Horseback riding or riding lesson: 

• Here on our farm Bjarnastaðir you can book a riding tour in the surroundings of our farm. All tours start on the farm and either go up on the mountain or down to the river delta, sometimes all the way to the beach. In Nov, Dec and Jan the maximum duration of  our trips is 2 hours.

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• We also offer riding lessons. Cora is an educated riding teacher and horse trainer and is the head teacher of the riding school „Reiðskólinn á Bjarnastöðum“. 

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Hveragerði:

• Check out the free mini exhibition about the 2 big earthquakes in 2008 

• Supermarket (Bónus is the cheapest), pharmacy, bakery, greenhouse restaurants and shopping 

• Swimming pool (see swimming/ hot tubs)

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Swimming/Hot tubs:

• The swimming pool in Þorlákshöfn, it is quite new. You have to take a shower at the pool before entering the swimming area. There are 2 big hot tubs, an indoor pool for kids, a swimming pool outside, steam bath, slides and a cold tub.

• There is another swimming pool in Hveragerði which is a little bit smaller than the one in Þorlákshöfn. There are 2 hot tubs and an outside swimming pool as well as a steam bath and a cold tub. 

• Seljavallalaug (image on the left) - one of the oldest swimming pools in Iceland, built in 1923 

 

Drink Icelandic water from the tap: 

• At our house you can drink both the cold and the hot water from the tap, since the hot water is heated cold water. At some places the hot water is hot spring water from the ground, then it smells like rotten eggs and doesn´t taste good. 

 

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Golden Circle (1-2 days): 

• Gullfoss, Geysir, Þingvellir, Kerið, Friðheimar Tomato farm (book a table), Faxi waterfall, Hvítagljúfu, Flúðir mushroomsoup, Secret Lagoon, snorkeling in Þingvellir between the continental plates

 

South coast to Vík:

• Hvollsvöllur - Lava center ideal for kids and grownups, especially when the weather is bad

• Hella - swimming pool with hot tubs and 2 big slides and Caves of Hella www.cavesofhella.is

• Seljalandsfoss - the one you can walk behind, we recommend waterproof clothes

• Seljavallalaug - one of the oldest swimming pools in Iceland, built in 1923 

• Gljúfuráfoss – 500 m left from Seljalandsfoss, you can walk through the water to the waterfall, it is really unique

• Skógarfoss waterfall - walk up the stairs and hike for about 15 minutes more to see more beauty and another waterfall

• Skógarmuseum www.skogasafn.is

• Dyrhólaey

• Reynisfjara, the black beach !! This is a very beautiful place. Be aware of the ocean, the waves are very dangerous, and people have died there. The waves may not be going far onto the beach and then all of sudden one wave reaches much further onto the beach and if the waves catch you there is a big chance they will pull you into the ocean. The currents are very strong, if that happens you won’t be able to swim back to the shore, the currents will carry you out into the ocean. The water is usually 2-6°C so chances of rescue are slim to none.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kayaking:

• See www.kajak.is it is located in Stokkseyri a 30-minute car ride

 

Ghost museum in Stokkseyri

• www.draugasetrid.is

 

Rafting:

• You can go river rafting in Hvítá, the river, which is below Gullfoss on the Golden Circle, see https://arcticrafting.com/

 

Iceland Activities: 

• They offer all kind of tours, bike our, hiking, superjeep see https://www.icelandactivities.is/

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Raufarhólshellir - The Lava Tunnel

• Only a 6 minute drive away from our farm you can take a guided tour through a naturally formed lava tunnel (check their website for more information)

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