Quick Details
Adult - 2026
Ages 12+
NOK 740.00
Child - 2026
Ages 8 - 12
NOK 620.00
Private hike 2-3 pers. - Total price - 2026
Ages 8+
NOK 4,790.00
Private hike 4+ pers. - Price per pers - 2026
NOK 1,180.00
Get a glimpse what glacier hiking is really like
This hike is designed for adults and children from the age of 8 years old who would like to get a glimpse of the beauty of the deep blue ice on the Nigardsbreen Glacier.
Please note that parts of the route to the glacier and on the glacier climbs up and down quite steeply.
Participants should therefore have good balance and moderate fitness to enjoy the hike. People without any hiking experience could possibly be overwhelmed!
Private X-Short Blue Ice hike
Please inform us by mail not telephone about the desired date, the desired start time between 09:45 – 13:00 and number of persons . 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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2025 – Total price: Private group 2-3 people NOK 4650.-
2025 – Price per pers: Private Group 4+ people NOK 1145.-
Please notice that our booking system FareHarbor charges an additional fee of 6% for their booking services.
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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 glacier: approx. 45 min. -
What’s included
Guiding, glacier hiking equipment and the boat transportation.
What’s not included
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Important the lunch must be collected at the cafeteria at Breheimsenteret on your way to the glacier!
- Standard lunch – sandwich with ham and cheese NOK 180.-
- Deluxe lunch – sandwich with salmon NOK 190.-
- Vegetarian lunch – sandwich with apple and brie NOK 190.-
To order the lunch directly at Breheimsenteret use this link
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This hike does not fits with the schedule of the Glacier Bus from Sogndal.
Info about schedules for bus transportation to Jostedalen:
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Nigardsbreen parking ground
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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.
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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 the 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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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 to a more easy guided 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. -
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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Jostedal Hotel approx.5 km from Nigardsbreen.
Jostedal Camping with modern cabins, approx. 5 km from Nigardsbreen.
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For current weather forecast click here