Family Beach Ride

by Vik Horse Adventure · Family & kids · South Coast

Fine on your own

from €80.75 per person

Next departure: Fri 23 Oct

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Duration
30 minutes
Difficulty
Very easy
Season
All year
Starts in
Vik
Pickup
Meet at the start point
Starts at
Vik Horse Adventure stable
Smiðjuvegur 6, Vík
Guide
Guided
Departs
16:00
Minimum age
6
Cancellation
Free until 2 days before

About this experience

Our Family Tour is a gentle 30 minute ride designed for the youngest riders (6+) and their families. Our horses are friendly and sure-footed, perfect to enjoy the wild Icelandic terrain. Our guides are happy to lead children from the ground or give extra assistance to anyone feeling a bit nervous. The horses really enjoy relaxing on the beach with their riders and the ever-changing weather highlights the rugged beauty of the landscape.

Please note we have a weight limit of 100 kg / 220lb, and riders must be aged 6+. We are committed to the welfare of our horses and reserve the right to ask riders to step on a scale. We ask you to be at the stable, dressed and ready to ride, 15 minutes before your departure time.

Description from the operator, Vik Horse Adventure. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Included

We provide helmets and riding equipment.

Good to know

Clothing according to weather f.ex. gloves and good sneakers ore hiking boots.

Please note we have a weight limit of 100 kg / 220 lbs, and riders must be aged 6+. We ask you to be at the stable, dressed and ready to ride, 15 minutes before your departure time.

Our tour is an easygoing one-hour ride, but we require all participants to be physically fit enough to mount independently. We get on the horses from the ground as this is how they are trained in Iceland (not to stand with a stool/mounting block).

Cancellation for this tour

Free cancellation until 2 days before departure; no refund after that. 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.

1Vik Horse Adventure 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 2 days before departure, the operator's policy after that.

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

Who this is not for

Children under 6 cannot join this one.

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

Why we list it

Vik Horse Adventure 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 Vik Horse Adventure

Read all 422 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.

Keara K
★★★★★ · 2 months ago
We loved our experience with Vik Horse Adventure! Our horses (Kvika, Yoey and Hector) were so sweet, and the guides were fantastic. Stunning views of the black sand beach, with puffins flying over our heads was pure magic! Also, do not sit on the adorable cat who greets you. Thank you for a truly memorable experience!
Helen Ford
★★★★★ · 8 months ago
Loved this horse riding experience. Great for all levels. Instructors made sure everyone was comfortable throughout the whole activity. We were lucky enough to experience the Icelandic pony tolt. Again, instructors made sure everyone was comfortable and said they would happily separate the group if some wanted to go faster while some go slower. Ponies were so friendly - highly recommend.
Dominick S.
★★★★★ · a month ago
Nice views from the beach and good instructors for beginners. All horses are Icelandic and it was a good experience for our group. Isak was a great horse.
RICKI MAYA SOFER
★★★★★ · 4 months ago
Really nice and calm experience, it’s only one hour, the horses are very relaxed, you do have a chance to go a little bit quicker at the end so it’s a little bit more exciting but overall all the horses going one line and you really enjoy the view and hopefully you have a beautiful day! But overall really nice experience.

Reviews from Google · updated 21 Oct 2026

Read before you book

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Reviews from our travellers

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€80.75 per person

Vik Horse Adventure'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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Departs16:00

Vík í Mýrdal: light 08:25–17:35, 9 h 10 min of daylight.

✓ Free cancellation until 2 days before
✓ Instant confirmation by email
✓ If Vik Horse Adventure 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: Vik Horse Adventure'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 €4 on the cheapest pair. One basket, one payment, however many operators they come from.