Combine horseback riding through Icelandic countryside with glacier river rafting on the Hvítá, complete with a traditional lunch and post-adventure sauna.
Two of Iceland’s most cherished experiences unite in a single day of elemental wonder. Begin your journey on horseback, traversing the open landscapes of Ölfus atop the beloved Icelandic horse. These gentle, sure-footed companions have carried travellers across this land for over a thousand years, and you will discover their famous fifth gait, the tölt, as you ride through terrain untouched by crowds. Return to Hotel Eldhestar for a warming bowl of traditional fish soup, the perfect interlude before your afternoon transforms entirely. At Drumbo Base Camp, the glacier-fed Hvítá River awaits. Don your rafting gear and push into the current, where whitewater and wild scenery merge into an exhilarating journey lasting up to ninety minutes. The river carries stories of ice and stone, and you will feel them in every rapid. As the adventure draws to a close, a sauna session offers the perfect counterpoint to the day’s thrills. Let warmth seep into tired muscles while reflecting on a day that delivered both the meditative rhythm of riding and the pulse-quickening rush of the river. This is Iceland at its most alive.