When is the best time to visit an ice cave in Iceland?
There is no better time than now!
There are some ice cave tour options that are accessible all year round and some of these particular ice caves may require a physically challenging hike to reach them so the tour participants must be active people in good physical shape.
The winter months (from November through to March) are generally the best time to visit an ice cave simply because there are more ice cave options available, there is generally less melting that is occurring on the glaciers and the ice caves that exist tend to last longer.
However, as the glaciers and conditions are constantly changing here in Vatnajökull National Park, guides often discover small “surface” ice caves all throughout the year. Surface ice caves are unique formations that can form and melt away quickly, or last a surprising length of time. Some surface ice caves are only safe to enter on the day that we discover them whilst others may last for longer than a month or two depending on the structure of the cave and the conditions.