Sleipnir Glacier Blog

Planning a glacier tour from Gullfoss? Learn where Sleipnir Tours departs, how to combine Gullfoss with Langjökull and what to bring.

From the 1st of November, Sleipnir Tours takes visitors from Gullfoss onto Langjökull for a guided winter glacier and natural ice-cave experience. The natural ice cave season is from November to 15th of April.  Quick answer: The Sleipnir Ice Cave and Glacier Tour is a guided winter tour from Gullfoss to the natural Neptune ice cave on Langjökull. The experience includes transportation toward the glacier, a journey in a specially designed Sleipnir glacier truck, crampons and a guided cave visit. It normally takes approximately three to four hours from Gullfoss and has a minimum age of four years. No previous glacier experience is required, but guests must be able to walk over snow, steps and uneven ground.

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Experience the perfect day of Icelandic adventure. Explore the Golden Circle and ride onto Langjökull Glacier with the experts at Sleipnir Glacier Tours.

Celebrate the longest day of the year on Europe’s second-largest glacier. Enjoy a pop-up cafe, glacier golf, and sledding under Iceland’s midnight sun.

Go behind the scenes on Langjökull! Meet our expert glacier guides and learn what it takes to drive the world's biggest 8x8 monster trucks.