Ice Lagoon Zodiac Boat Tours - Jökulsárlón

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Jökulsárlón Ice Lagoon Zodiac Boat Tours Glacier

Quick Facts

Time Spent2 hours 15 min

Best Time to Visit?Late Afternoon

Bathroom Available?Yes

Cost for Tour$91 / 10,200 ISK

Worth It?Must Go

Seasonal?Year-Round

Attraction Tips

Make Reservations in Advance

These tours book up quickly and sell out – make sure to reserve your seat(s) far in advance.

Get there 30 minutes early

Check in 30 minute before your tour starts and don’t cut it close getting here! You’ll want to be safe by checking in early and then you can explore a bit around the Jökulsárlón glacier area before the tour starts.

The tour company provides body suits

Ice Lagoon Zodiac Boat Tours provides full body suits that are extremely warm and comfortable – there are sizes available for everyone. These suits cut out the wind when you’re on the water and make a huge difference to keep you nice and warm.

For all ages!

Tours are recommended for all ages, with the exception of infants of course, and is fun for the whole family. You will need to hold on tight when the boat is in motion, but we had children on our boat and they had no problems.

How to Get There, Parking & Contact

Address:

Ice Lagoon Zodiac Boat Tours

Jökulsárlón, 781 Iceland

Directions via Google Maps

Website:

http://icelagoon.is/zodiac-tours/

Email:

[email protected]

Parking: Free

How To Book Tickets

Visit Ice Lagoon Zodiac Boat Tours website: http://icelagoon.is/
From the menu, you can also click on Tours > Zodiac Boat Tours which will take you to this page here: http://icelagoon.is/zodiac-tours/
Scroll to the bottom of the page, where you can select a date, time and how many people will be going on the tour.
- Pay attention to the times, as they’re in Military Time. So, 5:00 means 5am and 17:00 means 5pm
- We also spoke with the representatives there and, while it depends on the weather, they would recommend either taking the first or last tour of the day. In particular, during the spring or fall, we would recommend taking the last tour of the day so that you can catch part of the sunset.

Follow the directions on the website to complete your payment for the tour!
We had some issues when purchasing online via their website at the time of our our booking, which may have been fixed by now, but if not, you can email them to make a reservation and they are fairly quick to respond and confirm.
- If you need to contact their reservation team, the email is [email protected]
- If you reserve via email, be sure to remember that you have to pay for your tour upon arrival

Attraction Details

Before we dive in, our team has to mention that this attraction is an absolute home run. We loved every minute of this incredible boat tour and it is worth every penny. While visiting Jökulsárlón is a treat in and of itself, what ultimately completes the experience is booking a boat tour out on the water. The tour offers an unparalleled adventure and helped round out an extraordinary day of our Iceland itinerary.

As you drive into to the parking lot, which is directly off the road, you’ll see a large blue trailer at the beginning of the lot on the left that clearly reads ICE LAGOON on it. This is the area where you can park and check-in to your tour. We would recommend getting there 30-45 minutes ahead, so that you can check-in and then walk around the area before your tour starts. Please note that you need to be back at the trailer no later than 10 minutes before your scheduled tour time, so they can promptly start providing body suits and get you over to where the boats pick you up.

At the start of your tour, they split the group up into two so they can effectively provide body suits to everyone. Let us tell you – these suits are very warm and very comfortable. We were so glad they had them and they kept us completely warm through the duration of the tour out on the water. It takes 15 minutes to get suits ready for everyone and then they take you on a bus to where the boats are.

Once you’re out on the water, you are accompanied by a tour guide and have about a full hour to experience the glacier. Our tour guide stopped multiple times along the way to provide picture taking opportunities, history about the glacier and anecdotes about all the tours they’ve been on and things they’ve seen. We were lucky enough to not only see seals hanging out on floating blocks of ice, but also heard the glacier itself cracking and vibrating – a pretty unforgettable experience.

Overall, the entire tour from putting your suits on to getting dropped back off is a full two hours. One important thing to note is that the public bathrooms in the parking lot close at 7pm, so make sure to go to the bathroom when you get back to the trailer!

After the tour, we decided to spend another 30 minutes of taking pictures of the glaciers and walking around Jökulsárlón, now without any of the pressure of needing to arrive on time for the tour. We spent this time going up on the hill and then down by the water – it’s pretty mesmerizing how there are just chunks of ice that float up on shore, like seashells at a beach. We loved everything about this attraction and would recommend to anyone!