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ICELAND : DRIVING A 60 HORSES HERD IN SNAEFELLSNESS PENINSULA...
Itinerary - Extensions - Horses and required riding level
Guiding - Accommodation - Dates and rates - More infos / booking
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The old volcano Snæfellsjökull is covered with a majestic top of ice and snow and towers over the peninsula named after it. Its mystic atmosphere surrounds you on this spectacular ride from Stóri-Kálfalækur Farm into the valleys and mountains, former shelters and hide-outs for outlaws, giants and trolls. Cross salmon rivers and ride alongside deep blue lakes. See mighty lava fields, craters and ashes of ancient eruptions. Enjoy wide-open stretches of light-coloured sand on the beaches where only the tide sets a limit to the freedom of horses and riders. |
See our special information sheet on Icelandic
Rides.
ITINERARY
Meeting point at Keflavík Airport and transfer to a guesthouse in Reykjavik. Around 5.30pm, we invite you to a Welcome Meeting including traditional Icelandic soup. Receive details of the following tour and meet your fellow riders.
Sunday
Morning transfer to Stóri-Kálfalækur Farm, where horses and staff are waiting for us. After an introduction to the Icelandic horse and its special gaits we start our ride into the mountains through fertile farmlands and along good riding tracks to Grímsstaðir Farm with its proud history dating back to medieval times. Overnight at Stóri-Kálfalækur in made up beds, showers and a hot tub on site. (5 - 6 hours)
Monday
The ride today leads through multi-coloured mountains and along low bushy hillsides. Hítardalur is a geological paradise. Vast lava fields, soft tracks through ashes and the high palagonite (tuff) mountains give you the impression of taking a ride on the moon! We leave the horses at the Hítarhólmur mountain and drive back to Stóri-Kálfalækur, where the hot tub is waiting. (5 - 6 hours)
Tuesday
We continue our ride through this mystical volcanic valley. We stop at
the sheep gathering place Hítardalsrétt and if you take
a good look you can see the troll woman Hít who was turned into
stone returning late from a date. We proceed west across Hítará
River and travel trough an area well known as the hideout of Iceland’s
most famous outlaw, Grettir. At Kolviðarnes Farm we leave the horses
and spend the night at Laugagerði Schoolhouse where a swimming pool
heated with geothermal water awaits us. (7 - 8 hours)
Wednesday
After rejoining the horses we start our beach ride on Löngufjörur, the famous horse trail on the seashores of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. View majestic Snæfellsjökull Glacier ahead of you and feel the horses’ excitement and take part in their joy on this extraordinary trail released by the tide. Our horses spend the night at Traðir Farm while we stay at Hof Farm with a geothermal hot tub on site. (6 - 7 hours)
Thursday
Another day´s ride on the yellow coloured, sandy beach. Direction changes and we head back towards mighty Eldborgarhraun lava field. An unique experience for everyone with lava-fields and mountains on one side of the trail and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. We leave the horses at Kolviðarnes Farm and drive to Stóri-Kálfalækur, where we spend the last two nights. (6 – 7 hours)
Friday
Last day on the beach and yet a new experience. The sand turns black as we follow the outline of Eldborgarhraun lava field. Imagine the black lava still on the move on your way back to dry land. The ride ends at Stóri-Kálfalækur Farm, where we enjoy Ólöf's farewell dinner (5 – 6 hours.)
Saturday
Transfer back to Reykjavík for an overnight stay in a guesthouse. Approx. arrival at 11.00am.
Sunday
Transfer by bus to Keflavík Airport in time for the flight back
home.
Please note that the beach ride is determined by the tide. Therefore the riding can start at any hour of the day and even last into the night. Don't worry though, the nights are bright at this time of the year.
EXTEND YOUR TRIP
Self-driving tour in the South of Iceland: To discover other types
of Icelandic landscapes and the amazing volcanic activity of the island,
we suggest a 8 days / 7 nights self-driving tour in farmstays (breakfast
and unlimited mileage included).
HORSES AND REQUIRED RIDING LEVEL
Moreover, during our rides, each rider has several horses that he rides in turn, the others following the ride in freedom. Limited tiredness for each horse, and pleasure to ride among a heard of fifty horses or so in freedom for the riders.
From 5 to 8h on horseback a day (30-40 km), without great technical difficulties, but requiring an experience of long rides.
Important: Knee-high rubber boots are essential for this tour.
The guide is responsible for your safety, therefore he can ask you not
to ride if your riding level is not sufficient for this ride.
For your safety, we recommend always to wear a riding helmet while on
horseback.
See our special information sheet on Icelandic Rides.
YOUR GUIDES
The ride is supervised by a team of professionals of the trail ride in
Iceland that perfectly knows the Icelandic horses and the specificity
of the country.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation in guesthouses, mountains cabins and gîtes. Rustic confort, sometimes, there is only one shower for the all group. You'll sleep in made up beds.
DATES AND RATES
| Snaefelsness Trail 2008 | ||
| Next departure in 2009 | ||
Flights to Reykjavik
Please contact us to check the best available rate from your country.
|
Self-driving tour Southern Iceland (8 days /
7 nights) 2008 |
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| Rate per person in double accomodation |
1340 € |
RATE INCLUDING
- the trail ride with 3-4 horses per rider- full board (except at Hafnarfjordur- Reykjavik, breakfast)
- english-speaking equestrian guide
- the financial guarantee of the deposits you send to Randocheval
RATE NOT INCLUDING
- tips
- drinks, the meals at Reykjavik
- the organisation of a possible tour through another region before or after the trail ride (consult us)
- any other prestation
- insurrance (cancellation, luggage, repatriation). You can subscribe to these insurrances only if you are an european resident. If you live outside European Union, please check with your local insurrance company.
BOOKING - INFORMATION
Contact us !
PRATICAL INFORMATIONS
COUNTRY
Iceland
LENGTH
9 days / 8 nights / 6 days on horseback.
LANGUAGE
English.
GROUP SIZE
ACCESS
Reykjavik airport.
CLIMATE
However this period is really ideal seeing that the sun shines during the best part of the day.
Formalities
Check with your local Embassy according to your nationality.
Vaccines-Health
No specific vaccination, we recommend you to be up to date concerning
your usual vaccinations, in particular for the tetanus vaccine.
Remember that a repatriation travel insurrance is compulsory.
Compulsory disinfection of your used riding equipment - leather forbidden
(Protection of Icelandic horses from diseases absent from the island).
See our special information sheet on Icelandic
Rides.
REFERENCE :ch45-iceland-snaefelsness
