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Vatnajokull Glacier

Iceland
Ranked #55 of 153 attractions in Iceland
5.0 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Type: Geologic Formations
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2012
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We recently spent a wonderful morning glacier walking on Vatnajokull with our guide, Einar, from 'From Coast to Mountains' (www.oraeferdir.is). The visit is exclusive so you can go at your own pace. We were collected from Hotel Skaftafell and driven a short way to where we were going to walk. After a further short walk we stopped to put on... More

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Prague, Czech Republic
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 September 2011
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We travelled around on our own so we did not book any trip with an excursion company but went directly to the place. We took a trip on an amphibian vehicle on the glacier lagoon wich we loved- its a magical place. We also went on the skidoo trip up on the glacier- abdolutely stunning although we were not lucky... More

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calliroi
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 August 2011
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We did the Vatnajokull Voyager trip, which we booked with Iceland Excursions.... what a wonderful trip! My husband and I experienced some doubts before going on the trip because it is a 16-hour excursion and we had been nonstop on the go since we landed on Icelandic soil. We considered canceling the trip the day before because we were so... More

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Boston, MA
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2010
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We did a Vatnajökull Voyager trip with Glacier Guides in Skaftafell and had a great time. Our guide (enthusiastic French gal) was delightful and energetic. In the morning, a Gray Line bus picked us up at our hotel in Reykjavik, we were a little confused, but they just run the bus line to Skaftafell. Upon arriving 3.5 hours later, we... More

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Sydney, Australia
2 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2009
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In July 2008, my family (husband and two young adult daughters) and I visited Iceland where we all agreed we had the most wonderful experiences of our years of international travel. The most memorable day was spent on the south-east coast near the Vatnajokull Glacier, the largest of northern Europe. To get there, we caught a plane from the small... More

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Knoxville, Tennessee
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2005
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My wife and I visted Iceland last June and had a great time. There are so many questions posted on this forum about the trips to the Glacier I thought we would share some pics of our trip. Hope this helps someone sho is wondering woth the glacier is worth a visit or not. More

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Linz, Austria
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37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2011
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2010
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