Located at the foot of Vatnajökull glacier,
the biggest glacier outside of the polar regions and the biggest glacier in Europe, The Skaftafell is the
gateway to the largest national park in Europe. This is an
awe-inspiring place, with incredible mountains, "the Icelandic Alps" reaching for the sky and
enormous glaciers stretching out in all directions. If you are looking
for breathtaking views, great hiking , mountain biking and unforgettable glacier trips,
this is certainly Icelands top location.
Many outlet glaciers descend from the main glacier cap of
Vatnajökull, all unique in shape, form and accessibility. We offer
amazing glacier day tours on two of the most beautiful of the lot, the
Virkisjökull glacier and Fjallsjökull glacier.
The Virkisjökull is only a stones through from the Skaftafell visitors center and we offer free pick up from there, in fact all our trips include free pick up from not only visitors center but also Fosshotel Skaftafell, the campsite in Svínafell and the Frost & Fire Guesthouse in Hof. The Fjallsjökull Glacier is further eastwards and on it we offer in depth glacier tours where we spend 4 hours on the ice.
Our two most popular trip both combine glacier hiking with alternative adventures:
One combines the serene beauty of a glacier hike on Fjallsjökull and
around the Fjallsðárjökul- Glacier lagoon with an amazing boat trip
among the icebergs on Breiðarmerkurlon, the original Glacier Lagoon. It
is called the Glacier Grand Slam and you can find out more here: :
Glacier Grand Slam
The other combines a short glacier tour on the amazing Virkisjökull
with a wild life and history tour to the Ingólfshöfði cape. It is
called Blue Ice & Black Sands and you can find out more her:
Blue Ice & Black Sands
You can of course also choose a simpler tour and just go for an
breathtaking glacier tour on either the Fjallsjökull or Virkisjökull:
Click here to find out more about our full day glacier tour:
Glacier Explorer
Click here to find out more about our half day glacier tour:
Glacier Wonders
We offer two demanding hikes, one to the top of Icelands highest peak, Hvannadalshnjukur on Öræfajökull Glacier, the other to the impressive Hrútsfjallstindar peaks.
Click here to find out more about the Hvannadalshjukur hike.
Click here to find out more about the Alpine Iceland tour.
In the summer of 2010 we will launch a new mountain bike tour in Skaftafell,
click here to find out more.