So glad you found it helpful Monique. The ice caves are definitely something special – well worth a visit if you’re in Iceland in the winter.

Hi Linda, Iceland is amazing. There is so much to see and do. It really depends how much time you have, how much of the country you want to see, and what season you are going in. You can check out what did on my winter trip to Iceland in 2017 here: https://dawnoutdoors.com/winter-week-in-iceland/ You can do many of these things year round as well.

Hi Evalyn. So glad it was helpful. Have a great time in Iceland!

I just wanted to say thank you, your article was super helpful. After reading it all my questions were answered, and it saved me a ton of time.

Hi Martha,
When I went to Iceland the Katla cave wasn’t open for tours yet so I haven’t been there. It seems like it’s a newer cave for tours. I would think that most ice caves would have lots of water in them in August, but perhaps the Katla cave doesn’t? Honestly I don’t know enough about it to say whether it would be worth visiting or not. I think you should email the tour operator and read reviews on trip advisor to decide if it’s worth going. If you do go, please let me know how it is. It would be great to be able to visit an ice cave in the middle of summer!

It appears that you can go to Katla ice cave year round. Do you know if it is safe and if that is a nice cave to visit? Do you think it would be worth going in August?
Thanks!

Times of day with more light are better as then more light shines through the ceiling of the cave and gives it a better blue colour. But really any time of day is fine to go. I did an afternoon tour of the ice caves (the morning tours were all booked up) and we got a great sunset on the way back.