ICELAND EXPERIENCE
Ice Cave Tour in the National Park of Vatnajökull
LOCAL CONDITIONS
Weather for this experience
Forecast near Vatnajokull Glacier · Höfn í Hornafirði forecast
8°
Rain
Today · Wind 11 m/s
Today
10° 8°
Overcast
Tomorrow
8° 0°
Overcast
Fri
9° 0°
Partly cloudy
Sat
9° 6°
Overcast
Sun
9° 8°
Cloudy
Mon
10° 8°
Light rain
Tue
10° 9°
Light rain
Data: Icelandic Met Office
Forecast shown for the nearest supported Icelandic Met Office station. Conditions can vary along tour routes and at higher elevations.
DRIVING CONDITIONS
Road signals for South Iceland
Official road alerts from Vegagerðin that IceWay can confidently match to this travel region.
For guided tours, the operator makes the final operational decision. If you are self-driving, always check the official road map before departure.
About this experience
Ice caves in Iceland are unpredictable and you never know when, if, where or how many will form. But in the last few years, they have consistently formed by Vatnajökull glacier, which is the largest glacier in Europe. They are beautiful to see and a popular photo opportunity for many travelers. This tour will take you on an exploration of an ice cave inside the National Park of Vatnajökull. Ice caves are a rare phenomena that form naturally, so this tour is a once in a life time experience.
Itinerary
- Tour stop
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon.
Pass by without stopping - Tour stop
Skaftafell national park
Pass by without stopping - Tour stop
Vatnajökull glacier, the largest glacier in Europe
Know before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You must meet us at the departure location. This tour departs from Jökulsárlón café which is about 390 km east from Reykjavík, Just by the parking lot of the glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your booked departure time
- Warm and waterproof clothing required
- Hiking shoes required (We do not offer hiking shoes rental for this tour. Please wear hiking shoes or you will not be fit to go into the ice cave.)
- The weather in Iceland is unpredictable and can be changing rapidly. Our guides check on a daily base if it is save to go to the ice cave.*
- Our guide decides which cave to visit every day depending on safety and weather conditions. If on that day the cave is not suitable to enter, due to unforeseeable reasons such as a glacial flood, excessive rain around the cave, our guide will inform you at the meeting point. You can choose to either follow our guide on a glacier hike to the cave (but do not enter due to safety reasons), or you can choose on site to cancel the tour with a full refund. If you choose the glacier hike we will also refund you 30% of the tour. We hope the glacier hike and partial refund will compensate you, as the surrounding area of Vatnajökull is extremely beautiful and does not disappoint.
Ticket informationMobile or paper ticket accepted
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
This activity may be cancelled due to bad weather.