Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon Boat Tour & Glacier Hike | IS-GG-GGSCT

We did the Glacier Grand Slam Combo and it was great!!!. Seeing the glacier and the iceberg from the lagoon was amazing and later the hike to the glazier was magic!!. Our kids and ourselves will remember for ever. Big thanks to our polish guide Hanna.

We did the Glacier Lagoon Boat Tour and Glacier Hike. We went to Fjallsarlon lagoon for the boat tour. Our guide was amazing, he was from Iceland (his name started with a Y but I cannot remember it).

We had a few hours in between which we spent at glacier lagoon and diamond beach. I am glad that we had that time.

Then we drove to Skaftafell. Mark and Klaudia were our tour guides. The tour was an hour delayed due to lots of rain and a small problem with the bridge. We drove our own car with the supplies to the Glacier. Then, we hiked about 1.5 miles to the Glacier. Then we started to hike. It has hard. It wasn't too cold. I was tired. But, it was worth it. I would do it again in a heart beat.
Our guides were great, built up our confidence, took it slow, didn't rush anyone, and we're all around amazing.

Our group of 7 friends was very happy with the tour with Arctic Adventures, both Zodiac boat ride, and glacier walk. The itinerary was busy and interesting, and the guides were very professional, friendly and entertaining. Thank you very much, and we hope to be back!

We had a great time experiencing both the glacial lagoon zodiac boat tour and the the afternoon glacier walk. The lagoon tour was spectacular and bright blue since the morning had brought a little now and rain to the area. The guide kept saying how lucky we were that it had rained/snowed because we got to experience the real beauty of the icebergs, and he was absolutely right! We were provided with clean waterproof/floatation coats as well as rain pants (they are technically 500 ISK, but they didn’t charge us) We were taken right up to the face of the glacier and all of the icebergs and the local guide was super knowledgeable. I appreciate that the guide didn’t have a set script and instead let us ask questions which he was very well equipped to answer in great detail. This is not a tour on the big lagoon, but instead is on the Fjallsárlón Lagoon, which to us was perfect. We saw the big tourist lagoon the day before and snapped photos, but we were able to enjoy this lagoon tour in privacy. We were the only boat on the lagoon and our boat only had 6 passengers! This is outsourced to a small local tour operator and they were fantastic.

Then in the afternoon we did the Glacier hike at Skaftafell with Arctic Adventures. Again the tour was wonderful and well organized. We were quickly fitted with ice crampons and off we went. It was a little challenging at first because it’s a 20-30 minute uphill hike to get to the actual glacier, but I think most of the struggle is learning to trust the crampons and to loosen up your body. Advice..... just relax and walk like normal on the ice and let them do the work! Once I was able to relax the tour was very enjoyable. I’d say if you are in moderate shape this is doable and not to difficult. If you are more mature in age or severely overweight/ out of shape, you might want to reconsider. Even though they say it’s for all ages and easy, they are talking relative to the other tours and not in general. My husband and I are 45 and in ok shape, not avid exercisers, but not not grossly out of shape either and it was fine for us( a little more challenging for me than my husband, but I’m not athletic at all, lol)

Overall, my only critique is the long gap (about 3.5 hours) between the morning and afternoon tours. We were able to go grab a quick bite and gas up the car in a nearby cafe/fuel station, but then we had to just sit and wait. If you are staying in the area it might be nice to get a quick rest, etc. but we were driving back to KEF after the tour for a morning flight the next day, so the long gap was a bummer.

Overall, excellent tour though!!!

We had a great time experiencing both the glacial lagoon zodiac boat tour and the the afternoon glacier walk. The lagoon tour was spectacular and bright blue since the morning had brought a little now and rain to the area. The guide kept saying how lucky we were that it had rained/snowed because we got to experience the real beauty of the icebergs, and he was absolutely right! We were provided with clean waterproof/floatation coats as well as rain pants (they are technically 500 ISK, but they didn’t charge us) We were taken right up to the face of the glacier and all of the icebergs and the local guide was super knowledgeable. I appreciate that the guide didn’t have a set script and instead let us ask questions which he was very well equipped to answer in great detail. This is not a tour on the big lagoon, but instead is on the Fjallsárlón Lagoon, which to us was perfect. We saw the big tourist lagoon the day before and snapped photos, but we were able to enjoy this lagoon tour in privacy. We were the only boat on the lagoon and our boat only had 6 passengers! This is outsourced to a small local tour operator and they were fantastic.

Then in the afternoon we did the Glacier hike at Skaftafell with Arctic Adventures. Again the tour was wonderful and well organized. We were quickly fitted with ice crampons and off we went. It was a little challenging at first because it’s a 20-30 minute uphill hike to get to the actual glacier, but I think most of the struggle is learning to trust the crampons and to loosen up your body. Advice..... just relax and walk like normal on the ice and let them do the work! Once I was able to relax the tour was very enjoyable. I’d say if you are in moderate shape this is doable and not to difficult. If you are more mature in age or severely overweight/ out of shape, you might want to reconsider. Even though they say it’s for all ages and easy, they are talking relative to the other tours and not in general. My husband and I are 45 and in ok shape, not avid exercisers, but not not grossly out of shape either and it was fine for us( a little more challenging for me than my husband, but I’m not athletic at all, lol)

Overall, my only critique is the long gap (about 3.5 hours) between the morning and afternoon tours. We were able to go grab a quick bite and gas up the car in a nearby cafe/fuel station, but then we had to just sit and wait. If you are staying in the area it might be nice to get a quick rest, etc. but we were driving back to KEF after the tour for a morning flight the next day, so the long gap was a bummer.

Overall, excellent tour though!!!

I booked the Glacier Grand Slam tour for my husband and I, and it was incredible. First we arrived at the glacier lagoon for our boat tour. The tour takes place on a smaller lagoon than a lot of boat tours, but it meant it was a much smaller group. At the big lagoon, there are 30+ people per boat. Our boat was 4 people. We spent about an hour on the water and got to get up close to icebergs and the glaciers. Our guide Hokan was very knowledgeable and kept us safe and informed on the boat!

Then we had a 3 hour break and had to transport ourselves to the second part of the tour. The second part was a glacier hike, at a very easy level. We spent about 20 minutes hiking to the glacier, a little over an hour on the glacier itself with crampons, and 20 minutes hiking back. Our guide was Kuba, and he was very knowledgeable as well. He said he has hiked over 20 glaciers in his life. He taught us how to put on and safely walk using the crampons. We got to see so much of the glacier, including it's streams, where ash is inside it, and the "glacier mice" that are rocks completely covered in moss. This was my first glacier hike, and it made me want to do even more. Highly recommend!

My husband and I did the Glacial Grand Slam. This is made up of a 5 hour hike followed by a tour of Iceberg Lagoon. The hike was wonderful and the views are unforgettable but I strongly suggest that you read the descriptions carefully before making your choice. These hikes are extremely challenging and the longer excursions are not for the part-time hiker. Unless you are in very good physical condition, consider taking one of the shorter hikes. Out of the ten people in our group there was only one who seemed to take the hike with ease. Before you even get on to the ice you must hike for about 45 minutes up the muddy, slushy volcanic dunes. And then from there it's three hours on the ice itself. And you are climbing for the most part of that. Before you undertake this trek I suggest you spend a quality month with your Stairmaster! ;) I had never hiked on ice before or with crampons and I found it very treacherous and slippery. Our guide Sara was very good and took care to make sure everyone was together and doing fine. She took breaks very often to give us a chance to recover. We had many opportunities to take pictures and enjoy our surroundings. As we walked up she gave us more and more information about the glacier. It was very interesting. As for how to dress, I was very surprised at how many layers I took off. I started off with a Burton winter jacket and two thin sweaters underneath. I was also wearing my tuque, scarf and gloves. This was perfect at the base of Skaftafell because it was freezing and very windy. When we started hiking though I couldn't wait to start peeling layers off. When you're on the glacier it's less windy and the exertion makes you very hot, very fast. By our second stop I had taken off a sweater, my hat and scarf and I still felt that my coat was way too hot. I think the temperature on the glacier was between 5 and 8 degrees Celsius to give you an idea. You also have to wear helmets on the hike so that keeps in some heat as well. This is a great adventure to undertake and I recommend it completely but I strongly suggest you prepare yourself beforehand.