Glacier tongue · South Coast
Also written Solheimajokull — we keep the Icelandic spelling.
The most-visited glacier tongue for guided walks, because the car park is close to the ice and the approach is gentle.
prices and departures checked 24 Oct 2026
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Midnight sun
May–July
True midnight sun only above the Arctic Circle — Grímsey. The mainland gets civil twilight all night, which looks much the same.
Lupine in bloom
June–July
Introduced, controversial and impossible to miss when it flowers. Peaks a fortnight later in the north than the south.
The 55 tours we sell that stop at Sólheimajökull leave from Reykjavík, Hella & Hvolsvöllur and Vík í Mýrdal, with a handful from one other town. Most of them start in Reykjavík, so for anyone based in the capital there is nothing to arrange beforehand.
46 of the 55 collect you from your accommodation or a designated stop, so the tour is the transport — there is nothing else to arrange and no timetable to read.
A seat on a day tour here starts at €95 and typically runs €183, per person, private charters excluded because those are priced per vehicle and would flatter the figure. There is no scheduled bus we can sell you to Sólheimajökull, so a guided day is the practical way in without a car.
The days themselves run from about 3 h to 16 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 30 different operators run here, which matters more without a car than with one: if the weather cancels your day, there is usually another departure rather than a lost trip.
Being driven is the easy answer here: enough operators run it that a cancellation rarely loses you the day, and you get to look out of the window instead of at the road.
Cheapest way in without a car: a guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €95 per person.
We have done the sums on this properly: what a rental car actually costs against guided tours.
BusTravel Iceland
18% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
Anyone with a single free day who wants waterfalls, a…
10 h · from Reykjavík
BusTravel Iceland
about the usual price for northern lights tours
from age 8 · pickup at extra cost
14 h · from Reykjavík
Icecube ehf
42% below the €216 typical for glacier hikes
from age 8 · meet at the start point
3 h 30 · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur
Skall Ventures
from age 10 · pickup included
12 h · from Reykjavík
Icarus Rising ehf
from age 6 · pickup at extra cost
3 h · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur
Andy Iceland Guide
pickup included · works in rain
11 h · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur
Taken from each operator's own itinerary, not from marketing copy — these are tours whose agenda names Sólheimajökull as a stop.
BusTravel Iceland
18% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
Anyone with a single free day who wants waterfalls, a…
10 h · from Reykjavík
Dramatic vistas and diverse wonders await on Iceland's South Coast
BusTravel Iceland
about the usual price for northern lights tours
from age 8 · pickup at extra cost
14 h · from Reykjavík
Glaciers, waterfalls & black sand beaches with aurora hunt at night
Nordur Travel Services ehf
13% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
pickup included
10 h · from Reykjavík
Explore Iceland's stunning South Coast. See waterfalls like Skógafoss & Seljalandsfoss, black sand beach, and glaciers. Small group adventure from Reykjavik.
Nordur Travel Services ehf
40% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
pickup included · works in rain
10 h · from Reykjavík
Explore Iceland’s stunning South Coast on a small group tour from Reykjavik, led entirely in Spanish. Visit waterfalls, black sand beaches, and glaciers in a fun and personal adventure.
SPS Travel
28% above the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
pickup included
10 h · from Reykjavík
Deutschsprachige Kleingruppentour zu den bekanntesten Sehenswürdigkeiten an der Südküste
Kalman Tours
about the usual price for sightseeing day tours
pickup included
10 h 30 · from Reykjavík
Explore Iceland’s South Coast in a small group, including the iconic Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss waterfalls and Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach.
Glaciers and Waterfalls
56% below the €216 typical for glacier hikes
from age 12 · pickup included
3 h · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur
Meet us at the parking lot, where you’ll don crampons, grab your ice pick and helmet, and step onto the ice. Explore fascinating glacial formations and learn about their creation.
WayNorth
56% below the €216 typical for glacier hikes
Moderate · from age 8
4 h · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur
Glacier Hike Sólheimajökull
Icecube ehf
42% below the €216 typical for glacier hikes
from age 8 · meet at the start point
3 h 30 · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur
Sólheimajökull Experience Glacier Hike. Meet on location
Icecube ehf
39% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
from age 8 · meet at the start point
3 h 30 · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur
Tu experiencia de Caminata en el Glaciar Sólheimajökull. (Solo en Español)
Icarus Rising ehf
36% below the €216 typical for glacier hikes
from age 8 · pickup at extra cost
3 h · from Hella & Hvolsvöllur
Experience an unforgettable glacier hike on Sólheimajökull Glacier, exploring breathtaking ice formations, deep crevasses, and ever-changing landscapes with expert guides.
Glaciers and Waterfalls
49% below the €254 typical for ice cave tours
Challenging · from age 12
4 h · from Skaftafell
This tour combines the thrill of hiking on a glacier with the rare opportunity to explore inside it.
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32 operators, all of whom we hold a contract with. We do not list every company in Iceland, on purpose.
Absorb Iceland · Andy Iceland Guide · Arctic Adventures · Arctic Mike · Arctic Yeti Ehf · Aurora Viking · BusTravel Iceland · Cool Holidays Travel ehf · David The Guide · Easy Travel Iceland · Glaciers and Waterfalls · Hrafnar Guides
We list 63 — 55 day tours and 8 multi-day packages, from 32 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.
The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €95, with a typical price of €191. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.
Looking at the next 360 days of live availability, departures fall in October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September. That is a rolling window rather than the full year, so a month missing here is not necessarily a month with nothing running.
Both work. Driving gives you the stops you want and the time you want them; a tour removes the winter road decisions and lets everyone look out of the window. We sell the tours and say so — if self-driving suits you better, it suits you better.
Yes — 55 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here. 46 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.
A guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €95 per person, with €183 the more typical fare. Private tours cost more because they are priced per vehicle rather than per seat.
Hotels
From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Sólheimajökull, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
from 17.955 kr.Lowest price
Guesthouse · Vík
6 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 39.226 kr.Mid-range
Apartment · Vík
19 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 66.736 kr.Top end
Cottage · Hvolsvöllur
16 km away · a night for two, indicative
Sólheimajökull is rarely a whole day on its own. The planner knows how long each tour takes and how far apart the start points are, so it can build the rest of the day around it.
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