Blue Ice Discovery – Guided Glacier Hike from Skaftafell

Przemyslav was an excellent guide who told us information about the glaciers, and even shared local Icelandic folklore with us. The trip was an incredible experience and highly recommended for anyone who wants a taste of glacier hiking. All equipment was provided for, and we felt well taken care of throughout the entire experience.

Przemyslav was a wonderful guide who shared his glacier hiking experience with so much enthusiasm! (: showed us around the diff features and he pronounced light refraction well! (:

An amazing glacial hiking experience with Przemyslav! He was cheerful, fun, and incredibly knowledgeable, teaching us so many fascinating things about glaciers while bringing us to some really cool spots. He was also very attentive to everyone’s needs and made sure we were comfortable throughout the hike. Couldn’t have asked for a better guide; highly recommend him for a fantastic 5-star experience! - With love from Singapore!

Fun and interesting experience. Guide Przemyslav was very knowledgeable and made the tour very fun with interactive sessions and great photo spots

We had the tour booked for a Wednesday. But due to a major storm it got cancelled, the team made it right and rescheduled us for one the very next day and was very helpful with the process! We then had a tour with Przemyslav/Poland. It was fantastic! He was very informative about how glaciers work and many different facts about the specific glacier we were on. He took us to see beautiful scenes, amazing crevasses, and lastly a huge hole that we safely dangled over with ropes secured to the ice! Really glad we did this tour! The staff was great, our tour guide was great, and the Glacier was amazing. Would strongly recommend for everyone to go!

Amazing tour of the glacier. Our guide Przemyslav was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. He told us a lot of interesting facts about the glacier, its history and its not so bright future. He also instructed us in how to use crampons and the ice axe. Once again a big thanks to Przemyslav!

We joined a glacier walk tour with Icelandic Mountain Guides, and it was such an amazing experience! Our guide, Mr. Przemyslav, was excellent! He was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole experience both fun and educational. He shared so much with us — from the history of Iceland and how the glaciers were formed to many interesting and fun facts about the glacier along the way. We learned a lot, laughed a lot, and had a fantastic time exploring the glacier. 🧊🏔️ Thank you, Przemyslav, for making our glacier walk such a memorable experience. We had great fun and would definitely recommend this tour! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

THE TOURS START BEFORE THE ADVERTISED MEETING TIME. We booked a glacier hike in Skatafell and arrived at the advertised time at 9:00. However, by that time the group was already gone! When a representative came back to the tent, they said they start prepping people 20 minutes before and then leave as soon as everyone is ready. IF YOU DON'T COME EARLY, YOU WON'T GO. In the footnotes of the ticket, it says "Please arrive 20 minutes before the scheduled time." This makes it look like a buffer to find the location, not a scheduled requirement that the customer needs to be there 20 minutes before the experience starts. In our case, we did not see it. This is a very easy thing to overlook. They should just say 8:40 on the ticket to avoid confusion. I am sure the tour company may respond saying this is standard operating procedure for them. As my standard operating procedure, I feel it is my duty to inform others of this issue and complain, as I lost money through it. Many people have complained on Google Reviews about this issue. They really need to be more logical with their start times, as this is highly error-prone. I am sure this sentence: "Please arrive 20 minutes before the scheduled time" is not saving anyone. I am assuming their customers naturally arrived early for the tour. We booked through Viator and received no prior messages warning the start time (just the footnote). Arctic Adventures, which we had to go with afterwards, doesn't operate this way.

Enjoyed the hike with Mr Bartholomew. He is very informative and knowledgeable… he showed us the moulins of the glacier. We missed our 9 am hike but they were able to reschedule us for the 2:30 pm hike. 😃

We had a wonderful time during the Blue Ice Experience hike. Our guides Elena and Slav were knowledgeable about the glacier’s landscape and history, were very engaging and helpful and most importantly kept us all safe. The pick up spot is easy to find and getting checked in was simple. The bus ride to the start of the hike is not super long and isn’t too bumpy although you will go off road for a short bit. Make sure you have high boots or you’ll need to rent a pair which wasn’t expensive. Also make sure to wear water proof clothes and dress warmer than you are in town, you’re on ice after all. Lastly if your group gets split between two guides peak at who is in which group. Our group was a bit slowed by some less able bodied individuals so we did not hike as far into the glacier as some other groups. All in all it’s an amazing experience and I highly recommend this tour operator and Elena and Slav specifically! Note to operator: send Elena and Slav to ICE-SAR training, they deserve the experience!