Skaftafell: Glacier Hiking Tour

Skaftafell hike,
To the nature of the national park

You can hike on the glacier of Vatnajökull while admiring the majestic mountains of Skaftafell National Park. Feel what it feels like to walk on ice on an incredible hike across the outlet glacier of Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe. Admire the ice-covered peaks of Skaftafell National Park, Iceland's vast wilderness. And because it is conducted with a professional guide, you can learn the knowledge necessary for safety and experience it yourself. Your guide will help you navigate safely on the glacier, so you can enjoy the hike and the scenery at your convenience.

Hike safely

Meet your guide at the meeting point and collect crampons, ice axe, harness, and helmet. You can then take a bus to the start of the hike, attach crampons and steel frames to your hiking boots, and begin your hike. Travel with a guide on a hike on the glacier that lasts about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes and feel the cracks in the surface. Accompanied by an English-speaking guide, you will peer into small ice tunnels created by glaciers in winter and learn about the green history of glaciers.

Travel on nature

Meet at the meeting point and transfer by bus to Vat Najökutl National Park for a 30-minute safety briefing. Then, after a 1-hour hiking tour in Skaftafell National Park with a guide, you can go back to Vatnajokutl National Park for a 30-minute walk. Afterwards, the course moves back to the meeting point.