Riding Between Rivers
In this tour we ride out from the Farm Kálfhóll along the pleasant trail at Thjórsá glacier-fed river, the longest river in Iceland with a view of the mighty Volcano Mountain Hekla, looking over us from a distant.
Termine 2025
- July 3 -5 & 10-12 & 17 - 19 & 24 - 26 & 31 - Aug 2
- August7 -9
In this tour we ride out from the Farm Kálfhóll along the pleasant trail at Thjórsá glacier-fed river, the longest river in Iceland with a view of the mighty Volcano Mountain Hekla, looking over us from a distant.
We will also ride along with the river Hvítá through moss and grassy farmland, and enjoy the Icelandic horse on his own home ground. This tour is ideal for families with children and/or riders that would like to experience Iceland on horseback in a quiet environment.
Tour Highlights
Kálfhóll
Gestur and family in Kálfhóll farm operate tours all over south Iceland, both in popular tourist places as well as in the most rural places in Iceland
Þjórsá
a glacier river with its source in Hofsjökull. It is the longest river in Iceland, around 230 km
Hvítá River
its source is in lake Hvítarvatn in the glacier Langjökull. It is the river of the famous Gullfoss waterfall and popular for salmon fishing and river rafting
Hekla volcano
Mount Hekla often titled the “Queen of Iceland” is a highly active fissure vent and a strato volcano in South Iceland. Its numerous and frequent eruptions have left a big coverage of tephra layers all around and it has produced a massive amount of lava. In the middle ages it was referred to as the Gateway to hell by Europeans