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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.

Fjallabak – Landmannalaugar – 7 Days tour

Fjallabak – Landmannalaugar – 7 Days Tour “Behind the mountains”

Dates:

5-11.08.2026

15-21.08.2026

Let us introduce you to one of the best riding trails and many pearls of Iceland on Fjallabak way. Riding tour goes towards the fascinating area of the colored landscape, river, lakes, deserts, forests, fields, lava, by glaciers also volcanoes and hot springs. This is the most of all you can experience from the saddle, you will try very different riding roads and patches. Our free herd will run with us all the way and give the tour the dynamic and unique feeling.

Seven days in the saddle, sleeping in a mountain cabins, Icelandic dinners and unforgettable experience. The tour is a real cross country based riding trip with a free heard of running horses. What make the tour unique is that we use the trails which are not usually visit by ordinary visitors in Iceland.

There is going to be around 6 – 7 hours riding at day (around 30-40 km at day). Pick up at BSI bus station Reykjavik around 8:30am on the first day tour the riding tour and drop of around 7-8pm to BSI on the last evening.

Sleeping bag accommodation.

Price 539.000 ISK

Important: Due the poor weather conditions plan and distance of the tour may change.

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The tentative itinerary is as follows:

Day 1

Start our riding at Hólaskógur, we will go over Þjórsá river and to Hald old fence. Today we will see a very changing landscape from ash and lava fields, rocks and beautiful green fields, lakes and mountains. As we will take the old riding way to Landmannahellir cabin and coming down the mountain it will be definitely a top point of your day. It will be an intensive ride. In other words you can feel the very happy horses tölt steps.

Around 30km – 6 hours ride.

Day 2

Today we will ride from Landmannahellir to Landmannalaugar, through the valley Domadalur also passing Frostastadarvatn lake. We will take a ride up to Ljótipotlur “Uglu pound” volcanic crater.

The land is mountainous, sculptured by volcanoes and geothermal activity, covered by lavas, sands, rivers and lakes. Arriving at Landmannalaugar known for its natural geothermal hot springs and surrounding landscape where you can use some hot springs or just walk around. Stay for the night is at Landmannahellir cabin and enjoy the wonderful area.

Distance around 20km – more than 4 hours ride.

Day 3

To begin with we leave Landmannalaugar and continue riding Fjallabak way “Behind the mountains” close to Eldgjá volcanic fissure that stretches from Mýrdalsjökull almost to Vatnajökull. It was formed in the year 939 during one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Iceland in historical times and it is the largest eruptive crater on the earth. We are riding for a part of the way in Vatnajökull National Park. Big view today both on glaciers, lowlands and geothermal and colorful mountains. In good weather we can see as far as Westman Island. Arrive to Hólaskjól cabin, accommodation at the boundaries of Vatnajökull glacier National Park Lamskarðshólar. It is a peaceful and beautiful place with just a 5 minute walk up the lava field and to an unnamed waterfall in Syðri-Ófæra.

Distance around 37km – 7 hours ride.

Day 4

That will be a long and very exciting riding day.

Passing Bláfjöll mountains, crossing big rivers and ride on a desert. We will get very close to Mýrdalsjökull the home of the huge sub-glacial and much feared volcano Katla.

That day you will definetly remember for long time as we will be riding along the famous Mælifellsandur. That long black sand desert will be our view for a big part of the day and we can enjoy the glacier view. Mt. Mælifell in the central highlands is 791 meter high, lonely mountain is located close to the southern Fjallabak road.

We end the riding day with crossing Kaldaklofskvísl river and viewing far to Þórsmörk. Arrive at Hvangill cabin where we stay for the night.

Distance around 43km – 7-8 hours ride.

Day 5

Leave Hvangíll and ride up to a view on Tindfjallajökull and popular hiking patch Laugavegurinn. Amazing, changing views and riding up and down green hills and mountains. We pass Álfavatn – Swan Lake and South Fjallabak Syðri way, pass Laufafell mountain 1264m. Up to Dalakofann cabin. Dalakofinn hut is conveniently situated in the highlands, close to the Torfajökull glacier area. From the hut a variety of long or short hikes can be taken, f.ex. to have a look at a geothermal area and hot springs – Reykjadalir.

Distance around – 6 hours ride.

Day 6

Today we will leave Dalakofinn and take a highland road to Hrafntinnusker, riding close to that amazing black, shiny and highest peak of the area. Visit amazing Reykjadalir with a lots of geothermal energy. Beautiful colours around and steam coming up from the ground will be definitely a high point of your day. After that we continue our ride on patches and roads from mixed lava, soft sand hill up and down to Áfangagil valley where farmers get together in September for the ,,rettir” and select their sheep and stay for the night at Hólaskógur cabin.

Distance around 40km – up to 7 hours ride.

Day 7

We will start our ride from Hólaskógur mountain cabin that day. Passing Stöng and one of the largest Icelandic forests – Þjórsadalskógur. We will come down the village and back to the civilisation.

Distance around 40km – 7 hours ride