3 experiences · from €81
Saltvík Holidayfarm runs sightseeing day tours, horse riding in North Iceland, starting from Husavik - høfn, Húsavík. We book them directly, so what you see here is their own availability and their own cancellation policy — at the same price you'd pay them.
“We offer riding tours in north Iceland, both short dayrides and longer trailrides in highlands”
Where they run
North Iceland
What they do
Sightseeing day tours · Horse riding
Booking
Instant confirmation · live availability
All of the above is computed from Saltvík Holidayfarm's own 3 product records, not from a questionnaire. Fleet size and typical group sizes are the figures a comparison table usually shows; Bókun does not carry them, so we would be guessing, and we would rather leave a gap than fill it in.
From the operator's own Bókun vendor record. The year is when the company's registration number was issued, which is the closest thing to a founding date that can be checked at skatturinn.is; the brand may be older or younger than the company. Their own site: saltvik.is — same price there as here.
Google reviews of Saltvík Holidayfarm as a company — not of one specific tour.
We did a private family ride with Saltvik Horse Rental, and it was a lovely experience overall. The route took us through open fields, down to the beach, and along the cliffs rather than the hillside, which made for beautiful, varied scenery. The views were peaceful and expansive with the rolling countryside meeting the sea and the rugged coastline adding a dramatic touch. The horses were gentle, calm, and very well trained. They followed commands easily and stayed in line, only doing what the lead horse did, which made the ride feel very safe, especially for the kids. The pace was mostly slow and relaxed, with quiet walking throughout and two short sections in tölt. Personally, I would have enjoyed a bit more active riding and maybe a chance to gallop, but for our children, who have less riding experience, it was a comfortable and enjoyable introduction. Our guide, Merritt, was incredibly kind and patient with the kids and clearly very knowledgeable about horse care. Our daughter needed to practice several skills for her horsemanship class, and Merritt took extra time to teach and explain each requirement, which we truly appreciated. While it wasn’t a high-adrenaline ride, we still had a great time as a family. It’s an excellent option for families, beginners, or anyone looking for a calm, scenic horseback ride in a beautiful setting.
Rosalie Wilder
Went twice to Saltvik and loved my experience. Very scenic and peaceful route with beautiful and easy going horses. Instructor was great too and let us experience the famous tölt - unique to the icelandic horses. Highly reccomend!
Zoe Pickford
This was a very interesting experience for beginners. The horses are very well trained, they know to walk behind the leader horse at a slow pace, and everything feels super safe. This is important, because riding the horse is not easy at all! When the horse descends, it actually gets difficult to maintain balance! You get to see amazing landscape and many birds. The trail is well picked by the guides. It's obvious they have some options for advanced riders (you see splitting paths), however for beginners they avoid steep or difficult slopes. Why I rated this 4 stars: While a great experience, I really would have loved a more detailed riding tutorial (we got only a very brief summary of start/turn/stop commands). There was no explanation about how to stay in the saddle, how to maintain balance, what to do when the horse goes down a slope, etc. At the end, we got a few minutes to offer the horse a snack, and that was it. It felt quite expeditive.
Alexandra Polisevschi
Highly recommended tour guide in the area of Husavik/Akureyri. We took the seaside tour and our guide Lou was professional and kind. I am a horse lover and even if I haven’t horse riding in a while that was easy and smooth. I absolutely loved the experience!!
Giulia Grifo
Saltvík Holidayfarm
24% below the €144 typical for sightseeing day tours
from age 10 · meet at the start point
1 h 30 · from Húsavík
Great trail, nice horses and fantastic view .
Saltvík Holidayfarm
48% below the €171 typical for horse riding tours
from age 8 · meet at the start point
1 h · from Húsavík
1 hour horseback riding from Saltvík farm
Saltvík Holidayfarm
44% below the €144 typical for sightseeing day tours
from age 10 · meet at the start point
1 h · from Húsavík
Beautiful ride through a winter landscape along the coastline south of Húsavík
No. We sell Saltvík Holidayfarm's tours at the price they set, through their own booking system, so the seat costs the same here as on their site. What you get here in addition is one checkout for every tour in your trip, whoever runs it, and one place to turn if plans change.
None of the 3 Saltvík Holidayfarm tours we sell includes a hotel pickup. Each tour page gives the meeting point — they start from Husavik - høfn, Húsavík.
Free cancellation up to 2 days before the start. The exact window is printed on every tour page and in your confirmation, and a refund goes back to the card you paid with.
Their departures we sell start from Husavik - høfn, Húsavík. Check the map on each tour page for the exact meeting point.
Guidance is in English, according to their own product records. Where a tour is audio-guided rather than led by a person, the tour page says so.
Yes, on 3 of their 3 tours, the lowest being 8. The rest set no minimum. The planner filters by your youngest traveller if you give it ages.
4.8 out of 5 on Google from 129 reviews of the company. That is the operator's score, not a rating of any one tour; our own guests' reviews of their tours, where we have them, are shown on this page and on the tour pages.
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