Are ice cave tours worth it?

I couldn't possibly give this tour anything but glowing reviews! The guides were friendly and the destination was stunning. The tour was a little more extreme than the website indicates (there were crampons and helmets, and crawling on hands and knees), but I wouldn't have had it any other way. What a great experience!



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Absolutely! This was one of our favorite experiences in Iceland. To strap on some crampons, walk on the ice, and explore the crevasses was one of our most memorable experiences on this trip. Since visiting Iceland, we have hiked on other glaciers around the world and it never gets old.

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The Ice Cave you will see is safe because we take care of it, we know it well and we see the changes. Don't be silly, take a guide! The Icelandic Civil Protection is strongly advising to not visit glaciers on your own.

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This tour is a must-see for people who want to witness the country's bluest, most captivating ice cave in recent years. Get up close and personal to incredible shades of icy blue while you walk into the depths of the mighty Vatnajokull, Europe's largest Glacier.

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Based on the current conditions within the cave, we will cross a small stream to walk on whichever side is the widest and safest. You will have a total of 45-60 minutes in the glacier area for photos and exploration.

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Fantasy cave is more spectacular The tours for each cave takes about 25 minutes. You walk down, listen to the history from a tour guide, walk and look around, and you are done. The caves are impressive.

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The Narusawa Hyoketsu Ice Cave has many stairs because it is a pit type cave. The stairs are primitive and were made by piling up stones. The moisture causes the stairs to be slippery, so be careful. In early spring, ice makes the stairs slippery as well, so wearing high heel shoes is extremely dangerous.

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An ice cave is any type of natural cave (most commonly lava tubes or limestone caves) that contains significant amounts of perennial (year-round) ice. At least a portion of the cave must have a temperature below 0 °C (32 °F) all year round, and water must have traveled into the cave's cold zone.

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Glacier travel can be dangerous at night. However, at Matanuska Glacier tours are provided both in Summer and Winter, during the day. Northern Lights are viewable in the winter, so we encourage visitors to stay in the area for a night or two and hopefully see the Aurora Borealis from there.

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Under no circumstance should anyone attempt to walk Solheimajokull glacier without a guide. As previously stated, this ice cap is melting. Due to the melting nature of the ice, glacier conditions can be dangerous. Glaciers can break, or calve, completely without warning.

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Exploring Sequoia's Crystal Cave Tours include: Family Tour: 50 minute tour for all ages. Thirteen and Older Tour: 50 minute tour for ages 13 and up. Discovery Tour: 1 1/2 hours for ages 13 and up.

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What preperations do I have to make before visiting the ice cave and what should I wear? It can get very cold on the glacier, even during summertime. The temperature inside the tunnel is around 0°C (32°F), so you need to be properly dressed to feel comfortable throughout your tour.

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If you plan on going to visit a glacier cave you will need to dress quite well since you will be going inside of a glacier. The temperature will be below 0° degrees Celcius 32 Fahrenheit so it is important to dress well to really enjoy the tour.

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Aurora ice cave But it's not recommended that you go alone. As glacier caves are changing all the time, you shouldn't visit Aurora without an expert guide who can tell you whether it's safe to enter. Find out more about the Aurora ice cave tour.

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Just off of the Ring Road on Iceland's South Coast 158 km away from Reykjavík, the Blue Ice Cave is one of the most accessible natural ice cave in the country.

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Even though man made, it is extremely well designed and accessible even for our young kid of 7 years old. Expensive but worth it for a once in a lifetime experience. We drive to Klaki base camp, but you can take the option of being picked up in Husafell. Interesting NATO vehicle to drive you to cave entrance and back.

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