Ice cave tours suspended in Iceland national park following death of tourist

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Glacier tours have been suspended in an Icelandic national park following the death of a tourist when an ice cave collapsed last Sunday. Vatnajökull National Park has temporarily suspended tourism providers from taking ice cave tours in the area at this time. just to be clear: I have never, and will not, offered ice cave tours in the summer, exactly because I know how volatile those places are in these months.” He pointed out that several tour guides only run glacier walks from the beginning of November to the end of April to ensure that the structures are not melting in “unpredictable” ways. However, the guide says that a “blanket ban” on summer ice cave tours is not necessarily the answer.