Into the Far East

Into the Far East - On old postal roads through the East Fjords

Tour Loðmundarfjörður - Geirastaðir July 17.– 24. 2025 

July 17
Arrival in Egilsstaðir, drive to Loðmundarfjörður
Overnight stay in the mountain hut Lodmundarfjördur 

We meet at 08.35 o´clock at the domestic airport of the small town Egilsstaðir and drive
approximately 150 km, scenic route into the beautiful fishing village Bakkagerði in
Borgarfjörður eystri, where we make leisurely a lunch break at the puffin rock Holmavík.
Then it's about 2 hours on serpentine paths in the enchanted, lonely Loðmundarfjörður where
our horses have been accommodated since Tour 1. After coffeebreak we will go to the first
horse ride to the sea to get to know the horses before it starts with the whole herd the next
day. We spend the night in the cozy hiking hut in Lodmundarfjörður next to the small church
Klyppstaðir with a magical view of the surrounding mountains. 

July 18
Loðmundarfjörður – Húsavík, overnight stay in the mountain hut Húsavík
Now it starts with the whole herd on our tour. A very beautiful route over the steep mountains
to the next mountain hut in Húsavík.
From there we can in the evening ride or drive again to the sea and visit the small beautiful
Húsavík Church. 

July 19
Húsavík –Breiðavík, overnight stay in the mountain hut Breiðavík
We ride from the hut in Húsavík through a fascinating mountain landscape, past the striking
liparite-rich rock Hvitserkur and the mountain lake Gæsavatn, down into the next fjörd
Breiðavík. The hut is very close to the sea and you can ride again in the evening to the beach
with your favorite horse.

July 20

Breiðavík -Borgarfjörður-eystri, overnight stay in the hotel Blábjörg, Borg.eystri
It goes over 2 amazing mountain passes towards Borgarfjörður eystri and back to the idyllic
village of Bakkagerði, where apart from the bird rock Holmavik there is still much more to
discover: an "elf hill" to be walked around, the old church of Bakkagerdi, the cozy Álfacafe
and if you want finally the hot pot /spa next to the sea to relax (extra fee ) "Luxury" overnight
in the hotel Blábjorg 

July 21
Borgarfjörður-eystri –Gagnstöð, overnight stay on Geirastaðir
After the delicious breakfast buffet in Blábjörg, we start from Bakkagerdi on the country road
along the sea to Njarðvík, where we take a leisurely break at the sheepfold. Then we ride or if
necessary lead the horses over the steep, scenic mountain pass Gönguskarð with an amazing
sea view over the last mountain of our tour. On the other side we leave our horses at the farm
Gagnstöð and drive to our farm Geirastadir. 

July 22
Gagnstöð-Hóll, overnight stay on Geirastaðir
We ride over sand dunes and open uneven meadow areas through the beautiful Héraðsandur
area. Experience has shown that it is difficult to keep the horses together as a herd on this
route, so we ride with hand horses. A part of the ride today will be at the beach, a good
opportunity to make great fotos on the black lava sand. The ride today is not very long so it
will be possible to drive to Egilsstaðir and enjoy the evening at the geothermal bath Vök (
www.vokbaths.is ). Overnight stay at Geirastaðir 

July 23
Hóll –Geirastaðir, Overnight Geirastaðir
The last part of the riding tour along the big river Lagarfljót to the old church Kirkjubær, from
where an old postal tour leads directly to our farm Geirastaðir. There the horses are allowed
finally on their native pastures and we ourselves celebrate the "made" tour with Roasted lamb.

On the morning of July 24th we will drive the participants to the domestic airport (departure
09:05 a.m.) in Egilsstaðir - and wish them a safe journey home or onward on Iceland.
Alternatively, there is the option of a day trip to one of the sights in the area (such as the
basalt columns in the famous Stuðlagil Canyon, the impressive Hengifoss waterfall, which
can be combined with a delicious buffet meal in the atmospheric Skriðuklaustur, or the
beautiful harbor town of Seyðisfjör

Flight ticket to Egilstadir is included in the price

**We reserve the right to change tour route as necessary.