Into the Glacier & Snowmobile Tour from Reykjavík

An Into the Glacier and snowmobile tour from Reykjavík: ride a snowmobile across Langjökull glacier to the world's longest man-made ice tunnel, then explore it on foot before riding back.

• Snowmobile across Langjökull, Iceland's second-largest glacier
• Walk through a man-made tunnel carved deep inside the ice
• Full snowmobile suit, helmet and gloves included
• Children can ride as passengers with a licensed driver
• Pick-up and drop-off in Reykjavík

Your day, stop by stop

2Drive to HúsafellDrive out through West Iceland to the glacier base camp.

A scenic drive of around two hours through West Iceland to the glacier base camp, with a stop at the Hraunfossar waterfalls on the way. Pick-up in Reykjavík is from 8:00 or 8:30.

Read our Húsafell guide →

3Snowmobile gear-up and briefingFitted with a snowmobile suit, helmet and gloves.

You are fitted with a full snowmobile suit, helmet and gloves, and your guide briefs you on handling the snowmobile and the route before you set off onto the ice.

4Snowmobile ride onto the glacierRide across the ice on Langjökull to the ice tunnel entrance.

A guided snowmobile ride across the surface of Langjökull to the ice tunnel entrance, with one or two riders per machine. Drivers need a valid driver's licence, and children can ride as passengers from about age 8.

Driver requirement · valid driver's licence to operate a snowmobilePassenger age · from about 8 years old

5Ice tunnelWalk through the man-made tunnel inside the glacier.

You park up and walk through the man-made tunnel dug deep into the ice of Langjökull, seeing the glacier's blue layers and formations from the inside. You spend about an hour here.

Time here · about an hour

6Snowmobile ride backRide back to the base camp and change out of the gear.

After the tunnel you travel back across the glacier to the base camp and change out of your gear before the drive to Reykjavík.

About the Into the Glacier snowmobile tour

This tour adds a snowmobile ride to the Into the Glacier experience. From the base camp near Húsafell you ride snowmobiles up onto Langjökull, Iceland's second-largest glacier, before parking up to walk through the world's longest man-made ice tunnel, dug deep into the glacier's ice.

The glacier portion, including the snowmobile ride and the tunnel, runs about 3.5 hours, and the whole day from Reykjavík and back is closer to 9 hours once you include the drive. Anyone driving a snowmobile needs a valid driver's licence; children from around 8 years old can ride as a passenger behind a licensed driver, and non-drivers can ride double with someone who holds a licence.

All snowmobile clothing is provided over your own warm layers, so you do not need your own snow gear. Because you are outdoors on the ice for part of the day, weather can affect the ride, and your guide will brief you on conditions before you set off.

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