FAKTA INFO
Adult - 2027
Ages 12+
kr 765.00
Child - 2027
Ages 8 - 12
kr 640.00
Private hike 2-3 pers. - Total price - 2027
Ages 8+
kr 4,935.00
Private hike 4+ pers. - Price per pers - 2027
kr 1,215.00
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 and number of persons . In 2027, the first boat will set sail as early as 09:30. Meeting times between 09:15 and 12:30 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 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 shown at the confirmation.
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- Adjustment of equipment: approx. 15-20 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.
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 free of charge, 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.
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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.
Important the lunch must be collected at the cafeteria at Jostedal Hotel on your way to the glacier! Address: Jostedalsvegen 3055, 6871 Jostedal
- 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 brie, a bottle of mineral water, a small chocolate and an apple.
Please use this link to order the lunch package.
- 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 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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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 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.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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It is possible to take part in this tour using the glacier bus, but you will then have to wait for about 45 minutes at the Nigardsbreen car park. The return journey fits in with the bus timetable.
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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For current weather forecast click here