Fjallsárlón Iceberg Lagoon · Fjallsárlón tour reception
A guided ice floating session on Fjallsárlón, the smaller glacier lagoon 10 km west of Jökulsárlón: you lie back in the water in a buoyant thermal suit among the ice. Pick it if a boat feels too ordinary and you are a confident swimmer.
There is no boat on this one. You go into the lagoon itself. The Fjallsárlón operator fits you with a thermal immersion suit, walks you down to the water (10 to 15 minutes each way over uneven ground), gives a safety briefing, and then you float, supervised by the guide. The whole tour takes about 1.5 hours including dressing; the water part is around 20 to 30 minutes and depends on how you handle the cold. Afterwards you warm up with coffee, tea or hot chocolate at the Frost restaurant.
Limits are strict and listed by the operator: ages 15 to 75, height 150 to 210 cm, weight up to 110 kg, eight guests per guide. GetYourGuide lists it as not suitable for non-swimmers, pregnant women, people with mobility impairments, heart problems or respiratory issues. You must be able to walk on your own and move in the suit. The operator calls it the first ice floating tour in Iceland, and runs it all year.
Where you float changes with the season. In winter it takes place close to the tour reception; in summer at another spot on the lagoon, with transport from the meeting point. Ice and snow vary day to day and the operator does not guarantee them. Fjallsárlón has free parking, toilets and the restaurant on site. This is not on Jökulsárlón: if you want to be on that lagoon, the kayak tour paddles among its icebergs, and the day tour with the boat ride included puts you on the amphibian.
From October to April check in at the Frost restaurant 20 minutes before; in summer at the reception next to the car park, 15 minutes before.
Your guide fits you with the thermal immersion suit. Wear warm layers, soft gloves and thick socks under it.
A short walk over uneven ground to the floating spot, then the safety briefing.
Ease into the lagoon and lie back. Time in the water depends on conditions and how you feel.
Back to reception, out of the suit, and a coffee, tea or hot chocolate at Frost.
★★★★★My wife and I had a great time at the glacial lagoon. Dominic was an excellent guide and took some great photos and video of us.
★★★★★Louis and Greg were great! Kept the group fun and took photos so nobody had to worry about their phones. Just enjoying the moment.
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Yes. GetYourGuide lists it as not suitable for non-swimmers, even though the suit keeps you afloat and a guide supervises you.
Around 20 to 30 minutes, inside a tour of about 1.5 hours. The operator says it varies with the conditions and your tolerance to the cold.
No. It takes place on Fjallsárlón, about 10 km west. On Jökulsárlón you can kayak, or ride the operator's amphibian and Zodiac boats in season.
Yes. The operator runs it all year; in winter the floating takes place close to the tour reception. Ice and snow on the lagoon are never guaranteed.
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Float among the ice of Fjallsárlón in a thermal suit, with a guide and a hot drink after.
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