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crowded time to visit the national park; Icelandic Mountain Guides operates glacier walks
year-round.
Prices listed below were current at the time of writing; check websites for up-to-date
rates.
Icelandic Mountain Guides ADVENTURE TOUR
(IMG; Reykjavík office 5879999, Skaftafell 8942959; www.mountainguide.is )
IMG's bestselling walk is the family-friendly 'Blue Ice Experience', with 1½ to two hours
spent on the ice at Svínafellsjökull (adult/child Ikr8900/5700, minimum age eight years).
These tours run from Skaftafell two to four times daily year-round (departures at 10am and
2pm, plus 11am and 3pm July and August).
There are longer, tougher walks up the same glacier (from three to 6½ hours on the ice),
and ice-climbing options tailored to suit all skill levels (Ikr18,900).
See the website for IMG's impressive program of multiday cycling, hiking and super-
Jeep tours, including a five-day 'Rivers and Glaciers of Vatnajökull' backpacking trip.
Glacier Guides ADVENTURE TOUR
( Reykjavík office 571 2100, Skaftafell 659 7000; www.glacierguides.is )
As well as glacier walks of varying duration and difficulty, Glacier Guides also offers rock
climbing, ice climbing and mountain biking from Skaftafell.
Its beginner-level walk is family-friendly 'Glacier Wonders', a 2½-hour tour with a
stroll up Falljökull (adult/child Ikr8490/6500, minimum age 10 years); trips depart from
Skaftafell four times daily mid-May to September. There's also a tougher five-hour walk
up the same glacier (Ikr12,990), and a 6½-hour combo trip that includes glacier hiking
plus ice climbing (Ikr19,990).
Local Guide ADVENTURE TOUR
(Öræfaferðir; 894 0894; www.localguide.is )
Many generations of this family have lived at the local farm Hofsnes, so their local know-
ledge is first-rate (they run the summertime tours to Ingólfshöfði). Their new booking
agency is Local Guide HQ in Fagurhólsmýri (there's an N1 fuel pump here) - about 26km
from Skaftafell.
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