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Black Beach and Green Hills
​Beach and Mountain ride

Dates 2023
June:  29 - 3 July  Fully booked
July:  27 - 31

Thursday to Monday
Other dates for private groups on request
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This tour with 5 exciting riding days along the beach and up the mountains takes you to some of the most exhilarating routes and views in Borgarfjörður West Iceland. Our daily rides of 4-5 hours (20-25 km) on excellent horses take us along the beach with views to the beautiful fjord Borgarfjörður on one side and to the high mountains of Hafnjarfjall and Skarðsheiði  towards the other side. We will ride for two days along the beach and for three days in green valleys, on a riverbank and over the heathland.  As a special treat we also visit Krauma, a lovely geothermal SPA at the mighty Deildartunguhver hot spring!
 
Accommodation is provided at cozy Country Hotel Hamar close to Borgarnes with bar and a hot tub to relax in after the ride. The hotel is situated next to a golf course, so you can also practise your golf skills underneath the midnight sun!
 
​Please note: If non-riding golf enthusiastic family members or friends want to join you, please contact us for non-rider prices. Min. of two riders must be booked before you can add non-riding guests. ​
 
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Type: Multi - day tour with spare horses
Operated by: Exploring Iceland 
Duration:  5 days / 4 nights/ 5 riding days
Level of expertise required:  Experienced riders in good physical shape
Area:  West Iceland
Accommodation: Double /twin or single rooms with private facilities at 3-4 star hotel. A single room supplement applies. Accommodation in Reykjavik not included but can be arranged.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch 
Min: 2 riders Max: 6 riders.  
Guide: English speaking.
Maximum Weight: 95 kg 

2023 price per person in ISK 
Price p.p.in double/twin room at Hotel Hamar***: 
​ISK 399.000.- 

Single supplement: ISK 77.500.- 
​To find the price in your currency: Currency converter ​

Please note:  Dinner is not included on this tour and only the riding tour is guided. Guide is not staying at the hotel.



For booking or more information we would love to hear from you!  info@exploringiceland.is ​​​


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Day by day itinerary ​

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.
Riding distance: 15-20 km.
 
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
Riding distance:  approx. 25 km
 
Day 3:  Riding along a mountain and river
We start our ride today where we left our horses in Skorradalur valley and ride along the mountain Hestur (a horse) and to a farm bearing the same name as the mountain.  We then continue along and across Grímsá salmon river on good riverbanks riding trails to the farm Langaholt where we leave our horses and drive back to hotel
Riding distance:  approx. 22 km
 
Day 4:  Valleys and heathland– Krauma baths
From Langholt we ride along Flókadalur valley and Flókadalsriver to the farm Brennistaðir where we ride over the Brennistaðaháls heathland to Reykholtsdalur valley where we end the day at Steindórsstaðir farm where we leave the horses.  On the way back to the hotel we stop for a relaxing bath in the unique geothermal Krauma SPA before we return to the hotel. Dinner and evening individually.
Riding distance: approx. 22 km.
 
Day 5:  To Húsafell Nature Reserve
After breakfast check out at hotel Hamar. A wonderful last day await us when we ride from Steindórsstaðir farm along riverbanks, over green hills and valleys, passing beautiful waterfalls and a true paradise valley.  Our tour ends in Húsafell Nature Reserve where we say goodbye to the horses and drive back to Reykjavik with our hosts. 
​Riding distance: approx. 20 km

 Exploring Iceland reserves the right to alter routes, itineraries or timetables should the necessity arise. The estimated duration of tours as indicated by km or timing can change according to road or weather conditions.


 Included:
  • Transfer from Reykjavík to the starting point of the ride on 1st day
  • Transfer back to Reykjavík  on the last day
  • All transfers during the ride
  • 4x nights in double/twin or single rooms with private facilities at ​Hotel Hamar or similar 
  • 4x picnic lunch during the tour  
  • 5x riding days according to program
  • Entrance to Krauma SPA 
  • English speaking guide. 


Please note:  Dinner is not included and only the riding tour is guided. Guide is not staying at the hotel. 
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