Lava horses riding tours
Riding through old volcanic rocks and birch forestA 1.5-hour riding tour in diverse Icelandic landscapes
Riding through old volcanic rocks and birch forest
A 1.5-hour ride in diverse Icelandic landscapes
Get away from the cities, traffic and crowds and experience Iceland at its finest. Meet our sturdy horses and see the nature from their backs while we guide you through a birch forest, volcanic landscapes and over a small river.
Upon arrival at our farm we show you our reception where you get a helmet and chance to use a restroom before we head out to our horses. Here you will get a quick introduction on how to control the horses and what to have in mind while riding.
Then the fun begins!
We start the ride from our paddock and follow an old stone fence which is worth noticing, it is even in use up to this day.
Further down the path we have to cross a small river to get to the farmtracks which leads us into the birch forest. This forest has used a couple of thousand years to become strong after the whole area was flooded with lava. You can still see quite some vulcanic formations here and there during the ride and even some areas where no forest or vegetation has been able to settle.
This ride is suitable for most riders, both beginners and confident ones. We certainly will do some tölt, the amazing gate of the iclandic horse, but the tour is quite chilled with a relaxed speed.
The ride itself is approximatly 1 1/2 hour so it is good to calculate the whole expirence to 2 hours.
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Duration
1.5 hour ride
Departure
At 14:00 every day
Availability
15. May – 31. September
Participation
Max 5 persons
Min age
8 years old
Weight limit
100 kg / 220 lbs
Included
All safety and riding equipment, riding lesson, and an English-speaking guide.
Bring & wear
A windproof jacket, closed shoes, long trousers and other warm clothes according to weather.
Price
11.500 ISK per person
Location
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From Akureyri
Take road number 1 as you are going to Húsavík, After about half an hour you get to a crossroad where you take off from road number one and into road 85. Follow road number 85 and the sign to Húsavík for about 20 minutes. Take a left turn into the gravel road number 852, drive 4 km and then you are here!
From Húsavík
Take road 85 as you are driving to Akureyri. Drive for about 10 minutes, 14 km. Take a right turn when you get to a gravel road number 852, drive 4 km and then you should find us!
