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AH27 The Viking Horse & Golden Circle Afternoon

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Highlights:

Viking horse riding tour
Þingvellir National Park
Gullfoss waterfall
Geysir hot spring area

Tour Description
Itinerary Details
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Tour Description:

This combination of a Viking Horse Riding Tour and AH11 Golden Circle Afternoon is for those who don't have much time, but want to make the most of their day.

The Icelandic horse is a breed that has remained virtually unchanged since the Vikings brought it to Iceland in the 9th century. Enjoy a riding tour in the idyllic landscape of Laxnes, located just out of Reykjavik city. The riding tour is suitable for all ages and experience levels, from beginner to expert.

After the riding experience and a short break we join our Golden Circle Afternoon tour, which leaves Reykjavík at 13:00, and head to the National Park Þingvellir, with its remarkable geological features. The Icelandic Parliament - Alþingi - was founded on the site in 930 AD., making it the oldest still-functioning parliament in the world.

We visit the impressive glacial waterfall Gullfoss and the geothermal area around Geysir and Strokkur with its spouting geysers. The tour takes us through fertile agricultural areas before heading back to Reykjavík over the mountain heath Hellisheiði.

Please note: This tour is not recommended for children under the age of 6.

Itinerary Details:

Tour Departures:
Daily departures at 09:30 (pick-up at 09:00)

Included:

Bus

Guidance as shown under Guidance below.

Horse Riding Tour

Excluded:

Lunch, refreshments

Closeout dates:

This tour is not operated on:

24 December 2012

25 December 2012

Online Booking:

Up to 24 hours prior to tour departure with 5% online discount

TIP Are you wondering about the places we visit on this tour such as Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss Waterfall and Þingvellir National Park? Click here to find more interesting places in Iceland.

Guidance:

English

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Departure: 09:30

Pick-up: 09:00

Duration: 9 hours

Complimentary hotel pick-up service.

Children fares:

Child (0 - 11): 50% off

Youth (12 - 17): Full adult fare

Price: 16.700 ISK

Book online and receive a 5% online discount

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Regensburger wrote:
We started our day with the horse riding which was amazing! It was really good fun and the people on the farm were lovely and took great care of us! Can absolutely recommend the horse riding there! Afterwards we continued to the Golden Circle. We were picked up after the riding with a huge bus, which was OK. Our tour guide, a german lady, was OK-ish although I felt she talked way to much on the whole trip. It was like everyone was silent and half of us in the bus were sleeping and suddenly she started to talk about something not worth knowing at all. Like how the surnames of Icelandic people develop and such stuff. Not very sensitive I think. Plus the loudspeaker in the bus was horribly loud and annoying. I highly recommend checking the sound system before the trip starts! However, the Geysir was great to see but afterwards we continued to Gulfoss and it already was dark. So we couldn´t see anything of the waterfall which was a shame. I felt that was very bad planning. Its better to do the horse riding seperately and start the Golden Circle quite early otherwise its a waste of time and money - which I felt it was - except of the horse riding. - Iceland Excursions: - Thank you for your comments and review. So glad you liked the horse riding, one of our most popular tours. The size of the buses used on each tour depends on the number of passengers booked on any given day. We have a number of tour guides of different nationalities who are all well qualified and licensed by the proper authorities all dedicated to offer their best knowledge of Iceland and the history and the people of the country. Each and every guide has their own way of sharing their stories and facts and are of course encouraged to do so. During their guiding they will have quite a variation of questions and most if not all visitors to Iceland are very curious to hear how Icelandic names came about. We will check on the strength of the loudspeakers, usually passengers want this full strength. Since your tour was on December 30th one of the shortest days of the year a great effort is made in order to see all the sites of the Golden Circle and end at the Gullfoss waterfall during the twilight that can be quite spectacular at this time of year. The conditions of the roads during the latest snowfall and frost also means a little slower process of the tour for safety reasons. We are glad you enjoyed most of the tour though and appreciate your comments.

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Huang wrote:
It was really a great tour and an unforgettable experience.

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Regensburger wrote:

We started our day with the horse riding which was amazing! It was really good fun and the people on the farm were lovely and took great care of us! Can absolutely recommend the horse riding there! Afterwards we continued to the Golden Circle. We were picked up after the riding with a huge bus, which was OK. Our tour guide, a german lady, was OK-ish although I felt she talked way to much on the whole trip. It was like everyone was silent and half of us in the bus were sleeping and suddenly she started to talk about something not worth knowing at all. Like how the surnames of Icelandic people develop and such stuff. Not very sensitive I think. Plus the loudspeaker in the bus was horribly loud and annoying. I highly recommend checking the sound system before the trip starts! However, the Geysir was great to see but afterwards we continued to Gulfoss and it already was dark. So we couldn´t see anything of the waterfall which was a shame. I felt that was very bad planning. Its better to do the horse riding seperately and start the Golden Circle quite early otherwise its a waste of time and money - which I felt it was - except of the horse riding.

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Iceland Excursions:

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Thank you for your comments and review. So glad you liked the horse riding, one of our most popular tours. The size of the buses used on each tour depends on the number of passengers booked on any given day. We have a number of tour guides of different nationalities who are all well qualified and licensed by the proper authorities all dedicated to offer their best knowledge of Iceland and the history and the people of the country. Each and every guide has their own way of sharing their stories and facts and are of course encouraged to do so. During their guiding they will have quite a variation of questions and most if not all visitors to Iceland are very curious to hear how Icelandic names came about.

We will check on the strength of the loudspeakers, usually passengers want this full strength.

Since your tour was on December 30th one of the shortest days of the year a great effort is made in order to see all the sites of the Golden Circle and end at the Gullfoss waterfall during the twilight that can be quite spectacular at this time of year. The conditions of the roads during the latest snowfall and frost also means a little slower process of the tour for safety reasons.

We are glad you enjoyed most of the tour though and appreciate your comments.

Huang wrote:
It was really a great tour and an unforgettable experience.

Powell wrote:
I had never ridden a horse before (we took the trip on my 32nd birthday) but I loved it. Stunning scenery, and stables were run by a lovely family. Soup and home made bread, then on to an amazing afternoon seeing the hot springs and the like. Perfect day :-)

Tan wrote:
This tour was smoothly run, and we had an awesome time. Icelandic horseback riding was definitely a highlight and being able to combine this with the Golden Circle tour in the afternoon was very convenient and ideal for us. Operators were all super nice and I felt that we had adequate time at each site to enjoy it. Would definitely recommend this tour!

Beckett wrote:
The horse trip was really fun! Our guide for the Golden Circle afternoon was really great; we loved learning about the history and geography of Iceland.

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