Iceland - Itinerary Summary
I traveled to Iceland with my family from 7/1-7/11. We traveled by rental car along the Ring Road (Route 1) counterclockwise, starting and ending in Iceland’s capitol, Reykjavík. Below is a summary of our day-by-day itinerary. At the bottom of the page are links to Instagram Reels videos I had created during my trip giving a recap of each day. The captions of the videos also contain some of my opinions on locations featured in the videos. I plan on creating a journal entry with a more in-depth review of the places we went, so stay tuned!
Day 1
Arrive in Keflavik Airport
Blue Lagoon
Reykjavík
Day 2
Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park
Geysir
Gullfoss Waterfall
Faxi Waterfall
Kerið (Kerid) Crater
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall
Day 3
Gljúfrafoss/Gljúfrabúi Waterfall
Skógafoss Waterfall
Dyrhólaey
Reynisfjara
Vík í Mýrdal
Fjaðrárgljúfur (Fjadrargljufur) Canyon
Day 4
Svartifoss Waterfall (Skaftafell)
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach
Höfn
Stokksnes Peninsula/Vestrahorn
Day 5
Seyðisfjörður (Seydisfjordur)
Gufufoss Waterfall
Rjúkandifoss Waterfall
Dettifoss and Selfoss Waterfalls
Ásbyrgi
Húsavík
Day 6
Goðafoss
Lake Mývatn
Grjótagjá
Námaskarð (Namaskard)
Viti Crater (Krafla)
Lake Mývatn Nature Baths
Akureyri
Day 7
Siglufjörður (Siglufjordur)
Scenic driving on Tröllaskagi Peninsula
Kolugljúfur Canyon
Illugastaðir (seal watching)
Day 8
Kirkjufell
Snæfellsnes Peninsula/Snæfellsjökull National Park
Skarðsvík (Skardsvik) Beach
Djúpalónssandur Beach
Arnarstapi (Gatklettur, Bárður Snæfellsás statue)
Day 9
Covid Testing in Reykjavík (please do your research on if a negative PCR test is needed by your country and how many days in advance it’s needed)
Barnafoss Waterfall
Akrafjall Mountain hike
Akranes
Day 10
Esjurætur Hiking Center
Reykjavík
Fagradalsfjall Volcano
