Get ready for a day out on the ice! Hike out on the top of Solheimajokull Glacier and go ice climbing with a trusty ice axe!
Join us for an afternoon glacier hiking and ice climbing the fourth largest glacier in Iceland. You’ll explore the deep blue crevasses, steep ridges, and lily-white ice of Solheimajokull Glacier.
Solheimajokull Glacier is one of the fastest shrinking glaciers in Iceland. Explore this magical place while you still can.
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With our Blue Ice Hiking and Climbing Tour, you have two options: we can pick you up from your hotel in Reykjavik or you can meet us on location at Solheimajokull Car Park.
If you choose to be picked up from Reykjavik, a guided sightseeing tour of rural Iceland is also included. On our way to Solheimajokull, we’ll stop to marvel at the incredible, 196-feet (60-meter) tall Seljalandsfoss Waterfall and neighboring Skógafo...)
If you choose to be picked up from Reykjavik, a guided sightseeing tour of rural Iceland is also included. On our way to Solheimajokull, we’ll stop to marvel at the incredible, 196-feet (60-meter) tall Seljalandsfoss Waterfall and neighboring Skógafoss Waterfall. Here, you’re welcome to snap some of those perfect vacation pictures. Then we’ll continue on toward Solheimajokull Glacier.
For those of you who are staying outside of Reykjavik or choose to meet us on location, please be at Solheimajokull Car Park well in advance of your tour.
Now it’s time to hit the ice! Jump into crampons (we provide), hike on top of the vast glacier and try your hand at ice climbing. Iceland is one of the more unique locations for ice climbing. At Solheimajokull, you’ll be climbing ice walls known as m...)
Now it’s time to hit the ice! Jump into crampons (we provide), hike on top of the vast glacier and try your hand at ice climbing.
Iceland is one of the more unique locations for ice climbing. At Solheimajokull, you’ll be climbing ice walls known as moulins or crevasses.
Our expert guides will provide you with all the safety equipment and climbing gear needed and instruct you on how to use it. You don’t have to worry about a thing! All you need to have is some warm underlayers, a waterproof outer layer, good hiking shoes and an appetite for adventure. They’ll be at your side every step of the way.
The Land of Fire and Ice is perfect for those who want to bring back something more than just pretty landscape pictures. Step out of your comfort zone and into an ice adventure!
Solheimajokull Glacier is an outlet glacier of Mýrdalsjökull Ice Cap, the fourth largest ice cap in Iceland. It’s around 4 miles (8 kilometers) long and 1.4 miles (2 kilometers) wide. It’s one of the most visited glaciers in Iceland thanks to its dee...)
Pick-up Information: Picking everyone up can take up to 30 minutes, your patience is greatly appreciated! The tour will last around 11 hours. Meet On Location: Be at Solheimajokull Car Park at least 10 minutes before your tour. The tour will take...)
Pick-up Information: Picking everyone up can take up to 30 minutes, your patience is greatly appreciated! The tour will last around 11 hours.
Meet On Location: Be at Solheimajokull Car Park at least 10 minutes before your tour. The tour will take around 4.5 hours.
Please Note: Good hiking boots are essential on this tour as we’ll need to fit crampons on them. If you don’t have hiking boots, you can rent them at the time of booking. Due to limited sunlight, during the darker months (November - February) we won’t stop to marvel at Skogafoss Waterfall. However, you’ll have an impressive view from the bus as we drive past.
