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Viking Horse Riding & Golden Circle Express Tour

4 (24 reviews)
Available in English E-Voucher Hotel Pick up included

Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily 

  • Duration

    11 hours

  • Start time

    8am, 10am, 12pm

  • Meeting Point

    We offer complimentary pick-up and drop-off at hotels, guesthouses and bus stops in Reykjavik. Please mention your pickup address while making the reservation.

    In case pickup is not possible directly from your hotel, you will be picked up from another location nearest to your place.

    Check the Useful Downloads section for the list of hotels and the list of nearest bus stops.

  • Ending Point

    Your hotel or guesthouse in Reykjavik.

Key Highlights

  • Ride through the arresting Icelandic countryside on a beautiful Icelandic horse
  • Behold the waterfalls, geysers, and mountains of the Golden Circle
  • Visit Þingvellir National Park, Iceland's greatest historical site and the oldest known Parliament in the world
  • Roundtrip transfers from Reykjavik included in the package
  • The service of an English-speaking guide included
  • No need to print! Smartphone voucher accepted.

Overview

Soak in the tranquil beauty of the Icelandic countryside from the back of an Icelandic horse, followed by a visit to the top natural attractions on the Golden Circle, a trio of unique attractions: Þingvellir National Park, Gullfoss Waterfall and Geysir Geothermal area - all awe-inspiring sites and top attractions of Iceland.


What's the plan:

You will be picked up by bus from your Reykjavik hotel to kick off this Viking Horse Ride and Golden Circle Tour. You will be accompanied for the day by an English-speaking tour guide.

Drive to the outskirts of the capital and mount a beautiful Icelandic horse. Horse riding takes place at Laxnes horsefarm (at Íshestar if Laxnes is fully booked),

The Icelandic horse is a breed that has remained virtually unchanged since the Vikings brought it to the country in the 9th century. These strong, supple, and sure-footed horses move with the speed and effortlessness of the wind.

After an exhilarating one-hour ride, take a lunch break (payable direct) before embarking on the Golden Circle portion of the tour.

Set off by bus for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Þingvellir National Park. It was here that the country’s first parliament was founded in 930 AD, making it the oldest known Parliament in the world. It is also a remarkable tectonic and volcanic environment where continental drift has engraved the landscape with cracks, faults, and fissures.

Drive to the world-renowned geothermal area around Geysir hot spring, where a column of water thrusts upward to a height of 180 feet. Only a few feet away is the Stokkur Geyser, which hurls boiling water toward the sky every 5-10 minutes.

Continue to Gullfoss waterfall, where the wide Hvita River plunges furiously over a natural staircase of stones. When one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, giving the appearance of a raging river that simply vanishes into the earth.

On your way back to Reykjavik, pass by the village of Hveragerði, where geothermal energy has been harnessed to create unique greenhouse cultivation.

Travel over a scenic mountain heath back to Reyjavik, where you will be returned to your hotel.

Inclusions

  • Round-trip transportation
    • Viking horseback riding tour
    • Golden Circle tour
    • Professional & best tour guide
    • Tour guided in English
    • Free WiFi on the bus
    • Comfortable coaches

    Exclusions

    • Meals

    Please note

    Voucher information: No need to print! You can show your voucher on your smartphone or other device.

    The itinerary can be altered or changed according to weather and road conditions

    Pick-up from hotels and guesthouses is 30 minutes before start time.

    Children should be able to ride a horse on their own to participate in the tour

    Please call the activity operator at least 24 hours prior to start of the tour for reconfirming departure details

    Pick-up is available from major hotels and guesthouses in the greater Reykjavik area. Pick-up services not provided from private addresses.

    Pickup and drop-off service is not possible directly from hotels in the city center, instead you need to go to a nearby conveniently located bus stop.

    Minimum age for horse riding is 8 years.

    No previous experience is required for the horse riding, the tour is suitable for beginners. 

    Bus stop 10 will no longer be available, You will be picked up at stop 9. Which is located on Snorrabraut, short distance away.

    Customer Reviews

    • Carolyn Gilby
      Wonderful experience

      An amazing day. The horses were beautiful and so well behaved and looked after. Loved the landscape- snow and frozen creeks. Golden Circle Tour was spectacular! Iceland you...

      Australia 02/16/2018
    • Susan Heaslip
      Great experience

      Fabulous tour horses were great it's a great farm with super friendly people make u feel very welcome the golden circle tour was wonderful we had a brilliant driver who was very...

      Ireland 02/09/2018
    • Pat Aitchison
      Riding and rainbows.

      I enjoyed the Viking Horse Riding hugely, despite not having ridden for many years! I was apprehensive, but the people at the horse farm were wonderful and the horses themselves...

      10/09/2016
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