Riding tours in Iceland

Riding tours in Iceland

by | Mar 27, 2021 | Núpshestar News

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Sprengisandur - 7 Days tour

Important information before joining our horseback riding tours

 

Thank you for choosing to ride with us! To make sure your experience is safe, comfortable, and memorable, please read the following important information before participating in any of our riding tours.

1. Insurance
Please note that any riding you do with us it is on your own risk. Individual travel insurance is not included in the price. We recommend that our customers take out appropriate travel insurance before joining our riding tours.
2. Rider Requirements
All riders must be able to follow the instructions of our guides at all times.
Please inform us in advance if you or your child have any medical conditions, allergies, or physical limitations that could affect your ride.
People under the influence of alcohol or drugs are not permitted on our tours.
We have weight limitation to ride our horses, it is not more than 100kg and the riders must be able to mount the horses themselves and without a step.

 

3. Clothing & Equipment
We supply helmets and rain gear. Please dress according to weather. Good to bring gloves and a hat, windbreakers, hiking/walking shoes are good with our stirrups.
4. Arrival & Check-In
Please arrive 10–15 minutes before your scheduled tour time.
5. Weather & Tour Conditions
Due the poor weather conditions or any other not depending from us reasons plan and distance of the tour may change. We recommend checking the weather forecast and travelling conditions to be sure to SAFE TRAVEL.
We will notify you as early as possible if changes are necessary. Your safety always comes first.
6. Personal Items & Valuables
Please note that we recommend leaving valuables in your vehicle or with a non-riding companion. We are not responsible for lost or damaged items. Lock, zip your pockets before riding.
7. Respect for Our Horses

Our horses are our family members, each of them with great individual personality. Be kind to them and respect they work. Positive attitude helps create a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.

9. Cancellation & Booking Policy
Please check your booking confirmation for cancellation deadlines.
Late cancellations or no-shows may not be eligible for a refund.
Group bookings and private tours may have separate conditions.

Caution!

Used boots, riding wear etc. must be disinfected before arrival to Iceland. The reason – infectious diseases can easily be brought into the country, which creates a great danger for the horses and other domestic animals.

 

 

 

important information

Riding tours in Iceland

Riding tours in Iceland

Riding tours in Iceland are designed to follow the ancient riding trails. Those riding trials have served people to travel across the country ever since the first settlement of Iceland. Joining a horseback riding tour is joining a real Icelandic tradition.

When you join a horseback riding tour on Icelandic horses you will come across perfect riding tracks that allow you to enjoy your horse in all gaits he can do. It is the biggest pleasure for the rider to have a chance sit an excited riding horse in beautiful nature o n the best possible movements he can do.

Why Icelandic horse?

Icelandic horses are known to be very easy to ride. The truth is that they are gentle and sweet nature and have very smooth gaits and are not so tell. You should remember thought that it is very much depending of the horse spirit and temperament how fast, will, easy or no he is. That all makes the Icelandic horses very special as they fit all kind of riders. Horses in Iceland fit both beginner riders and small kids but also can be a big challenge for and expert.

Horseback riding different

Horses in Iceland have the extra gaits, tölt and flying pace that is what makes them very unique and different in riding from a “regular” riding horse. Once you get to know Icelandic horses and theirs gaits you will experience a new world. The is also a lot of freedom in riding in Iceland. Here we think of riding for short rides and being able to go on a trial ride without big preparations. On a long riding tours you will feel a lots of freedom from riding in open nature and with a free herd for running horses with us.

Riding opportunities in Iceland

We sometimes say that in Iceland we have more riding roads then actual roads. That funny fact gives the opportunity to horseback ride all over Iceland. In highlands all over the island are located small cabins originally build for sheep gathering. Those cabins are riding patches are often used for our riding trials and tours we plan.

Ride in Iceland

Riding tours in Iceland become for many to be a tradition. Many riders from all over the world come back to Iceland every year to join another tour. Every year we try to come up with some new tour for guests to be able to come back and ride with us in another beautiful part of Iceland.

Once you start it is hard to stop.