TIME

7.5 hrs

Age

15+ years

Under 15?
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When

Jul – Sep

NOK

2300
Child – 2100

DISCOVER THE CALVING AUSTDALSBREEN (GLACIER)

Styggevatnet (1,200m above sea level) is covered by snow from winter until early to mid-July. It is then the adventure begins as we kayak over the mountain lake and hike atop Austdalsbreen. We start trips on Styggevatnet, Jostedal, in early July (hopefully 11 July), and run these guided tours until the end of September.

Once the lake has defrosted, we begin the kayaking tours. It is about one and a half hours paddling in kayaks over to Austdalsbreen, the most accessible glacier in Norway, with its 30m-high front that calves towers of ice into the lake. On the way, we look for icebergs that have calved off the glacier from the days before. After kayaking, we stop for some lunch, enjoying the view across the front of the glacier.

We then start the glacier hike on the blue ice at the glacier front, walking around huge crevasses toward the center of the glacier for a spectacular view over the lake and the Jostedalsbreen National Park. We spend about 1.5 - 2 hours on the glacier, exploring and explaining various features of this natural wonder. After the glacier tour, we walk back to the kayaks for our return to civilization… All good things must come to an end.

For young families, we would recommend our purpose-designed Glacier Half Day tour, where you go to the same places as the kayak & glacier tour, but use a motorboat to get to the glacier instead of kayaks, meaning a shorter, easier trip that is more in line with children. If you are worried about your child on the glacier, you shouldn’t be, it’s usually the parents we are waiting for!

Book your Norwegian glacier hike & kayak tour today!

Essential Info

Warm hat and gloves, warm clothing including a rain jacket, drink bottle, sunglasses, food/a snack, good shoes (running shoes are possible, but not so comfortable on the glacier).
Woolen under layers, waterproof trousers, sun hat, good walking shoes/boots (but don’t buy especially for this tour).
All boating and glacier equipment, and glacier information.
LABBEN - (The Lab)
Jostedalvegen 2889, Jostedal, on road 604.

At 09:00 & 10:00.
Please arrive 15 minutes before start time. If you need/want to buy warm or waterproof clothing or want to enjoy a great coffee, please arrive earlier.

Additional Info

● LABBEN - The Lab: View Map
• From Sogndal: Take road 55 to Gaupne (approximately 30km) Turn left onto road 604 toward Breheimsenter and Jostedalen (approximately 28 km to LABBEN, The Lab – our meeting place). After 28,5 km you will see a big red animal barn and a smaller red building on the right-hand side, turn right and you are at LABBEN.
• From Lom: take road 55 to Gaupne. Turn right onto road 604 toward Breheimsenter and Jostedalen then follow directions above:
Jostedal Hotel
post@jostedalhotel.no or call +47 5768 3119
Jostedal Camping
post@jostedalcamping.no or call +47 9775 6789
● Jostedal Hotel/Camping: view map
Jostedal Lodge
ellenmaky@gmail.com or call + 47 911 06 861
Villa Fjellheim
Contact form on villafjellheim.no or call +47 922 033 58
You need to tell us you are on a bus BEFORE YOU BOOK if you want us to wait for you and take you in our vehicle to the lake.
If you are on public transport (bus) we can wait for the Glacier Bus to arrive, but recommend you stay in Jostedal after the tour, so we don’t rush back for the bus that leaves Jostedal in the afternoon! If you miss any bus connections, we have no responsibility for this or consequent transport you require (we will try to help you, but this is not our job – our trips often run later than advertised, there is a lot of nature to enjoy!).