Combination Day Tour in Iceland. Horse riding on the Icelandic horse through the lava fields of Hafnafjörður and snorkeling between the lava fields where America and Europe meet in Þingvellir National Park.
Trip difficulty: 2 out of 5 possible. Rated: Easy.
This is Iceland’s ultimate lava tour! On this popular tour you will ride the Icelandic horse, with its famous five gaits, through the lava fields on the outskirts of Hafnarfjörður town as well as visiting the UNESCO world heritage site of Þingvellir National Park. There you will snorkel in the crystal clear waters in the Silfra fissure between the continents of America and Europe.
We start with an adventurous ride from the Íshestar Riding Centre into the lava surrounding Mt. Helgafell volcano and ride through lava fields and across beautiful hillsides to the old Kaldársel sheep corral or to Lake Hvaleyrarvatn. As we ride through this magical scenery you will see different formations in the rough lava and you might even be able to spot a troll or two. All riding is on excellent riding paths with the beautiful Bláfjöll Mountains towering above on the horizon. After the horse riding we will have lunch at the horse center before moving on to the Þingvellir National Park and mesmerizing blue of the Silfra Fissure.
Snorkeling in the Silfra is our second adventure. The Silfra fissure is one of Iceland’s best-kept secrets, an otherworldly scene that is world famous for its heavenly shades of blue. The crystal clear water in the deep fissure gives you a feeling of being weightless as you float down with the lazy current with more then 80 meters of visibility under the water. The snorkeling is a relaxing but exotic trip in an environment most will only encounter in their dreams.
Bad eyesight? Since you are wearing snorkeling / dive goggles to see underwater there can be nothing in the way of the seal to keep them from filling up with water. That is, you cannot wear glasses underneath the goggles. You will have to go without them, wear eye lenses or bring your own goggles with prescription.
Guaranteed departures for minimum two persons from the 15th of May to the 15th of September.
Pick up from your accommodation in Reykjavik at 8:30-9:15. After the horse riding tour you change mini vans at the Arctic Adventures office, leaving the horse transfer bus for the snorkeling transfer bus (tour name: Into The Blue). The snorkeling bus leaves the Arctic Adventures office on Laugavegur 11 at 13:00.
Details:
Price: 22.990 ISK per person.
Available: 15th of May – 15th of September.
Guaranteed departures: Every day for minimum 2 persons at 8:30.
Minimum: 2 persons.
Duration of trip: 9 hours.
Included: Pick-up from Reykjavík, horse riding, snorkeling and lunch.
Bring with you: A towel, woolen socks, good outdoor shoes, warm outdoor clothing, water proof jacket and pants. No knowledge of the sport required.
Age limit: 14 years (or 150 cm height for the snorkeling)
No knowledge of the sport is required!
Extras: You can rent a good quality waterproof camera from us for an additional 5.000 ISK total price. The guide will divert them over to a disc straight after the trip. We also sell disposable cameras at our shop / office down town Reykjavík for 2.500 ISK.
PLEASE NOTE: Although you don´t need to "swim" while snorkeling, we recommend that you can. The reason for that is people that can´t swim tend to panic when they are in the water. You have to be comfortable with floating in water.
Do you have any questions? Click here to see our answers to the most frequently asked questions. Click here for details on our cancellation policy. Disclaimer: All adventure trips and outdoor activities such as snorkeling and horse riding are undertaken on the responsibility of its participants. Arctic Adventures & its partners (in this case Íshestar) do not assume any responsibility for accidents that are caused by its customers or can be traced to there own actions. Participants have to sign a waiver before undertaking all trips stating that they realize that all outdoor activities carry an inherit risk.