“ Come touch the ice of Snæfellsjökull glacier and be inspired!”
The Hike
This tour is the perfect choice for beginner to intermediate hikers that want to feel the glacier. Not only does this give you a taste of Icelandic mountain life but it also provides countless opportunities for fun and photographs. We begin the tour with a short 20 minute hike through the glacier shaped landscape and volcanic morain up to the hard ice of the glacier itself. With an experienced glacial guide we take a short hike around the hard ice, witnessing the water channels winding their way through the ice and the crevasses where the ice is moving at its fastest. A beautiful beginner experience to a mountain glacier. Earlier in the season, there may still be snow on the glacier, where less crevasses and hard ice is exposed. During conditions of more snow then we will put on the rope earlier and get a taste of alpine hiking instead of spending time on hard ice.
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INCLUDED
- All required mountain gear which includes crampons and hiking sticks.
- Guided Tour
- Short drive to Snæfellsjökull trail start
Excluded
- Sturdy hiking boots - can be rented at 1.500 ISK but please ask us when you book to ensure we have your size!
- Appropriate warm clothing, wet weather clothing
- Food and water
Please read the suggested Personal Equipment to bring on a glacier hike - Personal Equipment List
We do not operate Transport to and from Arnarstapi but we may be able to help you find a transfer service.
The Mountain
We drive close to the glacier and then hike for around 20 minutes across an incredible landscape that has been shaped by the glacier and volcano. When we reach the glacier we put on our crampons and get out our ice axes to explore the incredible shapes of the carved ice. If we are feeling fit then maybe we will attach ourselves to a rope explore a bit further up onto the ice and snow, getting a close up view of the deep crevasses of the glacier. As well as getting a taste of Icelandic mountain life, you will be rewarded with incredible views over the Snæfellsnes peninsula and Atlantic Ocean.
The Schedule
- Meeting time: 13:30
- Duration: July and August 4 - 5 hours
- Difficulty: a hiking tour for beginners
- Meeting location: The Go West Cabin, Arnarstapi (directly opposite the Arnarstapi Centre Hotel)
Booking
Terms and conditions
- Icelandic weather constantly changes and therefore we reserve the right to postpone/cancel trips due to weather or other factors outside of our control. If we cancel tours, full refunds will be issued.
- The hike alters considerably depending on the amount of snow that remains on the glacier in late June/July. If there is more snow then this tour will give a taste of roped alpine hiking on a snow covered glacier rather than visiting hard ice features.
- When there is more snow on the glacier then walking/hiking conditions are more strenous. if this concerns you then please contact us to ask about the conditions.
- We need a minimum of 3 people booked for us to operate this tour.
All Tours Prices include 11% VAT and Contribution to Icelandic forestry and landcare through the Kolviður Iceland Carbon Fund.
