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Litlahorn Horni 781, Hofn +354 478 2577 hornhestar@gmail.com www.hornhestar.is www.vikingcafe.is

is top-notch, it’s understandable if visitors become distracted by the view. The Viking Café overlooks the beautiful and vast bay of Vestrahorn on one side and Vatnajökull on the other side. Horse R ental A great way to survey the beautiful surroundings is by horseback. Litlahorn offers a horse rental service overseen by one of the owners, a skilled horse breeder with a passion for the family’s horses. Guests can take a riding tour along black

sand beaches close to Höfn. The groups are small (2-5 people) and the 2.5 hour tour offers stunning views while riding a goodnatured stocky Icelandic horse, a unique breed. Litlahorn also breeds horses and sells them to customers around the world. Stones and materials for sale Litlahorn provides unique materials for sale from its land. The company utilizes its Stokksnes beach mine, which consists of material that has been carried by the glacier river Hornafjarðarfljót from the

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Vatnajökull glacier into the sea, where the harshest east coast sea waves have tumbled and smoothed the materials for thousands of years before returning them to shore. The stones and sand are used for stone carpets, bathstones, house sheathing and for asphalt and roads. East Iceland has something for everyone and the Litlahorn owners are here to make your dream holiday a reality. Seize the opportunity to stay at Vestrahorn during your trip to Iceland! -JG

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