Horse Riding and Sky Lagoon Package from Reykjavík

This horse riding and Sky Lagoon package pairs a guided ride on an Icelandic horse through lava field trails with a soak in the Sky Lagoon's oceanside pool and ritual, all from a Reykjavík pick-up.

• A guided ride on a small, sure-footed Icelandic horse
• Riding through lava field trails just outside Reykjavík
• The Sky Lagoon's Skjól ritual afterwards, to ease any saddle stiffness
• Riding gear, helmet and rain layers provided
• Suits beginners and more experienced riders alike

Your day, stop by stop

2Horse farmMeet your horse and get fitted with riding gear.

You meet your horse and are fitted with riding gear: a helmet, jacket and rain trousers are provided. A short introduction and safety briefing comes before you head out. Beginners and intermediate riders are welcome, in groups of around eight riders at most.

Riders · beginners and intermediate riders welcome

3Riding trail through the lava fieldsA guided ride on Icelandic horses.

Your guide leads the group along trails through lava field terrain near Reykjavík, at a pace suited to the group's experience. The Icelandic horse is small, sure-footed and used to the ground. Photos from the ride are included.

4Sky LagoonTime in the lagoon and the Skjól ritual.

After the ride you soak in Sky Lagoon, a geothermal lagoon with an infinity-edge pool by the ocean, and go through the seven-step Skjól ritual of cold plunge, sauna, mist, scrub and steam, which is good for any saddle stiffness. A towel is included with your pass.

Facilities · changing rooms and towel included with the Saman Pass

About the horse riding and Sky Lagoon package

The Icelandic horse is smaller than most riding-tour horses abroad, but sure-footed and used to the terrain, and this ride is built for people who have never ridden before as well as those who have. You choose (or are assigned, depending on availability) either a morning ride through lava fields or an afternoon route, both led by an English-speaking guide.

After the ride, the tour heads to the Sky Lagoon, where you can go through the Skjól ritual: a cold plunge, sauna with an ocean view, cold mist, body scrub and steam room, finishing with a warm soak looking out over the water. It's a good way to loosen up if you are not used to being in the saddle.

All riding gear, including helmets and waterproof outer layers, is provided, so you don't need your own equipment. Because Icelandic weather changes quickly, dress in warm layers underneath what you're given, and expect the ride itself to go ahead in most weather short of anything severe.

• Headwear to wear under the riding helmet

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