2025

Winter Program
• Snow fun and Northern Lights Tour, 16.-21. Mars, 28.900 NOK

Spring Program
• Classic Tour: 13. – 18. April 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 20. – 25. April 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 4. – 9. May 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 25. – 30. May 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 8. – 13. June 28.900 NOK

Summer Program:
• Lofoten Island Ride 15.-22. June 39.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 6. – 11. July 28.900 NOK
• Mountains of Lofoten 27. July – 3. August 39.900 NOK
• Lofoten Island Ride 10. – 17. August 39.900 NOK

Autumn Program:
• Classic Tour: 17 Aug – 22. Aug 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 31. Aug – 5. Sept 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 7. – 12. Sept 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 14. – 19. Sept 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 28. Sept – 3. Oct 28.900 NOK
• Classic Tour: 12. – 17. Oct 28.900 NOK

All our Multi Day Tours are for intermediate and more experienced riders, that are able to control a horse in all gaits and in open terrain. Please note that on the Mountain-Tours the riders must be stronger and fit, as the rides can be steep and in some places we even have to walk by foot and have the horse on the lead rope. The riders on these tours must have experience also in rough terrain, and be able to trust the horse.
For all tours we provide (if needed):
- warm overall, rain clothes, helmet, gloves, saddle bag and water bottle
We offer transfer to Hov from Leknes or Svolvær when you arrive and when you leave Hov Gård, at no extra cost between 08.00 in morning and 18.00 in the evening. Transfers before and after these hours can be arranged at an additional cost. For environmental reasons, we might coordinate several transports, so you may have to wait a while before you are picked up at the airport. Information about this will be given in advance so that you can use the time for some sightseeing in Leknes or Svolvær. We recommend Evenes (EVE) airport and the bus shuttle to Svolvær. There are direct flights to Evenes from several big cities in Europe.
Drinks are not included at any meals.
It might be smart to bring extra bars or snacks for the longer days as the activities vary.

Highlights:
This itinerary emphasizes a rich gastronomical experience alongside scenic horseback riding tours, ensuring an unforgettable week off in the stunning Lofoten Islands with a variety of experiences and activities. You will be learning about local food traditions and ingredients, joining a rib safari into fjords and will be doing food courses preparing delicious meals alongside trained chefs. And of course, you will experience our great horses and trails, under the supervision of our experienced guides.

Itinerary (Sunday-Sunday)

Day 1 - Sunday: Arrival at Hov Gård
• Check in after 4PM at the Guesthouse at Hov Gård. Settle in and soak in the scenic views and maybe do a walk on the white sandy beach just 100 meters from our guest house. Meet the horses in the pasture close by
• Evening: Dinner at our Låven restaurant, where you’ll be introduced to traditional Norwegian cuisine crafted from fresh, local products. You will meet your guide for the week. We go through the week’s program together and you will get to know about the history of Låven restaurant
• After the dinner we do a shorter ride under the midnight sun (3 km). You get introduced to our horses and stable. On the tour you get to taste and see where the stockfish is hanged to dry during winter and spring months. You will also learn more about the history of Hov Gård and the old ancient Viking settlement here

Day 2 - Monday: Horseback Riding and Local Stockfish Tour
• Breakfast at Låven before we do our first full day tour (approx. 25 Km). We ride across the Viking Road and the nature reserve at Gimsøy. We cross the Vinje beach and we end up at the local fish producer for stockfish where we will get a tour and tasting session, and learn about traditional methods of fish drying and preparations that are thousands of years old. We select our fishes for later culinary experiences. We stop for a short, easy lunch at the local shop on the way home to Hov. Back at Hov we put our selected stockfish in running water for Saturdays final show cooking experience. We will change the water several times during the next 6 days
• Evening: Casual dinner, enjoying dishes that highlight local ingredients

Day 3 - Tuesday: Wild Herbs Picking on horseback
• Breakfast at Låven before we do our second full day tour on horseback (aprox 20-30 Km depending on route). We’ll combine the ride and a guided wild herbs and berry picking adventure. Discover the lush, fragrant fields and learn how to identify the best wild herbs and berries (depending on season). Easy lunch outside in nature with local ingredients and freshly picked herbes
• Afternoon: Experience a soothing sauna session by the Nordic sea, taking in stunning views while you unwind. Refresh yourself with a dip in the ocean
• Evening: Indulge in a private tasting menu at Hov Gård, featuring exquisite local flavours and creative culinary techniques. Learn about traditional cooking methods and flavour pairings
Day 4 - Wednesday: Rib safari to the fjords and overnight at Kvitnes Gård
• Breakfast at Låven before we depart for Kvitnes Gård with a rib boat. It’s approx. 1 hour and 45 min boat trip from Hovsund to Kvitnes. All needed safety equipment will be provided, but dress warm as this will be a tour partly over open sea. A great adventure where you really get close to the elements and sea. If we are lucky, we an observe whales and many seabirds
• At arrival we do a shorter ride (aprox 15 km) to the farm. Easy lunch while on horseback tour
• Arrive at Kvitnes Gård at around 4 pm and check in. Enjoy a guided tour to learn about its history and sustainable practices at the farm
• Evening: Experience the famous tasting menu at Kvitnes Gård restaurant, where seasonal ingredients take centre staged in beautifully crafted dishes. Wine paring available in addition to the meal

Day 5 - Thursday: Full day tour at Kvitnes and ending the day with dinner in Boat house.
• Delicious home-made breakfast at Kvitnes before we do a full day riding tour on the mountains close by. Stunning views and a 20-30 km long ride. Lunch in nature
• We ride back to Kaljorda and take the local boat (20min) to Hanøy where our bus is waiting. 1 hour and 25 min drive home to Hov Gård
• After a warm shower we welcome you to enjoy a romantic candlelight dinner in the boathouse by the beach, savouring a specially crafted meal. Optional wine pairing

Day 6 – Friday: Unstad and cheese course
• Breakfast at Låven
• We depart for Unstad and Lofoten Gårdsysteri. A full day ride (aprox 20 km) with stunning views on old mountain roads. We end up at Lofoten Gårdsysteri where we enjoy their award-winning cheeses. We get a tour at the goat farm and get to learn the basics of cheese production by the farmer
• Evening: We enjoy a late dinner at Låven and soak in the weeks experiences

Day 7 – Saturday: Fishing Trip to Henningsvær and show cooking
• After a very active week we suggest a later breakfast at Låven
• After breakfast we drive to Henningsvær for a guided fishing trip. Experience the thrill of catching local fish in pristine waters, guided by experienced fishermen. Spend the afternoon in this picturesque fishing village with many local shops, galleries, cafes and restaurants
• Evening: Participate in a show cooking experience. Work alongside our chefs to prepare a meal featuring your picked wild herbs, selected stockfish and your catch from today. Together we create the final dinner with suggested good wine paring

Day 8 – Sunday: Farewell Breakfast and Departure
• Breakfast at Låven: Enjoy a final breakfast at Låven, featuring the best of Lofoten’s flavours
• Check out at 12 PM. Depart from the Lofoten Islands, taking home unforgettable memories of gastronomical delights and breathtaking horseback adventures

Facts:
• Duration: 7 nights and 8 days (Sunday-Sunday), 6 riding tours with 4 longer and 2 shorter tours. 1 day off riding with activities (see details in itinerary).
• Quantity: From 4 to 8 people
• Riding skills required: Intermediate + to experienced rider
• Accommodation: 6 Nights at the Guesthouse at Hov Gård and one night at Kvitnes Gård in double or twin rooms. The Guesthouse at Hov is newly and beautifully renovated and specially made for our riding guests. It got 6 bedrooms, living room, kitchen and 3 bathrooms to share. The house is situated 50 meters from the stable and restaurant Låven with a beautiful view to the north and the white beach at Hov. Kvitnes Gård offers twin/double rooms with ensuite or shared bathrooms in renovated old farm buildings. See prices under for single room supplement.
• Transfer: We offer transfer between Hov Gård and Leknes or Svolvær when you arrive and when you leave, between 08 in morning 18 in the evening. Transfers before and after these hours can be arranged at an additional cost. For environmental reasons, we might coordinate several transports, so you may have to wait a while before you are picked up at the airport. Information about this will be given in advance so that you can use the time for some sightseeing in Leknes or Svolvær. We recommend Evenes (EVE) airport and the bus shuttle to Svolvær. There are direct flights to Evenes from several big cities in Europe.
• Meals included: On this trip, we will pay extra attention to the meals. Se program. Breakfast x7 / Lunch x6 / dinner x7. For dinners we will offer wine pairing/drink packages at extra cost. If you prefer, we can add this to you order. Please contact us for more information and prices for wine pairing/drink packages.
• Safety: We reserve the right to alter the itinerary and riding tours if necessary. Reard our terms and conditions at: https://hovgard.no/en/rideturer/terms-and-conditions/

Price includes:
Price per person: NOK 59 900,-. Price includes accommodation 7 nights in double/twin room (6 nights at Hov Gård and 1 night at Kvitnes), all guided horseback rides, activity on day off riding, transportations, and meals. Transfer to Hov Gård from Leknes or Svolvær as described above. For the tours we provide (if needed): warm overall, rain clothes, helmet, gloves, saddle bag and water bottle. Single room supplement if available: NOK 6000,-.

Additional:
We can arrange sightseeing tours and other activities in Lofoten for an additional cost.

Deposit and payments:
The tour paid in full to confirm the booking.

Cancellations:
All cancellations must be given in writing and will be charged as follows:

Cancellations more than 91 days prior to arrival: A 5% administration fee is charged.
90-61 days prior to arrival: 50% of the full price is charged.
60 days prior or less: 100% of the full price will be charged. 

Highlights:
This itinerary focuses on scenic and demanding rides where the rider is put to the test in different types of terrain. We do several new tours in the Lofoten mountains and nature with spectacular views and exciting trails. You must be an experienced rider and in good physical shape. You must be able to handle all gates and riding in most types of terrain. Parts of the trails are done on foot where you must lead the horse. These are especially steep parts of the trails. You stay at Hov Gård Guesthouse where we will have our base with breakfast and dinner served in our highly reviewed restaurant Låven. This is a trip for those who wants to get close to nature, spectacular views and to test themselves with our horses.

Itinerary (Sunday-Sunday)

Day 1 - Sunday: Arrival at Hov Gård and a 3–4-hour Midnight Sun Ride until 2 am.
• Check in after 4PM at the Guesthouse at Hov Gård. Settle in and soak in the scenic views and maybe do a walk on the white sandy beach just a 100 meters from our guest house before dinner and meet our horses at the pasture nearby
• Dinner at Låven restaurant, where you’ll be introduced to traditional Norwegian cuisine crafted from fresh, local products. You will meet your guide for the week. We go through the week’s program together and you will get to know the history of Låven restaurant.
• Already the first evening we do a 3-4 hour midnight sun ride (aprox 15-20 km). You get introduced to our horses and stable and will learn more about the history of Hov Gård and the old ancient Viking settlement here. We start at 22 and plan to be back at the stable at 2 AM. We aim for a hidden beach where you can try different gates with your horse. At midnight we make a break with some hot drink and midnight snack.

Day 2 - Monday: Tour to Storknubben
• We do a late breakfast after yesterday’s midnight sun tour. At 12 PM we start the ride towards Storknubben and Trolltjønna (Troll Lake) with an open view towards the north of Lofoten (aprox 300 meters above sea level). It’s a 20 km long ride with a lot of climbing. After a lunch in the nature, you can join a guided hike by foot to the top of Storknubben (600 meters above sea level). You can also just relax by the fire and enjoy the views, silence and solitude at our mountain basecamp. After the hike we ride down to Gjendalen where we leave our horses for the night. We get transported back to the farm.
• Enjoy a delicious dinner at Låven

Day 3 - Tuesday: Half day tour home from Gjendalen and beach ride
• Breakfast at Låven
• After breakfast we drive up to collect horses in Gjendalen. We stop at Vinjedalen and ride down to Vinje beach and test different gates at the beach. We enjoy an easy lunch with our horses on hand outside our local, little Gimsøy shop and enjoy the local atmosphere.
• Back at Hov the hot sauna and a potential swim in the arctic sea is waiting for you
• Later in the evening you can enjoy dinner at Låven

Day 4: Wednesday: Veten at Vestvågøy
• Breakfast at Låven and then depart for Vestvågøy
• We start at Tjønndalen where our horses are waiting for us. We ride up the mountains and end up on the top of Veten (400 meters above sea level). A spectacular view meets us at the top. We ride down to enjoy a lunch at Aaland gård goat cheese farm. After lunch we ride back to Tjønndalen to leave our horses for the night before we head back to Hov Gård
• Enjoy dinner at Låven.

Day 5 - Thursday: Slydalen and Kamman
• Breakfast at Låven.
• After breakfast we head back to Tjønndalen and meet our horses again. This time we head more west and ride towards Vendalsjord before we ride up Slydalen and towards Vårliheia, up to Kamman (400 meters above sea level) and Djupdalen. We enjoy the views and ride down back down to Tjønndalen after lunch in the mountains
• Nice dinner at Låven

Day 6 – Friday: Day off
• After a very active week we suggest a later breakfast at Låven
• After breakfast we suggest a guided hiking tour to a suggested mountain or a visit to Henningsvær and spend the day at this picturesque fishing village after lunch
• Enjoy a delicious dinner at Låven

Day 7 – Saturday: Over the mountains to Unstad
• Breakfast at Låven
• After breakfast we leave to Tjønndalen and meet our horses. We ride down Løvdalen and towards Bøstad where we cross the mountains to Saupstad. We enjoy a great lunch at Lofoten Gårdsysteri before we ride the last stretch up and down the old road to Unstad where the tour ends by the beach
• Back at Hov we enjoy a tasting menu at the boathouse at the farm

Day 8 – Sunday : Farewell Breakfast and Departure
• Enjoy a final breakfast at Låven
• Check out at 12 PM. Depart from the Lofoten Islands, taking home unforgettable memories of gastronomical delights and breathtaking horseback adventures

Facts:
• Duration: 7 nights and 8 days (Sunday-Sunday), 6 riding tours with 4 longer and 2 half day tours. 1 day off riding with activities (see details in itinerary)
• Quantity: From 4 to 10 people
• Riding skills required: Experienced rider in good physical shape
• Accommodation: 7 Nights at the Guesthouse at Hov Gård. The Guesthouse at Hov is newly and beautifully renovated and specially made for our riding guests. It got 6 bedrooms, living room, kitchen and 3 bathrooms to share. The house is situated 50 meters from the stable and restaurant Låven with a beautiful view to the north and the white beach at Hov. See prices under for single room supplement
• Transfer: We offer transfer to Hov from Leknes or Svolvær when you arrive and when you leave Hov Gård, between 08.00 in the morning an 18.00 in the evening. Transfers can be arranged earlier and later for an additional cost. For environmental reasons, we might coordinate several transports, so you may have to wait a while before you are picked up at the airport. Information about this will be given in advance so that you can use the time for some sightseeing in Leknes or Svolvær. We recommend Evenes (EVE) airport and the bus shuttle to Svolvær. There are direct flights to Evenes from several big cities in Europe.
• Meals included: Breakfast x7 / Lunch x6 / dinner x7. Drinks are not included in the meals.
• Safety: We reserve the right to alter the itinerary and riding tours if necessary. Reard our terms and conditions at: https://hovgard.no/en/rideturer/terms-and-conditions/

Price includes:
Price per person: NOK 39 900,-. Price includes accommodation 7 nights in double/twin room, all guided horseback rides, activity on day off riding, transportations, and meals. Transfer to Hov Gård from Leknes or Svolvær as described above. For the tours we provide (if needed): warm overall, rain clothes, helmet, gloves, saddle bag and water bottle. Single room supplement if available: NOK 6000,-.

Additional:
We can arrange sightseeing tours and other activities in Lofoten for an additional cost.

Deposit and payments:
The tour paid in full to confirm the booking.

Cancellations:
All cancellations must be given in writing and will be charged as follows:

Cancellations more than 91 days prior to arrival: A 5% administration fee is charged.
90-61 days prior to arrival: 50% of the full price is charged.
60 days prior or less: 100% of the full price will be charged. 

Highlights:
This itinerary focuses on winter and northern lights experiences in Lofoten. We have deliberately created a more open program to be able to take weather conditions into account. We aim to do a lot of riding in the snow and under the northern lights, but we have to be able to adjust depending on the weather. The rides are shorter than in the summer time due to the low temperatures, however, the rides will require more customization and logistics than the rest of the year. You stay at Hov Gård Guesthouse where we will have our base with breakfast and dinner served in our well known restaurant Låven.

When you stay at Hov Gård, you have the best chances of experiencing the Northern Lights. The farm has open views to the north and the Northern Lights oval. In addition, there is little or no “light pollution” to dampen the experience.

This is a trip for those who want to experience the arctic winter, some fun ride in the snow and of course lots of northern lights.

Itinerary (Sunday-Friday)

Day 1 - Sunday: Arrival at Hov Gård and Northern Lights Ride
• Check in after 4PM at the Guesthouse at Hov Gård. Settle in and soak in the scenic views and maybe do a walk on the white sandy or snowy beach just a 100 meters from our guest house, and maybe meet the horses in the pastures close by
• Dinner at Låven restaurant, where you’ll be introduced to traditional Norwegian cuisine crafted from fresh, local products. You will meet your guide for the week. We go through the week’s program together and you will get to know the history of Låven restaurant
• Already the first evening we aim to do a northern lights ride. You get introduced to our horses and stable and will get to know more about the history of Hov Gård. We start at around 10 PM and plan to be back at the stable at midnight. The tour takes place in the dark, hopefully in the moonlight accompanied by northern lights. We’ll stay awake a few more hours to experience the northern lights if the conditions are good

Day 2 - Monday: Tour to Vinje beach
• We do a little late breakfast as we stayed up late last night. At 11 AM we start the ride towards Vinje beach. If conditions allow it, we ride over the Viking Road and nature reserve. We enjoy a nice lunch at our small local shop before we ride home in the snow. Hopefully we can test gates in deeper snow with our horses and have some real snow fun!
• In the evening, we invite you to enjoy a delicious dinner at Låven
• After dinner we have heated our sauna by the beach for you. Enjoy a swim in the arctic sea or maybe in the snow?
• This evening you have another chance to experience the northern lights, either from our restaurant, sauna or the guesthouse where you are staying

Day 3 - Tuesday: Aaland Gård and Borgvåg
• Breakfast at Låven
• We take our horses to Vestvågøy and do a ride on gravel roads to Borgvåg before we end up at Aaland gård and enjoy a delicious lunch at this award-winning goat farm. Meet the goats and taste their famous cheeses
• In the evening you can enjoy dinner at Låven
• After dinner we suggest a small walk down to the beach to experience the northern lights even better than from the house. If the weather allow it, we’ll do a bonfire

Day 4: Wednesday: Explore Lofoten and snowshoe hike
• Breakfast at Låven
• Today we’ll let our horses rest and we’ll do an excursion to Henningsvær after breakfast. It’s a cosy fishing village, around 30 min drive from us. We experience the different galleries, shops with local craftsmanship and more. We have lunch at one of the fish restaurant and head home to Hov in the afternoon
• Enjoy dinner at Låven.
• After dinner, we go snowshoeing in search of the Northern Lights. We bring headlamps and go up along the mountain Hoven to get the best view

Day 5 - Thursday: Eggum and final dinner in the boathouse
• A little late breakfast at Låven as we did some late northern lights hunting the day before
• After breakfast we head to Eggum and do a scenic half day ride by the coast line of Vestvågøy
• As this is the last evening, we invite you to a tasting dinner at our boat house by the beach. Hopefully the northern lights will join us for a light show again during the meal. If the weather is too harsh, we change to the restaurant or our guest house

Day 6 – Sunday : Farewell Breakfast and Departure
• Enjoy a final breakfast at Låven
• Check out at 12 PM. Depart from the Lofoten Islands, taking home unforgettable memories of the arctic winter and breathtaking horseback adventures

Facts:
• Duration: 5 nights and 6 days (Sunday-Friday), 4 riding tours with 2 full day tour, 1 half day tour and 1 shorter tour. 1 day off riding with activities (see details in itinerary)
• Quantity: From 4 to 10 people
• Riding skills required: Intermediate to Experienced rider
• Accommodation: 5 Nights at the Guesthouse at Hov Gård. The Guesthouse at Hov is newly and beautifully renovated and specially made for our riding guests. It got 6 bedrooms, living room, kitchen and 3 bathrooms to share. The house is situated 50 meters from the stable and restaurant Låven with a beautiful view to the north and the white beach at Hov. See prices under for single room supplement
• Transfer: We offer transfer to Hov from Leknes or Svolvær when you arrive and when you leave Hov Gård, between 08.00 in morning and 18.00 in the evening. Transfers before and after these hours can be arranged at an additional cost. For environmental reasons, we might coordinate several transports, so you may have to wait a while before you are picked up at the airport. Information about this will be given in advance so that you can use the time for some sightseeing in Leknes or Svolvær. We recommend Evenes (EVE) airport and the bus shuttle to Svolvær. There are direct flights to Evenes from several big cities in Europe.
• Meals included: We will pay extra attention to the meals on our restaurant Låven. Se program. Breakfast x 5 / Lunch x 4 / Dinner x5. Drinks are not included.
• Safety: We reserve the right to alter the itinerary and riding tours if necessary. Reard our terms and conditions at: https://hovgard.no/en/rideturer/terms-and-conditions/

Price includes:
Price per person: NOK 28 900,-. Price includes accommodation 5 nights in double/twin room, all guided horseback rides, activity on day off riding, transportations, and meals as described. Transfer to Hov Gård from Leknes or Svolvær as described above. For the tours we provide (if needed): warm overall, rain clothes, helmet, gloves, saddle bag and water bottle. Single room supplement if available: NOK 4000,-.

Additional:
We can arrange sightseeing tours and other activities in Lofoten for an additional cost.

Deposit and payments:
The tour paid in full to confirm booking.

Cancellations:
All cancellations must be given in writing and will be charged as follows:

• Cancellations more than 91 days prior to arrival: A 5% administration fee is charged.
• 90-61 days prior to arrival: 50% of the full price is charged.
• 60 days prior or less: 100% of the full price will be charged. 

This itinerary focuses on a selection of different types of rides that are scenic and exiting, a mix of trail riding, gravel roads and some climbing in the mountains. It will be a combination of our classic tours and some new routes with longer stretches of gravel roads and nature paths. The rides are medio to demanding and the rider must have good experience with riding in different types of terrain and be able to master all gates. We plan 1 overnight stay in a tent camp that is set up in advance, the rest of the stay is at Hov Gård Guesthouse where we will have our base. We will use boat transport for one of our rides to reach a more remote island in Lofoten and we’ll do some “island jumping”. Lofoten Island Ride is an extraordinary riding and nature experience in Lofoten.
More info will come.

Price includes:
Price per person: NOK 39 900,-. Price includes accommodation 7 nights in double/twin room (6 nights at Hov Gård and 1 night at tentcamp), all guided horseback rides, activity on day off riding, transportations, and meals. Transfer to Hov Gård from Leknes or Svolvær as described above. For the tours we provide (if needed): warm overall, rain clothes, helmet, gloves, saddle bag and water bottle. Single room supplement if available: NOK 6000,-.

Additional:
We can arrange sightseeing tours and other activities in Lofoten for an additional cost.

Deposit and payments:
The tour paid in full to confirm the booking.

Cancellations:
All cancellations must be given in writing and will be charged as follows:

Cancellations more than 91 days prior to arrival: A 5% administration fee is charged.
90-61 days prior to arrival: 50% of the full price is charged.
60 days prior or less: 100% of the full price will be charged. 

Day 1: Welcome and get to know your guides at the farm.
We pick you up at Leknes or Svolvær airport and drive to Hov Gård in Gimsøy to check in at Hov Gård Guesthouse. Welcome dinner will be served in our Låven Restaurant.
After dinner we go riding for 1½ - 2 hours. This is an easy ride to become familiar with the guides and horses. In April, late August, September and October we might see the northern lights on the tour. In May and early August, we have the endless light of the midnight sun. Back at the farm before midnight
Day 2: Gimsøy
The riding tour starts at Hov Gård. We’ll ride on the old Viking Roads, gallop on the amazing white arctic beach, and enjoy lunch in the nature with our horses on hand. After lunch we continue to Jenndalen, and ride along the wetlands of Gimsøy
Day 3: Aalan Gård
We'll load the horses in the truck and go for a beautiful ride on our neighbor island Vestvågøy. We'll ride both to the coast and discover some amazing small islands, and to the valley of Lauvdalen. We’ll try different gaits surrounded by beautiful sceneries, and we'll even visit the famous cheese farm called Aalan Gård. There we will be served their tasty, all homemade lunch, and we can taste many of their famous goat cheeses. One is also allowed to buy local products to bring home
Day 4: Gimsøy
Today we'll explore the other side of our island back home. This is a more technical tour, where we will discover hidden beaches and a more gold terrain. We'll bring lunch in our saddlebags, to enjoy with the horses on tour. We'll try different gates also today.
Day 5: Unstad
We continue exploring our neighbor island enjoying the spectacular views on horseback, with both climbing and higher pace. We’ll have lunch at another local cheese farm – Lofoten Gaardsysteri, and try their home made cooking as well.
Day 6: Home
After breakfast and saying goodbye to the horses and guides we will drive you to Svolvær or Leknes.
• Quantity: From 4 to 8 people
• Riding skills required: Intermediate + to experienced rider
• Accommodation: The Guesthouse at Hov is newly and beautifully renovated and specially made for our riding guests. It got 6 bedrooms, living room, kitchen and 3 bathrooms to share. The house is situated 50 meters from the stable and restaurant Låven with a beautiful view to the north and the white beach at Hov. See prices under for single room supplement.
• Transfer: We offer transfer to Hov from Leknes or Svolvær when you arrive and when you leave Hov Gård between 08.00 and 18.00. Earlier and later transfers can be arranged at an additional cost. For environmental reasons, we might coordinate several transports, so you may have to wait some time before you are picked up at the airport. Information about this will be given in advance so that you can use the time for some sightseeing in Leknes or Svolvær. We recommend Evenes (EVE) airport and the bus shuttle to Svolvær. There are direct flights to Evenes from several big cities in Europe.
• Meals included: We pay extra attention to the meals at Hov and we have an excellent restaurant at Låven that serves dishes with fresh local ingredients. Breakfast x5 / Lunch x4 / dinner x5. Drinks comes extra, also to meals.
• Safety: We reserve the right to alter the itinerary and riding tours if necessary. Reard our terms and conditions at: https://hovgard.no/en/rideturer/terms-and-conditions/

Price includes:
Price per person: NOK 39 900,-. Price includes accommodation 5 nights in double/twin room at Hov Gård Guesthouse, all guided horseback rides and meals. Transfer to Hov Gård from Leknes or Svolvær as described above. For the tours we provide (if needed): warm overall, rain clothes, helmet, gloves, saddle bag and water bottle. Single room supplement if available: NOK 4000,-.

Additional:
We can arrange sightseeing tours and other activities in Lofoten for an additional cost.

Deposit and payments:
The tour paid in full to confirm the booking.

Cancellations:
All cancellations must be given in writing and will be charged as follows:
Cancellations more than 91 days prior to arrival: A 5% administration fee is charged.
90-61 days prior to arrival: 50% of the full price is charged.
60 days prior or less: 100% of the full price will be charged.