FAQ
-The meeting point for Glacier Kayak Adventure at Heinabergslón and the Glacier hike & kayak tour is at Flatey farm. Flatey is located 38 km west of Höfn and 415 km east of Reykjavík city.
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-The meeting point for Glacier Lagoon Kayaking Jökulsárlón is at Jökulsárlón main parking lot. Our box van is located at the Glacier lagoon main parking lot and is thoroughly marked Iceguide. Jökulsárlón is located 80 km west of Höfn and 380 km east of Reykjavík.
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-The meeting point for the Ice cave excursion is at Jökulsárlón main parking lot. Our trucks are located at the Glacier lagoon main parking lot, thoroughly marked Iceguide. Jökulsárlón is located 80 km west of Höfn and 380 km east of Reykjavík.
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Yes we offer private tours, contact us for further information at info@iceguide.is
Ice caves are temporary structures that appear at the edge of glacier in wintertime, very often where the glacier meltwater runs out from underneeth the glacier. During summertime almost every ice cave melts down and new one appears in the beginning of winter. Then the local ice cave guides go scouting out for new ice caves. When temperature falls the ice becomes more staple and the water surface in the caves drops. Not every icecave is safe to visit, in our icecave tours the guide will evaluate each time if the cave is save to visit, with regard to the situation, weather and ice condition. Winter in Iceland can be rainy and warm, specially on the south-east coast of Iceland. Ice cave tours are very weather dependant, rain and warm days are not ideal condition for ice cave excursions. On such days the caves can get flooded and/or the ice to unstable and the ice cave not save to visit. In these situations the ice cave tours can be cancelled with short notice because of safety reasons.
If our ice cave tour gets cancelled because of weather or safety reasons participants will get a full refund. Our safety standards are high and Ice caves should never be visited without a local guide who knows the ice caves and the area well. In some cases ropes and other safety equipment may be needed, and should only be led by experienced guides.
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Warm outdoor clothing like regular hiking pants and fleece sweater
Headwear. Socks, synthetic or wool
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Tennis shoes or sneakers are not appropriate shoewear for this trip!
Warm outdoor clothing, base layer (shirt and long johns) synthetic or wool, mid layer such as light sweater,wool or fleece.
Light and thin quick drying pants. Wind resistant.
Waterproof clothing on rainy days.
Headwear and gloves.
Socks, synthetic or wool.
Good hiking boots are essential.The boots should be high enough to provide good ankle support
- Tennis shoes or sneakers are not appropriate shoewear for this trip!
- Winter time in Iceland can be very unprectiable. Temperature in south east coast of Iceland during the winter time is usually between -5 celsius to +5 degress. The rule of thumb is always 3-4 layers.
- Base layer (shirt and long johns) synthetic or wool.
- Mid layer such as fleece jacket,thick wool garment, primaloft jacket or similar. Second midlayer can be added for colder days. Hiking pants, fleece or softshell or similar.
- Waterproof breathable jacket like Gore-tex jacket and pants or similiar.
- Waterproof clothing on rainy days.
- Headwear.
- Gloves
- Socks, synthetic or wool.
- Small backpack (Can be handy to carry camera, rain gear and all extras).
- Good hiking boots are essential.The boots should be high enough to provide good ankle support
- Tennis shoes or sneakers are not appropriate shoewear for this trip!
We have some collection of shoes for rent, price 2000 ISK. Contact us for further information.
We recommend to bring some snacks such as sandwiches, energy bars, dried fruits etc. for our longer tours, Glacier hiking kayak tour and the ice cave excursion tour. Usually there is plenty of water on the glacier so just bring a bottle or a jug.
Good hiking boots are essential.The boots should be high enough to provide good ankle support and be able to work with crampoons. The boots should be water resistante and meant for hiking and outdoor activities.
The town of Höfn is located 37km from our meeting points and Jökulsárlón is 77km from Jökulsárlón so we recommend all hotels and guesthouses in Höfn.
There are also farm guesthouses and acommodation closer to our meeting points. Here are few suggestions:
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We have a 48 hours cancellation policy. Full refund if the reservation is cancelled more than 48 hours before departure. All of our tours can be cancelled due to safety reasons or other natural conditions, with short notice. In such cases a full refund is provided.
You can book online at iceguide.is
If for some reasons you experience difficulties with booking online please contact us via phone +3546610900 or email at info@iceguide.is
At the Glacier lagoon Kayaking jökulsárlón we paddle on the lake for approx 1 hour, we do not step on to the glacier/ice at Jökulsárlón.
In our kayak tour at Heinabergslón Glacier kayak Adventure in Heinabergslón we paddle on Heinabergslónfor about 1h 1 1/2 hour and do a short introductory glacier walk approx. 20 min for better view and to stretch our legs.
The Glacier Hike & Kayak offers participants to kayak in Heinabergslón and do a 2 hour glacier walk, fully equipped with all necessary glacier gear. The tour in total is approx 5 hours. We find a good spot at the glaciers edge to leave the kayakss. We take off the drysuits and the kayak shoes and put on the hiking shoes and head off for the glacier hike.
We have some collection of shoes for rent, price 2000 ISK. Contact us for further information.
To book one Single kayak, (boat for one person), you choose Single Kayak (boat for one person) in Rate and then you select number of persons you want to book in Person (17) in the People section, maximum 7 seats are available. When booking odd numbers 1,3,5 etc you need to book Single Kayak (boat for one person) for the odd number participant or a single traveler.
To book a Double kayak (boat for one person), you choose Double Kayak (boat for two persons) in Rate and then you select numer of participants in Person(17) or Person in double boat kid(14-16) in the Person section.
You always need to book minimum 2 persons in a Double Kayak (boat for two persons), either 2 persons in Person (17) or one person in Person in double boat kid (14-16).
The price per person in Single Kayak is 20900 ISK per person.
The price per person in Double Kayak is 15900 ISK per person.
The price per person in Double boat kids age 14-16 is 8900 ISK per person.
Kids age 14-16 need to travel with adult in double boat at all times.
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