Farm visit to Hestaland

by Hestaland · Sightseeing day tours · Reykjavík

Fine on your own
Eco-certified

from €33.04 per person

Next departure: Fri 23 Oct

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Duration
1 hour
Difficulty
Very easy
Season
All year
Pickup
Meet at the start point
Starts at
Hestaland by Staðarhús
Guide
Guided in English, Icelandic
Departs
10:00
Cancellation
Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 5 days of departure, rising to 75% within 3 days.

About this experience

We offer groups to come to our barn to meet the Icelandic horse in person. Our qualified guides will tell you all about the horse, the history, where it comes from and what makes it so special. You will get to walk around the barn talk to the horses and take pictures. It is also optional to arrange for a live performance of the gaits in our indoor arena. A great opportunity to meet the unique Icelandic horse and learn all about it in its natural environment. The visit takes about 20-30 minutes. Please call or email to book your group.

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

Included

Our qualified guides will tell you all about the horse. You will get to walk around the barn talk to the horses and take pictures

Good to know

Camera or phone

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.

Why this one and not the cheaper one?

The nearest cheaper Reykjavík Luggage Storage in BSI Bus Terminal from BagBee is €12 — €21 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.

	Hestaland · €33	BagBee · €12
Changing your mind	Not stated	Free until 2 h before
How hard it is	Very easy	Easy

On everything we can measure, the BagBee tour is the better buy. The €21 is not buying anything we can point to, so unless you want this operator in particular, take the cheaper one.

Why we list it

Hestaland is one of 204 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 21 Oct 2026

Read before you book

Icelandic farm visits: sheep, horses and lambsThe real farm visits are small and short: a family farm with sheep and horses at Mývatn, a dairy with its own ice cream, a horse stable. Lambs are born in May.

Reviews from our travellers

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€33.04 per person

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

Your date

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Departs10:00

Reykjavík: light 08:40–17:44, 9 h 5 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 €2 on the cheapest pair. One basket, one payment, however many operators they come from.