Eldhestar News

We would like to thank everyone who visited us this summer. We truly appreciate everyone who took part in our half day & day tours, multiday tours, stayed at our hotel, visited our restaurant or came by to greet us and our horses. We have been enjoying some really...

We would like to thank everyone who visited us this summer. We truly appreciate everyone who took part in our half day & day tours, multiday tours, stayed at our hotel, visited our restaurant or came by to greet us and our horses. We have been enjoying some really...

Although the summer is still with us, we can feel the winter approaching. The northern lights season has slowly started and sooner than we think, we will be riding through frost covered landscapes.VOLCANIC ERUPTIONOn August 24th, the 9th eruption began on the...

We are delighted to bring you greetings from Eldhestar! The high season is going incredibly well, and we have been receiving positive feedback from guests visiting our hotel and participating in our riding tours.Our hotel has recently been extended by 16 new rooms,...

Summer is finally here in Iceland. We have started spending our days outside, enjoying tasty sandwiches while listening to the horses grazing nearby. It is so relaxing! The weather has been very nice although we do experience rainy days too, reminding us that we are...

We are adding extra rooms to our hotel. The building is fully in process and there are two extra wings added. One wing is for six superior rooms and the other wing is for ten twin rooms. Our hotel is having a different theme in every wing of the hotel. We came up with...

No other season in Iceland is so intense and powerful as the winter. The wind is stronger, waterfalls freeze and mountains turn white. We are in the middle of winter and it has been kind to us so far. We have cold temperatures but barely storms. We enjoy the crispy...

It is time to thank all of you who visited us this year. We hope that all our guests that took part in Eldhestar's tours or stayed at our hotel had a fantastic time. No matter if you spent one hour or an entire week on one of our tours, we hope you collected...

Now we are getting closer to the end of the year and preparations for 2024 have been going on for several months. In this newsletter, we would like to inform you that Hotel Eldhestar is getting larger and the building process has been underway. Furthermore, the hotel...

We would like to THANK YOU all who sent us messages worrying about our safety. Eldhestar is perfectly safe, far enough from the area affected by the seismic unrest. It is important to mention that Iceland is not a newbie when it comes to volcanic activity and is very...

In the 35 years that Eldhestar has operated, hundreds of horses have been used in the company’s varied tours. Many visitors and employees have found their favorite horses during these years.  Some horses make a lasting impression, others don’t. “Lýsingur in Memoriam”...

Summer 2023 is coming closer. Last summer was one of our best so far. Thanks to you, it was better than expected. Almost all our tours last summer were fully booked. We are grateful to all of you for choosing Eldhestar.   Next summer looks good as well. Our...

It is now close to the end of 2022. We are all happy about how well this year turned out. Before looking ahead, we want to thank all of you who visited us this year. Many of you came here to Eldhestar and we thoroughly enjoyed serving you, and we hope you had a...

The fall is always an exciting time to join our horses in the meadows. Many of our horses have now been on vacation for 2-3 months. It’s a part of our job to watch over them to make sure that they are doing well. The nutritional level of the grass starts decreasing,...

Almost all our longer and wilderness tours this summer are now fully booked. We still have places available on some of our shorter tours, such as: Tour 9 - Around the Volcano,  Tour 11 - Krýsuvík and the Blue Lagoon, and Tour 12 - Thingvellir and around Lake...

My team and I wish all of you a Happy New Year! The title of this newsletter refers to two important matters that Icelanders and the entire world face. The industry of harvesting blood from pregnant mares has provoked a lot of discussion among Icelanders. It involves...

It is now close to the end of 2021. For all of us, this year has been one of the strangest, most difficult, and challenging years for all of us. Despite difficulties, we kept our tours going last summer and into the fall and winter. Before we look ahead, we want to...

This fall, our farm offers you many experiences and activities that add more depth and fullness to life. Imagine beautiful autumn colours – yellow and yellow-brown covering moss, grass, bushes, and trees. Here you find harmony between the colours in the landscape and...

Now, our summer is over, and it turned out even better than we expected. It started slowly, but bookings really got going in early July.  Thanks to all who decided to visit us this summer and. We hope that everyone enjoyed their trip. Eldhestar’s preparations for next...

Eldhestar’ s business is picking up momentum. Our guests are enjoying the half-day and day trips. They have been going smoothly for a few weeks now. The pace reminds us of our first years in 1987-1989. The number participating in these trips has been growing with each...

More than a hundred years ago, a virus epidemic broke out in Iceland, as well as elsewhere in Europe. It was named “The Spanish Flu.” The same year, 1918, a volcanic eruption began in Iceland. One of the largest volcanoes in Iceland, Katla, began erupting in November....

Newsletter January/February 2021 We hope the new year has started well for all of you. The winter has been very kind to us here at Eldhestar and in South Iceland in general. Elsewhere in the country, people have been experiencing heavy snowfall and cold weather. We...

Dear Guests, It is now close to the end of 2020. It has been one of the strangest, most difficult, and challenging years for all of us. We have had to live with limitations and different guidelines due to Covid-19. The company has had to adapt and restructure in order...

The first snow has covered the mountains around the farm and temperatures have dropped below zero. Winter has officially began in Iceland and it is the best time to enjoy snowy landscapes, late sunrises, early sunsets and Northern lights.Now when we have very few...

As strange as times feel now, looking ahead realistically is bracing. One thing is sure. This pandemic will loosen its grip slowly but surely. Brighter times lie ahead. Just when is difficult to predict but expecting it sooner rather than later will help us now....

Download the brochure in English here Download the brochure in German here Download the brochure in Swedish here Download the brochure in Danish here Eldhestars new brochure for 2021 can now be downloaded from our Web site. You can choose between four different...

A lot happened this August. Most of our tours through mid-August were well booked. We are very thankful to all our guests for coming in these uncertain times. Further down, you will find photos taken on the last Kjölur tour of the summer, which started 15 August. We...

When Iceland opened its border on the 15th of June, our shorter and longer/wilderness tours started. Now, in July, we have run almost all our scheduled tours (except two), or they will take place. Our guests thoroughly enjoyed their tours. We were extremely happy to...

The 17th of June, our National Day, is remarkable in the history of Eldhestar. After a three-month battle with Covid-19, we're finally on our first long riding tour. The first trip this summer is tour No. 16, The Treasures of Borgarfjörður. A group from Denmark (Anna...