Transfer and Other Options:

Sunday: Arrival in Iceland – Keflavík Airport – Reykjavík
Transfer from Keflavík Airport to Hotel Cabin, (Borgartún 32, 105 Reykjavík). Please use the airport transfer ticket which are issued 2 weeks before departure. Riders arriving between 2:30 PM and 4PM will be picked up in a private bus and transferred direct to our Riding Centre where the Welcome Meeting takes place (including a light dinner). Riders arriving in Iceland before 2:30PM on the official arrival day will be transferred by the shuttle service Flybus to the hotel in the Capital area. Flybus is a public bus which runs between the International Airport and the hotel upon every arrival of a flight. Pick up for the Welcome Meeting start at 4:30PM at Hotel Cabin. Riders arriving later than 4PM miss the meeting, but take the shuttle service Flybus to the included hotel. Our representative will be at the accommodation the morning after to send the group on the way for the ride.

Monday: Reykjavík – Húsavík – Bjarnastaðir - Theistareykir Mountain Cabin
Departure from Fosshotel Barón at 07:15AM to the Domestic Airport for the flight to Húsavík and transfer to Bjarnastaðir Farm. Please dress already in riding clothes and bring your passport or other identification for your domestic flight. At Bjarnastaðir, we start our ride with a short introduction to the Icelandic horse and its special gaits. We ride across the mighty glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum (on a bridge) and into the mountains to the geothermal area of Theistareykir. At one point we will practically cross over from one continental plate to another as we ride over the Mid-Atlantic ridge! It is a fascinating area with deep earthquake fissures, multi-coloured mountains and geothermal energy. With all this volcanic activity going on here, it is easy to understand that Iceland is still under “natural construction”(40 km) 

Tuesday: Theistareykir – Jarðböð – Hraunbrún Guesthouse
Enjoy today’s ride from the Theistareykir area past the mountains Gæsafjöll and Hrafnabjörg. We follow good riding tracks through the mountains, past lakes and through bushy vegetation. Enjoy the magnificent view over the Lake Mývatn area, surrounded by mighty volcanoes, before riding down to Grímsstaðir Farm. Before dinner we relax and enjoy a nice hot bath in Jarðböð, an outdoor lagoon with geothermal water. (30 km) 

Wednesday: Laxárdalur – Reykjahverfi –Heiðabær Holiday Farm
We start the day with an exciting sightseeing tour by bus. Visit Dimmuborgir, fantastic black lava formations with rich vegetation. Our next highlight is the geothermal area of Hverarönd with boiling mud pools and steam vents. We saddle up again and head out of the Mývatn area. Through a black sand desert we ride along colourful Laxárdalur valley with glittering salmon River Laxá in the middle. A true day of contrasts in the ever changing Icelandic nature. Overnight at Heiðabær (40 km) 

Thursday: Heiðabær – Geldingadalur – Bláskógargötur – Öxarfjörður - Bjarnastaðir
This is a long day when we set out through Geldingadalur Valley across Hvammsheiði and Reykjaheiði into Öxarfjörður Fjord to Bjarnastaðir Farm, where the hot outdoor tub is waiting. (50 km) 

Friday: Jökulsárgljúfur National Park - Dettifoss Waterfall
This is truly a day to remember when we ride on the east side of the National Park Jökulsárgljúfur and visit places like Gloppa, Hallhöfðastígur overlooking Hljóðaklettar and many more. We leave the horses at Hafursstaðir and drive by bus approx.. 18 km to Europe’s largest waterfall, Dettifoss. After a good stop at the waterfall we saddle up again and return to Bjarnastaðir for our overnight stay. (25 km) 

Saturday: Bjarnastaðir – Ásbyrgi Canyon - Húsavík – Reykjavík
In the morning return to Húsavík by bus and a whale watching cruise for those interested. Others can enjoy the town‘s swimming pool with it‘s hot tubs or just go for a stroll in this beautiful town.
On the way to Húsavík we will stop at Ásbyrgi Canyon. Ásbyrgi is one of the wonders of nature, a wide, horseshoe-shaped canyon with sheer cliff faces up to 100 m high. At 14.00 a flight back to Reykjavík Domestic Airport with arrival at approx. 15:00. Last night in a hotel in the Capital area.

Sunday: Departure from Iceland – Reykjavík – Keflavík Airport
Transfer by bus to Keflavík Airport in time for the flight back home. Riders book the transfer at the hotel at a suitable time the day before departure.

(Subject to change)

Thanks to the Gulf Stream, Iceland enjoys a cool temperate ocean climate: cool in summer and fairly mild in winter. However, the weather can change quickly, and you should be prepared for the unexpected.

Average temperatures in Reykjavik:
January        35 F (1.6 C) 
April            42 F (6 C)
July              56 F (13.3 C)
October       44 F (7 C)

You can find the weather forecast in English on www.vedur.is/english.

Two nights are at a 3-star hotel with private facilities in Reykjavík - one in the beginning and one at the end of the tour.

During the ride all accommodation and facilities are shared. Our mountain rides offer simple accommodations in sleeping bags. Sometimes the whole group stays together in one large room. Accommodation is equipped with beds, bunk beds and shared bunk beds depending on the size and location of each mountain cabin. Indoor WC, warm showers and/or hot pools are available at most locations.

Meals
During the ride full board is provided. Our menu consists of a large breakfast and traditional Icelandic meals (fish or lamb). Vegetarian meals are available if requested in advance. All riders make their own packed lunch from the breakfast table. Alcoholic beverages are not included in the tour price and are hard to get in the highlands. They can be bought at a reasonable price in the Duty Free Store at Keflavik Airport upon arrival. Meals in Reykjavik are not included (breakfast only).

Passports
Passport valid for at least three months beyond length of stay required by all except:
(a) 1. nationals of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden who are only required to produce national identity cards issued by the competent authorities in their countries of origin.
Passport Note
Iceland is a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement.

Visas
Not required by all nationals of referred to in the chart above for stays of up to 90 days.
2. EU nationals staying longer than 90 days will need to apply for a residence permit from the directorate of immigration in Iceland.
Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).
Visa Note
A stay in another Schengen-Zone country counts as the same as a stay in Iceland.