2,5h Trail Ride for Intermediate Riders

Name: 2,5h Trail Ride for Intermediate Riders
Brand: Hestaland
Price: 179.59 EUR
Availability: InStock

by Hestaland · Sightseeing day tours · Reykjavík

4.60· 156 Google reviews of the operator

from €179.59 per person

Next departure: Sun 25 Oct

Book Sun 25 Oct · €179.59 Other dates

2,5h Trail Ride for Intermediate Riders — Hestaland

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Duration
2 hours and 30 minutes
Difficulty
Moderate
Season
All year
Pickup
Meet at the start point
Starts at
Hestaland
Staðarhús, Borgarnes
Guide
Guided in English
Departs
10:00
Minimum age
12
Cancellation
Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 5 days of departure, rising to 75% within 3 days.

About this experience

Trial rides with a prep lesson.
Explore Iceland’s stunning landscape on horseback. We take the time to give each rider a prep lesson in our indoor arena before heading out on the trail. This ensures you’ll be confident, comfortable and prepared for your ride.This ride is for intermediate riders who are comfortable controlling their horse at faster gaits. We’ll enjoy varied terrain and mountain views while experiencing the Icelandic horse in its natural environment. A perfect balance of adventure, beautiful scenery and connection with the horse.

Description from the operator, Hestaland. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Included

We provide helmets and all riding equipment for the horses. Please come well dressed and prepared for Icelandic weather.

Good to know

Please bring weather-appropriate clothing. We recommend warm layers, sturdy footwear, and gloves depending on the season. Icelandic weather can change quickly, so dressing in layers is always a good idea.

Please come well dressed and prepared for Icelandic weather — all year round.

Cancellation for this tour

Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 5 days of departure, rising to 75% within 3 days. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

If the weather cancels this tour

Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is a forecast the operator judges unsafe. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

1Hestaland decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.

What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until the cutoff shown above, the operator's policy after that.

Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →

Why this one and not the cheaper one?

The nearest cheaper Reykjavík Luggage Storage in BSI Bus Terminal from BagBee is €12 — €167 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.

	Hestaland · €180	BagBee · €12
Changing your mind	Not stated	Free until 2 h before
How hard it is	Moderate	Easy

On everything we can measure, the BagBee tour is the better buy. The €167 is not buying anything we can point to, so unless you want this operator in particular, take the cheaper one.

Who this is not for

Not for families with children under 12 — the operator will not take them, even with a parent.

Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.

Why we list it

Hestaland is one of 207 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →

What travellers say about Hestaland

Read all 156 reviews on Google →

Operator rating 4.6/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.

Victoria OConnell Curran
★★★★★ · a month ago
Had a wonderful week in June at Hestaland for their knitting and riding retreat. The staff was great, horses lovely, tolting is so much fun, and finished a lopapeysa sweater in a week! Add in hot spring and sheep farm, what is not to love? Kirsti was an amazing leader for our riding and knitting. Hope to get back again for more riding
Patricia Cook
★★★★★ · 2 months ago
This experience at Hestaland was a peak experience. I couldn’t stop smiling all week. The people, the horse, the landscape and community warmed my heart and spirit.
Dustin Polly
★★★★★ · 2 months ago
Wonderful staff and beautiful horses. The guide made sure everyone got to experience the tilt gate the horses are known for. Nice ride along a little river with small waterfalls and rapids. At one point the guide stopped and took our picture.
Lydia Jeffries
★★★★★ · a month ago
If you are an experienced rider, this is the trip of a lifetime. Trekking with Icelandic horses with new friends across picturesque landscapes was incredible!

Reviews from Google · updated 23 Oct 2026

Reviews from our travellers

Only people who booked this tour through us can write here. We publish every review in full — good or bad.

Reviews arrive the day after each trip — none yet for this one. After your tour we send one email asking how it was, and what you write goes here, unedited.

Hotels

Where to stay for this tour

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€179.59 per person

Hestaland's own price. 3% off the whole trip when you book two or more tours together, in one checkout.

Your date

The next departure we can see — change it if this tour is for another day.

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Departs10:00

Reykjavík: light 08:46–17:38, 8 h 52 min of daylight.

· Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 5 days of departure, rising to 75% within 3 days.
✓ Instant confirmation by email
✓ If Hestaland cancels for weather or safety: a full refund, or another date
✓ Card — Apple Pay or Google Pay where your device offers it — through Stripe; the charge is made in Icelandic krónur
✓ Price promise: Hestaland's own price, or we refund the difference
✓ One checkout, even with tours from several operators
✓ Vetted operator — the six checks every operator passes

Pairs well with

Add any of these to this tour and 3 % comes off both at checkout — about €9 on the cheapest pair. One basket, one payment, however many operators they come from.