5-Hour Glacier Hike in Skaftafell National Park
Skaftafell, Iceland
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Trip Type: Hiking & Camping
Duration: 5 hours
This is a 5 hours Glacier Explorer Tour with a hike that is taking you along big crevasses and moulins all the way up to the icefall. You will be walking on the glacier tongue of Europe´s biggest glacier Vatnajokull, while your guide is providing you with interesting information on the formation of glaciers. The Tour is operated in the Skaftafell National Park which is located in the south east of Iceland and a perfect opportunity to experience the size and force of a glacier.
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This is a 5 hours Glacier Explorer Tour with a hike that is taking you along big crevasses and moulins all the way up to the icefall. You will be walking on the glacier tongue of Europe´s biggest glacier Vatnajokull, while your guide is providing you with interesting information on the formation of glaciers. The Tour is operated in the Skaftafell National Park which is located in the south east of Iceland and a perfect opportunity to experience the size and force of a glacier.The 5 hours glacier tour is ideal for everyone who wants to experience the glacier to the fullest. A short bus ride along the beautiful mountains of Skaftafell national park will bring us close to the glacier tongue of Virkisjökull glacier. The glacier tongue is now only a 10min walk through the glacier valley away. Before getting on the ice your guide is showing you how to use the different glacier equipment.
With your small group of maximum 10 people you are now making your way up to the icefall of the glacier. On the way you get to see big crevasses, moulins and small ice-caves that are shining in a great blue color. The hike gives you time to ask your guide everything you want to know about glaciers and their formations. Reaching the icefall will be one of the highlights of the tour, where we are making a quick stop for a small lunch that you should bring with you. After we strengthened ourselves we´ll be making our way back to the bus. The total duration on the ice will be around 3 hours.
With your small group of maximum 10 people you are now making your way up to the icefall of the glacier. On the way you get to see big crevasses, moulins and small ice-caves that are shining in a great blue color. The hike gives you time to ask your guide everything you want to know about glaciers and their formations. Reaching the icefall will be one of the highlights of the tour, where we are making a quick stop for a small lunch that you should bring with you. After we strengthened ourselves we´ll be making our way back to the bus. The total duration on the ice will be around 3 hours.
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