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Spectacular views!
Person 1-14 pers. -2027
Ages 12+
NOK 1,015.00
Private hike 2-3 pers. - Total price – 2027
Ages 10+
NOK 5,430.00
Private hike 4+ pers. - Price per pers - 2027
Ages 10+
NOK 1,530.00
Spectacular view of Nigardsbreen and Jostedalsbreen!
With the expert guidance of our highly trained team, experience the gigantic turquoise-blue world of ice on a longer glacier hike.
An experience you’ll never forget!
The walk is long enough to explore the most interesting and exciting sections of the Nigardsbreen glacier tongue.
It is not a difficult or physically demanding hike, even though you’ll be walking further up the glacier than on the Short Blue Ice hike. Along the way, you’ll enjoy magnificent views of the upper sections of the Nigardsbreen and the Jostedalsbreen.
Private hikes
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 11:30 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 5,430.-
Price per pers: Private group 4+ people – NOK 1,530.-
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 short briefing: approx. 15 min.
- Time on the ice: approx. 2.5 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.
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.
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Not allowed in all of 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 by difficult and dangerous ice conditions.
If you have any other 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 easier tour without any right to compensation.
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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 09:45 and 11:15 fit with the schedule of the Glacier Bus from Sogndal.
The Glacier Bus arrives at the meeting point at 10:05 and 11:15 (depature at 11:05 from Breheimsenteret, the National Park Visitor Centre). The guides wait for the Glacier Bus to arrive at the meeting point for the hike. The timetable is also suitable for the return journey back to 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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