Riding Iceland - Passion for horses, food and nature

31/10/2024

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 👻🎃 OFFER!!!

Would you like to join us on this amazing group ride over the ice of lake Mývatn? The horses truly feel extra special when tölting on the ice!
Or do you love knitting and would you like to spend a short holiday riding through the snow combined with knitting together with your fellow riders at our cozy farmhouse?

Grab your chance now and book our Horses on Ice tour ( https://ridingiceland.is/riding-iceland/horses-on-ice-winterride-northern-lights-special-edition/ ) or our Northern Lights Knitting Special ( https://ridingiceland.is/riding-iceland/winter-riding-knitting/ ) with 10% discount using the promo code HOI2025 .
This code is vallid from today (Halloween) until Black Friday and you can book the tour straight through our website, or simply send us an email to book.

See you in March?! 😀

18/10/2024

Last night in Flateyjardalur. Last trip of the season and it could not have been better! Lovely riding up to Heiðarhús, and there we got perfectly still weather for a bonfire. Full moon / super moon lighting up the whole valley, and despite that, the northern lights were still visible. Just magic. This place never disappoints 🥰🥰🥰

Will you join us on this tour autumn ‘25? 🙃

14/10/2024

Yesterday we came back from 2 days of riding into the hidden valley - Flateyjardalur. The plan was 4 days, but due to snow/ice/cold weather we had to adjust a bit. We rode through the beautiful winter landscape, crossed rivers with big icechuncks covering the surface, stayed overnight in a hut with no water, electricity or reception. Northern lights treated us well during our bonfire. A trip not to forget 🥰
Thanks Cloudno9style for bringing this great group!

06/10/2024

There they come! The horses on their way home after spending the summer in the mountains.

03/10/2024

Það á að vera gaman... annars er svo leiðinlegt:)..
Á leið í Víðidalinn á fimmtu og síðustu stóðréttarferð ársins.. og aðeins slegið í... grundin undir syngur söngva... Íslenski hesturinn og fljúgandi tölt!… Lets go!!

14/09/2024

When you try a new trail and end up with this view… 🥰

13/09/2024

Oh this day 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

12/09/2024

Stunning ridingday today! 😍😍

05/09/2024

We waited with our ride until the wind went down 🙈

19/07/2024

The guests on the Comfort Diamond tour rode to Húsavík today. The weather was great, and the ride (through the forest) looked rather ‘un-Icelandic’ at times!!

14/07/2024

Busy day at Saltvík - Riding Iceland with 42 guests in the saddle! 3 groups of 11-12 from the cruise ship, 4 guests on a 4-5 hour ride and 4 guests on a 3 day Saltvík Comfort tour!
Luckily the weather was amazing 🥰🌞 Summer in full swing 💪

22/06/2024

This morning we ended the first “Towards the Midnight Sun” tour! Great group and great weather! Amazing horses and a lively 😂 herd. Dust, Icelandic jungle and beachride. Dipping in the arctic ocean and midnight gymnastics. All in all; a great week 🥰

06/06/2024

Right now available with 10% last minute discount!!!!
DREAMTOUR PART 3 - MOUNTAIN HUTS AND WILDERNESS

Unfortunately some of our guests had to cancel due to health reasons, which means we now have a few seats available on this great adventure into the wilderness of Northern Iceland!

Who will join us? :)
Note that this tour has long ridingdays and often pretty offbeat trails and simple accommodation (mountain huts), so the tour is only suitable for advanced riders with good stamina! If you are not sure this tour is suitable for you, please contact us by email before booking so we can advise.
Book online or send us an email ([email protected]) to book :)

Find more information and the booking button (discount already included) here:

This part is ideal for those who love the wilderness and primitive accommodations in mountain huts along the way.

19/05/2024

Best moment of the day; feeding our horses their breakfast 🥰

10/05/2024

The Dream tour project keeps bringing us new dreams;
We now present the project LANDVÆTTIR / GUARDIANS OF ICELAND!!

A riding adventure ongoing for the next 4 years; 2025-2028, covering all 4 quarters of Iceland with a focus on each part every year!

In 2025 we will put our focus on the North of Iceland. In total 39 days in 5 different parts. Riding great trails from the arctic seaside of the north to the higher grounds of the great Northern Highlands. We‘ll ride along coastlines and rivers, through valleys and wilderness, visit magnificent places and tell stories of the past. The Eagle of the North will for sure watch over us on our journey. 😊

Landvættir refers to all the mystic creatures of Iceland which play a big role in our history. The Guardians of Iceland appear in an old story from Landnámabók, when King Harald of Norway told one of his warlocks to travel to Iceland in some altered shape and bring back useful information about this island in the north. The warlock set out in the shape of a whale, and when he came near to the land he saw mountains and hills full of guardian spirits, and each time he reached a new part he was driven away. In the East by a huge dragon followed by snakes, toads and lizards who blew atter and poison at him. In the North by a great eagle with wings so big that they filled up the fjord he was entering, followed by many smaller birds screaming out loud. In the West by an enormous bull followed by other huge creatures stomping the ground so rocks and mountains trembled. And finally in the South by a huge giant with an iron staff, followed by trolls and elves blocking access to the land. The warlock swam terrified back to Norway and told king Harald to give up any plans to overtake this little island in the north!

Details and further information you‘ll find on our website www.ridingiceland.is
For now the Landvættir tours are only bookable by email ([email protected]) and those who have been on a multiple day tour with us before will get 10% discount on the price and booking priority until 30th of June '24

Artist: Gunnar Júlíusson /www.dinamit.is /instagram: gunnarjulart

05/05/2024

Sunday morning tölt with our guests on the first Saltvík Comfort tour of this year 🥰

28/03/2024

The last Northern Lights tour group of this winter. Sunshine, snow, smiles, tölt. We don’t need more, do we? 😃

03/03/2024

Today was the annual iceride at lake Mývatn. Beautiful weather (but very cold) and energetic horses!

15/02/2024

The first tour of 2024 season (Norther Lights tour) started with 2 days of rather uncomfortable winter weather, but ended with a beautiful last day of sunshine!
See some video’s in the comments (fb doesn’t let me post pics & video’s at once)

09/02/2024

Part of training young horses is taking them out as a handhorse. Here you see Dúi, who was totally stressed about everything when he first came inside. Now he’s doing so well that I could even take a video while handhorse riding! 🥰😍 (lots of credit for this of course go to my little, brave, steady Ásdís, who is just the perfect leading horse)

31/01/2024

Strong winds causing a ‘snowstorm’ while the sky is blue

25/01/2024

🥰 Saltvík, our home 🥰

Will this place with the 'million dollar view' be your workspace this summer?!
Are you or do you know someone who would like to work in our guesthouse from June 1st to the end of September (or possibly the end of October)?

We are looking for someone who will be the face of our small guesthouse (7 rooms) this summer. Someone who knows how to get things done, is customer-oriented, speaks English fluently and preferably also has experience with cleaning work in a hotel or guesthouse, or otherwise is at least used to rolling up their sleeves for other types of work.

Our guesthouse is part of the Saltvík horse farm in the north of Iceland, near Húsavík, from where we organize multi-day horse treks as well as short day trips. The person we are looking for does not necessarily has to have anything to do with horses (there are plenty of guests who are not into horses either 😉), but must be open to learn something about them because guests often have questions about the rides and/or want to take a ride themselves during their stay. Of course everything is about horses here, so you’ll have to be able to handle quite a bit of horsetalk. Haha!
To get a horse person/rider would of course be great, as long as it is clear that the work does not involve working with the horses/tours. Contact with the horses will therefore be limited to your free time!

The work includes:
- cleaning the rooms (including making beds) and the kitchen/breakfast room/reception and also cleaning the "old farmhouse" where our tour groups stay for the multi-day horse tours
- cleaning/preparing the hot tubs
- doing the laundry and/or take the laundry to the launderette in Húsavík
- preparing/providing the breakfast buffet
- checking in and out of guests
- answer phone/email
- grocery shopping / running errands

The girls we have hired for the horse part of the company all work in the guesthouse where necessary as well. The person we are looking for will have to ensure that what needs to be done happens, also when it's the other girls who do the work. That is why we are looking for someone of at least 25 years of age (if experienced working in a hotel/guesthouse, younger is negotiable).

You must be in possession of a (B) driver's license.

It would be great if you also enjoy cooking for small (up to 8 people) groups that come on tour with us. Not a must, but a big plus 😉

Our enthusiastic, small team shares the staff rooms on the farm.
Because you will officially be employed on a temporary basis, it is necessary to be a EU citizen and open a bank account here (we can help with this once you get here).

Hoping to greet you here this summer as our new 'Saltvík family member'! Please send us an email if you're interested or when you have any questions ([email protected] and/or [email protected]).

15/01/2024

Today we were at Reynhólar to feed the herd there and take 6 horses home for the Northern Lights tours starting in February. On the way home it was nice and steamy inside the trailer while the outside temperature was -11 degrees C 🥰

12/09/2023

Evening walk and handstand at Svínavatn. Great new tourgroup started today 🥰

06/09/2023

🎉SALTVIK RIDINGTOURS IS CELEBRATING THE 30th ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR 🎉 AND WE STILL HAVE SOME GREAT AUTUMN TOURS AVAILABLE!!

🤩🤩🤩The Hidden Valley - Flateyardalur 🥳🥳🥳 19-23 Oct.
This autumn we will ride for 4 days through our beloved hidden valley; Flateyjardalur. A truly magical place on it's own, and with a bit of luck and good weather/conditions the best place on earth to watch the northern lights!
Will you join us?! 😃
https://ridingiceland.is/riding-iceland/the-hidden-valley/

🧶🧶🧶Riding & Knitting 🧶🧶🧶2-5 Nov
After the great succes this spring, we've decided to do another riding&knitting tour early November.
Do you need a nice, warm woolen sweater for the upcoming winter? Come and knit one yourself under guidance of Jutta! 💪
https://ridingiceland.is/riding-iceland/winter-riding-knitting/