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Midsummer Nights
This tour is one of the highlights in our programme. Once you have experienced Icelandic summer nights you will never forget them. Night becomes day!
Spend some unforgettable days in Skagafjörður during the best time of the year! This tour offers a variety of sightseeing and riding while the midnight sun is shining….
Program
Monday:
Guests arrive at Lýtingsstaðir followed by a short ride. Dinner and accommodation on Lýtingsstaðir.
Tuesday:
We ride on an old path which was forgotten for many years and has been discovered again a few years ago. The path was once used by the farmers to visit the community parliament. Now we enjoy the marvellous view over Skagafjörður while riding on the soft path. We find a nice place to stop to have lunch and ride back to the farm. The ride lasts for 5-6 hours. Dinner and accommodation on Lýtingsstaðir.
Wednesday:
We go for a ride through the beautiful surroundings and relax a little bit on the farm. In the evening we drive to the seaside and take a bath in the natural hot pot Grettislaug while listening to the old saga of Grettir, the famous outlaw. We hope for good weather to enjoy the unforgettable midsummer night hours. We drive back to Lýtingsstaðir.
Thursday:
We start a two day ride into the beautiful valley Vesturdalur. We ride along the glacial river and stop on Iceland’s oldest stone corral which is still in use. After we pass the last inhabited farm we ride along the Fossá canyon, a remarkable canyon with many waterfalls. Basalt rocks and small hills were elves life lays along our way after we leave the civilisation. We reach the deserted farm Þórljótsstaðir where we stay for the night in a simple equipped but cosy mountain hut. The surroundings are beautiful and invite for walks while the horses graze just around us. An old turf house is just beside the hut and tells stories from past times. We will spend an unforgettable time here. We will listen to stories about the life in years past and see the place with different eyes. Red glowing mountains around us will make this night really special. Ride lasts about 6 -7 hours.
Friday:
After a relaxing night and a good breakfast we saddle our horses again and ride back to Lýtingsstaðir, enjoying the landscape and the tolt of our horses which head home in fast tolt (ca 5-6 hours). A hot shower, a comfortable bed and a big dinner welcome us back at Lýtingsstaðir.
Saturday:
The day today will be blended with stories of Icelandic history. We will take the bus to the valley Austurdalur. After passing through the last inhabited farm we go along the deep and wooded canyon of the river Jökulsá Austari. We stop on a deserted farm and go for a walk while listening to stories about the people and their lives in this valley a long time ago. A midnight ride will complete the great day. Dinner and accommodation on Lýtingsstaðir.
Sunday:
The tour ends after breakfast. Guests leave the farm or can book additional days.
Included
5 x accommodation on Lýtingsstaðir, 1x accommodation in a simple equipped mountain cabin
Riding tour and sightseeing as outlined in the program.
Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Transfers from/to the nearest bus station (Varmahlið) to Lýtingsstaðir
Please bring
Riding helmet, windbreaker and rainwear, riding and walking boots
Small camera for taking photographs during the riding tour
Please note
We reserve the right to alter any itinerary in the participants best interest or for reasons of safety.
It is advisable to have your own personal insurance when joining the riding tour. This tour is undertaken at the participants own risk. Riders must wear riding helmets.
Your riding clothes and boots must be disinfected before you arrive.
For this riding tour it is necessary to have previous riding experience.
This tour requires a minimum of 4 participants.