Founded 1990
Ice Cave Tour
Ice cave visit to the most beautiful and easy accessible icecave of Vatnajökull National Park each winter
When is our Ice Cave Season 2025-6?
mid October - late March
What is included:
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Transport in a well equipped Land Rover Defender super jeep up to the glacier's edge
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Safety gear, helmet with head lamp, micro spikes if slippery
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Guided drive and walk in Vatnajökull National Park
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Plenty of time to enjoy the ice cave
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Max 6 person on each tour
How long is the tour?
Around 3-3 1/2 hours. The drive takes around 60 minutes each way. There is just a short walk between the ice cave and the car.
How difficult is the walk?
Rather easy 800 meter hike in winter 2024-5. Not suitable for people that have problem walking on rough terrain.
What days can I go?
Mondays - Saturdays from November until late March.
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS
Ice Cave Tour With a Local Mountain Guide
Einar Rúnar Sigurðsson, lead guide of Öræfaferðir - From Coast To Mountains was the first mountain guide in Iceland to offer daily ice cave tours, starting in winter 2006-7. He is also the country's oldest mountain guide in working years to offer glacier and climbing and ski mountaineering tours in Iceland, since he started his company in spring 1994. Einar has AIMG (ASSOCIATION OF ICELANDIC MOUNTAIN GUIDES) degree of Hard Ice 3 and Ice Cave Guide.
We will drive and hike through part of Vatnajökull National Park and the area is rich with history and and interesting landscape that has changed dramatically due to climate change through the centuries. The ice cave we visit is easily accessible so even though we take max 6 of you in our party we can expect many large groups from other companies there, so this version of the tour might not suit the serious photographer. However this is a great tour to experiencing ice cave visit for info and smart phone photos. Of course camera gear and tripod is welcome, if you are willing to work fast and do not mind having lot of unknown people in your photo :-)
However, Einar also offers solution of serious ice cave photography, on his Private Ice Cave Tour, a full day tour for 1 or 2 photographers.
About booking the Ice Cave Tour as private tour.
If you prefer to have our Ice Cave Tour private it is simple, just book and pay for all the 6 spaces. If there are any other people booked on that day, you would not be able to choose 6 persons anymore. In this case it is alright if you have children down to 6 year old with you. It would be great if you also send us an email to explain that you did this, that you are in fact not 6 persons, but wants the trip to be private.
We do have 2 Land Rover Defenders so if you are 7-13 persons we can do a private tour with your party if we know this in advance so we can have a second driver ready for our other Land Rover. Send us email to info@fromcoasttomountains.is with request for this.
Note, on the open departure 2 persons are required for the first booking, but after 2 or more have booked a departure one person can book.
Important!
Be careful to bring good outdoor clothing for this trip and hiking boots that would keep your feet dry walking in rain or in deep snow. Dress warmly rather than for long strenuous walk. The walk is normally not so long, but we might have to wait in line for our turn to go into the ice cave. So down jacket or Icelandic wool sweater or similar that you can wear underneath the gore tex layer in case of the worst weather situation is recommended. Bring simple hat that is possible to wear underneath the helmet, and warm gloves. Feel free to bring a small bag with snacks and a water bottle, and your extra clothing.
Ice Cave Tour
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Cancellation policy
We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is cancelled 1 day or less before the event
We will charge a cancellation fee of 50% if booking is cancelled 3 days or less before the event
We will charge a cancellation fee of 10% if booking is cancelled 14 days or less before the event