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Dates 2025
July: 3 - 6 FULLY BOOKED July: 11 -14 FULLY BOOKED July: 21 - 24 FULLY BOOKED Type: Multi day tour with spare horses Operated by: Exploring Iceland Duration: 4 days / 3 nights/ 4 riding days Level of expertise: Experienced riders in good physical shape Area: West Iceland Accommodation: Hotel Húsafell. Meals: Breakfast and lunch Min: 2 guests/ Max: 4 guests Guide: English speaking. Other languages upon request. Maximum Weight: 95 kg 2025 Price per person in ISK: Price p.p.in double/twin room at Hotel Húsafell : ISK 396.000.- Single supplement: ISK 67.200.- Bookings: send request to [email protected] This tour is a first rate option for a small group or family tour. Please note: If non-riding golf or hiking 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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Glaciers - Caves - Birch Woods - Spa
This is our most romantic tour – ideal for couples, families and small groups of friends. This lovely four day ride takes you to some of the most beautiful riding tracks in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland. This area boasts everything that Iceland has to offer: Glaciers, volcanoes, hot springs, historic Saga sites and geothermal pools. During the ride you will visit the huge Lava Tunnel Viðgelmir and the cozy geothermal Krauma SPA. An optional tour is offered directly from the hotel grounds into the blue ice of the huge Langjökull glacier. Our guide Steinunn and her team take some spare hand-horses along and you can try riding with a hand-horse – but there is no requirement and we might also have the spare horses running along. Enjoy the special soft gait of the friendly Icelandic Horse, the famous tölt! Non-riders welcome, great facilities for hikers and golf loving people! |
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Day by day itinerary
Day 1: Welcome to West Iceland! Reykjavík – Hraunfossar Waterfalls – Hotel Húsafell
Meet & Greet with your guide Steinunn at your accommodation in Reykjavík at 10 o´clock. Please wear your riding clothes at departure. Private transfer to West Iceland into the charming Nature Reserve Húsafell. Here you meet your horses for a first ride from Húsafell through the idyllic birch tree forest Hraunásskógur to the famous Hraunfossar waterfalls, which run down in numerious little falls from the rugged brims of the Hallmundarhraun lavafield, covering a distance of almost 1000 m. We leave the horses at a farm near the waterfalls and drive to our accommodation for the next 3 nights, the lovely four star Hotel Húsafell, member of the National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World. Enjoy a relaxing bath in the geothermal pool or hot tub, a round of golf and a delicious meal with a drink from the cozy hotel bar!
Riding: approx 15 km
Please note: Dinner is individually (not included). Guide is not staying at the hotel.
Day 2: Hotel Húsafell – Fljótstunga – Tunga – Lava cave Viðgelmir –Hotel Húsafell
After enjoying a long breakfast from the sumptuous buffet you will meet again with Steinunn in the hotel lobby and return to the horses. You will ride via the farm Fljótstunga along the banks of a wild salmon river into the beautiful landscape around Tunga. Right after today´s ride we take you to the huge lava cave Viðgelmir, one of the largest of its kind in Iceland. A guide will take you „down under“ to the wonders of lava stalagmites and other peculiar lava formations in the huge dome underneath the Hallmundarlava field. (Helmets and torches provided. Please dress warmly and wear sturdy shoes, duration approx. 1,5 hours). After the tour you return to your lovely hotel.
Riding: approx 20 km
Dinner individually.
Day 3: Hotel Húsafell – Hallmundahraun lava fields – Giljaböð canyon bath - Hotel Húsafell
After breakfast return to the horses to go for a breathtaking ride through the huge lava field Hallmundarhraun on remote tracks through different types of lava, birch forest und wide open spaces of secluded fields covered in moss and lichens. Enjoy spectacular views of mountains and the glacier Langjökull in the background. We leave the horses at Kalmannstunga for a well deserved rest. After the ride enjoy a relaxing bath in the stunning Giljaböð Canyon baths. Constructed from locally sourced, natural materials like flagstone from the canyon floor, the baths are hot-spring fed pools designed to blend into the environment seamlessly using the age-old methods that created Snorralaug, a heritage site pool dating back to the 10th century. The on-site bathhouse is made from salvaged timbers from the area. Even the hooks in the changing room are repurposed horseshoes from a nearby family farm.
Return to Hotel Húsafell for the night. Dinner individually.
Riding: approx 23 km
Day 4: Hotel Húsafell – Húsafell Nature Reserve Ride – Krauma - Reykjavík
After breakfast and check out at the hotel we return to the horses. Today we close our circle by riding from Kalmanstunga through the Húsafell Nature Reserve back to the hotel grounds. On our way to Reykjavik we stop at modern Krauma SPA with steam rooms, hot tubs and a relaxing room with a crackling open fire. We will provide you with a towel, bathrobe and a glass of wine!
Riding: Approx 15 km
Private transfer to Reykjavík in the afternoon. Drop off at your accommodation or at the BSÍ terminal to catch the flybus for a late night flight. Please note that accommodation in Reykjavík is not included, but we are happy to arrange it for you!
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:
Meet & Greet with your guide Steinunn at your accommodation in Reykjavík at 10 o´clock. Please wear your riding clothes at departure. Private transfer to West Iceland into the charming Nature Reserve Húsafell. Here you meet your horses for a first ride from Húsafell through the idyllic birch tree forest Hraunásskógur to the famous Hraunfossar waterfalls, which run down in numerious little falls from the rugged brims of the Hallmundarhraun lavafield, covering a distance of almost 1000 m. We leave the horses at a farm near the waterfalls and drive to our accommodation for the next 3 nights, the lovely four star Hotel Húsafell, member of the National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World. Enjoy a relaxing bath in the geothermal pool or hot tub, a round of golf and a delicious meal with a drink from the cozy hotel bar!
Riding: approx 15 km
Please note: Dinner is individually (not included). Guide is not staying at the hotel.
Day 2: Hotel Húsafell – Fljótstunga – Tunga – Lava cave Viðgelmir –Hotel Húsafell
After enjoying a long breakfast from the sumptuous buffet you will meet again with Steinunn in the hotel lobby and return to the horses. You will ride via the farm Fljótstunga along the banks of a wild salmon river into the beautiful landscape around Tunga. Right after today´s ride we take you to the huge lava cave Viðgelmir, one of the largest of its kind in Iceland. A guide will take you „down under“ to the wonders of lava stalagmites and other peculiar lava formations in the huge dome underneath the Hallmundarlava field. (Helmets and torches provided. Please dress warmly and wear sturdy shoes, duration approx. 1,5 hours). After the tour you return to your lovely hotel.
Riding: approx 20 km
Dinner individually.
Day 3: Hotel Húsafell – Hallmundahraun lava fields – Giljaböð canyon bath - Hotel Húsafell
After breakfast return to the horses to go for a breathtaking ride through the huge lava field Hallmundarhraun on remote tracks through different types of lava, birch forest und wide open spaces of secluded fields covered in moss and lichens. Enjoy spectacular views of mountains and the glacier Langjökull in the background. We leave the horses at Kalmannstunga for a well deserved rest. After the ride enjoy a relaxing bath in the stunning Giljaböð Canyon baths. Constructed from locally sourced, natural materials like flagstone from the canyon floor, the baths are hot-spring fed pools designed to blend into the environment seamlessly using the age-old methods that created Snorralaug, a heritage site pool dating back to the 10th century. The on-site bathhouse is made from salvaged timbers from the area. Even the hooks in the changing room are repurposed horseshoes from a nearby family farm.
Return to Hotel Húsafell for the night. Dinner individually.
Riding: approx 23 km
Day 4: Hotel Húsafell – Húsafell Nature Reserve Ride – Krauma - Reykjavík
After breakfast and check out at the hotel we return to the horses. Today we close our circle by riding from Kalmanstunga through the Húsafell Nature Reserve back to the hotel grounds. On our way to Reykjavik we stop at modern Krauma SPA with steam rooms, hot tubs and a relaxing room with a crackling open fire. We will provide you with a towel, bathrobe and a glass of wine!
Riding: Approx 15 km
Private transfer to Reykjavík in the afternoon. Drop off at your accommodation or at the BSÍ terminal to catch the flybus for a late night flight. Please note that accommodation in Reykjavík is not included, but we are happy to arrange it for you!
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:
- Private Transfer von Reykjavík – Hotel Húsafell – Reykjavík
- 3 nights in double/single rooms with private facilities. A single room supplement applies.
- Breakfast & lunch starting/ending with lunch/picnic lunch on first/last day
- 4 riding days according to program
- Entrance to Krauma SPA (towel, bath-rope and a glass of wine
- Entrance to Giljaböðin mountain spa
- Entrance to lava cave Viðgelmir
- English speaking guide
Hotel Husafell
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Discover adventure among nature’s mighty forces, or spend quality time relaxing – the inspiration is yours for the taking.
Experience Iceland’s unique bathing culture in our geothermal pools, called Lindin. Featuring a golf course this contemporary hotel offers unique opportunities to relax among the lush landscape of Húsafell. Free WiFi access is available. Each room here will provide you with a TV, a mini-bar and cable channels. Featuring a bath or shower, the private bathroom also comes with a hairdryer and free toiletries. Extras include a desk, safety deposit box and bed linen. At Hótel Húsafell you will find a 24-hour front desk, a garden and bar. The in-house restaurant offers an array of nordic and international dishes. Other facilities offered at the property include meeting facilities, a tour desk and luggage storage. |
Steinunn GuðbjörnsdóttirTour Operator
Guide / Driver / photographer Steinunn or Steina bought her first horse at the age of 16 and has been smitten by the „horse bug“ ever since. By now she owns 14 horses and some of her younger horses come from her own breeding lines.. Steina decided to use the COVID time to go to the Icelandic guiding school so now she is a certificate driver/guide. She likes horses with a character, with good tölt and good temperament. Her horses are usually the easy ones. She has 3 grown up children and Lóa is her youngest and only one in the family who is riding with her. |
Margrét Lóa Björnsdóttir
Horse trainer Guide / Driver Instagram photographer
Lóa is Steinunn’s daughter. She started riding when she was 5 years old and has been riding ever since. She bought her own horse when she was only 11 years old, a 5 year old Palomino mare, Klassik, which is now her breeding mare. She is the competi- tion rider in the team but also loves to go on horseriding trips which she has been doing since the age of 10. |
Ari SigurðssonTour operator / guide / Driver
Ari started riding at a young age with his father. Horse riding is his favourite thing to do after work and he is the main guy to come to for a coffee in his riding club. He has 2 grown up children (no grand children yet) but they are not riding with him so one can say that Steina and Lóa are his “horse-family”. His favorite horses are those who are cooperative to run after the loose herd. |
