Snowmobile
Mýrdalsjökull Glacier
While the south is certainly spectacular from "below" nothing beats experiencing it from "above", snowmobiling on top of Mýrdalsjökull glacier.
Glacier walk
Sólheimajökull glacier
Different than anything else. Feel how to walk on pure glacier ice surrounded by beautiful nature
Glacier Walk
Sólheimajökull glacier
Walk on the pure ice of Sólheimajökull glacier, where you will see crevices, sink holes and ice ridges.
Quad bike
Quad bike
On this tour you can get in touch with the raw black lava sand landscape by the south coast. Unforgettable experience of conflicting landscapes where the nature envelops the traveller in its warm embrace.
Our Unforgettable Tours
While the south is certainly spectacular from "below” nothing beats experiencing it from "above”
Walk on the pure ice of Sólheimajökull glacier, where you will see crevices, sink holes and ice ridges.
Amazing glacier tour, walking on the glacier ice of Sólheimajökull glacier
Conflicting landscapes where the nature envelops the traveller in its warm embrace.
Explore the amazing landscape of the glacier and see the great waterfalls on the South coast.
South coast, great waterfalls and glacier walk full day tour from Reykjavík.
ATV tour on the black lava sand beach in South Iceland.
The Magnificent Five glaciers in South Iceland
The glaciers in South Iceland, Vatnajökull, Mýrdalsjökull, Eyjafjallajökull, Höfsjökull in the central highlands and Langjökull in W-Iceland play a large part in Icelandic tourism. People coming from warmer areas where the temperature never goes below zero, consider a tour on a snowmobile or a glacier hike a big adventure.
Videos
Now you can find our glacier tour videos here. We were very lucky with the weather shooting the footage and we like to thank Arctic Drone for the filming and production.
Click here to see our snowmobile, glacier walk and ATV videos: http://www.arcanum.is/videos/
Sólheimajökull Glacier is Melting
About a hundred years ago, the Swedish scientist and Nobel laureate Svante Arrenius commenced his research about global warming and how it might turn into a problem for future generations.
Since then, numerous studies and tons of reports have been submitted on the matter, but scientists are still debating if the effects of global warming is a fact
Surroundings
Mýrdalsjökull, the glacier of Mýrdal, is the fourth largest and southernmost glacier in Iceland. The glacier lies in the second biggest caldera of the country.
Accommodation
You can view some of the accommodation that is available in the area here. A lot of options for a pleasant stay.
Glacier base
We have opened a bigger and better glacier walk base for our glacier walk customers at Sólheimajökull glacier. Now our customers can wait inside and we can gear everyone up inside as well.