Accomodation is provided at the farm and in well kept mountain huts. In July and August we offer riding tours through lavafields and volcanic ash desert and other impressive scenery close to the famous volcano Hekla.The tours continues to Landmannalaugar a geothermal area with a colourful and breathtaking landscape of mountains, hot springs and lavafields. Anita is continuing the family tradition that her parents, Jón and Nicole started, and is leading the riding tours, which she has been involved every year since she was a little child. The Icelandic horse has a fourth and fifth gait, tölt and pace, which enable one to cover long distances comfortably and swiftly.įor over thirty years the Hekluhestar family has guided many groups of people coming from all over the world through the rugged area of Hekla. Perfectly adapted to their ground, from the grassy meadows and river randges to the rugged desertic highlands and volcanic fields. Horses are the focal point of activity at Hekluhestar, brought up and trained with the requirements of our guests in mind. Hekla, bordered by the river Rangá and has the character of a family farm. east of Reykjavik in the vicinity of the volcano Mt. Austvaðsholtfarm, the heart of Hekluhestar, is located 12 km from Hella, in a vast open area 100 km.
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