Iceland Ring Road: The Ultimate
Buckle up! We’re hitting the full Route 1 circle. It’s a bit of a marathon, but doing it in 8 days gives you just enough time to see the heavy hitters from the South Coast glaciers to the Martian landscapes of the North.
8days
30stops
Day 1: Arrival & The Reykjanes Warm-up
4 stops
Keflavík International Airport (KEF)
09:00
Blue Lagoon
11:00
Grindavík & Coastal Drive
15:00
Reykjavík
18:00
Day 2: The Golden Circle Essentials
4 stops
Þingvellir National Park
09:00
Geysir Geothermal Area
12:30
Gullfoss Falls
15:00
Hella
18:00
Day 3: South Coast Waterfalls & Black Sands
4 stops
Seljalandsfoss
09:00
Skógafoss
11:30
Reynisfjara Beach
14:30
Vík í Mýrdal
17:00
Day 4: Glaciers & Diamond Beaches
4 stops
Skaftafell / Svartifoss
09:30
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
13:00
Diamond Beach
15:00
Höfn
18:00
Day 5: The Rugged East Fjords
3 stops
Vestrahorn (Stokksnes)
10:00
Djúpivogur
13:00
Seyðisfjörður
16:00
Day 6: Lake Mývatn & Martian Landscapes
4 stops
Stuðlagil Canyon
10:00
Hverir Geothermal Area
13:30
Lake Mývatn Nature Baths
15:30
Mývatn Area
18:00
Day 7: Goðafoss & The Capital of the North
3 stops
Goðafoss
10:00
Akureyri
12:30
Varmahlíð
16:00
Day 8: The West & Back to Base
4 stops
Grábrók Crater
09:00
Barnafoss & Hraunfossar
12:00
Hvalfjörður (Whale Fjord)
15:00
Keflavík International Airport (KEF)
18:30
Heads Up
- 1. Download the "SafeTravel.is" app and check "Road.is" every morning. Icelandic weather changes in 5 minutes!
- 2. Day 8: last activity ends 18:30 — aim to wrap by ~18:00 or drop a stop