1 / 5
The Ultimate Ring Road Loop
Full route: KEF → Selfoss → Vík → Höfn → Egilsstaðir → Mývatn → Akureyri → Borgarnes → KEF
8days
33stops
Day 1: The Golden Circle Kickoff
5 stops
Keflavík International Airport
09:00
Þingvellir National Park
11:00
Geysir Geothermal Area
14:00
Gullfoss Falls
16:00
Selfoss
18:00
Day 2: Waterfalls & Black Sands
4 stops
Seljalandsfoss
09:00
Skógafoss
11:30
Reynisfjara Beach
14:30
Vík í Mýrdal
17:00
Day 3: Glaciers & Diamond Beaches
4 stops
Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon
10:00
Skaftafell / Svartifoss
13:30
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
16:00
Höfn
18:30
Day 4: The Rugged Eastfjords
4 stops
Vestrahorn
09:00
Djúpivogur
11:30
Eastfjords Drive
15:00
Egilsstaðir
18:00
Day 5: The Martian North
4 stops
Stuðlagil Canyon
10:00
Hverir Geothermal Area
13:00
Lake Mývatn & Dimmuborgir
15:00
Mývatn Nature Baths
18:00
Day 6: Whales & Waterfalls of the Gods
4 stops
Goðafoss
09:00
Húsavík
11:00
Akureyri
16:00
Akureyri City Center
19:00
Day 7: The Road to the West
4 stops
Siglufjörður
09:00
Hvítserkur
13:00
Kolugljúfur Canyon
16:00
Borgarnes
18:30
Day 8: The Final Loop
4 stops
Hraunfossar & Barnafoss
10:00
Deildartunguhver
13:00
Reykjavik
15:00
Keflavík International Airport
18:00
Heads Up
- 1. Download the "SafeTravel" app for real-time wind and road closure alerts. Iceland's weather changes in minutes!
- 2. Day 3: last stop 18:30 — leave earlier or drop a stop
- 3. Day 6: last stop 19:00 — leave earlier or drop a stop
- 4. Day 7: last stop 18:30 — leave earlier or drop a stop
- 5. Day 3: 6h 15m driving — plan rest stops
- 6. Day 7: 8h 12m driving — plan rest stops