Ice Cave Iceland

It is located in breiðamerkurjökull an outlet glacier from vatnajökull the biggest ice cap in europe and the same glacier as feeds the famous jökulsárlón glacier lagoon.

Ice cave iceland.

Your guide will tell you all about iceland s ice caves and their majestic structures. We offer high class trips at a lower rate than any other company in the area. Guide to the ice caves and ice caving tours in iceland. As the glacier moves the ice caves shift and change eventually collapsing during the spring thaw.

Ice caves are a unique natural phenomenon of breathtaking beauty an experience you ll never forget. Ice caves in iceland are temperamental structures that are at the mercy of their parent glacier. So every year you join our tour you ll see an entirely different ice cave. Eleven percent of iceland s total land area is covered by glaciers.

Entering an ice cave feels like leaving reality behind and entering a fairy tale sparkling like a diamond cyan blue and crystal clear ice caves have a surreal atmosphere that cannot be experienced anywhere else in the world only deep inside the body of a glacier. To see the mystical icy blue is to see the pure and crystal clear beauty of iceland. The crystal ice cave is very likely the most famous ice cave in iceland known for its incredibly turquoise blue colors. We ll stay inside the ice cave for up to 30 45 minutes depending on the conditions.

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. We provide a personal local guide service in the vatnajökull national park area guiding you to the most stunning places in the area we specialize in ice cave tours glacier hikes ice climbing tours and private photo tours our guides are well trained local people which know the area and. The crystal ice cave of vatnajokull glacier changes with each passing winter. As a result they can be volatile areas and should be treated with respect.

Glacier travel arctic guides is a small local tour company operating in the south east part of iceland. Welcome to blue iceland a truly magical world of exploration and adventure. We specialize in super jeep tours to the beautiful ice caves of vatnajökull in south east iceland but we are always willing to make a customized trip just for.