Westfjord Adventure – Guided

Welcome dinner with the guide at a restaurant in down town Reykjavik.

Heading west you ride the fjord which is often referred to as the motorcyclist’s paradise; Whalefjord. You will have lunch in the small town of Borgarfjordur, where those who are interested in the Viking heritage saga, can have a look around the Settlement Center. You will then ride out to Snaefellsnes peninsula, possibly best known for it’s supposedly healing, mystical, but sadly, melting rapidly glacier Snaefellsjokull, which sits quietly at the end of the peninsula. This ride is both on paved roads as well as dirt roads along the peninsula and around the glacier and capture the energy and magnificent scenery. You will spend the night on the peninsula in a place whose restaurant specialises in seafood dishes.

After breakfast you ride straight to the beautiful village of Stykkisholmur where you will take a ferry and sail in between hundreds of little islands, all the way over to the West Fjords. Here you will ride to the highest cliff in Iceland and the western-most point of Europe, Latrabjarg. The cliffs of Latrabjarg are the habitat of millions of birds of different species. You’ll ride along a few fjords until you reach Bildudalur where you will spend the night.

This day can be called “Fjord-day” for it will be dedicated to riding from one fjord to the other, taking in the nature, the atmosphere, the people and as much of what the West Fjords have to offer. You will end this day in Reykjanes, located in one of the fjords.

From Reykjanes you take quite a long and climbing mountain route called Steingrímsfjardarheidi. Icelandic folk tales imply that the troll Kleppa originally made a walking path where the road lies now, with the help from her horse Floki. This route is often blocked during winter due to hard weather conditions and snow. After coming down from the mountains you take a small detour and stop by in the very small village of Drangsnes. You will say our goodbyes to the Westfjords and head inland riding through the countryside until you reach our destination for the night, the farm-hotel Hraunsnef.

On your last day of riding you will head further inland crossing a part of the highlands to enjoy the unique and sometimes alien landscape. The roads out here are mostly gravel. You have a chance to stop at Gullfoss-waterfall and at the geyser Strokkur (active geyser just a few meters from the famous Geysir, spouting every 10 minutes). Your last stop, before arriving back in the capital, will be at Thingvellir National Park, which is a site of cultural, historical and geographical importance known for it’s beautiful and unique landscape. You’ll arrive in Reykjavik in the afternoon and have a farewell dinner in the heart of town.