THE NATURAL WONDER
The Jökulsárlón Glacier lagoon is considered as one of the natural wonders of Iceland. Paddling on the Glacier lagoon provides outstanding experience and gives participants maqnificent view of the ice cap and the vast dome of ice that rises above.
Come with us on this unique journey where we paddle amongst floating ice bergs and wildlife, seals and birds.
This is the tour for those who want to be environmentally friendly while exploring nature.
The tour is fully guided and all participants are provided with top of the line drysuite and all other necessary equipment. Our Kayaks are SIT-ON-TOP boats, very stable and should be suitable for persons who have not gone kayaking before.
Notice that the tour includes physical activity and therefore a reasonable fitness is required. For safety reasons participants cannot exceed 120 kg (270 lbs) in weight for single kayaks (kayak for one person) or 180 kg (395 lbs) combined weight for double kayaks (kayak for 2 persons).
What To Bring:
- Warm clothing to wear under the dry-suit that we provide.
- Good socks.
- Gloves.
- Headwear.
- Sunglasses on sunny days.
Included:
Kayak, two piece kayak suite, safety vest, shoes, kayak paddle.
Age limit is 14 years old | Total duration of the tour: 1.5 hours | Time in the boat: approx 1 hour.
Trip difficulty: Easy+
See levels of difficulty here
Reasonable fitness is required for the this tour. Oversized people can expect having problems fitting the drysuits, and therefore not being able to participate.
BOOKING
When booking odd numbers; 1,3,5 etc.
You use Single kayak rate
MEETING POINT
Meet us in our small box van at Jökulsárlón. We have all our equipment in our van and there we suit up before heading out on to the water. Our van is located at the Glacier lagoon main parking lot and is thoroughly marked Iceguide.
GPS 64.048096, -16.178778
We kindly ask you to be at the meeting point on time. We recommend arriving at least 15 min before the scheduled departure time. Late arrivals unfortunately will miss out on their reservation and it will result in the cancellation of your booking and a full forfeiture of your booking fee.
