Volcano Ride at Kálfhóll farm

by Íslandshestar · Volcanoes & lava · South Coast

Fine on your own
Couples
Works in the rain
Good with teenagers
Eco-certified
Self-guided

from €105 per person

Next departure: Sat 24 Oct

Volcano Ride at Kálfhóll farm — Íslandshestar

Duration
1 hour
Difficulty
Easy
Season
All year
Starts in
Selfoss
Pickup
Meet at the start point
Starts at
Kálfhóll 2
Skeiða- og Hrunamannavegur, Selfoss
Start time
Time agreed after booking
Cancellation
No refund once booked

About this experience

The tours start every day at 10:00 and are approx. 1 1/2 – 2 hours. This tour is perfect for beginners to experienced riders, families and riders who would love to ride the Icelandic horse in its natural surrounding.

We will ride along the mighty river Þjórsá and get a great view of the powerful volcano Mountain Hekla while enjoying the southern countryside.

Our farmers breed and train their own horses so they know their horses like family members and will find a perfect horse for your riding ability.

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

Where you go

Itinerary

Cancellation for this tour

No refund once booked. 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 wind on the ridge or a change in eruption activity — civil protection decides, not the operator. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

1Íslandshestar 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 Lava Show Vík from LAVA SHOW is €48 — €57 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.

	Íslandshestar · €105	LAVA SHOW · €48
How long it runs	1 hour	50 minutes
Changing your mind	No free cancellation	Free until 24 h before

The €57 buys you 0.2 more hours out. Whether that is worth it is your call — but that is what the difference is.

Who this is not for

Not the one to book if your dates might move: this operator does not refund once booked.

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

Why we list it

Íslandshestar 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 Íslandshestar

Read all 27 reviews on Google →

Operator rating 4.9/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.

flalke3k .3
★★★★★ · 3 months ago
I did the Kerlingarfjöll Tour and it was great. The places we stayed at were alright (as depicted online) but the guides were really great and the horses were well looked after. It was definitely an adventure (and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!)
Edie F
★★★★★ · 2 years ago
I just got back from a 4-day trek with Islandshestar. What a great experience! Sophie and Hanse are wonderful hosts, along with Hanse's parents. Excellent horses. They take excellent care of their guests, and the rides are spectacular (even with the 35mph sustained winds we had all week). I plan to come back!
Lena Vier
★★★★★ · 2 years ago
Friendly horses, nice and friendly guided tours. A real Icelandic stay which can feel like home. Thank you!
Marcia Harrison
★★★★★ · 2 years ago
I just finished a 6 day tour of Snaefellsnes Penisula. This was my first tour and it exceeded all my expectations!. Asberg and Sigga were friendly and very knowledgeable. Our guide Magdalena was fantastic. She was attentive to our needs, shared information about the area and Iceland in general and made everyone feel welcome. I have fallen in lo e with Iceland,Islandic horses and can't wait to book my next tour with Islandshestar.

Reviews from Google · updated 21 Oct 2026

Read before you book

Hekla volcano tour: what you actually doMostly you drive: a super jeep up Hekla's lower slopes and lava fields, often with Landmannalaugar. Nobody we list guides you to the summit.

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

From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Selfoss, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.

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from

€105 per person

Íslandshestar'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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Selfoss: light 08:38–17:38, 9 h of daylight.

✕ No refund once booked
✓ Instant confirmation by email
✓ If Íslandshestar 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: Íslandshestar'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 €5 on the cheapest pair. One basket, one payment, however many operators they come from.