Road trip · 10 days · by car

Iceland, the Ring Road

The full loop of the island on Route 1: waterfalls, glaciers, the East fjords, the lava fields of the North.

The route, stop by stop

1. 1Reykjavik · 2 nights
   The Golden Circle (Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss) before hitting the road
2. 2Vík · 1 night
   Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss and the black beach of Reynisfjara
3. 3Höfn · 1 night
   The Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon and Diamond Beach
4. 4Seyðisfjörður · 1 night
   The East fjords and the village of wooden houses
5. 5Mývatn · 2 nights
   Dettifoss, the nature baths, the pseudo-craters and Húsavík for whales
6. 6Akureyri · 1 night
   The capital of the North, Goðafoss on the way
7. 7Stykkishólmur · 1 night
   The Snæfellsnes peninsula: Kirkjufell, the Arnarstapi cliffs
8. 8Reykjavik · 1 night
   Last evening in town, Blue Lagoon or Sky Lagoon before the flight

When to go

Best months: June, July, August and September.

Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.