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ICELAND : HORSE DRIVE IN EGILSSTADIR REGION (60 HORSES HERD)...
Itinerary - Extensions - Horses and required riding level
Guiding - Accommodation - Dates and rates - More infos / booking
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Discover the best-kept secret of Iceland on the Egilsstaðir Tour and explore this area not known by many.
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ITINERARY
Sunday : Keflavík Airport - Reykjavik
Transfer from Keflavík Airport to a guesthouse in Reykjavík. At 17:30 we invite you to a Welcome Meeting including traditional Icelandic soup. Receive details of the following tour and meet your fellow riders.
Monday : Reykjavik - Skriðuklaustur - Fjallaskarð mountain cabin
Flight to Egilsstaðir town in the morning and a drive to Skriðuklaustur Farm where we meet horses and staff. After a short introduction to the Icelandic horse and its special gait we start our ride. We ascend from a valley at nearly sea level to the great highland plateau, where vegetation and landscape have already an artic character. Enjoy magnificent views on this ride. We stay overnight at the mountain cabin Fjallaskarð, at the foot of the mountain Eyvindarfjöll. (6 - 7 hours)
Tuesday : Fjallaskarð - Aðalból Farm
We ride from Fjallaskarð mountain cabin to Aðalból Farm.
Here we leave the herd behind and ride our horses through the beautiful
Hrafnkelsdalur valley, location of the famous Hrafnkelssaga during the
Viking Age. Imagine life at the adventurous Saga times while our guides
will tell you about historic events and make the Saga come alive. Among
other sites we visit the waterfall Faxafoss named after one of the most
famous horses in Icelandic literature. (5 - 6 hours)
Optional (available at an extra charge):
A bus tour to Sænautasel, a reconstructed traditional farm. The
Icelandic author and Nobel-prize winner Halldór Kiljan Laxness
used this area for inspiration and as background for his famous novel
"Sjálfstætt fólk" (Independent People).
Enjoy the diversity of the Icelandic highlands between Matbrunnavatn and
Búrfellsvatn on your way. It is a unique experience to see how
Icelanders lived before the time of indoor running water and electricity.
Icelandic refreshments are offered in a reconstructed barn build of turf
and rocks. (Price per person 2.500 ISK)
Wednesday : Aðalból - Hafrahvammagljùfur - Sauðá mountain cabin
A highlight of today is the ride to the gigantic canyon Hafrahvammagljúfur. This huge, narrow, steep canyon is an unforgettable sight. Enjoy far-reaching views over Iceland's rugged interior, when we ride across the fertile landscape of Vestur-Öræfi. Overnight stay at Sauðá Mountain Cabin, situated 5 km north of Vatnajökull glacier, in the main summer pastures of reindeer in Iceland. (6 - 7 hours)
Thursday : Sauðá - Snæfell - Vatnajökull Glacier
Our ride continues towards the magnificent Snæfell Mountain, one of the highest in the country. In the afternoon we change to 4wheel-drive transportation and head for Europe's biggest glacier, Vatnajökull. View endless stretches of ice and snow and explore the glacier, a truly thrilling experience. Overnight stay at the foot of Mt. Snæfell in a spacious mountain cabin. (4 - 5 + 3 hours)
Friday : Snæfell - Eyjabakkar - Laugarfell Mountain Cabin
A good chance to see more reindeer herds and countless numbers of pink-footed geese on our way round Mt. Snæfell and into the beautiful pastures of Eyjabakkar, with Eyjabakkajökull glacier towering over us. Relax in a natural hot pool after your ride, close to Laugarfell Mountain Cabin where we spend the night. (6 - 7 hours)
Saturday : Laugarfell - Skriðuklaustur - Hallormsstaður Guesthouse
View beautiful waterfalls in the glacier fed river Jökulsá in Fljótsdalur as we descend to Norðurdalur valley. The riding tour ends at Skriðuklaustur Farm where we say good bye to the horses and drive to Hallormsstaður forest, the biggest forest in Iceland. Relax in the nearby swimming pool after an exciting riding adventure. Overnight at Hallormsstaður Guesthouse. (6 - 7 hours)
Sunday : Egilsstaðir - Reykjavík
Flight back to Reykjavík in the morning with arrival at approx.
11:00 at Reykjavík Domestic Airport. Overnight stay at a guesthouse
in Reykjavík.
Monday : Departure from Iceland - Reykjavík - Keflavík
Airport
Transfer to Keflavík Airport in time for the return flight home.
EXTEND YOUR TRIP
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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 ground.
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
| EgilsstadirTrail 2008 | ||
| Next departure in 2009 | ||
Flights to Reykjavik
Please contact us to check the best available rate from your country.
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Self-driving tour Southern Iceland (8 days /
7 nights) 2008 |
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| Rate per person in double accomodation |
1430 € |
RATE INCLUDING
- domestic flights in Iceland- 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
- flights to Reykjavik
- 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
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PRATICAL INFORMATIONS
COUNTRY
Iceland
LENGTH
9 days / 8 nights / 6 days
on horseback.
LANGUAGE
English.
GROUP SIZE
Maximum 16 riders. Given the fact that we always move with a substantial herd of horses in freedom (on average 50 to 60 horses) in immense areas, a more substantial group than in our other destinations is not a handicap at all
ACCESS
Reykjavik airport.
CLIMATE
The rigour of the Icelandic climate, which has formed the immense spaces that you cover, only allows the trail rides from June to September.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 :CH49-iceland-egilsstadir
