ice cave tours
Two operators we sell for, both running an ice cave tour. Here is what separates them, in the figures we hold — and where nothing does, this page says so.
Local Guide of Vatnajökull is ahead on more of what we can measure and costs about €578 less a head. The €578 is worth paying to Marina Travel only if 2 more hours out is what you are after.
Prices are per person for tours priced per person — private charters and vehicle-priced tours are left out, because a car price and a seat price are not comparable.
| Local Guide of Vatnajökull | Marina Travel | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest comparable tour | €175 a person | €168 a person |
| Typical price across their shelf | €216 a person | €794 a person |
| Typical length of the day | 5 hours | 7 hours |
| How many tours we sell | 2 | 2 |
| Languages listed | English, Icelandic | English, Chinese |
| Google rating | 4.9 from 518 reviews | 4.6 from 115 reviews |
| Dates available in the next 360 days | 202 | 162 |
Bold marks the side ahead on that row. Rows where neither is ahead are left plain — several of them usually are.
Ratings are the operator's own Google business listing, read through the Google Places API and not edited by us. Local Guide of Vatnajökull on Google · Marina Travel on Google
Everything each of them sells in this category that a single traveller can book a seat on.
Local Guide of Vatnajökull
31% below the €254 typical
from age 10 · meet at the start point
4 h · from Skaftafell
Visit a crystal blue ice cave in Vatnajökull with the original ice cave tour operator
Local Guide of Vatnajökull
about the usual price
Moderate · from age 17
6 h · from Skaftafell
Full day winter adventure
Marina Travel
34% below the €254 typical
from age 6 · meet at the start point
3 h · from Skaftafell
Go on a hike onto the largest glacier in Europe in search of the Ice Cave which forms naturally every winter.
Marina Travel
459% above the €254 typical
Moderate · from age 6
11 h · from Skaftafell
Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach & Ice Cave from Hornafjörður Airport
Local Guide of Vatnajökull's cheapest comparable ice caves tour is €175 a person and the typical fare across their shelf is €216. Marina Travel starts at €168 with a typical fare of €794. Prices are per person and exclude anything sold as a private charter.
Local Guide of Vatnajökull is ahead on more of what we can measure and costs about €578 less a head. The €578 is worth paying to Marina Travel only if 2 more hours out is what you are after.
Local Guide of Vatnajökull: you make your own way to the departure point. Marina Travel: meet at the departure point. Check the individual tour before you book — operators change this by departure.
Our availability snapshot covers the next 360 days. In that window Local Guide of Vatnajökull has 202 bookable dates in this category and Marina Travel has 162. An operator with no departures in the window is usually seasonal rather than closed.
No. We sell at the operator's own price — we are paid a commission by them, not a mark-up by you. The reason to book here is that you can put both operators' tours in one basket and pay once.
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prices and departures checked 21 Oct 2026
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