A perfect option to enjoy a multi-day riding tour in the privacy of your family or a group of friends. You stay in a renovated farmhouse at Minni-Vellir, close to Hekla volcano. The perfect location to discover the Golden Circle, Caves or the Waterfalls of the South.
If you want to enjoy a multi-day riding tour in the privacy of your family or group of friends, this is the right option for you.
You stay in the beautifully renovated farmhouse Minni-Vellir, close to Hekla volcano, with views all the way to Langjökull and Eyjafjallajökull glaciers. It’s the perfect location to discover the Golden Circle or the Waterfalls of the South even further.
We customize the multi-day riding tour according to your riding abilities and wishes, we have endless possibilities in terms of duration and difficulties of the ride.
Hekla volcano is one of Iceland’s most active volcanos and got the name ‘Gate to Hell’ in the Medieval time, due to her explosive eruptions. While being feared, the lava and ash from the eruptions also provided fertilization of the soil and created rich pastures in the area around the volcano.
You will explore the lava fields from different Hekla eruptions as well as the lush pastures on this tour.
The minimum group size is 3 people, but you can stay with groups up to 10 people.
You can choose self catering or add the option of full board to your booking.
Private riding tour and stay in the cottage Minnivellir
app. 3 hours of riding a day
Accommodation and riding included.
Pick-up at your hotel in Reykjavik between 9 and 10 am, already in riding gear
We adjust the riding tours according to the riding abilities and wishes of the group
We reccomend that you bring warm gloves and a thin hat that can fit under the riding helmet. Included in the price is that you can borrow a helmet, warm overall or rain coat and rain pants as well as rubber boots.
Maximum weight for a rider is 110kg/242lb.
Riding clothes. Riding gear (riding trousers, jackets, etc.) needs to be washed (40°C) or dry cleaned. Items which can not be washed or dry cleaned (riding boots, riding hats) need to be cleaned and disinfected at least five days prior to arriving in Iceland. The Icelandic Veterinary Authority recommends the broad-spectrum disinfectant Virkon S for disinfection. Used riding gloves, whips, saddles, bridles, chaps and other used leather gear may not be brought into the country.
Kindly note that these precautions are necessary because there are no contagious animal diseases in Iceland. Horses are not vaccinated and are therefore susceptible to infectious agents from abroad. Please help us to protect Iceland’s fragile nature! For further information please take a look at: Import of riding equipment | Matvælastofnun
You can book online on our website or by contacting Ishestar by email daytours@ishestar.is or by phone +354 555 7000
We recommend booking a couple of days in advance just to make sure that we have free spaces on the day you wish to arrive.
Included in all Day Tours:
Pick-up at your hotel in Reykjavik between 9 and 10 am, already in riding gear
We adjust the riding tours according to the riding abilities and wishes of the group
Double rooms (and sleeping loft) in a beautiful private cottage. Accommodation before and after the ride are to be arranged individually.
Here you can book your Flybus ticket to and from Reykjavík. The Flybus departs from Keflavík airport 35-40 minutes after each arrival. Busses are located right outside the terminal building.
Terms & Conditions
If you book online you will be asked to pay the full amount. Please contact us for different payment options.
Liability
Íshestar reserves the right to alter routes, itineraries or timetables without prior notice, should the necessity arise. No liability is accepted for loss or expenses due to delays or changes of arrival or departures of flights or other services, injury, sickness, accident, strikes, damage, negligence, weather, wars or other causes outside the control of Íshestar. All such losses and expenses are the personal liability of the traveler. The estimated duration of tours as indicated by km or timing can change according to road or weather conditions.
For more information please see also our Frequently Asked Questions and/or contact us at multidaytours@ishestar.is
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