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Iceland's glaciers and its coastline normally mean two separate days. Booking both into a single 12-hour day gives you a snowmobile on Langjökull glacier and a jet ski in Faxaflói Bay the same evening.
Langjökull is Iceland's second-largest ice cap, with ice 580 m (1,903 ft) deep at its thickest. You'll cover about an hour of that plateau by snowmobile, with one guide to every six machines. The jet ski departs from Gufunesvegur in Reykjavík, taking you out with the city skyline behind you and the Atlantic ahead. Each activity is booked and operated separately, which works in your favor: if weather grounds one, the other still goes ahead.
Expert Guides
• Deep local knowledge
Availability
May–September
Duration
12 hours
Departs From
Reykjavík (for snowmobiling)
Level
Easy
Suitable for most people in fair condition.
Minimum age
8 years
Ratio
1:18
Guide to client ratio
Meet on Location
Yes (for jet-ski)
Pickup
Yes (for snowmobiling)
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Your day splits into two halves with a short break in Reykjavík between them. The first is inland and high: a drive up to Langjökull glacier, an hour riding it by snowmobile, then the return. The second is coastal and later: a jet ski out of Reykjavík in the evening light.
Both are guided and both supply their gear, so what you pack is mostly clothing. Neither includes food, so bring lunch for the glacier or buy it before you leave the city. Your guide will make a short stop in the Geysir area so you can pick up any supplies you may have missed before the tour.
Langjökull glacier is about 152 km (94 mi) from Reykjavík, a drive of 2 to 2.5 hours. A Super Jeep takes over for the last stretch, a modified 4x4 built to cross the rough ground that ordinary cars can't.
At base camp, you'll pull on a snowmobile suit, balaclava, goggles, gloves, and a helmet, then get a safety briefing before the engines start. The ride lasts about an hour on open ice, with one guide for every six machines. On a clear day, you can pick out Eiríksjökull glacier, the dome of Hofsjökull glacier and the Kerlingarfjöll mountain range in the distance.
Roughly the first hour covers gear and briefing: dry suit, fleece suit, life vest, gloves, shoes, and a helmet with an intercom, so you can hear your guide once you're moving. The second hour is on the water, with the Reykjavík skyline on one side and the open Atlantic on the other.
Your first stop is Lundey, a small uninhabited island a few minutes from the city with a puffin colony in residence from May through late August. Compact binoculars are available to borrow. Puffins spend the middle of the day fishing out at sea and return to the colony in the morning and evening, so an 8:00 PM departure gives you a good chance to catch them onshore during one of their two daily visits.
A quick note about the light: Reykjavík doesn't get a real sunset at the height of summer. Sunset falls between 9:51 PM and 11:27 PM through May, and close to midnight in June and July, so what you'll actually ride through is the long amber glow of the midnight sun. True sunset returns in late August, when the sun drops around 8:47 PM, and September delivers it reliably. That's why the tour shifts to a 7:00 PM start for its final month.
You do not need previous snowmobile driving experience. Your guide will provide easy to follow operating instructions.
However, you do need a valid Driving License if you intend to drive. If there are two of you, only one of you needs to bring a Driving License but if you both bring one, each of you can take a turn at driving.
Yes, you can. The plus side to being a cold country is that our glaciers are here all year around and we can go snowmobiling in every season.
We don’t exactly have a weight restriction but participants need to be able to fit in our winter overalls. The largest size we have is 5XL. As for the physical level, the tour is listed at the level moderate and anyone in average physical condition should be able to complete the tour without any trouble.
Yes, we have toilets at the base camp where the tour starts that you are more than welcome to use before and after. Unfortunately we cannot offer any bathroom breaks during the tour itself.
We provide you with an overall, a balaclava, goggles, gloves and a helmet. This Equipment is all included in the price of the tour.
Yes, if traveling solo you will need to purchase the single ride extra.
Yes, there is, safety is always our number one priority and after looking closely into this the age limit was set to 8 years, of course in company with a guardian.
We do not recommend women who are pregnant to participate in our snowmobile tours. If you are traveling in a group, you are welcome to travel with them and stay at our basecamp while the group goes on the snowmobile part of the tour.
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To operate a jet ski, you need to be at least 17 years old and hold a valid driver’s license. Kids aged 8 and up can join as passengers, riding with a licensed adult.
Yes—if you’re choosing the Double Rider option, each person still needs to book their own ticket. That means selecting one ticket per person, not per jet ski.
First and foremost, warm clothing.
Upper body: Thermal shirt with a fleece or thick sweater over it.
Lower body: Warm pants, plus thermals if you get cold easily.
Shoes: Boots, as it's cold on the glacier and they can get wet.
Bring a lunch or some snacks too, since lunch isn't included, though there's a short break at the Geysir area on the way where you can buy food.
