Skaftafell National Park Glacier Hiking Tour

Skaftafell Hiking,
Into the Nature of the National Park

Hike on the Vatnajökull Glacier while admiring the majestic mountains of Skaftafell National Park. Experience the feeling of walking on ice with an amazing hike across the exit glacier of Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe. Admire the ice-covered peaks of Skaftafell National Park, Iceland's vast wilderness. With a professional guide, you can learn and experience the knowledge needed for safety. The guide will help you travel safely on the glacier, so you can relax and enjoy the hiking and scenery.

Hike Safely

Meet your guide at the meeting point and receive crampons, ice axes, harnesses, and helmets. Then, take a bus to the starting point of the hike and strap the crampons and steel frames to your hiking boots to start hiking. Travel with your guide for about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes on the glacier, feeling the cracks on the surface. Look into the small ice tunnels created by winter glaciers and learn about the history of the blue glaciers with an English-speaking guide.

Travel on Nature

Meet at the meeting point and take a bus to Vatnajökull National Park for a 30-minute safety briefing. After a 1-hour hiking tour in Skaftafell National Park with a guide, move back to Vatnajökull National Park for a 30-minute walk. Then, return to the meeting point.