South Coast & Horse Riding Tour

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Overview

This family-friendly horse-riding tour is ideal for riders of all abilities and all ages, thanks to its adaptability. It takes place on the legendary South Coast of Iceland, on a beautiful black sand beach – filled with fascinating lava sculptures and unique wildlife. In addition to the horse ride, we'll also visit two of Iceland's most famous waterfalls – guaranteeing that you have an amazing adventure in the land of fire and ice!

Tour Snapshot

Duration

11 hours

Level

Easy

Availability

All year

Starting point

Reykjavik

End point

Reykjavik

Trip style

One-day tours

Minimum age

10 years

What to expect

On Tour

Icelandic Horse
Expert Guide
Helmet

Transportation

Meet on Location
Pick-up & drop-off in Reykjavik

Accommodation & Meals

Meals
Accommodation

Itinerary

11 hours

Vik

Upon arrival at Vik, we’ll head straight to our traditional Icelandic stables. Here you’ll meet the charming Icelandic horses, and our guide will get you kitted out with any necessary safety equipment.

Our guides will make sure that you are matched with a horse that is right for your ability. You’ll have some time to connect with the horse and you will soon find out why it’s called a horse and never a pony! This unique breed of horses is famous for its character and on this tour, you’ll learn all about it.

Once you’re fully equipt and comfortable on the horse, we’ll head out to explore a black sand beach from the back of an Icelandic horse!

Víkurfjara Black Sand Beach

We’ll be riding on Víkurfjara beach, a volcanically crafted wonderland that combines jet-black sands, mesmerizing lava rock formations, and a winding series of symmetrical basalt columns. Look skywards and you’ll see a huge selection of seabirds soaring high above your head. As we ride along the beach, get ready for a sensual feast, including the stark contrast between the waves and the volcanic sands, the salty sea-breeze blowing against your face and the cries of the birds echoing against the cliffs.

The Icelandic Horse

We can’t think of any better way to explore this remarkable landscape, than from the back of a traditional Icelandic horse, who’re uniquely adapted to Icelandic conditions. They’re much smaller than normal European horses and have remained unchanged since the Viking era, thanks to very strict import and export regulations. Icelandic horses are most famous for their unique gait, which is known as the ‘tolt’ – a graceful style that means they always have three hooves on the ground when they move.

Family-friendly Horse-riding Tour

If you’re coming with younger riders, then don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. You can join our shorter family-friendly tour that takes an easier route across Víkurfjara Beach. All of our family-friendly horse-riding tours take place under the watchful eye of our expert guides, who will ensure that junior riders are safe throughout the tour. Please inform us during the booking process if you’re interested in the family-friendly iteration of the tour.

Vik, Seljalandsfoss, and Skogafoss

You'll have lunch in the charming village of Vik, which is perched on top of a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and then we'll head back to Reykjavik. On the way, we'll stop off at two of Iceland's most famous and most beautiful waterfalls – the perfect end to an amazing tour.

Skogafoss is a massive 197 ft (60 m) waterfall with one of the widest cascades in the entire of Iceland. Your friendly guide will take you up to its summit – where you can snap some great photos of Skogafoss and the surrounding mountains.

Seljalandsfoss is just as beautiful as Skogafoss, replete with a steep cascade that can be walked behind – allowing you to see the raw power of nature from a totally different perspective.

We’ll end the day by dropping you back in Reykjavik – we hope you have enjoyed your horse-riding adventure in Iceland and can’t wait to see you again!

Notable Information

This is a combination of two separate tours. If one of the tours is cancelled, you will still be able to join the other part.

Meet your operator

At Adventures.com we love transparency, there are operators involved in your booking, we just stay with those we trust. This tour is operated by:

Arctic Adventures

Arctic Adventures is a top Icelandic tour operator known for its small-group experiences. Since 1983, they’ve specialized in guiding travelers through Iceland’s wild terrains, from glaciers to volcanoes. Their tours are all about adventure and sustainability, led by expert guides who make sure every trip is safe, fun, and memorable. Arctic Adventures combines deep local knowledge with a strong commitment to nature, making them a trusted choice for anyone looking to explore Iceland up close and responsibly.

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Packing List

Get ready for your trip, here are some items, you should not forget

What to bring (Required)

Warm clothes
Waterproof jacket
Rent with us, +29 USD per person
Gloves

Recommended items

Camera
Sunglasses

You can book almost all of our trips here on our website. You will find a booking window on each tour page and the best and safest way is to book and pay is directly through our website.

1. You can pay directly through our website. That is the easiest, safest and fastest way to reserve and pay for your adventure. If you choose this way then you will receive a voucher as a confirmation via email. Which you will need to bring with you on your trip.

2. You can pay via phone, our phone number is +354 562 7000. Please be noted, however you pay, you will always get a voucher. It is important to have your voucher ready for your tour so please remember to print it out or make sure that you can show it through your electronic device.

You will receive a confirmation email after you have made the booking. If you think that you have made a booking and haven’t received an email confirmation then you may please contact us via email with an inquiry through our contact form, and we will figure it out together.

All charges are made in the tour operators currency: For tours in Iceland it's Icelandic krona, ISK, but for tours in Canada/Greenland it's either USD or CAD.

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Keep in mind that your card issuer may charge you a foreign transaction fee.

We do not require minimum participants on most of our tours but there is a minimum of 2 people for a few of our trips. If you are traveling solo and interested in a tour that requires more than 2 participants than we can take down your information and contact you if more people book the tour.

We can arrange private departures as per customer request. Almost all of the tours that we offer can be arranged as a private tour. If you prefer to have a private tour arranged than you may feel free to contact us through email info@adventures.com

Unfortunately, we don’t have any waiting list for our tours. Availability is found on our website in the availability sheet where all updates will automatically be made to the sheet listed in each tour description. We have a variety of different adventure tours around Iceland so there is a big chance that you find a similar version of the tour that you were originally looking for.

If your tour that you have booked is canceled on our behalf than you will receive a 100% refund. The refund process is different depending on the way you booked the tour.

If you booked the tour through our website then we will start the refund process as soon as we know if you will not be rescheduling and you will receive a separate email with a confirmation about that your refund has been processed.

If you booked the tour via booking agent than you will need to contact them directly to receive the refund. We will confirm with them about your canceled tour and then the refund process will start on their end. Extreme Iceland only receives the payment when the tour has finished, that means that your payment still remains with the booking agent and therefore, the refund can only be processed directly from their end.

The minimum age requirement is decided by our operational managers and is dependent on each activity and its difficulty ratings and can, therefore, vary between tours We put great value towards safety for our customers and the minimum age policy falls under this. Therefore we can not accommodate a person that has not reached the age limit on the tour.
We ask you to try to understand that this is based on safety procedures and we can therefore unfortunately not make any exceptions on this rule.

We can unfortunately not accommodate you and your group if the number of your group extends the number of available seats left on the tour. Our website shows the correct number of available seats left. It is impossible to squeeze additional participants onto sold out departures as we have really strict policy measures as to how many participants are assigned to each guide on our tour departures. Therefore we hope that you understand as this is of course done with our customer's safety in mind.

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