and full of good vibes. Highly recommended. I’d do it again in a heartbeat!
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193ulriked
Dec 28, 2025
Unique experience - We got to climb into a mulan and walk through ice caves, both kids and adults loved it. It was really beautiful, and we liked that our group was small, we had our own guide as a family. We would recommend it!
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Mattly3482wb
Dec 21, 2025
Amazing - We had an incredible expedition with Agust. A truly unique and unforgettable tour. Agust shared so much local knowledge and vast expertise on glaciers and Icelandic culture. Can’t recommend more highly!
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Corav931
Dec 18, 2025
Amazing!!! - What a amazing amazing hike!!! We did the hike with Kari and... (we forgot his name). We really loved it, thank you soo much!! So people do not doupt about booking a trip to the gletsjer.
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Igor_b
Dec 18, 2025
The tour was absolutely... - The tour was absolutely wonderful! Everything was perfectly organized, and our guide was incredibly professional and engaging. Our whole family had a fantastic time and enjoyed every moment. Thank you so much for this amazing experience!
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V7050zmjamesg
Dec 7, 2025
Fantastic hike with Matteo - Had a fantastic hike with Matteo on my birthday. Super friendly and welcoming, and love how he showed us some great ideas for photos as we went. Genuinely my favourite part of our trip to iceland!
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Kellyzs7066nk
Dec 1, 2025
Amazing View & Great Tour Guide - We did the tour in the late afternoon. The view was breathtaking, we saw both sunset & moon. Our tour guide Brook was amazing. We had a group of 8 people, and all of us had a great time with this experience.
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Nowshin_c
Nov 28, 2025
Blue ice discovery - amazing to explore - Bartholome (sorry I forgot to ask for spelling) was a great guide for our small group of 3 blue ice discovery tour. He was very patient and informative as we put on all the proper gears and hiked up to explore the glacier. He also took amazing photos and videos of me which I really appreciated as a solo traveler.
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Reilly73
Nov 27, 2025
Blue Ice Slot Canyons - We had so much fun getting Icelandic massages by the crevasses. Basically slot canyons made from glacial ice.Bart, our amazing guide, kept an unhurried pace and took some family photos too.
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Arvin
Dec 12, 2025
Amazing experience but cut short due to stronger winds - Great experience but cut short due to the strong winds I had an absolutely amazing time, I wished we were able to climb higher but the guide had to cut the hike short due to stronger wind forecasts, and I appreciate that the guide had to look out for our safety Guide was very knowledgeable and showed how to use crampons, overall great experience, just wish the winds hadn't been as strong
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From $149
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).