{"id":9688,"date":"2020-07-27T08:09:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T06:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fernwehmotive.de\/?p=9688"},"modified":"2024-01-21T13:51:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T12:51:32","slug":"kajaktour-eislagune-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fernwehmotive.de\/en\/kajaktour-eislagune-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayak Tour on the Heinabergsl\u00f3n Glacier Lagoon in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iceland. <\/strong>We are all alone on the water. Above us is blue sky, our red kayaks are surrounded by icebergs. I hear loose ice floating in the water, jingling. Nothing else. I dip my paddle back in and pull it through the lagoon's icy cold water. Next to me icebergs in all imaginable sizes and shapes glide by. One forms a bow, another a cave. I am at Heinabergsl\u00f3n, one of the ice lagoons in Iceland. Here you will read everything you need to know for your kayak tour in the Heinabergsl\u00f3n glacier lagoon in the south of Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Great contrast: the red kayaks in the white-grey landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Where is the Heinabergsl\u00f3n Glacier Lagoon?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The glacier lagoon Heinabergsl\u00f3n is located south of Vatnaj\u00f6kull, between the famous ice lagoon J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rl\u00f3n and the city of H\u00f6fn. It is not located right at the ring road but approximately 7 kilometres inland, thus a little off the usual tourist paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iceguide <\/strong><\/a>offers kayak tours on the glacier lagoon. The meeting point for the tours is on the ring road at Flatey Farm. From here it takes about 15 minutes in a 4x4 bus on a gravel road to the lagoon. From H\u00f6fn to the meeting point you drive about 38 kilometres, from the J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rl\u00f3n ice lagoon about 42 kilometres. The GPS coordinates of the farm are 64\u00b015'32.7\u2033N 15\u00b034'54.7\u2033W (64.259074N -15.581846W).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details of the kayak tour on the ice lagoon with Iceguide:<\/strong>
Total duration of the tour: 3,5 hours
Price: 15.900 ISK (about 100 Euro)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kayak parking at Heinabergj\u00f6kull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tips for your Kayak Outfit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the kayak tour in the glacier lagoon you will be equipped with a dry suit, rubber boots, neoprene gloves and life jacket. Underneath you should dress as comfortable and warm as possible. But not too warm on the upper part of your body, because such a dry suit quickly turns into a sweatbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How warm it gets while paddling depends on how fast the group is going. But if you are dawdling and freezing, you can easily paddle extra laps or zigzag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The icebergs form a labyrinth and behind every bend a surprise is waiting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On my paddling day it was sunny and dry at 15\u00b0 Celsius, but very windy. I wore the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n