| Day 1 |
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Arrival - Tour members arrive at Keflavik Airport, Iceland. They take the bus from Keflavik to Reykjavik (BSÍ). Representatives of Eldhestar will greet them at 17.30 - 18.00 and arrange further transportation to the farm Vellir near Hveragerdi. In Hveragerdi the tour members will be lodged in guesthouses. The first evening we will dine together, and Eldhestar will provide details about the next few days. |
| Day 2 |
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Hveragerđi - Skálakot - Ásólfsskálaheiđi
We go bus to the farm Skálakot, where the horses are witing. After a good lunch we have a short riding lesson to get to know the horses. Then we set off on our first day, and ride towards the highlands. Up in the higlands Ásólfsskálaheiđi we can have a look at the canyon Holtsárgljúfur. We continue further in to the highlands and have a great view over the glacier Eyjafjallajökull. We leave the horses on Ásólfsskálaheiđi and return to Skálakot to have dinner and spend the night. 15 km, 3.5 hours |
| Day 3 |
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Ásólfsskálaheiđi - Dalshverfi
After having breakfast we go back to the horses. We ride along old riding trails, to the west. We still have a view over the glacier, and in the south we can see the Atlantic ocean and the Westman Islands. In the end of the day we reach the farm Dal, a well-known historic place from the old Njál Saga. We let the horses spend the night here, but we return to Skálakot again for spending the night. 20 km, 7-8 hours |
| Day 4 |
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The Westman Islands
Today we spend the whole day at the Westman Islands. In the morning we go by bus to the little airport Bakki in Landeyjar, and go for a 7 minute flight out to the islands. During the day we go for a sightseeing trip with bus, and we also go for a boat trip that takes us all around the islands. Then we take a walk in the village on the largest of the islands, Heimaey, and also visit the local museum. In the evening we go back to Skálakot where a nice dinner is waiting, and we also spend this night in Skálakot. 8-10 hours |
| Day 5 |
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Dalshverfi - Hvolsvöllur
The horses are waiting for us in Dal, where we left them on day 3. Today the ride goes to the old bridge over the river Markarfljót. During the day we visit some of the famous places from the Njál Saga: Gunnarshólmi, Stóra-Dímon and Hlíđarendi, where one of the main characters of the Njál saga, Gunnar, used to live. We continue our ride along the mountains surrounding Hlíđarendi, and eventually reach todays goal Hvolsvellir where we also spend the night. In the evening we visit an interesting museum that tells us about the Njál Saga. 30 km, 7-8 hours |
| Day 6 |
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Hvolsvellir - Landeyjar
Today we ride over the endless grass fields in the area Landeyjar. The trail is very beautiful and we can tölt fast on the soft grass. We stop at Bergţórshvóll where the wise Njál himself lived. The whole day we will have a magnificent view over the Atlantic ocean and the Westman Islands ahead of us, and behind us are the mountains around Fljótshlíđ and the glacier Eyjafjallajökull. We go by bus to Skálakot in the afternoon to spend the night, but on our way there we stop to take a bath in a hot pool. 30 km, 7 hours |
| Day 7 |
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Landeyjar - Skálakot
This last day will bring us back to our starting point. We follow the old riding trail to Skálakot, and arrive there approximately 15:00. We are picked up and driven by bus back to Reykjavík where we spend the night together. Sleeping-bag accommodation at a guesthouse in Reykjavík. 30 km, 6 hours |
| Day 8 |
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Departure - Tour members take the bus to Keflavik Airport on their own.
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