Iceland in 10 Days: a full itinerary
A comprehensive list of sights around Iceland’s Ring Road over ten days of travel
I love to plan every detail of our trip, but while away I’m happy to deviate at any time from the itinerary. Having a thorough list of to-do’s on the trip gives everyone in the travel group an idea of what there is to see and do in each area we visit. If we’re tired or find something more intersting while we’re on the ground, we happily change the schedule. The plans always allow lots of flexible rest time, especially on the arrival and departure days. Travelling on airplanes can be tiring, especially if the flights are longer than about three hours. If the first day is all rest and rejuvination plus a little sightseeing to get our bearings, I find the rest of the trip is much more enjoyable because we’re all rested.
Here I’ve shared out full itinerey for 10 days in Iceland, travelling around Ring Road. Feel free to copy it and edit it to suit your wants and needs best.
An Epic 10 Day Adventure Itinerary in Iceland
DAY 1
Morning
Land at international airport
Take cab 45 minutes to capital, Reykjavík
Check into hotel to eat, rest and settle in
Afternoon
Out for lunch and sight seeing around Reykjavík
Out for dinner or room service depending on how kids are feeling, early to bed
DAY 2
Spend day exploring Reykjavik and the Golden circle
DAY 3
Check out of hotel
Pick up camper van or car
Drive to Selfoss,
Then on to ferry port to Heimaey Island to see Puffins - sleep there?
Stop at Seljalandsfoss to walk behind waterfall in morning
DAY 4
then on to Vik:
Stop at Seljalandsfoss to walk behind waterfall in morning
Reynisfjara Beach
Víkurfjara Black Sand Beach
Reyniskirkja Church
SLEEP : http://www.vikcamping.is/vik-camping.html (there is no need to book in advance)
DAY 5
Stop to see Stjórnarfoss waterfall or Svartifoss
Diamond beach and/or Glacier Lagoon ( 2.5 hours from Vik)
Jökulsárlón glacial lake to see northern lights at night (stop to see Fjallsárlón
Glacier just before)
DAY 6
Drive to Fauskasandur beach as stop along 4 hour drive to Bakkagerði, Iceland (little costal town with more puffins and camp site)
DAY 7
leave early morning to drive 2.5 hours to
lakeMyvatn - formed by volcanic eruption 2300 years ago (dam), lots of wildlife too
Drive on to Detifoss - 1.7-mile out-and-back trail near Þingeyjarsveit, Northeastern Region. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 48 min to complete. Incredible round waterfalls
DAY 8
Early morning drive to The Arctic Henge ( 1 hour north of Deitfoss)
Then 2 hours to
Godafoss Waterfall & Geothermal Baths from Akureyri Port
Whale watching
DAY 9
Drive to Petting Zoo Daladýrð
Go to https://icelandhorsetours.de/en/reiterferien-en for horse backing riding
DAY 10
Scenic drive to Reykjavík, drop van off
Cab to airport
Reach out and let us know if you used this itinerary. We’d love to hear from you about how it went.
