Path of totality ride for all levels of riders

The event of the summer in Iceland 2026 is the total solar eclipse on August 12th!

The eclipse reaches totality between 5:48PM and 5:50PM and what better way to experience it than letting a mighty Icelandic Horse take you to a carefully selected viewpoint in the path of totality in West Iceland?

Are you travelling to Iceland to experience the total solar eclipse on the 12th of August 2026? Or just happen to be in Iceland for a once in a lifetime experience? Then you are in luck!

Here is what we are planning:

We will welcome you at the riding center and after an introduction to how to ride an Icelandic Horses, we will match you with your horse for the afternoon. The guides will help you mount the horses and make sure the tack is properly adjusted before you head out for the adventure.

From our stables we ride on excellent riding paths as the eclipse slowly begins. Roughly 20 minutes before the total eclipse we will reach a carefully selected view point where we will have an undisrupted view of the eclipse over the lava fields as it blacks out Western Iceland. After around half an hour of break we will mount the horses again and continue our loop back to the riding center. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience where you get to combine the experience of the mighty Icelandic Viking horses with the Forces of Nature.

This tour is suitable for riders at all levels and the group will be split into two before heading out on the trails. We will have one group for intermediate riders who will get a chance to try the tölt and another group which will do the full tour in walking speed only.

The sighting of the Solar Eclipse itself is weather dependent and out of our control. Our riding trails are in the path of totality and we will experience the daylight disappear for a while, even if it happens to be cloudy at the time. In case of cloud coverage, the ride will take place as planned and we will experience the wild power behind this rare phenomenon together with the horses. During the totality of the eclipse all riders will be on the ground and the horses will be tended to by the guides. Riders will be offered to have their pictures taken with their own phones or cameras on the horses either before or after the totality.

After the ride we will join the other riding groups for a cozy barbeque at the Íshestar Riding Center. There will be burgers, legs of lamb, and hotdogs on the barbeque, and we will serve some homemade sides. All food is included in the price and soft drinks can be bought on location. If you wish to enjoy an alcoholic beverage, please bring your own as we do not sell them.

Our stables are located a short 20-minute drive outside of Reykjavik’s city center. If you chose the transfer option, we will drop you off in Reykjavik no later than 9:30PM