Lava Tour (exact price)

Reykjavik Excursions offer many great tours, of which we took three. The lava tour was a Icelandic Horseback Trip, and it was great.

Cost for two tickets
IKR (icelandic kroner cost): 11.800
US (american dollar): $143.16

Averaging about $71.50 per person



We took a bus from Reykjavik, which actually picked us, and others, up at their hotel or guesthouse doors and took us to Ishetar, approximately 25 minutes away. Here there was a stable with 20-30 horses (see past blogs for more pictures of this trip). The leader was a younger girl in her 20s who was very knowledgable and seemed to really love her job, and another helper who was also very helpful.

They give you the cool blue jump suits (you can see me wearing one above) which helps not only with looking cool, but also keeping us warm. The wind is very brisk, even with large coats and multiple layers, so it was nice to get another thick layer. This trip was great for new riders, like myself, as the horses are mild tempered, calm ever, and short and stubby. I really liked my horse, but forgot his name as it was unpronounceably icelandic.

The actual ride was a little more than 90 minutes and we spent the time trotting through lava fields with a group of 12-15 people. We got to dismount once in the middle to let the horses graze and learn a little about the landscape and the horses from the guide. Kelsey and myself had a good time afterwards mingling with all the horses in the stables before they shooed us away and into the little cafe. We thought about adding the meal to our trip, which was an additional 10 US dollar. We were glad we just brought snacks when we found out the meal was a very curious soup and fish. Although, I bet the fish was very tasty. It was also out of our very limited budget to toss in an expensive meal.

The most notable parts of the ride where the stubby and long haired horses personalities. The most exciting part of the ride was when we cross a very shallow stream and one horse did not want to get wet and actually began jumping through the water scaring the bejeezus out of the inexperienced rider. The most relaxing part of the ride was when I figured out I need to use my leg muscles to straddle the horse tighter and stop letting my butt take such abuse, I was sore.... bad form. The most stylish was Kelsey and me looking at ourselves in our attractive full body blue uniforms with helmets and random gloves. The most challenging part of the trip was after I saw the first time rider a head of me riding one handed to take a picture while riding; this inspired me to do the same thing and I'm glad I did as I took some really neat pictures while on horseback even though it was difficult and I thought I was going to drop my camera.

The Lava Tour is listed on Iceland Today's top ten trips in Iceland and amazingly we took trips #1, #2, and #3 on the list. The Lava Tour was listed as number 3, and while I would probably agree with its placement, Kelsey and myself still agreed it may have been the most enjoyable and fun tour of the Iceland Trip. Keep in mind we only visited Iceland for 4 days and three nights. So our time was very limited.

Check back soon for another post. If you have any further questions about this tour feel free to ask.