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Ice Cave Tour by Vatnajokull Glacier | Departure from Jokulsarlon
Join this tour to experience the extraordinary beauty of an ice cave in winter. With a local guide, you'll explore hidden spaces on a glacier hike near Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe.
This is the highest rated ice cave tour in Iceland, so book now to secure your spot. Just choose the time which fits your schedule and make your way to Jökulsárlón Café, beside the famous glacier lagoon in Southeast Iceland. You can make a day of it, and enjoy the glacier lagoon area, taking pictures of the floating icebergs. Reserve early as this tour is very popular and is likely to sell out.
At the start of the tour, you will drive with your group to the cave which has been specially chosen for its dazzling structure. The drive itself is exciting, as you will be traveling in a modified monster truck.
When you get there, you'll have a short walk through the landscape to the cave where you can learn about the mighty Vatnajokull glacier from your knowledgeable guide. Thick socks and warm layers will come in handy today.
Ice caves are rare phenomena that form naturally. The ice caves are a long time in the making. Each fall, after the meltwater of spring has begun to freeze, local guides from the area hunt for new ice caves. This is why the location of the caves change every year and every ice cave is unique and newly formed.
The structure and condition of the caves can vary greatly each year. Our guide decides which cave to visit every day depending on safety and weather conditions.
There is extremely limited availability for this popular tour. Reserve now you if you want to see this incredible natural attraction. Check availability now by choosing a date.
Quick facts
- Available: Nov. - Mar.
- Duration: 2,5 hours
- Activities: Caving, Sightseeing, Ice Caving
- Difficulty: Easy
- Minimum age: 8 years.
- Languages: English
- Highlights: Jökulsárlón,
Jökulsárlón is Iceland’s most famous glacier lagoon. Conveniently located in the southeast by Route 1, about halfway between the Skaftafell Nature Reserve and Höfn, it is a popular stop for those travelling along the South Coast or around the Ring Road of the country.
Geography
As a glacier lagoon, Jökulsárlón is a lake that is filled with the meltwater from an outlet glacier. In this case, it is Breiðamerkurjökull, a tongue of Europe’s largest ice cap, Vatnajökull.
It stands out, however, due to the fact that it also fills with icebergs breaking from the glacier, some of which tower several stories high.
These icebergs, other than their scale, are notable for their colouration. Although they are, as expected, largely white, most are also dyed electric blue in part, with black streaks of ash from eruptions centuries past.
When the icebergs finally make it across the lagoon, they either drift out to sea or wash up on the nearby shore. Because of the way they glisten against the black sands of Breiðamerkursandur, this area has been nicknamed ‘the Diamond Beach’.
In spite of being a rather recent formation, Jökulsárlón is the deepest lake in the country, with depths of 248 metres (814 feet). With a surface area of 18 square kilometres (7 square miles), it is also growing to be one of the largest.
History
Jökulsárlón has not been around since Iceland’s settlement; it only formed around 1935. This was due to rapidly rising temperatures in the country from the turn of the twentieth century; since 1920, Breiðamerkurjökull has been shrinking at a dramatic rate, and the lagoon has begun to fill its space.
Today, the expansion of Jökulsárlón is accelerating. In 1975, it had less than half its current surface area.
In the relatively near future, it is expected that the lagoon will continue to grow until it becomes a large, deep fjord.
Though a dark omen for Iceland’s glaciers and ice caps in general, the retreat of Breiðamerkurjökull has resulted in an incredibly beautiful, if temporary, site. This has not been overlooked by Hollywood.
Jökulsárlón has been featured in the James Bond films A View to Kill in 1985 and Die Another Day in 2002, 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and 2005’s Batman Begins.
In 2017, Jökulsárlón was enveloped into the Vatnajökull National Park, thus it is now fully protected by Icelandic law.
Wildlife
Because of the wealth of herring and capelin that the tides bring into the lagoon, Jökulsárlón is somewhat of a hot-spot for Iceland’s wildlife.
In summer, it is a nesting site for Arctic Terns; stay well away from their nesting area, as these birds are notorious for the fierceness with which they protect their eggs, dive-bombing the heads of any they see as a threat. Skuas also nest on the lake’s shores in this season.
Seals can be reliably spotted here throughout the year, swimming amongst or else hauling out on the icebergs. Jökulsárlón provides them with a safe haven to rest and socialise, especially considering the waters of southeast Iceland are renowned for their population of orcas.
Vatnajökull,Vatnajökull glacier is the largest glacier in Europe, covering 8% of Iceland’s landmass.
It is the central feature of the Vatnajökull National park, found in the south west of Iceland, a popular spot for activities like glacier hiking from Skaftafell, boat tours in the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, and ice caving tours between November and March.
Facts about Vatnajokull
Vatnajökull has a surface area of approximately 8,100 square kilometres (3127 square miles); though it is rapidly shrinking due to climate change, its recession is not quite as advanced as at other glaciers, such as Langjökull and Mýrdalsjökull. In parts, it is a kilometre deep (over three thousand feet), and its average thickness is around half of that.
Vatnajökull also holds the tallest peak in Iceland beneath its ice; Hvannadalshnjúkur is 2,200 metres tall (7,218 feet). It also conceals some of the most active volcanoes in the country, the most notable being Grímsvötn, Öræfajökull and Bárðarbunga.
Volcanic activity in the region has occurred on and off throughout the centuries, and many geologists believe that several eruptions are overdue. If their calculations are correct, it would mean significant volcanic activity for Vatnajökull over the scope of the next half-century.
Depending on winds, this could result in worldwide consequences in terms of air-travel, agriculture and the general climate.
The glacier boasts over 30 outlet glaciers, which are channels of ice that flow out of ice caps but remain constrained on the sides of the valley. The major outlet glaciers of Vatnajökull include Dyngjujökull in the north, Breiðamerkurjökull, and Skeiðarárjökull to the south. To the west, one can find the outlet glaciers Síðujökull, Skaftárjökull and Tungnaárjökull.
Numerous rivers run out of Vatnajökull, making up some of the greatest glacial rivers in Iceland. The most notable are:
Tungnaá (west)
Köldukvísl (west)
Þjórsá (west)
Jökulsá á Fjöllum (north)
Skjálfandafljót (north)
Jökulsá á Brú (northeast)
Jökulsá í Fljótsdal (northeast)
Jökulsá í Lóni (south)
Hornafjarðarfljót (south)
Jökulsá á Breiðamerkursandi (south)
Skeiðará (south)
Núpsvötn (south)
Hverfisfljót (south)
Skaftá (south)
Vatnajokull National Park
Vatnajökull National Park was established in June 2008 and has slowly grown to include more and more areas. The park now covers an area of 14,141 square kilometres (5,460 square miles), 14% of the country. It is the second largest national park in Europe.
Rivers divide the highland plateau to the north of the park. The volcanic table mountain Herðubreið towers over this particular region, along with volcanoes Askja, Snæfell and Kverkfjöll.
The canyon Jökulsárgljúfur was carved out by glacial floods centuries ago. At the upper end of the canyon, you'll find Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Further north, the horseshoe-shaped canyon Ásbyrgi is believed to have formed when Óðinn's eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, stepped his foot down from the heavens.
East around Snæfell, one can find wetlands and ranges, home to roaming herds of wild reindeer and abundant birdlife. Steep mountain ridges make up the south side of Vatnajökull, where outlet glaciers crawl onto the lowlands. The sandy plains of Skeiðarársandur also lie to the south, and the glacial river Skeiðará runs through this vast desert.
One of Iceland's most visited landmarks in the National Park is the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, which sits at the base of the outlet glacier Breiðamerkurjökull. Here, large icebergs that have broken off the glacier float across a vast lake before ending up in the Atlantic Ocean, or washed ashore on the nearby Diamond Beach.
This is one of the best seal-watching spots in the country.
The Future of Vatnajokull
The volume of Vatnajökull reached its peak around 1930 but has since been in a steady process of decline. Because of rising levels of global temperature, Vatnajökull has on average lost about a metre (three feet) of its thickness annually over the past 15 years.
If temperature levels continue to rise, the glacier could be all but gone nearing the end of the next century, leaving only small ice caps on top of the highest mountain summits.
Efforts are being made to prevent what some say is the inevitable, with reforestation projects going on all around the glacier, a proven method of cooling the area. Time will tell how successful they are.
Vatnajokull and Jokulsarlon in Popular Culture
The beauty of Vatnajökull National Park has not gone unnoticed by those in film or television. Many famous scenes have been shot here, starting with James Bond: A View to Kill in 1985. Other notable films with scenes here include Batman Begins, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and James Bond: Die Another Day.
Most famously, however, many places in Vatnajökull have been used in the HBO Series Game of Thrones, north of the Wall. The Wall itself is constructed with CGI using shots of the glacier.
BreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökull is the glacial tongue that extends from southern Vatnajökull and into the glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón, creating the icebergs that define this beautiful landmark.
Breiðamerkurjökull is constantly retreating, breaking and melting, causing the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon to increase in size; it is less than a century old, but already the deepest lake in Iceland.
This glacier tongue provides the lagoon with all of its enormous icebergs, which perpetually break from off its tip and tumble into the waters. Here they float for about five years until they are small enough to make their way towards sea. When they finally do escape the lagoon, most join the countless smaller ice chunks that adorn the nearby Diamond Beach.
Breiðamerkurjökull is beset with enormous cracks and crevices, and since it's virtually impossible to tell exactly when the next big block of ice will break from it, people should admire this enormous glacier tongue from a great distance.
Departure time : 08:30, 08:50, 09:30, 10:00, 10:10, 11:30, 13:00, 13:30, 16:00.
This tour departs from Jökulsárlón café which is about 390 km east from Reykjavík, Just by the glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón
Crampons (if conditions call for such equipment)
Helmet
Local, English speaking guide.
Transportation
What to bring:
Clothing and outerwear suited to rainy or chilly weather (waterproof recommended)
Camera
Hiking shoes
Good to know:
For activities like ice caving, jeans are not recommended because denim, once wet, will spread moisture and take a long time to dry, leaving the wearer extremely cold!
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Reviews
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Kevin Van Leer
Our tour was absolutely incredible! Sven was the best guide we could have hoped for and the glacier was amazing. We went during a time slot with a perfect sunset and we got some beautiful pictures. We highly recommend this tour!
Mirek
It was very nice and extraordinary experience. Unfortunately the Tour did not fulfill all my expectations. Generally it was very short. We spent most of the time in a car instead of caves. Too much boring, suitable rather for pensioners.
mohammed khuram ijaz
My wife booked this tour last minute and It was one of the most incredible and memorable things we did in Iceland. The chaps were very welcoming and offered coffee etc and the tour guide (Oli?) was just out of the world! He gave an amazing commentary about the film locations, the glacier and the lagoon and the ice caves themselves. He also gave an insight into the Icelandic culture and belief system which was incredible. You cannot imagine what it feels like to be standing on so much ice and then descend into the ice caves underneath. We will definitely do this tour again when we come back. Thank you so much to the team for looking after us and making it memorable. Easily money well spent. Our tour date was 13/Dec/18 at 13:00.
Alexis
Oli was super kind and told us a lot of interesting facts about iceland and ice caves. The caves were so incredibly blue, amazing! Oli helped taking pics of us. Overall experience 10/10. Don't hesitate and take this tour, is worth every penny. Our tour date was on 9th Dec at 9:30.
Alexis
Oli was super kind and told us a lot of interesting facts about iceland and ice caves. The caves were so incredibly blue, amazing! Oli helped taking pics of us. Overall experience 10/10. Don't hesitate and take this tour, is worth every penny. Our tour date was on 9th Dec at 9:30.
Ellen Lu
The tour was lots of fun and our tour guide (Kali?) was hilarious. He was experienced and gave us lots of tips for quality pictures. My only wish was that we could have done more walking/hiking out in the open
DANJUN XU
Excellent ! All the staffs are warm, especially the coffee station in the bus at the meeting point. The tour was excellent, the tour guide (named Hali?) took us to visit 2 caves. He is very much experienced, helpful and know how and where to take nice photos. He even took photos for every single tourist! 5 stars service! Thank you!
Naian Feng
this was my fourth time of participating ice cave tour and have to admit that I had the best experience ever. We joined the first group on the day and arrived in the cave before everyone else. Also, we did a long walk on the actual glacier and it was just breathtaking while we saw sunrise above the glacier lagoon in the east ahead. Caves are very blue and ice was crystal clear. Because it was in the morning. We had quite a lot of time to take photos and enjoy ourselves. Our guide Oli( I suppose this is his name) was supper nice and helpful with everything. Fantastic experience and definitely recommend.
Mirtw Gerogiannaki
Perfect experience. We were in Iceland in October 2018. The tour was perfect. Guide was so nice. He wanted to give us all the info about what we saw. Thank you very much guide to iceland!
Alma Dinsmore
Had an amazing time. Our guide, Piggi, was wonderful and it was absolutely gorgeous.
Johanna Dykstra
This tour was awesome, breathtaking, the tour was great, a native Icelander! He made sure everyone got plenty of photos.
Michael L Guard
This was a highlight of our time in Iceland and something you simply cannot do on your own. The trucks are specially designed to ride on the glacier. They make it very safe; however, you must know that there are great risks driving on glaciers with crevices and ravines. They did a superb job. I would recommend highly.
Emily Brooke Zercher
This was truly an amazing and fun experience! Kalli, our tour guide, was such a gem of a human and had such a wonderful outlook on life- He was incredibly knowledgable about the glaciers and kept us laughing throughout the tour. Would definitely recommend booking a tour :)
Katerine Deschamps
Really nice experience! I was expecting biggest ice cave, since we have visited small tunnel cave, but still, the color was amazing, the guide was really nice, the truck transportation was funny and the walk on the glacier was really cool! I totally recommand it! The 9h30 in winter was perfect since we had the sun rise in front of us, beautiful!
Mina Lee
It was aswome. We went beutiful blue ice cave. Also the guy who guided tour was so nice and kind. I highly recomend this tour for everyone.
Mina Lee
It was aswome. We went beutiful blue ice cave. Also the guy who guided tour was so nice and kind. I highly recomend this tour for everyone.
Brooks Biggs
We had an amazing experience with our ice cave...err crevasse tour! The guides were fun and informative! Probably our most favorite part of the trip!
Amy Li
Ice caves are amazing! A wonderful experience for my parents.
Amy Li
Ice caves are amazing! A wonderful experience for my parents.
Amy Li
Ice caves are amazing! A wonderful experience for my parents.
Aine Connerton
Such a good trip! Ice caves are beautiful!
Christine Chen
Wow! All the guides were down to earth, funny, and eager to answer questions about not only the glacier/ice cave tour but also about Iceland! They were all eager to help take pictures as well. Awesome (and easy) experience to get up close to the glacier/ice cave.
Marta Schantz
What an amazing glacier! Our guide Ole was awesome, he was down to earth and funny once you got him talking and answering questions. The tour itself spent a lot of time getting to the glacier, its not easy to get up there! And we spent a pretty short but meaningful time on the ice itself. We went through one ice "cave" (actually just part of the glacier with a hole you can walk through) and got lots of amazing photos. I wish we could have spent more time on the glacier to walk around and explore, we stayed pretty close to just the ice cave itself. No matter what, such a jaw-dropping and surreal experience. Very cool!
James
Absolutely beautiful! Words and pictures do not do it justice. This is a MUST-DO tour and definitely worth driving from Reykjavik - although I'd recommend staying closer so you have more time to hit all the other attractions. Tour guide was energetic, informative, and fun. We had a blast!
James
Absolutely beautiful! Words and pictures do not do it justice. This is a MUST-DO tour and definitely worth driving from Reykjavik - although I'd recommend staying closer so you have more time to hit all the other attractions. Tour guide was energetic, informative, and fun. We had a blast!
James
Absolutely beautiful! Words and pictures do not do it justice. This is a MUST-DO tour and definitely worth driving from Reykjavik - although I'd recommend staying closer so you have more time to hit all the other attractions. Tour guide was energetic, informative, and fun. We had a blast!
Jerome
One word : WOW ! This was so amazing. The trip and the guide are awesome and the caves so wonderfull! My head and my camera are full of pictures and magnificient souvenirs
Indra Wood Lusero
We absolutely loved this experience!! My spouse and I brought our teenagers, who aren't easy to please, and they were impressed and amazed as well. Our guide was helpful, knowledgable and amusing. He acknowledged that part of what made our tour great was the great weather. And indeed it was a beautiful day!! We drove there and back from the Fludir area, so it was a long journey and we all agree it was worth the drive! We would definitely do this again.
Stephanie Forestell
We had an unforgettable tour experiencing the ice caves with our guide, Halli. A truly stunning spectacle of nature, Halli encouraged us to be mindful in our experience, examining the “micro” beauty of the caves - where ice bubbles have been fossilized for thousands of years. The colours did not disappoint, as it was truly awe worthy. I am so grateful for the experience we had. I would absolutely book this tour again. We were guided on a short hike across the glacier where we could revel in the beauty of the mountain top, before entering the bright blue caves. In addition to the cave itself, Halli also did a great job of sharing the history, mystery, and other worldliness that encaptures the heart of Iceland!
Mahalee
It was an amazing experience. It was expensive but totally worth it! I would highly recommend this tour!
Juta Juska
It was amazing experience. Definitely worth it. And our tour guide
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Claire Heigho
We had an amazing time on this tour! Our tour guide 'Oli' was knowledgable and had a good sense of humour too! Would recommend it to anyone wanting a bit of adventure!
Danielle Massaro
This tour was magnificent and completely surpassed our expectations! We saw once in a lifetime views and the ice cave was incredible! Our tour guide “Oli” was knowledgeable, kind, and ensured our safety. I highly recommend this tour. Worth every penny! 5 stars!
Mateusz Wojcik
Lovely! Recommend it, one of best experiences in Iceland, guides are funny and local
Apoorv Gupta
It was a great experience visiting these magnificent caves. Our tour guide was very communicative and excited to take us on the tour. We enjoyed it thoroughly. However, I think it was more like a tunnel than a cave, it would have been great if we could have seen a larger cave.
Tessa Gallagher
We had a great time with our tour guide "Funner" (we don't know how to spell his beautiful icelandic name). He was very knowledgeable and kept everyone in the group safe and comfortable! I would definitely recommend this tour if you are in South Iceland in winter!
Molly MCCORMICK
We had a girls' trip to Iceland and booked the Ice Tour as one of our adventures. 'Mother Duck' Fennar was a fantastic tour guide. He provided lots of anecdotes and interesting facts about Iceland. You could really tell how proud he is of his beautiful country, which made the adventure so much more satisfying. He took good care of us as we ventured through the cave and on the glacier, and made sure we all got through it safely. Would strongly recommend this to anyone considering the tour, and would do it again in a heartbeat!!
Shock Gootle
Sebastian Reingold
L Eve Mic
Amazing! Our guide “mother duck” was funny, knowledgeable, and full of all sorts of interesting facts about Iceland. We had phenomenal weather which made the experience unforgettable. Highly recommend!
John D'Alessandro
Celia Chan
It was a pleasure experience. My tour was the last day of the available season. The original ice cave that we were planning to go got flooded; however, new location got setup right away. Lucky that we checked our email. Tour guide was funny, friendly and professional. He told us a lot of information about the ice cave, environment and also some movie filming stories such as GOT and interstella. And we got some times to take photos.
Lenny Tanziln
The guide (i am sorry i didn't get his name) is a nice and informative person. The cave is smaller than we expected, but that's nature and still it was an experience for us. Ridding the monster truck also fun experience. Tips : book the earliest tour (08.30) if you want to avoid crowds.
James Horg
Guide was awesome; he was fun, entertaining and informative. It was an cool experience seeing and walking on the glacier, definitely not something you get to do every day. The caves were interesting, but much smaller than I was expecting. I still feel it was totally worth the money. I would recommend trying to go on a sunny day as the sunlight helps the caves light up with that surreal blue color.
Kate
So...we really enjoyed the tour. But it was almost a disaster. Apparently, they had changed the meeting location 3 weeks beforehand but failed to notify us until 2 days before via email. I was on holiday so didn't check my email. We showed up at the original meeting location for the 11:30am tour and someone was waiting for us to tell us to drive 40 minutes to the other meetup location and said we could get on the next tour at 1pm. We show up at the other meeting location and are told by tour guides that they're fully booked and they can't take us. We call The Guide to Iceland HQ for help, and the woman we spoke to basically blew us off and said the tour guides had to figure it out. We can "send an email" if we want a refund. Luckily for us, the tour guides were awesome and one of the guides worked overtime to take just the 4 of us out so we could see the cave. 5 stars for the tour guides, 1 star for customer service from the people in the office.
Mandi Ruch
Our tour guide was awesome, showed us great places to take pictures and suggested a great place for lunch. It was a bummer cause the weather was cloudy and we didn't see the bright blue ice caves like in the pictures, but still totally awesome. Would for sure recommend!
John Mucera
Awesome especially since it was the last day of the tour. Our guide T was fun talkative and extremely knowledgeable about the glacier. Fun time all around
Kristie E
Excellent guide and tour! Very knowledgeable and friendly. The day we did the ice caves our day was perfect, blue skies and clear. We were surprised about the temperature in the glacier, very mild and comfortable. The tour was amazing and we would definitely do it again using this company.
Max Cawley
Fantastic! Funny and knowledgeable guide, incredible blues, much fun had all around.
Melissa Larson
All aspects of this tour receive five stars. Some logistical problems arose from travel delays which were handled efficiently and professionally. I was impressed with the flexibility and excellent communication from Guide to Iceland to ensure all members of my group were able to experience this tour. The tour itself was incredible. Safety and comfort of participants was paramount. The short hike to the cave gives a great view of the Svinafellsjokull glacier as well as of the glacier field it once covered, and the murain it created. The cave was easily accessed and once inside, the myriad of things to see inside the ice and on the cave floor was captivating. Our guide was very knowledgeable and engaging. Playing the song " Dirty Paws" by Of Monsters and Men on the drive back to the meeting point was a special touch which further embeds this experience in my memory. The drive alone to Jokulsarlon is worth it. The cafeteria at Skaftafell is excellent. Highly recommend this tour and would definitely book other tours with this tour group.
Eva Schram
Stuning landscape and truly exceptional company. I would like to take this tour over and over again. The Glaicer and the cave was truly stunning. Thanks to our over qualified guide Addi. One of a liftime experience!
Dayna Rojewski
This tour was an amazing experience!! Our tour location and cave changed the night before due to flooding in the original cave. Instead of cancelling, our guide (Fie) had found another cave that was awesome and not crowded. We were the only ones in this cave and on the glacier for hours (8:30 tour). Fie was very friendly and knowledgeable. She also took wonderful photos of my husband and me! This company goes above and beyond to make sure that you have a great, safe time!
Kayla Brow
My husband and I highly enjoyed our tour with Vania (I hope that’s how you spell it!) he was very personable and easy to speak to and ask questions. He was very knowledgable of the area and glaciers. There was a change to our location and it was communicated with lots of warning and easy instructions to follow. These tours are pricey but it was a lot of fun and you’re in Iceland to experience it! Definitely recommend this tour.
Simona Basti
My experience was great! Iceland is expensive...we all know it, but I seriously think this experience is worth it every penny! I was there with my partner, our guide, Swan (hope that’s the right short cut for his name :)) was friendly, descreete and on time... he was a great company, the ice cave were amazing, safe and the short trekking easy and enjoyable! I booked the early morning experience and I think it was the best choice cos of tourism! It cannot be “intimate” and the reason why is obvious, but it is enjoyable and if you are there, you are not for being in a rush ;) Absolutely recommended!
Eric Muljono
Very well run from start to finish. Our guide was knowledgable and showed us 2 ice caves. Too bad the weather has started getting warm so the ice is melting, preventing us to venture deeper into the caves. Overall a great experience.
Lyndsay Rose
The tour guide was great! Was slightly disappointed that we weren't able to go to the larger, bigger cave as planned (due to flooding), but that was out of our control. If you are skeptical I would just call ahead to see if they are touring the smaller or larger cave that day. It was a beautiful day regardless and seeing the glacier was awesome!
Amanda
Liem Yau Chun Eugene
Cave was beautiful but smaller than expected, seems the inner side is blocked due to flooding. And the cave was packed with people, although tour guide was great and with awesome 4WD driving skills, it's pretty pricey with the size of the cave and the crowds.
Marisa Allen
Cave was beautiful but packed with people. The vans drive right up to the opening of the cave so there is no portion of this tour that includes a glacier walk. Tour guide was great. It's expensive for the size of the cave, the crowds, and the time on site, but on par with other tour companies, and the ability to change your reservation is key with unpredictable winter weather. Use the restroom at the N1 prior to arriving at glacier lagoon. The lagoon facilities are far too small for the crowds they host.
Kevin Gerner
Our tour guide, Sven, was absolutely phenomenal. He was engaging the entire drive, shared a ton of interesting Icelandic facts (he even was an extra in Game of Thrones), and gave great advice about things to do and see in Iceland. The cave was absolutely breathtaking; Sven made sure everyone was able to get all the photos they wanted, and helped show how to get the best lighting/angles in the cave. What an absolutely fantastic experience, and well worth the price!
Ann-Marie D
Our tour guide, “Biggie Smalls”, was exceptional! He definitely made the experience that much better! My partner and I came in the middle of February, and although the weather wasnt favorable during our trip, it turned out to be a beautiful, cold, but sunny day. I recommend booking an early morning tour to beat the crowds. The ice cave was smaller than I expected, but some areas appeared to be closed off, possibly because of the weather. Nonetheless, we managed to capture photos of the majestic beauty of the ice cave. We also got to hike afterwards to the “top” of the glacier that feeds into Jökulsárlón lagoon. Pretty pricey, but I was pleased with my experience.
Ke Wang
Amazing tour to the cave. Our guide (sorry didn't get his name!) was fantastic. Informative, friendly, and pleasant. The cave itself is stunning. It might seem expensive for just seeing a cave, but it is truly the wonder of the nature. And do not be fooled by other people saying "it's just the same cave every year". It might be a cave formed along the same river bed but it is a different cave every year, formed at a different location, of a different length and a different shape. You can't really plan a "perfect shot" before your trip as the cave you see will be different from that you saw on internet (unless of course the picture was taken around the same time of your trip). It is only accessible during a very limited time of the year, and more importantly you can not get to it yourself at all. It requires specially adapted vehicle and extremely extensive knowledge of the local area in order to navigate and drive in the vast snowfield. And it also takes the guides and their colleagues some back-breaking work to find this place, to establish a safe route to and from the place, to make the entrance and the end safe for tourists, and to reveal the true beauty of the cave. I would recommend taking the first tour in the morning. It'll be quieter there and the earlier it is the blue the cave is. As a reference we did the 9:30 one in mid February (the 8:30 one was sold out otherwise would go for that one) on a nice sunny day, the color was stunning but it was getting a bit busy already.
betty9416
The blue cave is beautiful, the ice is blue and our tour guide is humorous and warm hearted, she taught us how to take more beautiful pictures which make the tour a lot of fun.she also take us to last year ‘s blue cave, really interesting. The only drawback is the weather, because the snow hide the light, but nobody can forecast this.
John ONeill
Brilliant experience, as expected it was very busy so getting “that” photo is near impossible but people give each other time and space where possible, the cave was amazing and our guide Halli was witty but also very informative we loved it, highly recommended.
Jason Dunnagan
Excellent! I would recommend being the very first or last tour to avoid the masses. Our guide Tryggvi (sorry if I butchered the spelling) was entertaining and knowledgeable. Do not try to get to the caves outside of a guided tour. Yes, this is expensive but worth the money for an outstanding experience!
Edwin Matthews
We were in Iceland during a blizzard/storm and we were unable to travel to the Ice Cave on the booked day. A quick call to the Head Office and we were told not to worry! to call the next morning, hope the roads are safe and we can rebook or receive a full refund. I found this to be amazing customer care. Thankfully the roads were safe the next day! the actual tour was amazing, a great adventure and the tour guide was funny and very helpful. Loved the ride there and all the information. It is very expensive, the cave was much smaller than expected but it changes every year...that's nature for you! Still an experience I will never forget!
Tereza Simackova
we absolutely loved our tour! i was honestly expecting loads more people in the ice cave but there weren’t that many and we had a lot of time to take pictures and look around. our tour guide was great, shared lots of great fun stories and facts about the glacier and we also enjoyed the ride in the giant 4x4!
YI FENG
Overall it was a good experience. The cave was much smaller than expected. It can be quite crowded at time. Our guide Addi was really helpful though. He's making sure we got enough time to view the places we are interested and was looking after us really well. Also very knowledgable.
Vernon Yamashiro
Outstanding tour and place to visit. Cave is small and you want to be the first visitors or the last.
Leonie Dunne
Simon Gardner
It was simply amazing from.start to finish. The monster truck onto the glacier and then visiting 2 ice caves was fantastic! The guide was very informative and unflappable even when the truck decided to go for a nice slide on the glacier.
Patricia Sainz
Great Tour with Superb Guides! Antonio our guide and Pablo our driver, where awesome. The 2 South Coast Day Iceland Tour was amazing. Antonio was very knowledgeable and entertaining, Pablo was an excellent driver, very accommodating and helpful. They went out of their way to show us beautiful places that were outside the tour route. I highly recommend the 2 Day South Coast Tour with Antonio and Pablo. Thank you Guys!
Cory Schutz
Awesome trip with a very friendly and entertaining guide. You definitely recommend.
Elio Gonzalez Ruiz
Excelent experience 100% recommended
Adam Michael
Wonderful, once in a lifetime experience. Our guide, Gunnar, was fantastic! I would have preferred a little more time in the cave, itself, but still thoroughly enjoyed it.
James Vason
Just getting back from Iceland. I think this trip is not absolutely worthing the price paid for. Rather expensive, disappointing the program. Just riding half an hour on a superjeep for getting to one single tiny ice caving, overcrowded, really not exciting. Second step into an uncovered ice caving just for admiring the ice opera. The only thing I would save is the guide, knowledgable and engaging I don't remeber the name, he lives in Hofn, he said. All in all, I would not recommend this experience for that price! Bye James (Italy)
Sharanjeet Parmar
We had an absolutely amazing experience - the tour guide was knowledgable, funny and inspired a real respect for nature and where we were. Thanks for a seamless and unforgettable experience!
Edgar Danes
We went my 2 friends and me and we enjoyed in the glaciar as well as in the huge van with our guide-driver Sven. He was explaining us all history of glaciar and many other good stories. We would repeat for sure. Only thing I could say... Too much people in same place.
Jenny
My sister and I had an amazing time touring with your company. Our guide, Halli, was knowledgeable, engaging, and a true spark of fresh air and joy. His presence elevated the entire experience, hold onto that guy! The price was a bit high for the amount of time/ number of people that were in the cave, however this was a once in a lifetime experience for my sister and I and we enjoyed every second of it.
Jacob Greenland
Tour was great and Pia (?) was very informative and helpful.
Zhiling Li
It was a wonderful experience and the guide was a nice and friendly person who told us a lot of stories about the glacier. The only disadvantage is that the ice cave was really crowned, which was over my expectation. Maybe it is because of the Christmas holiday. Anyway, it was good.
Chung Tony Li
It is a lovely tour and the tour guide was very helpful.
Bingyan Pang
We really enjoyed our tour. The cave itself is small and was very crowded, I mean just like any other tourist sites in Europe, everyone wants to see it. It's much better than lining up 3 hours to see the statue of David in Italy. Our guide Agnes was awesome! She was super entertaining, and a great driver. Personally, I actually enjoyed the walking on glacier part more. Yes it's expensive. But you'd probably regret it and wondering what it's like if you didn't do it.
Lasanki Thubru
The cave was small and over crowded. Quite expensive.
Natalie DeCario
Queenie Yeo
The tour was amazing, i enjoyed myself! It’s a brand new experience for me! It’s mesmerising! Our tour guide is knowledgeable, hilarious, manly, cheerful and many more! He even shared his meaningful poem that he came up with it to all of us. Even tho, I don’t understand what’s it. But it sound lovely. Especially the yo-yo ending. (Rap) Overall, it’s awesome!
Laura Esposito
So much fun! I’d definitely recommend this tour!
JENNIFER
Great fun tour! Our fearless leader Agnes was super entertaining, great driver and guide. The Ice Cave we visited was not as big as I'd Imagined but we were allowed plenty of time to get fantastic photos for everyone in our group! Would definitely recommend this tour!
Jin Chung
It was great experience overall. However, I think this is kind a over-priced. Also there were tourists who stayed picture spot for very long time like more than 30 minutes so other people couldn't take picture there. I think there has to be some kind of rules for make everyone happy.
Mike M
Had a fantastic glacier tour with Bjarni; was very knowledgeable about the area etc and friendly too; nothing was too much trouble; thanks for a great afternoon - it was one of the highlights of our trip!
Cynthia Rivera
It was an experience and a half! I went with my parents and from what we expected we got more. Our guide was charismatic, energetic and had a great sense of humor that really made the drive in the monster truck fun and educational. We learned about the glacier lagoon, the volcanic activity in the area, the Northern Lights, the ice cave and a lot of Icelandic history. He was very helpful and even when we went inside the cave (luckily groups were on the way) we had it to ourselves for at least 10-20 mins. The pictures were breathtaking and the experience was very worthwhile. It was the highlight of our entire trip!
Clare Morgan-Riddell
Super good! The guide was goodnatured, energetic, and interesting. The drive to the cave was cool too! The cave was really pretty and unusual, though the photos of it make it look a lot bigger and emptier than it was. All in al, great trip.
Stephanie Hartwick
We loved our tour- our guid Svennie (Game of Thrones Star!) was fantastic. Super friendly and gave us lots of info about the area and Icelandic folklore on our drive out and back. The cave was packed with other tours but we managed to get some good shots without others in the photo. We also were able to do a short hike uphill to check out another cave fissure/ formation which was only our group so that was nice. If we had the opportunity to do a longer hike and less busy cave we would definitely do that next time !
Arun Sundar
Great experience!! After a 30 min drive in a monster truck/van, you start off with a short walk on the glacier and then enter the ice cave. The drive, the glacier and the ice cave are great experiences. Only downside is the crowd. When we reached the glacier, i thought it was a monster truck convention and there were at least 50 people inside the cave the whole time we were there. I’m a photographer, it was near impossible to get a good photo of the cave. Not a lot of room to even set my tripod. I was told the crowd was due to the cancellations the previous days, but seeing how popular Iceland has become these days, I don’t know if that’s the real reason. Anyways, if you are going for the experience, it’s worth it but don’t expect to NOT see people (it felt like a mall/subway station)! Special mention to our guide Sven, who was awesome!!
Olivia Dooley
My most memorable and exciting experience in Iceland !! The drive to the ice cave is so awesome in the monster jeep. Our guide Sven made the whole tour fun, he was very unique and funny and made me feel 100% safe at all times even going directly in front of me through the ice tunnel when I said I was a little claustrophobic. He made everyone feel like they were having a personal one on one tour and took the time to take pictures of everyone whilst giving us history of Iceland and the caves etc. Highly recommend this tour !!
Nina Mueller
Our tour guide was Birgir on the Ice Glacier Cave tour that should have been two hours but ended up taking about 4 because of the first cave being flooded. He turned us around and we went to a cave that was further along the ring road from Jokulsarlon that ended up being ontop of some amazing Mountains. During the drive, he pointed out some cool historical facts about the area and kept us laughing . He drove us up through this narrow and sometimes steep mountain road and walked 10 minutes to the cave entrance. Once inside, he allowed us plenty of time to explore and look around and then took us to two other connected caves. They were under the glacier and were very blue with a water fall running through them. Definitely a one of a kind experiance!! We were impressed with how flexable he was with the change of plans and did not mind the lenght of the tour because of how interesting Birgir made it! Definitely would recommend!
Luiz Henriques
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