Black Sand Beach Horse Riding Tour from Vik: A Scenic Ride Perfect for Beginners

Experience the beauty of Vík’s black sand beaches on a scenic horse riding tour. Perfect for beginners, our friendly horses and stunning landscape will leave you in awe.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vík Horse Adventure - Our stable is the start and ending point for our horseback rides. The ride will lead us along our local black sand beaches at Vík í Mýrdal, called Víkurfjara.

Minimum age 10 years, maximum weight 100kg/220lb, unfortunately no pregnant people can ride.

What's Included
  • Horse riding adventure
  • Helmet included
  • Meet the Icelandic horse
What's Not Included
  • Shoes
Additional Information

Enjoy a picturesque horseback tour on the stunning black sand coasts of Vík, situated in Southern Iceland. \n \n Our Black Beach Horse Ride is a breezy, one-hour tour that is ideal for beginners or those who don’t ride often. However, we are certainly accommodating to all experience levels. Our horses are friendly and have excellent footing, making them…

Location
C283+MJ Vik
Arrival Time: 15 minutes before departure, dressed ready for the weather of the day. If you are late, it is not possible to delay the tour for you. Meeting point: our stable at Smiðjuvegur 6 in Vík. Access is through the Orkan petrol station, opposite Hotel Kría.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Samantha_l
Oct 28, 2024
Amazing ride on the black sand under the rising winter sun. - Staff were friendly and welcoming. We were able to interact with the horses before getting in the saddle. The instructors were experienced and knowledgeable and explained everything in a clear but not patronizing way. The horses were sturdy, calm and sure-footed. We are able to spend an hour in the saddle, walking from the stables to the black sand beach and along the length of the beach under the rising sun on a beautiful calm and sunny morning. There was time for pictures on the horses on the beach before coming back and getting to 'tolt' - an Icelandic horse kind of trot. Great experience and one to repeat.
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Catherine_r
Oct 22, 2024
Great Experience - This was a fantastic tour for a beginner rider or anyone with a tight schedule. The staff are awesome, the horses are sweet, and the scenery is incredible! You even get to try out the tolt.
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Amy_l
Oct 22, 2024
Fun experience - Fun ride on the beach. The guides were very helpful and friendly. All of the horses were mild mannered and easy to ride. Great experience
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Melissa_m
Oct 22, 2024
Super fun! - This was super fun. The views were just so pretty and the beaches were so gorgeous. The guides were really sweet and funny as well. Pretty expensive for just an hour but we still enjoyed our time and glad we did this
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Matt_p
Oct 17, 2024
October 2024 evening ride - It seemed the horses were well cared for by the staff and each of their personalities (horse-onalities? :p)was well understood and matched to the riders. Highly recommended!
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Marylandis
Oct 11, 2024
Fun times - It was a blast. Do it! The guides were so nice and I think I bonded with my horse a little It was beautiful scenery and fun when the horses did their fast trotting
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Paul_h
Oct 10, 2024
My first horse ride - It was my first time riding a horse. The staff was very kind and went out of their way to make sure I was comfortable and confident (they gave me the sweetest horse in the stable) ❤️🙏
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_p9306ye
Oct 3, 2024
The Icelandic horse I rode was sometimes lazy, but very friendly! - The Icelandic horses were very cute, and the guide leading us was also very friendly. The weather was great that day, making it a wonderful experience for beginners. The horses didn’t walk too fast and would slowly follow the horses in front.
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Joseph_a
Oct 11, 2024
Short beautiful ride. - Beautiful location and stunning horses. The guides are friendly and knowledgeable. But the ride was very short. If you want to cross it off the list and have plenty more to do, it’s great.
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865bobbyc
Oct 13, 2024
Lovely ride but their photos were not good - I enjoyed the horse ride. The staff were knowledgeable and said they'd take photos at the beach, and for riders not to. I was however REALLY upset checking later to find the photo of me riding at the beach inexplicably didn't include the iconic Reynisdrangar! Absolutely gutted. I wanted to come here for 3 years for this pic - now I'm just on a horse 'somewhere'. It really spoiled the memory for me. I have no idea why the person taking the photos would not include that as surely we can expect that as standard and not have to ask. Others at my hotel all had it in theirs.
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From $104
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).