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Accommodation and location.

Location of Fljót, our neighbourhood.

    We are situated in northern Skagafjörður, 45 minutes drive north of Sauðárkrókur (asphalt road).  In the summertime you can drive directly from Akureyri on a gravel road, and it takes about 90 minutes to drive that way.

Location of Langhús ranch.

Langhus ranch is in the upper right corner of this map, on the left of the lake Miklavatn (where a little x is marked on the map).  If you're coming on a visit, it's a good idea to print out this picture.

From Varmahlíð (in the left low corner) you can go to west (left) to Reykjavík, and to east (right) to Akureyri.

Accommodation.

There is a comfortable guest house just a 2 minutes drive from the main house at Langhus.  It has all the basic provisions of a home, with beds for 6 people, a kitchen, living room, and costs about 45$ per night, regardless of how many guests are there.

In the neighbourhood, within 30-45 minutes of driving, there are also all sorts of accommodation offered, both summer houses, a 4 star hotel, small guesthouses in villages or on farms, whatever your heart desires.

In our neighbourhood there are various activities offered, especially in the summertime.  You can go trout fishing in good rivers close to us, there are many farms offering good trekkings (both short and long) on horseback, tours with boat to Drangey island with it's millions of nesting birds are very popular, river rafting on easy or more adventurous rivers are also a thrill.  Other activities include historical museums, going to the round ups in the fall (where hundreds of horses are herded to the corrals), seeing horse shows and evaluations etc. etc.  Western Icelanders enjoy tremendously to visit the emmigration center at Hofsós, which is about the history of the Icelanders that moved to America, and if your ancestors were Icelandic, they can help you trace your roots here.
The community is rural, there is a lot of space, but with towns, so you can enjoy the nature and the freedom at the same time as getting everything you need without much effort.


History I Characteristics I Colors I Breeding goals I Gaits I Training
IRaising our horses I Our broodmares I Foals 1999 I Foals 2000 I Onelist I Location I Weather I Winter gallery I Summer gallery I Us at Langhus
I Icelandic cow I Icelandic sheep I Icelandic sheepdog I Articles from the website IWebrings I Link-collection I Horses for sale I