Your adventure begins as soon as you're collected from your accommodation. You'll travel along Iceland's main road before venturing into remote wilderness areas where the landscape transforms dramatically. The journey takes you past impressive mountains with glaciers dominating the scenery all around.

You'll arrive at the base of Kötlujökull glacier, where a breathtaking sight awaits: layers of differently coloured ice creating striped patterns across the glacier face, each representing thousands of years of geological history. Your guide will share insights about the glacier formation and the ice cave you'll soon explore after a short hike.

On the way back to the capital, your group will stop t two magnificent waterfalls. First is Skógafoss, situated in the Skógar region and known for inspiring numerous Icelandic folklore tales. You'll also visit Seljalandsfoss, which flows from the Seljalands River that originates from the famous Eyjafjallajökull volcano.

At the end of the tour, you will arrive back in Reykjavík at around 8.00 pm.

Important to know

Know in advance:

Participants have to sign a waiver before undertaking all trips stating that they realize that all outdoor activities carry an inherent risk
The minimum age for this activity is 6 years old
Trip difficulty: 2/5, easy
It might take up to 30 min for the guides to reach your pick-up point, so please wait patiently for their arrival
It is important that you are ready at your pick-up point from the start of the pick-up time in order not to miss your guides when they arrive

Remember to bring:

Warm outdoor clothing, waterproof jacket, pants, headwear, and gloves
Good hiking boots are essential, it is not possible to fit ice crampons to any other footwear

What people say about this experience

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TC
Travelled as a couple
17 January 2023
4.2
United Kingdom
Firstly pro - the ice caves themselves are INCREDIBLE. They are amazing an absolute highlight of our trip. The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. The cons - it is a long day with roughly 4 hours of driving either side. We stopped off at two waterfalls. But the 2nd one was at 8pm so it was dark and because it was winter we couldn’t go behind it which is the main attraction of that particular waterfall. It was amazing but be prepared for a not so great time either side of the ice cave
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Eve
Travelled with family
30 July 2023
4.2
United States of America
C'est un peu cher et beaucoup de temps de trajet, par contre c'est superbe et guide au top