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Small Group Glacier Experience from Solheimajokull Glacier
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Small Group Glacier Experience from Solheimajokull Glacier

By Arctic Adventures
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The Sólheimajökull Glacier is a popular tourist attraction in south Iceland, but to get a full appreciation of the natural monument requires more than simply viewing it. Strap on your crampons and get to grips with the glacier itself on a small group walking excursion, and benefit from the professional guide’s knowledge and support to ensure a safe, informative, and unforgettable experience.
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Ages 8-70, max of 15 per group
Duration: 3h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
  • Forget heavy rucksacks: all necessary climbing equipment is supplied on the day
  • Get an intimate experience at one of Iceland’s most famous landmarks
  • All abilities welcome, with support from experienced, professional guides
  • Keep control of your own schedule: the focused excursion doesn’t take all day, leaving you free to explore

  • Small group guarantee
  • Guided glacier hiking tour on Solheimajokull Glacier
  • Certified glacier guide
  • All necessary glacier gear needed
What's not included
  • Pick up from Reykjavik
  • Hiking shoes and waterproof gear (can be rented for a small fee)
  • Food and drinks

Meet your guide and board your bus in the carpark of the Sólheimajökull Cafe. Take a short journey to the foot of the glacier tongue, and receive a short equipment introduction and safety briefing from your guide. Next, put on your ice cleats and enter the glacial valley. Explore the shafts, streams, and crevasses safely with support from your guide, and notice the distinct signs of the glacier’s formation. Learn more about its development as you traverse the glacier’s ridges. When finished, head back with your guide to your original meeting point, and continue exploring the region with new insight into the iconic glacier.

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  • Arctic Adventures - Glacier Guides (Sólheimajökull Base), GJHJ+X34, 871 Parking, Iceland
    Departure Point: Parking lot by Solheimajokull Cafe Address: GPS 63°31’00.48″N, 19°22’00.12W(WGS84)
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5590P32

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Please note that this tour departs from Solheimajokull Cafe. Distance from Reykjavík appoximately 164 km/101 mi
    • This tour is a small group experience limited to 15 participants per guide to ensure a more personalized experience
    • Minimum age of 8, and minimum shoe size of EUR 35.
    • This tour is operated all year round
    • You spend approximately 1-1.5 hour on the ice
    • The tour is rated as easy so no prior experience is needed
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5590P32

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    Auður B
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    Apr 2021 • Friends
    Waist of money I am afraid. Do not pay in advance, you will possibly not get refunded or even worse not even able to rebook another time if something urgent comes up, like a possible COVID infection. Me and my husband booked with a group of friends and had to cancel our trip with a short notice because of quarantine also with short notice. Very disappointed. In stead of understanding the situation and offering to come later with the option of us selling others to come with us they did nothing. Total silence. So I cannot advice anyone I know to do business with Arctic Adventures. Very bad service. I strongly advice you to look for others offering the same trip. This actually encouraging people to brake quarantine and the law and go on the trip. We also had a hotel reservation which was postponed and met with understanding and good service. So word of advice to travel businesses, in the COVID situation you have to be flexible and think in solutions and be prepared. You might sell more trips in the end even though you loose this one.
    Written May 5, 2021
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    Dear au_urb2021, Thank you for reaching out to us. We understand your frustration. These unprecedented and trying times have affected every single business and individual in many ways. We want to extend our sincerest apologies. Our Customer Care Team is doing their best and trying to get back to everyone as soon as possible. We are sorry you haven't got a reply sooner. We kindly ask you to reach out to us one more time at info@adventures.is if you still have unanswered questions. All the refunds are going to be processed by 30th of September. Thank you so much for your patience. Once again, please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. All the best, Arctic Adventures
    Written July 27, 2021
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    Ri
    Tucson, AZ7 contributions
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    We had a really great time on the glacier and our guide was fantastic! I can’t remember his name but he had bleach blonde surfer hair and was from Slovakia. He was so sweet to my mom and made sure everyone had all of their gear and that everything was on correctly. He kept everyone safe on our hike and also did a great job of answering questions, talking about the features of the glacier, and generally just being a fun and amicable guide. I would definitely recommend this hike and I would also recommend checking out the larger glacier 2+ hours away. It is good to note, however, that because of the last volcanic eruption this glacier is covered in ash in many places. I thought it was very interesting to learn about but it is not the pristine white glacier many people think of.
    Written July 9, 2022
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    Dear Riane W, Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave us this wonderful review. We are delighted to hear the tour went smoothly for you. A special thank you for all of the amazing compliments to our guide. They will be absolutely delighted to read this! It means the world to us that you have chosen to book an experience with our team. We are looking forward to seeing you again on one of our tours sometime in the near future! Warm wishes from Iceland.
    Written July 12, 2022
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    Scream
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    Written August 18, 2021
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    Dear Irene B, Thanks a lot for a positive feedback! We are really happy to read your positive words. It's great to know you had a great, safe time while on the tour with us. Thank you for sharing your experience with us and everyone else. We know you have choices when it comes to your travel adventures, and it means the world to us that you’ve chosen to book an experience with our team. Looking forward to seeing you again soon and thanks again! Greetings from Iceland.
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    Buggirl24
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    Mar 2020 • Family
    Our family planned to celebrate my daughter's graduation by going to Iceland, a dream that my daughter has had for a long time. We booked and paid in full several months in advance. Then Covid came. I called to postpone our trip but there was no answer. I tried to cancel on their website but was unable to. We were so disappointed to have to postpone our trip but it was the responsible thing to do. Finally I got a response via email on how to cancel/postpone our trip but they charged us 50% cancellation fee because it was within 30 days of travel, even though it would have been 30 days if their website was functional. They had no compassion due to Covid, etc. I was willing to accept the 10% cancellation fee, even though due to the circumstance I believe that should have been waived. It is their policy they said. It is also their policy to take 6 to 8 weeks to refund our money that they had already had for several months. At 8 weeks we had still not received a refund. It took 5 months to receive a refund after fighting with them via a credit card dispute. Their excuse why it took so long was Covid - funny how it was unreasonable for me to be A DAY late cancelling allowing them to keep thousands of dollars but it was okay for them to take MONTHS to refund me HALF what I paid. I cant wait to travel to Iceland when it is feasable but will not be doing business with this company ever again and I highly recommend you don't do business with them either.
    Written November 28, 2020
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    Dear buggirl242, Thank you for reaching out to us. We understand your frustration. These unprecedented and trying times have affected every single business and individual in many ways. We want to extend our sincerest apologies. We are sorry you haven't been refunded sooner. Because of the high load we were unable to make a refund earlier. We kindly ask you to reach out to us one more time at info@adventures.is if you still have unanswered questions. Thank you so much for your patience. Once again, please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. All the best, Arctic Adventures
    Written July 27, 2021
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    French trotter
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2020 • Solo
    I did this tour in February 2019. There were two different guides so they splitted our group in two.

    One of the guides, Maria, seemed like an amazing person from the start so some of us were already wanting to go with her, and we were not disappointed.

    This tour was so amazing, seeing the effects of climate change and how far the glacier has melted felt dramatic, we saw some beautiful landscapes, learned a lot about the surroundings and the way nature works.

    But Maria really was one of the highlights of this tour, she has an incredibly positive energy that will put your whole group in the best of moods.

    I would recommend Arctic adventures as I did 4 tours with them and never had a single problem, all the guides are very knowledgeable, come pick you up with very positive mood, are always happy to answer questions and give comments about what you are seeing from the bus.

    I think our driver this day was Thomas ! Very knowledgeable man, he tried to tell us as much as he could about the places we saw.
    Written February 5, 2020
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    The Exploring Eyes
    Bengaluru, India2 contributions
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    Mar 2020 • Couples
    Nothing beats the view of an entire glacier right in front of you. Pure , best kind of blue you LL see I swear. The hike up till the glacier was Worth every penny and our guide Vjeran made it one of our best experience in Iceland. Such a wonderful humble fun loving guide. Loved the way he explained everything, managed the group and made the entire experience smooth and fun. Do give this hike and guide your time when in Iceland. Thank you Vjeran for an awesome time.

    Love from India
    Written March 4, 2020
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    Bryan
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2022 • Couples
    Oh wow, what a wonderful tour company. Our driver was Vjeran. He was not only very informative he was also funny and entertaining during the drive. He made the long drive to the glacier good fun. Vjeran was so attentive, insisting that he would take your pictures as he knew the best spots for you to stand to get the perfect picture. We then went on a 4.5hr glacial hike with another wonderful guide Pawel. That was hard work but fabulous. A trip of a lifetime! As promised Vjeran was there to meet us when we came down completely exhausted. We were never rushed throughout this tour and we were always made to feel like part of Vjeran's team- not customers but friends. I cannot recommend this company highly enough and if you do choose this tour make sure you get Vjeran. In the picture Vjeran is in the blue coat standing next to me and in the other picture is our guide Pawel our glacier guide.
    Written April 7, 2022
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    Dear BPBBMB, Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave us this wonderful review. We are delighted to hear the tour went smoothly for you. A special thank you for all of the amazing compliments to our guides. Vjeran and Pawel will be absolutely delighted to read this! It means the world to us that you have chosen to book an experience with our team. We are looking forward to seeing you again on one of our tours sometime in the near future! Warm wishes from Iceland.
    Written April 8, 2022
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    Samantha N
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    Dec 2019 • Friends
    My friend and I had a fantastic glacier walk with Linda. She was so kind and patient, but especially she was engaging and adaptable. She took us wherever our group was willing to go, keeping our safety as her priority the whole way. Her love for the outdoors and affection for Solheimajokull really shined. It didn't hurt that the sun came out for us! Not only did we get to experience an incredible bit of Icelandic nature, we were privileged to meet such an amazing guide as well! If you are looking to have an adventure out on a glacier, I highly recommend Arctic Adventures.
    Written January 1, 2020
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    Mary
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020 • Family
    While visiting Iceland we decided to try out the Sólheimajökull Glacier Hike (Glacier Experience), and let me tell you, it was worth it! Even my kids (ages in the range 17 to 22) enjoyed hiking, and it was definitely worth the money. Our tour guide, Vjeran, was one of the best we’ve ever had as he kept us in safe hands. He was very experienced and patient with us and knew the best spots for photos! This was an amazing life experience and the breathtaking views from the top of the glacier was worth all our hard work.
    Written January 22, 2020
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    RJO
    6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2022 • Family
    Our Guide, Oli, picked us up on time and the Office were helpful when I needed to check some details and smoothly resolved the issue with no inconvenience. The snowmobiling was great fun, anyone with a driving licence could have a try driving and the guides made sure that problems other guests were having didn't impact our enjoyment. As we were the only people getting picked up and taken back to Reykjavík Oli chatted to us about lots of the sights we were passing en route, checked where we were travelling to on our trip and talked us through what to see, told us stories and even gave us a fantastic restaurant recommendation for Akureyri! I have to say the team were very patient with all the guests, and were professional and reassuring too, while making sure the more confident drivers enjoyed the experience to the full.
    Written August 27, 2022
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    Dear JenN5220, Thank you for this wonderful review. We are very happy to know you had a great time with us and our guide Oli. Thank you for sharing your experience with us and the community. We can't wait for you to come back and have another great adventure! Warm wishes from Iceland.
    Written August 29, 2022
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