Tours - Eldhestar

1A – Countryside Charm

This tour in the Icelandic countryside takes 1 hour and is ideal for groups travelling in their own car. Participants will get a small taste of the Icelandic horse’s qualities and experience the Icelandic countryside on horseback. We meet at our farm and ride on excellent riding paths and along the meadows around Eldhestars farm […]

Barn Visit

During the barn visit you will be introduced to the Icelandic horse breed and its gaits. Afterwards you have the opportunity to ask questions and see the stables.

Eldhestar Horse show

Every breed of horse is the direct result of the needs and desires of the culture that has created it! Watching the Icelandic horses is a special pleasure; it´s feet are light, it´s balance amazing and is can master five gaits rather than just the traditional three. Eldhestar´s horse show presents the Icelandic horse´s historic […]

30B – Winter Riding Course

Our Winter Riding Course offers a combination of riding education, both theoretical and practical in our modern riding hall, along with half day riding tours in scenic surroundings, optional visits of horse events and/or sightseeing.

30A – Winter Riding Course

Our Winter Riding Course offers a combination of riding education, both theoretical and practical in our modern riding hall, along with half day riding tours in scenic surroundings, optional visits of horse events and/or sightseeing.

8E – Northern Lights Grand Tour

On this tour, we combine riding with visiting some of the most popular highlights in South Iceland and activities such as hiking, bathing and whale watching.

8D – Northern Lights Tour

This tour includes half day tours and a day tour on horseback, relaxing in thermal pools and sightseeing to the most famous natural sights in South Iceland.

8B – Nature’s Treasures and Rider’s Pleasures – Winter

We ride on scenic routes in varied terrain surrounding our farm and discover the amazing contrasts of Icelandic nature – from the fast-flowing, glacial waters of Ölfusá-river over broad meadows and mountains to the hot, geothermal streams of Reykjadalur.

8A – Nature’s Treasures and Rider’s Pleasures – Winter

We ride on scenic routes in varied terrain surrounding our farm and discover the amazing contrasts of Icelandic nature – from the fast-flowing, glacial waters of Ölfusá-river over broad meadows and mountains to the hot, geothermal streams of Reykjadalur.

7 – Volcano Contrasts Winter Program

This is a two-day tour in the diverse area around our farm. We discover the striking contrasts of Icelandic nature on horseback. The tour gives a taste of the magnificent landscape and good riding terrain.

20 – Kjölur

Varied Wilderness Up Close. The Kjölur route is an ancient riding trail crossing Iceland´s uninhabited highlands, intimately associated with many dramatic events in Icelandic history.

19 – Sprengisandur

We ride along the ancient Sprengisandur route that crosses Iceland, exploring some of the most fascinating and extreme contrasts of the Icelandic landscape.

17 – Landmannalaugar

The tour takes us to Landmannalaugar, a valley in the Icelandic highlands that is best known for its colourful rhyolite mountains, extensive lava fields and the natural hot spring that gave the valley its name.

16 – Treasures of Borgarfjörður

Between Western Valleys and Thermal Pools. The fertile district Borgarfjörður in southwestern Iceland is known for some of Iceland´s most beautiful natural sights, an abundance of hot water from geothermal sources and as the setting of many Icelandic sagas.

15 – The Volcano Hekla

Mystique and fantastic riding paths. This tour takes us to the colourful landscape between the famous volcano Hekla and Tindafjallajökull glacier. This area is known for amazing nature shaped by the forces of volcanoes and glaciers.

14 – Snæfellsnes

Magic and Mystery, Black Lava and White Sand. The Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland is often referred to as “Iceland in a nutshell“ because of the diversity in landscape and the wide range of colours.

13 – The Golden Highlights of the South

This tour features a variety of landscape and takes us not only to the most famous natural sights in the south of Iceland but also to the remote part in the highlands.

12 – Thingvellir and around Lake Thingvallavatn

On the way to the ancient site of Iceland’s parliament, Thingvellir, we ride through one of the Volcano Hengill’s most beautiful valleys with its unusual volcanic formations.

10A – Thórsmörk & Beach Ride

On this tour you experience even more variety and beauty in the Icelandic nature. Here we combine our ordinary Thórsmörk tour and our Beach ride (tour 6a in our program).

10 – Þórsmörk

This tour provides the opportunity to experience the variety and beauty of Icelandic nature. We start in the lush district of Fljótshlíd, the setting of one of the Icelandic Sagas.

9A – Around the Volcano & Beach Ride

This tour combines our ordinary tour Around the Volcano and our Beach ride (Tour 6A in our program) and is ideal if you would like to stay at our farm and spend four days on horseback exploring the fascinating volcanic mountains nearby.