Into the Glacier Ice Cave Experience, Langjokull

Overview

The Langjokull ice cave is a unique and magical glacier experience and is one of Iceland’s most innovative attractions. Travel onto the ice cap by 8WD truck to reach the entrance to the ice cave inside Europe’s second largest glacier. Inside the Langjokull ice cave you can view ice which has taken hundreds of years to develop. As you walk further along the tunnel, the ice gets older and the colour changes from white to deep-blue.

The cave stretches 200-300 metres into solid glacier ice at about 30 metres below the surface making it the largest man made ice structure in the world. Enjoy a thrilling 45-minutes guided exploration of the cave deep within the glacier.

Transfers are available from Reykjavik, or if you’re self-driving, you can join the meeting point at Husafell. Located in the mid-west highlands, not too far from Reykjavik, this experience can be incorporated into your most itineraries.

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Tour inside Langjokull ice cave
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Exploring ice cave, Langjokull

About Langjokull

Langjokull means ‘Long Glacier’ and is about 50 km long and 15-20 km wide. The volume of the glacier is 195 km3 and the ice can be around 580 m thick. Very little water runs from Langjokull glacier on the surface, however, by sub-surface streams, Langjokull supplies Thingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland, lakes to the North, geothermal areas to the West, as well as the Geysir area. The Geysir geothermal area lies near the southern end of the lengthy fissure system extending from Langjokull central volcano.

About the ice cave

Walk into the Ice Cave entrance and through the ice tunnel that leads you approximately 200-300 metres into the glacier, towards the stunning blue ice that lies at the heart, and towards the natural ice cave. Walk to the middle of the crevasse on a specially constructed bridge and marvel at this natural wonder.
Also inside you will explore many nooks and chambers containing interesting information and research about the glacier, exhibitions and even a small chapel for those who would like to get married in the ice cave!