Glacier Rush – Fast pace snowmobile - SnoMo Glacier rush one hour
by Mountaineers of Iceland · Snowmobiling · Reykjavík
- Fine on your own
- Adults only
- Can be tailored
- Self-guided
from €409.75 per person
Next departure: Tue 1 Dec
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Duration
4 hours
Difficulty
Moderate
Season
All year
Starts in
Bláskógabyggð
Pickup
Meet at the start point
Starts at
Gullfoss Parking, Bláskógabyggð
Departs
10:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00
Minimum age
18
Cancellation
Free until 24 hours before
Meeting point, in Mountaineers of Iceland's words: Please meet us at Gullfoss Café, where we'll take you in our super trucks to the glacier basecamp.
About this experience
For the Rush Seeking Traveler.
Mountaineers "SnoMo" trips are suited for those that have some recreational vehicle experience. You will be provided with a powerful Yamaha Viper snowmobile, a three-cylinder 1000cc machine with approximately 140 horsepower. These snowmobiles have more than double the displacement that we offer in our other non SnoMo tours. These performance snowmobiles are single seated mountain machine monsters capable of literally all snowy terrains.
More Private
We do not operate the glacier rush tours with our regular tours and therefore, you will be able to travel faster, further and experience more. Our professional guides will tailor your trip according to weather and terrain and you will experience the glacier-like the locals do on their own performance machines. This tour is the true glacier rush.
Our friendly and fun-loving guides will give you instructions on how to operate the snowmobile and go over the safety procedures before you set off into the winter wonderland. For this tour, we only use our most skillful and professional guides.
Please Note
We cannot accommodate two passengers per snowmobile in these tours since the Yamaha Viper snowmobiles are single-riders only.
Mountaineers can tailor all SnoMo trips to suit your needs and aspirations and can be offered as long-lasting custom tours for 2-4 hours. Please contact us to deliver your heart’s desires.
A direct drive from Reykjavík to Gullfoss takes about 2 hours.
The ride on the monster truck is an adventure of its own, so enjoy the moods of Mountaineers.
Description from the operator, Mountaineers of Iceland. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.
Where you go
- Glacier Rush - Performance snowmobiling
Included
Good to know
Cancellation for this tour
Free cancellation until 24 hours before departure; no refund after that. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.
If the weather cancels this tour
Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is a whiteout or too little snow on the approach track — decided the evening before or on the morning. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.
- 1Mountaineers of Iceland decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
- 2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
- 3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.
What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until 1 day before departure, the operator's policy after that.
Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →
Why this one and not the cheaper one?
The nearest cheaper Glacier Snowmobiling from Reykjavík from Arctic Adventures is €316 — €94 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.
| Mountaineers of Iceland · €410 | Arctic Adventures · €316 | |
|---|---|---|
| How long it runs | 4 hours | 7 hours |
| Getting there | You make your own way | Picks you up |
| How hard it is | Moderate | Easy |
On everything we can measure, the Arctic Adventures tour is the better buy. The €94 is not buying anything we can point to, so unless you want this operator in particular, take the cheaper one.
Sold out on your date?
Seats come back — a cancellation, or the operator adding a vehicle. Tell us the date and we will check once a day and email you if one opens. One email, then we delete the address; nothing else is ever sent to it.
Who this is not for
- Not for families with children under 18 — the operator will not take them, even with a parent.
Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.
Why we list it
Mountaineers of Iceland is one of 207 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →
What travellers say about Mountaineers of Iceland
Read all 375 reviews on Google →Operator rating 4.7/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.
★★★★★ · 4 months ago
Mountaineers of Iceland was honestly one of the highlights of my trip. The snowmobiling tour was SO much fun and exactly the kind of adventure I was hoping for. I will be totally honest — but no shade to Mountaineers of Iceland — the actual views were trash because it was snowing the entire time and visibility was terrible. 😂 But the view of Lucas leading the tour? Pristine. Hahaha. Lucas was an awesome guide and once he opened it up and picked up the pace a bit, I was lowkey proud that we kept up riding behind him. Mostly because I was fully committed to NOT tipping over like some of the other people out there and because I absolutely did not want to hear my friend roast me for the rest of the trip. 😂 Meanwhile I’m over here aggressively wiping snow off my visor every 12 seconds like I was fighting for my life in an Icelandic blizzard. In reality, I was completely fine — just being extra. Seriously though, such a fun experience and absolutely worth it. I had an amazing time.
★★★★★ · 6 months ago
A truly professional team. The instructors was great, the vehicles were brand new and reliable. We encountered challenging and pretty dangerous weather while leaving the mountain, but Johan, our driver was incredible— He remained calm and navigated us safely down the mountain under very difficult conditions and hard visibility.
★★★★★ · 4 months ago
This was our Basecamp where we met out other guides that kitted us up with protective gear and gave us a tutorial in using the snowmobile. Honestly, the Golden Circle tour was amazing.......but snowmobiling on top of a Glacier was DOPE!!!!!
★★★★★ · 4 months ago
Absolutely sensational, an experience of a lifetime, U NEED TO TRY. also I would like to thank the staff for accommodating my lateness and for working with me , they agreed to meet us at the Basecamp because we were late to the meeting point.
Reviews from Google · updated 23 Oct 2026
Read before you book
- Langjökull snowmobile: meet at the glacier or pickup?Meeting at Húsafell or Gullfoss costs about €245 to €270; a Reykjavík pickup adds €45 to €70 and a long day. Most people should drive or join a bus.
Reviews from our travellers
Only people who booked this tour through us can write here. We publish every review in full — good or bad.
Reviews arrive the day after each trip — none yet for this one. After your tour we send one email asking how it was, and what you write goes here, unedited.
Snowmobiling — questions people ask
Can you go snowmobiling in Iceland in summer?
Yes. Snowmobile tours run on Langjökull glacier all year because there is always snow on top. Tours leave from the Geysir area near Gullfoss (/experience/9999/), from Húsafell in the west, or from Reykjavík with transport (/experience/2874/). In June to August the snow is softer and the light is long; in winter the surface is firmer and the views are whiter. Both are fine. Weather cancels tours at any time of year.
Do I need a driving licence to drive a snowmobile?
Yes, a full valid driving licence to drive. Passengers do not need one and ride behind the driver. Standard pricing is two people per snowmobile; if you want to drive alone, most tours sell a single-rider supplement, and the tour page lists it. Minimum ages apply for passengers as well as drivers. Bring your physical licence card; a photo on your phone is sometimes refused.
What is included on a snowmobile tour?
The snowmobile, fuel, a helmet, balaclava, insulated overalls, gloves and boots, plus a guide leading the group across the glacier for roughly an hour of riding. Transport up the glacier from base camp in a modified truck is included; transport from Reykjavík is only included on the versions that say so. Bring your own warm base layers, sunglasses and a camera. Lunch is not included unless the page says it is.
Is snowmobiling worth combining with the Golden Circle?
If you have one spare day and want both, yes. The combined tour (/experience/17762/) does Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss then drives you up Langjökull for an hour on the snowmobiles, about ten hours in total. The downside is pace: the Golden Circle stops are shorter than on a plain sightseeing day. If you have two days, do the Golden Circle properly and snowmobile from Geysir on the second.
Hotels
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From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Þingvellir, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
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Inni Boutique Apartments
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25 km away · a night for two, indicative
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