Quick Details
Adult 1-6 pers - 2027
Age 12+
NOK 1,460.00
Private hike 2-3 pers. - Total price – 2026
Age 10+
NOK 5,965.00
Private hike 4+ pers. - Price per pers - 2026
Age 10+
NOK 1,650.00
Challenging glacier hike with top-rope ice climbing!
If you would like to experience a more challenging glacier hike, join this long glacier hike including top-rope ice climbing on the blue ice of Nigardsbreen.
In a small group of max. 6 people, we explore the most spectacular parts of the Nigardsbreen Glacier, and as a coronation, we climb an almost vertical ice wall or rappel into a crevasse and climb out again, well-secured under expert guidance.
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 10:30 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 5,965.-
Price per Pers: Private Group 4+ people NOK 1650.-
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 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. 4 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 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 simple 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 fits with the schedule of the Glacier Bus from Sogndal.
Info about schedules for public 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
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For current weather forecast click here