Quads & glacier hiking is a multi-activity day tour from Reykjavik containing glacier hiking on glacier Sólheimajökull in south Iceland and quad/ATV safari adventure tour in the outback of Reykjavik. Glacier hiking in Iceland is an experience not to be missed for the adventure lovers.
Quads & glacier hike is great combination of 2 popular adventure experiences in Iceland. You don't need to be a glacier expert to go on a glacier with us. Once by the glacier you will get glacier gear and equipment and experienced guide will take you up on the glacier and teach you a thing or two about the ice equipment (crampons and Ice axes) and the glacier hiking itself. Glacier hike is very popular in Iceland and with our qualified guide you are in safe hands. Bring good hiking shoes and good overalls since it can get quit chilly on a cold day.
The surface is never the same, constantly changing and melting and can be snowy, sandy or very icy depending on the seasons of the year.
The glacier Sólheimajökull is a glacier tongue of the glacier Mýrdalsjökull icecap in south Iceland. The setting is majestic and rugged and just being on this site is and nature scenery experience itself. The glacier is about 8 km long and up to 1-2 km wide and at most 600 km thick and constantly moving and retreating every year. Experienced glacier guide will take you up the glacier tongue equipped in crampons and glacier axe where you explore the rugged surface of the glacier.
The surface is never the same, constantly changing and melting and can be snowy, sandy or very icy depending on the seasons of the year. You‘ll hike up on to the ice field where a wonderland of ice sculptures, ridges and deep crevasses awaits discovery.
Glacier hike and quad/ATV is a full day tour is a good mix of active experiences and a guarantees of a great day in Iceland.