Fláajökull Kayak and Glacier Hike: Full Day Combo Tour in Iceland

This glacier hike takes place on one of southeasts Iceland’s most impressive outlet glaciers: Fláajökull. We reach the glacier by hiking through a seldom visited landscape of green moss and tall waterfalls, before paddling across a secluded lake. This tour takes you far off the beaten path and away from the crowds, allowing you to enjoy this spectacle of nature just as it should be.

The meeting point for this tour is Smyrlabjörg Hotel. We begin the trip with a short briefing on the weather conditions and what to expect, before departing in our 4x4 vehicle towards the glacier. The journey will take 20 - 30 minutes, driving mainly on a gravel road.

The hike to the glacier takes 30 minutes and passes the beautiful waterfall Bólstaðafoss, a triple-drop waterfall cascading 100m down the mountainside. When we reach the lake, we inflate our kayaks and begin paddling across the lake, just metres from the huge wall of glacier ice. Around 30 minutes paddling takes us across the lake and to the starting point of our glacier hike at the glacier terminus of Fláajökull.

We will strap on crampons and explore the glacier visiting huge crevasses, moulins and enjoying the amazing icescape. Fláajökull is a hidden gem, and we are the only tour company operating on this glacier.

After hiking on the glacier we will return to our boats, paddle back across the lake and hike back to our car and the starting point.