Blue Ice glacier walk

Jostedalsbreen glacier is the largest ice cap on the European continent. From the endless white plateau a lot of glacier arms are pushing its way down the valleys. One of the most spectacular and the easiest accesible of these are the Nigardsbreen glacier in Jostedalen.

You get to the glacier center with private car (45 minutes) or with the Glacier Bus leaving Solvorn 09:05 every day. The bus returns to Solvorn 18:15.

Jostedalen breførarlag - glacier guide company - offer guided tours on Nigardsbreen. All equipment are included and safety are first priority. The walks are not physically hard, but while walking with crampons on blue ice some experience that they are using unormal muscels.

There are 4 different glacier walks:

1. The family walk. Very easy, mostly on flat ice. From 6 years old, specially suitable for young children. You buy the ticket at the edge of the glacier. Duration: 1 hour, Price: 200 NOK, children:100 NOK. Runs daily.

2. Short Blue Ice Trip. Short and easy trip between crevasses and seracs. From 12 years old. Suitable for everybody. May be very crowded in July and august. Duration: 3,5 hours. Price: 430 NOK. Runs daily.

3. Blue Ice Trip. RECCOMENDED. Easy, but long enough to seek out some more impressive areas of the ice. Visit and investigate the most interesting formations and colours. From 12 years old. Suitable for everybody. Duration: 4,5 hours. Price:525 NOK. Runs daily.

4. Blue Ice Special. A more challenging glacier tour. In smaller groups of 6 people, you can try a more demanding blue-ice trek and for those who wish: ice-climbing with a pair of climbing axes on a wall of ice with a top rope. From 12 years old. Suitable for people in normal shape. Duration: 6 hours. Price: 740 NOK. Runs mon, wed, fri, sat. 

You buy the tickets in the glacier center. There are also a cafeteria with Eplet apple juice and a glacier exhibiton.