2009 ISLANDIA

Dia 02- Hjarðarból in Ölfus

http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails.aspx?No=721 Hjarðarból is located between Hveragerði and Selfoss, just 30 minutes drive from Reykjavík. Accommodation in separate houses, rooms with and without private facilities. Ideal place to stay for a few days - daytrips to different places, such as the Blue Lagoon, Gullfoss/Geysir/Þingvellir and popular attractions along the south coast. Nice hiking possibilities in the area and a horse rental at Eldhestar (6 km). Open: 01.05. - 30.09. Next town/Shopping/Golf/Swimming pool: Selfoss 5 km and Hveragerði 7 km. English spoken. How to find? By road no. 374 From Selfoss village: Leave Selfoss heading to Reykjavík on road no. 1. After only about 6 km you need to turn right into road no. 374. After only about 100 m you turn left into the driveway to Hjarðarból farm. From Hveragerði village: Leave Hveragerði heading to Selfoss on road no. 1. After only about 7 km you need to turn left into road no. 374 (note: the 2nd exit into road no. 374). After only about 100 m you turn left into the driveway to Hjarðarból farm. Hosts Lísa, Guðrún, Gunnbjörn Berndsen

Dia03- Hotel Laki, Efri-Vík in Landbrot

http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails.aspx?No=630 40 rooms in cat IV in a new hotel building. 15 cottages (double bed + bunk bed). All the cottages have cooking facilities and private bath. Good facilities for groups. Fishing permits in a river and nearby lake. Hot pot, sauna and 9 hole golf course on the farm. Marked walking routes. Skaftafell 72 km, Eldgjá 77 km, Lakagígar 50 km – daily bus tours during summer. Open: All year. Advance bookings 01.10. - 01.05. Farm animal: Dog. Shopping/Swimming pool: Kirkjubæjarklaustur 5 km. English spoken. How to find? By road no. 204 Kirkjubæjarklaustur: Leave Kirkjubæjarklaustur heading to Þykkvibær (church) on road no. 204. After only about 5 km you find Hotel Laki on your left. Skaftafell National Park: Leave Skaftafell heading to Kirkjubæjarklaustur village (about 68 km). Just after you enter Kirkjubæjarklaustur (passing the traffic circle, exiting on road no. 1 and just after crossing the bridge), turn left into road no. 204. After only about 5 km you find Hotel Laki on your left. Hosts Salóme Ragnarsdóttir, Hörður Davíðsson, Eva Björk Harðardóttir, Þorsteinn Kristinsson

Dia 04- Granja¿? Gistiheimilið Asgarður en Höfn

Gistiheimilið Ásgarður Ránarslóð 3 780 Höfn í Hornafirði

Dia 05- Gistihúsið Egilsstaðir

http://www.egilsstadir.com/ Egilsstaðir 1 471 1114 471 1266 700 Egilsstaðir

Dia 06-07- Þinghúsið Hraunbær in Aðaldalur

http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails.aspx?No=450 A beautifully renovated house in a wooded area on the banks of river Laxá. Centrally situated for sightseeing in the North. Lake Mývatn 36 km, Ásbyrgi and Jökulsárgljúfur National Park 90 km. Nearby is Grenjaðarstaður Folk Museum and Laxárgljúfur canyon. Whale watching in Húsavík. Open: 15.05. – 05.09. Shopping/Golf: Húsavík 25 km, Akureyri 75 km. Swimming pool: Heiðarbær 15 km. English spoken. How to find? By road no. 845 From Húsavík: Leave Húsavík on road no. 85 heading for Akureyri. After about 20 km then road no. 85 takes a left turn, do NOT take that turn, but continue into road no. 845. After about 5 km you find Þinghús Hraunbær on your left. From Akureyri: Leave Akureyri heading to Húsavík on road no. 1. Stay on road no. 1 for about 45 km when you need to turn left into road no. 85. After about 25 km on road no. 85 you come to an intersection where you need to turn right into road no. 845. After about 5 km you find Þinghús Hraunbær on your left. From Mývatn (Reykjahlíð village): Leave Reykjahlíð heading on Akureyri on road no. 1. After about 40 km you need to take a right turn into road no. 845. Stay on road no. 845 for about 10 km when you find Þinghús Hraunbær on your right. Hosts Jón Gauti Böðvarsson, Þórdís Jónsdóttir

Dia 08- Leifsstaðir in Eyjafjörður

http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails.aspx?No=384 * Cat II * Cat III * Credit cards accepted (Visa/Euro/Mastercard) * Non-smoking area either in all or part of the facilities of the farm * Golf course in the neigbourhood * Licenced dining room/bar Accommodation and golf only 3 km from Akureyri. New par 3, 9-hole golf course at the location, also 18-hole putting green and practice field. Beautiful view over Eyjafjörður fjord. Good location for visiting sites in Akureyri and the North. Nice walking trails. Dining room for up to 60 people, good facilities for meetings. Open: 01.03. - 30.09. Shopping/Swimming pool/Restaurant: Akureyri 3 km. English and Danish spoken. How to find? By road no. 829 From Akureyri: Leave Akureyri on road no. 1 heading for Húsavík/Lake Mývatn. After only about 1 km (just after you have crossed the bridge over the fjord) you need to turn right into road no. 829. Stay on road no. 829 for only about km and you will find Leifsstaðir on your left. Hosts Gunnar Th. Gunnarsson and Árný Petra Sveinsdóttir

Dia 09- Kirkjuból by Steingrímsfjörður

http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails.aspx?No=233 Guesthouse centrally located in Strandir area. Accommodation in two houses, 7 double rooms and 1 single room. Possible to have extra beds for children, ideal for families. Living room and cooking facilities. Beautiful walks and attractive beach. Open: All year. Shopping/Golf/Swimming pool: Hólmavík 12 km. English spoken. How to find? By road no. 61 From Hólmavík village: You leave Hólmavík on road no. 61, direction Reykjavík and Akureyri. After about 12 km you find Kirkjuból on your right. From Borgarnes: as you leave village Borgarnes, direction Akureyri on road no. 1 then you come to a traffic circle. Take the exit into road no 1 in direction of Akureyri. You need to drive for about 85 on road no. 1 before turning left into road no. 61 (direction Hólmavík) Stay on road no. 61 for about 102 km before you see Kirkjuból on your left (12 km before you come to the village Hólmavík). Hosts Ester Sigfúsdóttir, Jón Jónsson

dia 10- Alviðra in Dýrafjörður

http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails.aspx?No=185 Farmhouse apartment (6 pers, 2 bedrooms, sofa bed in the living room) and accommodation in a separate house in cat I and III. Centrally situated and convenient for sightseeing in the Westfjords. Open: 01.06.–15.09. Farm animals: Sheep and a dog. Next town/Golf/Swimming pool: Þingeyri 25 km, Flateyri 21 km, Ísafjörður 33 km. English spoken. How to find? By road no. 624 (8 km from road no 60) From Ísafjörður: Leave Ísafjörður on road no 61 in direction to Þingeyri village. After about 3 km you turn right into road no 60 (direction Þingeyri village). You soon come to a tunnel which you need to pass (always direction Þingeyri village). After the tunnel ends you continue on road no 60 for about 20 km when you need to turn right into road no 624. After about 8 km you find Alviðra on our right. From Þingeyri village: Alviðra farm is on the other side of the fjord from Þingeyri. You leave Þingeyri village on road no 60, direction Ísafjörður village. After about 18 km you turn left into road no 624. After about 8 km you find Alviðra on our right. Note: The hosts live at Alviðra III, 150 m further down the road. Hosts Jóna Björk Kristjánsdóttir and Helgi Árnason

Dia 11- Hotel Latrabjarg

http://www.farmholidays.is/FarmDetails.aspx?No=178 Hotel Látrabjarg is a comfortable family-run guesthouse, located in the southern part of the Westfjords near the famous bird-cliffs of Látrabjarg, which mark the western-most part of Europe. Rooms both with and without private facilities. Dining room, seats up to 50 persons. Outdoor Jacuzzi at the hotel premises. White beach and crystal clear water is only 5-10 minutes walk away. Recreation in the area: Good walking trails, birdwatching, trout fishing, horse rental and local Saga Museum. Open: 25.05. - 05.09. Shopping/Swimming pool/Golf: Patreksfjörður 40 km. Rauðisandur beach ca. 25 km. How to find? By road no. 615 From Stykkishólmur (starting with crossing Breiðafjörður fjord by ferry): After the ferry ride, upon arrival at Brjánslækur ferry center you take road no 62 (direction village Patreksfjörður). After about 42 km (passing Kleifarheiði mountain road) you turn left into road no. 612. Stay on road no. 612 for about 26 km when you need to turn right into road no. 615 where you find hotel Látrabjarg on your left after about 3 km. From Stykkishólmur (by car): you leave Stykkishólmur on road no. 58, heading for Grundafjörður and stay on it until its end and then turn left into road no. 54. Stay on road no 54 for about 67 km when you need to turn left into road no 60 (Vestfjarðarvegur). Stay on road no. 60 for about 228 km (along all the southern fjords) until you come to Vatnsfjörður fjord where you turn left into road no 62. After about 48 km (passing Kleifarheiði mountain road) you turn left into road no 612. Stay on road no. 612 for about 26 km when you need to turn right into road no. 615 where you find hotel Látrabjarg on your left after about 3 km. From Patreksfjörður: take road no. 62 (direction Brjánslækur ferry center), stay on road no. 62 for 12 km and then turn right into road no. 612. Stay on road no. 612 for about 26 km when you need to turn right into road no. 615 where you find hotel Látrabjarg on your left after about 3 km. Hosts Sigríður Huld Garðarsdóttir, Karl Eggertsson

Dia 12-13- Hotel Stykkisholmur

Lugar y caracteristicas a determinar

Hofn

Reykjavic

Þingvellir o Thingvellir

Primer parlamento, Parque natural montañas de lava petrificada

Snæfellsjökull, Reserva Natural, volcan

Volcan, geysers

Stykkishólmur

Flatey isla

Skagafjarðaráll

Akureyri

Húsavík

Godafoss, cascada

Myvatn, lago

Dimmuborgir, los pseudocraters de Skútustaðir, las colinas sulfurosas y de colores de Námaskarð y el volcán Krafla.

Eiríksstaðir

Gran catarata de Tifoss

Horn

Acantilados, aves

Jökulsá

Laguna con icebergs y aguas color de leche.

Vatnajokull, glaciar