One hour snowmobile adventure day tour on the Langjökull glacier. Trip difficulty 2 out of 5 possible.Rated: Easy
We will pick you up from cafe Gullfoss and take the fast route to the Langjökull glacier. Arriving at our mobile glacier base camp we will gear you up in warm glacier overalls, waterproof booties, gloves and helmets. The specially trained glacier guides will then show you how to safely operate the snowmobiles on the glacier before going for a great one-hour tour on the glacier. Langjökull is Iceland’s second biggest glacier; it is several enormous ice filled volcanic craters, rimmed in by imposing volcanoes and set in the breathtaking Icelandic interior. The views from the flanks of Langjökull are quite staggering. You will see the steep Eiríksjökull glacier, the highest mountain in west Iceland, the dome shaped Hofsjökull glacier in middle of the highlands along with the Kerlingafjöll Mountain range. The Glacier Ride is a scenic and fun glacier tour, easily available from Reykjavík.
Guaranteed departures for minimum 2 persons: Everyday at 13:00 from the Gullfoss Waterfall upper parking lot.
Please note: for Christmas and New Years we have different availability for the 24th-26th of December and 31st of December - 1st of January. Please contact our office for further information or click here for our holiday schedule.
Details:
Price: 24.990 ISK per person with OUT pick up from Reykjavík. (See directions below)
These prices are for two persons per snow scooter, you can add 3.800 ISK per person to have a solo scooter.
Available: All year round, (depending on weather and glacier conditions).
Guaranteed departures: Everydayfrom café Gullfoss 13:00 from 1st October to 14th May, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays from 16th September to 30th September.
Duration of trip: 3-4 hours.
Age limit: 10 years old as a passenger in the snowmobile.
Bring with you: Warm outdoor clothing. We will lend you all the necessary equipment i.e. snow suit and more.
Required: A valid driving license to drive the snow scooter. No prior knowledge of the sport required.
Included: One hour snow scooter glacier ride.
Not included: Food & drinks.
Driving Directions:
If you are driving yourself you have to be at the Gullfoss Waterfall upper parking lot 15 min before your departure time,13:00, to meet your guide for the tour. Driving from Reykjavík takes around 90-110 min to the Gullfoss, driving non stop at the maximum speed rate of 90 km per hour. If you intend to visit the Golden Circle with all its amazing sites before meeting your guide at 13:00 at Gullfoss, you will have leave Reykjavík no later then 7:00 AM.
There are two ways to reach the Gullfoss Waterfall here are the directions:
Express Route: Drive road no. 1 east from Reykjavík (the direction of Hveragerði). Once you are passed Hveragerði take a left turn just before the town of Selfoss and drive up road no. 35 (direction Geysir). Drive road no. 35 for approx. 50 min until you reach the intersection of road no. 35 and road no. 37, turn right and keep driving road no. 35. You will pass Geysir hot springs and keep driving with out making any turns and arrive at the upper parking lot at the Gullfoss waterfall 15 minutes later.
Golden Circle Route: Drive road no. 1 north from Reykjavík, just outside Mosfellsbær suburb take a right turn up road no. 36 (direction Þingvellir). Drive to Þingvellir National Park and make a sight seeing stop there. From Þingvellir keep driving road no. 36 for 10 minutes until you make a left turn up road no. 365 (direction Laugavatn). Drive for 25 minutes until you reach an intersection at the town of Laugavatn, take a left turn up road no. 37. Drive for 25 minutes until you reach Geysir hot springs; make a stop there for sightseeing. From Geysir drive towards the highlands on road no. 35 (road no. 37 becomes road no. 35 just before Geysir) for 10 minutes with out making any turns. Arrive at the Gullfoss Waterfall upper parking lot and meet your guide.