Small-Group 7-Hour Glacier Hiking Tour in Vatnajokull from Hotel Skaftafell

Hike beyond the crowds and explore the farther reaches of an outlet glacier of Vatnajokull Glacier on this full-day small-group tour in Skaftafell.

The tour starts at the Freysnes gas station near Skaftafell, a black and pink building, where your guide meets you near the entrance in a yellow uniform.

Vatnajokull is the largest glacier in Iceland and has about 30 outlet glaciers. Glaciers are always changing, so routes change often as the ice melts and moves, and each trip is a new exploration.

Thanks to the small group size, you can get into tight places that larger groups can't reach, and you may even find temporary features on the glacier that no one has explored before.

Along the way, you learn and use a range of crampon techniques to move safely over technical terrain, possibly including some minor ice climbing if the route requires it. No technical experience is needed.

Your guide tells you about the surrounding nature and how the landscape formed. You also get a hot drink on the glacier.

At the end of the day, you hike back off the ice and return to the meeting point.

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