Snowmobiling Adventure on Langjokull Glacier from Gullfoss

The person we checked in with seemed so disinterested that we wondered if our presence annoyed him. I’d say that was the overall tone of the trip. Directions were unclear, and getting our snowsuits, gloves, and helmets was chaos. The balaclavas reeked. (Maybe wash them between wears…or at all?) Basically everything about the tour was not great except the snowmobiling. The snowmobiling was amazing. I would absolutely recommend snowmobiling on a glacier, just not with that company.

Booked this at the last minute while visiting Gullfoss waterfall. We able to get a next day booking which surprised us and I am not sure if that is always the case. My wife and I are concerned about the effects of climate change on the glaciers so we asked a lot of questions about the how fast it is melting. The guide answered all the questions that we asked and provided us with a lot of good additional information. So much so that I would suggest including that type of information in the overall talk to all the participants.

Safe, fun, and adventurous. My family experienced something that really represented a unique part of Iceland.

This tour will give you a chance to ride a snowmobile on ice ( bumpy and not fun vs snow) in the summer but you should know it is zero frills. So don’t expect facts or friendliness. It gets the very basic job done and is one of the only that doesn’t charge to take kids <12 so that is a pro. If I had to do it again, would pick an actual blue glacier ( instead of gray) with snow on the south coast instead. This one is a 45 min dirt road ride away from Gulfoss. Do not feed your credit card info to buy the head gear camera info afterwards- we started seeing transactions in Italy and Singapore & had to close the card.

A 3.5 hours of extreme adrenaline, snow truck followed by one hour of snowmobile ride, weather was great, great adventure

We were excited about the tour after seeing the monster bus parked at the Gullfoss. A friendly employee told us about the trip to the 2nd largest glacier in Europe and the snow mobile experience and we were sold. However, the experience itself was pretty underwhelming. We were driven to the base, given the overalls and a crash course in snowmobile driving, some of them brokedown on the trip, they took some 15-20 minutes to fix, and then we came back.

Expensive - but we did upgrade to solo snowmobiles so we could both drive. The 2 biggest issues - First - Expect a large group. They say there is 1 guide for 6-12 snowmobiles - which is true. But, the entire group goes at once with however many guides are needed and go in a line on a specific path. We had about 20 snowmobiles and 3 guides. You go out to a specific turn around spot and have more time than necessary to take photos then you return to bus. Second- our super bus had mechanical issues. It took us much longer to get up and back than normal. We had problems with either the engine or transmission starting about 20 minutes into the ride up. We got back about 45 minutes later than planned. We did get same amount of time snowmobiling as advertised- just had quite a bit of extra time getting to and from the base area. Glacier was melting quite a bit - but still a decent ride. Guides were nice. If you’ve never been on a glacier and don’t do much snowmobiling - it’s a fun and easy way to experience being up on the glacier.

The staff were very nice. The drive to the snowmobile site was fun too! This experience was on my mom's bucket list. She is 83, so she brought me along to drive. I had never driven a snowmobile before, so I was nervous, but it was easy. It was a very fun experience that I will remember for a lifetime.

This "adventure" was quite tame. There were about 20 snow machines all in single file that traveled no faster than 5 to 10 mph. If you are looking for some excitement, this is not where you will find it.

The best part of this experience was feeling like you were on another planet. It really felt like you were immersed in Iceland and fully taking it in. The snowmobile was a little tricky to steer but the guides were great and quick to handle any situations. We are glad that we did this excursion!