Quick Details
Adult - 2027
Age 12+
NOK 885.00
Child - 2027
Age 8 -12
NOK 755.00
Private hike 2-3 pers. - Total price – 2026
Age 8+
NOK 4,935.00
Private hike 4+ pers. - Price per pers - 2026
Age 8+
NOK 1,215.00
Short blue ice hike for parents and sporty children
Do you have sporty children who love a challenge as well? Then this family hike is the right choice! The hike is tailor-made for families who want to experience an exciting and varied glacier hike and explore the blue ice world of Nigardsbreen Glacier.
This tour is for families with fit children used to hiking and who love being outdoors. For adults with no children or almost grown-up children, please choose the Short Blue Ice Hike (min. age 12 years).
Private Kids Special hike
To order a private hike, please inform us by mail not telephone about the desired date, the desired meeting time and number of persons . In 2027, the first boat will set sail as early as 09:30. Meeting times between 09:15 and 12:00 are therefore possible.
If there still are vacant guides, will send you a booking link. The reservation is valid as soon as the tour is booked and paid.
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Total price: Private group 2-3 people NOK 4,935.-
Price per pers: Private Group 4+ people NOK 1,215.-
Please notice that our booking system FareHarbor charges an additional fee of 6% for their booking services.
Important information
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Nigardsbreen parking ground at the time stated in the confirmation.
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- Adjustment of equipment: approx. 15-30 min. (not included in the total time)
- Boat transport: 15 min. x 2 plus possibly some waiting time
- Approach to and from the glacier: approx. 1 hour x 2
- Putting on the equipment and a short briefing: approx. 15 min.
- Time on the glacier: approx. 1,5 hrs.
The total time spent on the ice naturally includes all breaks, such as photo stops and lunch breaks.
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What’s included
Guiding, glacier hiking equipment and the boat transportation.
What’s not included
Food and beverages.
A complete packed lunch can be purchased from us and must be collected on the way to the glacier from the Jostedal Hotel’s cafeteria.
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Lunch, backpack, warm and wind-/waterproof clothing, sunglasses, lunch package and solid shoes (trekking boots or sport shoes) and gloves. The clothing must cover the whole body (no shorts or skirts without leggings).
Shoes and working gloves you can borrow from us, if needed, but we do not provide small gloves and shoes for children (the smallest size is a European 36.)
It is not possible to hire clothing or sunglasses, but we are selling cheep sunglasses and rain ponchos on the spot.
More information about personal equipment
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You can buy a full packed lunch from us, which must be collected from the Jostedal Hotel’s cafeteria on the way to the glacier. Address: Jostedalsvegen 3055, 6871 Jostedal
Important the lunch must be collected at the cafeteria at Jostedal Hotel on your way to the glacier!
- Standard lunch – NOK 185.-
Sandwich with ham and cheese, a bottle of mineral water, a small chocolate and an apple - Deluxe lunch – NOK 195.-
Sandwich with salmon, a bottle of mineral water, a small chocolate and an apple - Vegetarian lunch – NOK 195.-
Sandwich with apple and brie, a bottle of mineral water, a small chocolate and an apple
- Standard lunch – NOK 185.-
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Children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
A minimum shoe size of European 33 is required for children.
The age limit might be checked. Please bring an ID for the children.
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Not allowed in all the Blue Ice Hikes are dogs, drones, short pants, skirts without leggings and children in a carrier frame.
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Can the glacier hikes get cancelled due to bad weather?
Rain is normal weather in our region of Norway. The hikes are cancelled only in exceptional and severe weather conditions or difficult or dangerous ice conditions.
If you have any further questions, please visit our FAQ page
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We do not refund any tickets if participants don’t meet or interrupt the hike.
Guests who are not fit to the physical requirements can be excluded from the tour by our guides or sent in a more easy guided tour without any right to compensation.
For all tours on Nigardsbreen, the boat is included in the price during the operating time from start of June until the end of September. The operating hours are 09:30 – 16:45.
Out of the operating hours and if the boat cannot be used for technical defects or other reasons, there is no claim for reimbursement or reduction of the price. -
Cancellation 14 days in advance no fee, 13-8 days in advance 50%, 7-4 days 75% and 3 days in advance 100%.
Rebooking is possible after this deadline, up to 3 days before start of the hike. Only one rebooking is possible.
If a trip is postponed by the customer and later cancelled, we will not refund the tour fee amount.Customers will receive a full refund or credit in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. No-shows will be charged the full price.
All of our deadlines are also valid in case of illness or accident and they are identical with the cancellation rules. Travel insurance is therefore highly recommended!
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The hike at 10:30 fits with the schedule of the Glacier Bus from Sogndal.
Info about schedules for bus transportation to Jostedalen:
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Jostedal Hotel approx.5 km from Nigardsbreen.
Jostedal Camping with modern cabins, approx. 5 km from Nigardsbreen.
Jostedalen Lodge holiday home, approx. 15 km from the Nigardsbreen Glacier.
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In Gjerde, just 6 km from Nigardsbreen, there is also a well-stocked grocery shop – Joker – and a petrol station.
For opening hours, please use this link
- In Gjerde, just 6 km from Nigardsbreen, there is also a well-stocked grocery shop – Joker – and a petrol station.
For opening hours, please use this link
- In Gjerde, just 6 km from Nigardsbreen, there is also a well-stocked grocery shop – Joker – and a petrol station.
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For current weather forecast click here