The Dream tour project keeps on bringing up new Dreams.
We now present the project Landvættir / Guardians of Iceland 2025 – 2028!

This new adventure will be ongoing for the next 4 years, visiting each quarter of Iceland every year for a close-up experience of each part, North, East, South, and West!

Landvættir (“land spirits” or “land wights”) are spirits of the land in Old Nordic religion. They are closely associated with specific locations and it is believed that their wellbeing is required for the land they inhabit to be fruitful. In Old Norse sources, they are depicted as being potentially harmful and capable of driving away unwanted individuals. Good relationships between humans and landvættir were believed to be fostered through acts like leaving out food for them and showing respect in any possible way.

The Guardians of Iceland refer to the 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 the island in the north. The warlock set out in the shape of a whale and when he came near the land he saw all the mountains and hills full of guardian spirits, and each time he reached a new part he was driven away. In the east a huge dragon followed by snakes, toads, and lizards who blew atter and poison at him. In the north, it was a great eagle with wings so wide that they filled up the fjord he was entering. The eagle was followed by other birds huge and small all screaming out loud.  In the west, there came a large bull followed by other creatures stepping on the ground so rocks and mountains shook. And finally, in the south, it was a giant with an iron staff followed by trolls and elves blocking access to land. The warlock swam back to Norway and told King Harald to give up any plans to overtake this little island in the north!

In 2027 it is time to go south and meet the Giant. We’ll ride our well-known Sprengisandur trail towards the south, then spend 2 weeks in the south around Landmannalaugar and Þingvellir, before we’ll ride back up north over Arnarvatnsheiði to our base in the north-west; Reynhólar.

NOTE: All participants need to be experienced/advanced riders, be physically fit and able to swiftly mount from the ground on their own. Weight limit: 100 kg.

Returning guests will get 10% discount and have priority on bookings through email until 6.9.2026. After this we’ll open the bookings also for those who have not been with us before. Please send us an email (info@ridingiceland.is) when you’d like to book!

Domestic transport is included with a flight to Akureyri on part 1 and otherwise bus transfers from/to BSI busstation in Reykjavík.