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Duration: 5 nights
(2 nights in Reykjavik & 3 nights on tour)
Prices from £864
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Daybreak |
Dusk |
| April |
05:55 |
21:10 |
| May |
03:50 |
23:04 |
| June |
24 hr. |
daylight |
| July |
24 hr. |
daylight |
| Aug. |
03:06 |
23:57 |
| Sept. |
05:17 |
21:35 |
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Day 1:
Tue |
Arrival in Iceland – Transfer to Reykjavík
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. |
Day 2:
Wed |
Reykjavík – Fossnes Holiday Farm – Hólaskógur – Fossnes
Transfer to Fossnes Holiday Farm. Our ride starts into the lovely countryside and continues into black ashes of numerous eruptions of volcano Mt. Hekla. At Hólaskógur mountain cabin we meet the farmers who have been riding in the mountains for some days already to gather the sheep. We leave the horses at Hólaskógur and drive back to Fossnes for an overnight stay and a relax in the hot outdoor tub. |
Day 3:
Thu |
Riding and rounding up the sheep
During both days we join the farmers, ride along and help them with their flocks, yet sometimes leaving them to take a look at some of the interesting sights in the area. We participate in the round-ups, help the farmers sort out their livestock and join in their singing and celebrating after a successful ride into the mountains. |
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Optional (not included in the tour price):
"Réttardansleikur" dance at the community center Árnes, where everybody relaxes after the excitement of the day and celebrates yet another successful round up.
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Day 4:
Sat |
Fossnes – Geysir – Gullfoss – Thingvellir – Reykjavík
It is time to say goodbye to our hosts and horses. On our way to Reykjavík we visit beautiful Gullfoss waterfall, the famous Geysir hot spring area and Thingvellir National Park, before spending the last night at a guesthouse in Reykjavík. Approx. arrival at the guesthouse at 15:00. |
Day 5:
Sun |
Dep. from Iceland - Reykjavík - Keflavík Airport
Transfer to Keflavík Airport in time for the return flight home. |
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Iceland
Horse riding holidays in Iceland 2008
Sheep Round Up
