Just 7 days for the entire circle around Iceland? Including detours for whale watching in Husavik and visiting Snaefellsnes? Well, we knew this is ambitious, but in the end it worked out quite well. How we managed? See below our Tour schedule.
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Around Iceland in 7 Days
7 Days – the Ring Road, the Golden Circle, the spectacular south coast, the beautiful north and west. We saw it all. And did NOT stress out getting from one place to the next. In fact, we saw most of the major attractions (see below) and took our time to take nice pictures or just sit down and enjoy the extraordinary nature. So, overall 7 days for the entire circle can be done.
This is how we did it:
Around Iceland in 7 days – our Tour schedule |
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| Day | Distance by car / driving time | 1. Program of the Day
2. Restaurants 3. Accomodation |
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1 |
120 km / 1:30 hours |
1. Arrival with Iceland Air at Keflavik Airport, pick-up of the rental car, drive to Laugarvatn with a detour via road no. 42 and 417, ring road and road no. 35 and 37, Kerio crater on road no. 35, Laugarvatn Lake area
2. Lindin Restaurant, Laugarvatn: nice place right on the lake, great food 3. Laugarvatn HI Hostel, Laugarvatn: nice little Hostel, ensuite bedrooms with lake view, breakfast included |
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2 |
150 km / 2:00 hours |
1. Drive from Laugarvatn via road no. 37 and 35 along the Golden Circle: Geysir and Strokkur geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall, Thingvellir via road 365 and 36, ring road to Hella (accommodation)
2. Restaurant Strönd: location a bit in the middle of nowhere next to a Golf course, good food 3. Welcome Riverside Guesthouse, Hella: small hostel, breakfast not included, shared bathroom – ok if not fully occupied, very decently priced with 70 Euros per night |
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3 |
310 km / 4:00 hours |
1. Drive along the Ring Road from Hella via Seljalandsfoss, Eyafjallajökul, Dyrholaey Peninsula and Reynisfjara black beach, Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, Dwarf Rocks, to Jökulsarlon Glacier Lagoon
2. Hali Country Hotel & Restaurant, between Jökulsarlon and Hofn: nice place about 20 minutes east of Jökulsarlon, great food 3. Vagnsstadir HI Hostel, 10 minutes east of Jökulsarlon: offer both ensuite and shared bathroom (don’t go for the latter one!! “shared” means shared with 20 others despite a room rate of 140 Euros), no breakfast included |
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4 |
480 km / 6:00 hours |
1. Drive along the Ring Road from Vagnstadir to Myvatn Lake via Djupinovur, Öxi Pass (road no. 939 and 95 and Ring Road), Namafjall geothermal area, via road no. 860 to Grjotagja Cave, via road no. 848 to Hverfjall Crater, Dimmuborgir Lava Field, Myvatn Lake and Myvatn Nature Bath
2. Restaurant of the Hotel Gigur by Keahotels: excellent food and a great lake view 3. Hotel Gigur by Keahotels: great place directly on the lake Myvatn (ask for a room with a view), rooms with ensuite bathroom (small but OK), breakfast included |
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5 |
110 km / 1:30 hours |
1. Drive along road no. 848 and Ring Road to Godafoss waterfall, via Ring Road and road no. 845 and 85 to Husavik,”Whales and Puffins” Tour, road no. 85 to the “originalnorth Camp Boutique Hotel” camp ground
2. Restaurant Gamli Baukur, Husavik: my personal favorite on our tour (great Risotto), located directly at Husavik harbor, great harbor and sea view 3. Camp Boutique Hotel by originalnorth: camp ground with luxurious tents and shared bathrooms, very special location in the middle of the northern Icelandic nature, nice breakfast included |
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6 |
450 km / 6:00 hours |
1. Drive from the Husavik region to Snaefellsnes Peninsula, via road 85, Ring Road, road no. 59 and 54 to Grundarfjördur, Kirkjufell Mountain and Kirkjufoss Waterfall
2. Restaurant Bjargarsteinn: nice little Restaurant across the bay of Kirkjufell, great view and great food, a bit more expensive, though 3. Grundarfjordur Guesthouse and Apartments, Grundarfjordur: ensuite rooms with and without Kirkjufell view (make sure that you get what you booked!), no breakfast included |
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7 |
245 km / 3:20 hours |
1. Drive from Grundarfjordur across Snaefellsnes via road no.54 to Arnarstapi and via road no. 54 and Ring Road to Reykjavik, City center, Hallgrimschurch, Harpa Concert Hall, Harbour, Laugarvegur
2. Restaurant Reykjavik Kitchen: great food, close to Laugarvegur and Hlemmur market 3. Rooftop Apartment (via booking.com), Brautarholt, Reykjavik: best accommodation during our entire trip, brand-new, nice, spacious apartment for up to 4 persons, ensuite bathroom, central location, no breakfast, but only 90 Euros per night! |
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8 |
50 km / 0:40 hours |
1. Drive from Reykjavok to Keflavik Airport, drop-off of the rental car, flight back home | |
Things to know when travelling in Iceland
Iceland is fascinating – and this fact is being recognized by more and more tourists. At the moment approximately 2 millions every year, numbers strongly increasing! Iceland became a fancy destination, not the least because of Game of Thrones (many parts were filmed here) and Youtube Videos like the Justin Bieber video of the song “I’ll show You”. Watch this video – and you’ll understand why so many people go there. However, there are some things you should know before you go…find out here.
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