Itinerary

• Meet on location

  Skaftafell

  Your tour commences at Hof, where you’ll rendezvous with your highly qualified glacier guide 20 minutes before departure. Upon arrival, your guide will outfit you with all the necessary gear, including crampons, a helmet, an ice axe, and appropriate footwear or rainwear if needed.

  Meet on location tour in South Iceland. The location for the meeting point is Troll Expeditions Skaftafell at West of Hofgardur, 785 Hof, South Iceland.

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  Ice Cave & Glacier Hiking

  Once you’re geared up, your journey to the glacier begins.

  Due to significant ice melting, it will take approximately 20 minutes to reach the glacier on foot. Along the way, you’ll witness how the ice has shaped the bedrock, spot the moss line on the surrounding mountains, marking where ice existed just a few years ago, and encounter a lagoon, showcasing the last remnants of melted ice. Upon reaching the glacier, your guide will provide instruction on walking safely on ice, followed by a brief safety talk, and then you’ll embark on a 3-hour hike on the captivating Falljökull glacier, one of the Vatnajökull Glacier’s most enchanting and enigmatic outlets.

  Falljökull stands out from other outlets due to its dramatically sculpted glacier landscapes, which you’ll have the opportunity to explore during the tour. Your guide will lead you to the glacier’s most magnificent features, including crevasses, moulins, glacier mice (a type of moss), and massive icefalls.