Glacier Lagoon Kayaking

Hofn, Iceland

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Booked 5+ times last week!

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Kayak, Two piece kayak suit, Life vest, Boots

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Iceguide | Jökulsárlón Glacier Kayaking
Jökulsárlón, 781 Höfn, Iceland
Meet us in our small box van at Jökulsárlón.Our van is located at the Glacier lagoon main parking lot and is thoroughly marked Iceguide. GPS coordinates 64.048096, -16.178778 We recommend arriving at least 15 min before the scheduled departure time.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Jokulsarlon

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 9 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

TAMMY_C

Good experience despite bad weather. The staffs were nice and we got free chocolate wafer after the trip

Reviews

4.2

based on 26 reviews

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caryn_s, Jul 2026

Really a unique experience. Loved it. How often do you get to paddle around icebergs and with seals?

Fun Iceland adventure!

Jennifer_M, Jul 2026

Fun activity for a family traveling with young adult children. We are novice kayakers but felt like we were given enough instruction to enjoy the experience. Easy to spend several hours in the area and worth a stop!

Highly recommend

Raquel_M, Jul 2026

Our original one hour tour was cancelled due to unsafe wind conditions. They gave us an option for a longer tour at same price in a secluded bay with no wind. Two guides knowledgeable and personal. The one guide encouraged everyone on the water to be still for two minutes, put our phones and listen to the sounds of the glacier and water. It was beautiful. He later put on an Italian song for tourists who broke put on song in the bus...It was very memorable. They were respectful of other time commitments and reservations we had.

Fabio and Nico were...

Cliff_B, Jul 2026

Fabio and Nico were great! Fabio was charming and gave us lots of information about the lagoon and icebergs and Nico watched over the group to ensure that we were safe and our gear was properly fitted and working. The scenary was so spectacular that we barely noticed the presence of other boats on the lagoon. Would definitely recommend.

Up-close with the icebergs

Esteban_G, Jul 2026

We really enjoyed our kayaking guide and the experience was really fun. We also had beautiful weather so it made the experience even more enjoyable. The one part of the experience that deferred from what was advertised was that you could not get close enough to the icebergs to actually touch them for safety reasons. This is not a reflection of the tour management, mostly an observation because the pictures shows the kayakers touching the icebergs Otherwise, it was a very relaxing awe-inspiring experience.

No refund and paid for nothing

Maya_D, Oct 2025

Well, my experience sucked simply because the tent was empty. Nobody was there and I never got a refund. I requested a refund. It’s been a week and I still haven’t gotten one so I guess I’ll just leave a negative review up here until it happens.

Wonderful Kayaking at the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon

TAMMY_C, Sep 2025

Good experience despite bad weather. The staffs were nice and we got free chocolate wafer after the trip

You can’t miss this!

Mary_G, Aug 2025

Absolutely beautiful way to see the glacier! Guide was very knowledgeable and made my family feel safe!

Fog at the lagoon

Urs_D, Jul 2025

Because of much fog and permanent rain, we could not paddle as normal for safety reasons, many motorboattours are on the laggoon too. So we often stopped to have a very long look at the ice in the lagoon. We didn't even see the end of the glacier. So put on many layers of clothes if you have the same weather conditions. On a bright day it must be a highlight.

Lots of people want to do it, because it’s cool

Holden_P, Jul 2025

Very unique experience - more touristy than I wish it was, but it is what it is. That is all I wish to say but it’s making me put more text due to a limit.

Unique experience

CRISTINA_G, Aug 2026

Based on the comments, one of them scared us saying that the lake would be very crowded, not at all, very far from reality. There were only the 12 of us who started the activity at the same time, and that was at the end of July. Also, we thought we weren't going to see icebergs, and there they were. And the views are spectacular. Hats off to the guides as well. Thanks for everything.

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Jeanclaude_C, May 2026

It is kayaking so paddling. But the pleasure is especially to be in the middle of the waves surrounded by seals that appear near the kayak along the way.

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