3-Hour Glacier Hike in Skaftafell National Park
Skaftafell, Iceland
The 3 hour Glacier Hike in Skaftafell National Park includes a introductory hike on Falljökull Glacier with a certified glacier guide. Falljökull Glacier is one of the glacier tongues of Europe's biggest glacier better known as Vatnajökull Glacier. This tour is ideal for travelers that don't have a lot of time to spare and/or are looking for a opportunity to experience first hand all that Falljökull Glacier has to offer such as crevasses, glacier mills as well as glacier mice. While enjoying the view of Falljökjull Glacier and Skaftafell National Park you will be provided with interesting and informative information about the formation of glaciers as well as getting the opportunity to feel the mighty force of misty Vatnajökull Glacier. The tour's duration is approximately 3 hours including about 1 hour on the ice.
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This 3-hour glacier tour is suitable for the whole family and ideal for everyone who is looking for a short but different kind of adventure. After our certified glacier guides have provided all travelers with crampons, helmets and ice axes at our booking hut in Skaftafell they will be taking you on a short 15-minute bus ride to Falljökull Glacier, which is located in a stunning valley surrounded by impressive mountains. This part of Europe's biggest glacier is easily accessible and offers everything that glaciers are known for in a short period of time.
An easy introductory walk through the glacier valley will take you to the glacier tongue, where we will finally get on the ice. Your certified glacier guide will then safely lead you around the big crevasses and glacier mills and explain the formation as well as different characteristics of glaciers. The trip allows about 1 hour on the ice, which gives you enough time to experience the size and force of a glacier.
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