Blue Ice Cave and Glacier hike in Iceland
COMBO TOUR ICE CAVE & GLACIER HIKE
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Season: All year around, daily  Duration: ​5-6 hours

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Description:
In this tour, you will hike on the glacier, go into ice tunnels, moulins and visit our Blue Ice Cave. The ice tunnels and moulins are difficult to access and therefore we offer it as a more quiet and personal tour for our participants. We have max 8 persons in each group and the age limit is 16 years old.
This Ice Cave Expedition starts at our base camp in Hali where you will be briefed by your fully certified glacier guide and provided specialized fixed rope equipment and crampons (foot spikes), allowing us to explore the depths of Breiðamerkurjökull, our destination for the day. From Hali, we board our 4×4 super jeep and head onto the glacial outwash plain by following an old farming road called “Þröng”. Here you will begin to see the majestic ice-covered volcano, Öræfajökull as well as Breiðamerkurjökull.

Good to know: 

• Be at our meeting point 20 minutes before departure time
• For this tour, the participants should be in good hiking condition
• Driving in Iceland in the wintertime can take much longer than during the summer. We recommend you to stay somewhere close to Hali the night before a tour. 
• You can find useful information about the weather at www.vedur.is and the road conditions at www.road.is

Requirements:

• Must be at least 16 of age 
• Not suitable during pregnancy.
• Minors (under 18 years old) must be accompanied by an adult.

Feet
– Woolen socks
– Good waterproof hiking boots, high with good ankle support (can be rented from us)
Lower body
– Base layer- wool or synthetic (no cotton!)
– Light and comfortable hiking trousers softshell for example (no jeans!)
– Wind and waterproof trousers
Upper body
– Full sleeve base layer wool or synthetic (no cotton!)
– Thin fleece or similar
– Thick warm fleece, or puffy jacket down or synthetic, or just a nice warm jacket.
– Wind and waterproof jacket.
Hands
– Gloves. It´s good to have two pairs.
Head
– Warm hat/beanie that might work under a helmet.
Note: beaine’s with pompom are not recommended since the pompom does not go
under the helmet.
– Buff or balaclava or neck gaiter.
– Sunglasses
Backpack
– Backpack 28-40 L, that can room your equipment, camera food and drink for the day
and so on.
Food
– Food for 6 hours tour
– 1-2 sandwiches depending on how much you need.
– 700 ml – 1 L of water or something else you like to drink (non alcoholic).
– Some energy rich and light food like 2-3 chocolate bars or something similar.
Included in package:

•  Climbing helmet and a headlamp 
• Crampons to walk on the glacier (if needed)
• Walking harness (if needed)
• Ice axe (if needed)​
• Light weight rubber boots to be able to cross a small stream to go in the ice cave (if

needed)

• Micro spikes to walk on slippery rocky terrain (if needed)​ Small 22 l bag that can be put on the back to carry the rubber boots (if needed)​

What do I need to bring?

• Warm water-proof out-door clothing Downloadable guide 
• Adequate shoes to walk on wet surface
• Camera, tripod, phone 
• Hand warmers 

Ice Cave tours are weather dependent. Sometimes Ice Cave tours get canceled with short notice due to safety or weather reasons. After a heavy rain previous days before the tour, the cave sometimes gets full of water. It can also be too warm for us to enter the caves, the ice can be unstable and not safe to go under. If that happens, we usually have other options if the weather allows, Super Jeep and Glacier Explore, where we drive to the glacier edge and explore the glacier tongue with many amazing picture moments. This tour we offer for a lower price.
CANCELLATION
​All cancellations must be written and received by us 72 hours prior to the tours start. In conformity with business practices within the Icelandic travel industry, Travel Agent is obliged to charge cancellation fees to the passenger(s) as follows:

• CANCELLATION CHARGES: Cancellation received more than 72 hours prior to departure are fully refunded. Cancellation received less than 48 hours prior to departure will be charged full price.
• INSURANCE:​ We advise all our clients to have travel insurance.

Prices may change without prior notice. If an incorrect price has been listed, we reserve the right to refuse, cancel or limit any order placed at the incorrect price. *Subject to availability - price is confirmed when payment has been made. Book in advance to get the best price!

PACKAGE DETAILS:

• SEASON: All year around 
• DURATION: 5-6 hours 
• REGION: South East Iceland 
• DEPARTURES: 9:00 & 9:30
• MEETING POINT: Glacier Adventure Hali 
• GROUP SIZE: 8 persons
• PRICE: From 29.900 ISK (16+)

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Additional information 
Voucher: You will receive a secure voucher to either print out or present on your mobile phone.
Please note that the duration of the tours may vary according to weather and road conditions.

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