Into the Glacier experience at Langjökull
Experience a one in a lifetime chance to journey into the heart of a glacier
- Duration: 3,5 Hours
- Easy
- Electronic voucher
- Pickup available
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Description
Your Into The Glacier Adventure is truly a unique experience. You will get the opportunity of a lifetime to enjoy one of the world’s greatest wilderness; Iceland’s second largest glacier – from the inside!
Highlights:
Ride in a modified truck
Ice cave adventure
Before the Langjokull ice tunnels, nobody has been able to see the beautiful blue ice at the heart of an ice cap glacier. You’ll get to ride in a specially modified glacier vehicles on the glacier, explore the glacier environment, enjoy a view out of this world and go into the glacier to experience the glacier’s beauty from the inside!
An experienced guide will lead the way the whole time to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves to the fullest.
Langjökull
Langjökull, or the “long glacier” is the second largest icecap in Iceland. It is also the closest glacier to the city of reykjavik and sits at 4,000 ft (1,200 m) above sea level and its melt waters travel through subterranean streams to feed Lake Þingvallavatn.
Important information:Please notice that departure in this tour is from Husafell or Klaki at Langjokull Glacier edge. You will need your own car to drive to the glacier where the tour starts.
Please take the shuttle from Húsafell if you do not have a 4×4 vehicle.
The shuttle schedule from Húsafell
09:20 -> 10:00
09:50 -> 10:30
11:50 -> 12:30 &13:00
14:20 -> 15:00 & 15:30
The shuttle ride takes approximately 30 minutes and costs 2.000 ISK for the round trip.
GPS coordinates:
Húsafell – N64 41.950 W20 52.118
Klaki base camp – N64 39.014 W20 34.962
This tour is 2.5 hours long which is the time inside the Ice Caves and the time to get you to the top of the glacier.
You will travel to the top of the glacier in a specially modified vehicle.
What’s included
Please notice that departure in this tour is from Husafell or Klaki at Langjokull Glacier’s edge. You will need your own car to drive to the glacier where the tour starts.- Tour in a specially modified glacier vehicle on Langjokull glacier. Departure from either Husafell or Klaki base camp by the glacier’s edge.
- Entrance and English speaking guidance in the ice cave and tunnels.
- English speaking driver / guide / audio guidance.
- Free WiFi in glacier vehicles.
What do I need to bring
Warm clothes, including a waterproof / warm coat and suitable footwear (even in summer).Check availability
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