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3 Hours Katla Ice Cave Tour/Meet in Vík

Get ready to embark on a wild adventure with Mother Nature’s latest masterpiece – it’s a journey you won’t want to miss!

Tour type
Day Tour / Activity
Duration
3 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Pickup service
No
Booking in advance
2 days
Availability
September
Minimum age
6 years
Guide
Live guide

The experience

About this tour

Looking for something off the typical tourist track? This is the tour for you!

It’s time to jump in a super jeep, strap on your crampons, and step onto the mighty Myrdalsjokull glacier on this Katla Ice Cave tour – Meet at Vík.

Mother Nature has really outdone herself with this one. Everywhere you look, you see the movie-like surroundings and glaciers. Grandiose ice walls tower over you as you walk among them to enter the magical blue and black ice dome of the outlet glacier named after the powerful volcano Katla. Prepare to have your breath taken away!

Mýrdalsjökull

Mýrdalsjökull glacier is one of the best-known in Iceland, from which the alluring Kötlujökull glacier originates. Kötlujökull is named after the robust Icelandic Volcano Katla, which is covered by the glacier. As the enormous mass of ice slowly crawls down from the volcano mountain, it creates some of Iceland’s most impressive natural ice caves. On this exhilarating Super Jeep tour, you will get to explore the wonders of this stunning natural phenomenon. You will see why as soon as you step in!

The Katla Ice Cave tour – Meet at Vík

On this Katla Ice cave tour – Meet at Vík, we will stop near the roots of the Kötlujökull glacier, and the view that greets us is otherworldly. We will put on our crampons and helmets and take a short walk to the opening of the ice cave. We might need to climb a few steps on ladders to the entrance of the cave. As the natural ice cave is constantly changing, conditions can differ from one tour to the next. The climb is, however, not difficult at all, and anyone in an average physical condition should be able to climb these steps. It might look adventurous, but it is not demanding at all!

Beautiful layers of differently colored ice and volcanic ash unfold as we approach the cave, painting impressive stripes across the glacier. Your guide will tell you all about the history of the glacier, the ice cave, and the surrounding area, making the tour both educational and exciting.

This tour is a meet-on location from Vík.

  • Outdoor
  • Family Friendly
  • Group Friendly
  • Couples

What the price covers

Included
Helmets And Crampons
Ticket types
  • Adult
  • Barn (6 - 15)

Where it starts

  • Ice Wear Parking Lot in Vík

    Icewear / Vík Wool, Austurvegur, Vik, Iceland, 870 Vík, Mýrdalshreppur, IS

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Meeting
Meet on location
Pickup
No
Location code
Vik (Vik, IS)

Good to know

  • Not Wheelchair Accessible
  • Not Stroller Accessible
  • Not Suitable For Pets
  • No Public Transportation Nearby
  • Infants Must Not Sit On Laps
  • Infant Seats Unavailable
  • Not Recommended For Pregnant Travelers
Type
Day Tour / Activity
Season
September
Cutoff (relative to start time)
3 hours before
Requests confirmed within
2 days
Live guide
English
Details updated
21 Sep 2026