Day by day itinerary 

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Day 1:  Beach Ride at Melafjörur

Meet & greet at your accommodation in Reykjavík (timings vary as it depends on the tide). Please be ready in your riding clothes. Our hosts take pride in finding suitable horses for each and every rider before we set out to the beach. We tölt and canter along the famous Melafjörur beach with breathtaking views to the lovely Borgarfjörður fjord on one side and to the high mountain ridge of Hafnarfjall (844 m) to the other side. Small skerries with an abundant birdlife enrich the beautiful beach site. We ride along the lagoon Narfastaðaós to Ölver, the private summerhouse of our host where we enjoy some coffee and cake while the horses enjoy their well-deserved rest. A short drive takes us to Borganes town, a small and beautiful town set amid lava and with amazing views. We take a short tour through the town before we check in at the cosy Hamar Hotel with excellent golf facilities. Enjoy a bath in the outside hot tub with mountain views! Dinner and evening individually.
 
Day 2:  Continue on the beach and on to Skorradalur valley  

Enjoy the breakfast buffet at the hotel before our guides will pick you up for your next ride! We return to the horses and ride along the soft beach and lava coastline to Þjófaklettur cliff and Hafnarskógur forest with views over the fjord. From here small country tracks take us to the beautiful Skorradalur valley with its large lake and scenic mountain landscape. Here we leave the horses for the night and drive back to hotel
 
Day 3:  Riding along a mountain and river

We start our ride today where we left our horses in Skorradalur valley and ride around the mountain Hestur (a horse) and come back to our field. We stop for example at an equestrian center at Miðfossar, ride along one of the oldest power plant in Iceland and enjoy lunch at an old meeting place or crossroads.  On our way back to hotel we stop at Hreppslaug, a local geothermal pool for a relaxing bath after our ride.  Drive back to hotel
 
Day 4:  Along Skorradalsvatn lake 

We take the horses on a trailer and drive to abannoned farm Hagi where we start and end our ride.  We ride along the lake to Fitjar on grassy trails and passing some old farm ruins.  The Skorradalur lake fills up most of the valley but the lowlands in the west are wide moorlands. There is very little traditional farming practiced today but summerhouses are becoming increasingly common and forests are growing from year to year. The Hvanneyri parish is situated at Fitjar which is deep in the valley. We will have dinner all together at a nice restaurant in Borgarnes.  
 
Day 5:  Mountain ride over remote Skarðheiði 

Our last ride will take up up high into the moutains on remote moutain tracks. Skarðheiði plateau with its beautiful peaks Skessuhorn, Skarðshyrna og Heiðarhorn (1053 m) is about 5 million years old and has been formed by huge icefields in prehistorical times. From here we enjoy extraordinary views in all directions towards the ocean and the glaciers and volcanoes inland. The small secluded tracks take us right through the peaks of Skesshorn and Rauðahnjúkafjall. We descend via Snóksfjall mountain ridge back to Ölver summerhouse where we take the horses on trailer back to Skorradalur, say good bye to the horses and drive to Reykjavik. . Arrival in Reykjavík in the late afternoon. Drop off either at BSÍ bus station in Reykjavík to catch the flybus to Keflavík airport or at your accommodation in the capital area.

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