Hi there we were there at the Glacier in December. It was really nice. Would recommend for sure

s Yes you can but it is better with a guide - have a great time

hi, on the glacier definitely take a guide. it is a bit strenuous and you will be roped together + get ice crampons and an ice pick. keep in mind the glacier also generates cold, so it will be colder on there than it will feel when you get out of your car. walking to the glacier is fairly easy.

I'd highly recommend paying for a tour. Unless you have ice mountain climbing equipment and know what you're doing then you can take the risk. The reason I'm saying this is that everything is ice cold and if you fall, it's like falling on concrete and if you're falling into water, it's ice water. With a tour company, they have the equipment to bring you down if you're injured. My tour guy felt into a soft hole of ice, lucky it was shallow. This guy has been on this mountain every day and it still happened to him. It was pretty scary when that happened because none of us know what to do and we just watched him struggling to get out of the hole. Remember Iceland is an active land :). It's beautiful, so enjoy :)

We went there on the 6th March and we would not have been able to drive there ourselves. It was necessary to go in a super jeep tour, and we even saw one of them get stuck in the snow, but obviously they know how to get out again. I also believe that the route to the caves is across private property and only official tours are allowed to cross the land. Our guide was excellent and was upset with a visitor who arrived alone and tried to enter the caves without a safety helmet. In fact he insisted that he left for his own safety. On the tour they supply you with helmets, torches and crampons. Our guide checked the caves out for safety before we entered. He also found us one that took a bit more scrambling into it, this was a little wet underfoot so make sure you have good walking boots that are waterproof. I thought this was an excellent trip and the colours inside the caves are amazing.

Didn't see the ice caves but only went on a small visit as part of a tour what we saw was well worth it

I think its both the same place when you look on some maps its listed with one name or the other, I have a look on both pages on tripadvisor and its the same. Can't believe how far it has retreated since we visited last october! Its very impressive pictures don't really show just how huge it is.

I was there in winter season. I know that on some of the glaciers snowmobiling is possible all year around. Pls check with Iceland Tourist Board or some of the adventure companies. Enjoy!