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Vatnajökull National Park is a protected wilderness area around Vatnajokull glacier and consisting ice caves, snowy mountain peaks, active geothermal areas, waterfalls and rivers.
It is home to many glacier ice caves the location of them mostly change yearly. The popular glacier ice caves previously formed at the same location for several years include Crystal Cave, Blue Diamond Cave, Waterfall Cave and others.
It is not recommended to enter ice caves on your own even if you are an experienced hiker. You will need to go with an experienced glacier guide.
Must Do
Glacier Ice Caves in the Vatnajokull are mostly accessible only in winter months. They vary in color range from blue, white and black as well. Even though , the formation and location varies yearly, some of them have been at the same location over the years. Some popular ones include Crystal Cave, Blue Diamond Cave, Waterfall Cave etc. When booking a tour make sure they cover at least one of the well known ones. The tour brochure images most of the time don’t match the ones may you actual see, so check with them the names of the caves you would be seeing.