TRAVEL ICELAND | 10 day road trip itinerary

This 10 day Iceland itinerary takes you around the Ring Road and through the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, covering all the major sites.

You’ll visit waterfalls, glaciers, black sand beaches, geothermal areas, and small fishing villages.

Starting from Reykjavík , you’ll drive the entire loop, hitting famous spots like the Blue Lagoon, Jökulsárlón, and Gullfoss. Perfect for anyone wanting to see Iceland’s top sights in one trip.

During winter season some roads might be closed. We were lucky enough to have most major roads accessible.

The road to Stuðlagil was a but scary with the icy road and the clifss alongside the car.

✈️ Day 1: Arrival ( Keflavik / Reykjavik)

DAY 2 Reykjanes

📌 Blue Lagoon

📌 Bridge Between Continents

📌 Reykjanesviti Lighthouse

📌 Geothermal area of Gunnuhver

📌 Brimketill

📌 Krýsuvík and Seltún geothermal springs

📌 Reykjavík

Day 3: Snæfellsnes Peninsula

📌 Hvalfjörður (Whale Fjord)

📌 Borgarnes

📌 Búðakirkja (Black Church)

📌 Arnarstapi

📌 Lóndrangar

📌 Djúpalónssandur Beach

📌 Snæfellsjökull Glacier

📌 Kirkjufell & Kirkjufellsfoss

📌 Ólafsvík, Rif, Hellissandur

📌 Öndverðarnes

Day 4: Borgarfjörður - Akureyri

📌 Borgarfjörður

📌 Hraunfossar & Barnafossar

📌 Reykholt

📌 Grábrók Volcano Crater

📌 Skagafjörður

📌 Akureyri

Day 5: Akureyri – Mývatn

📌 Goðafoss Waterfall

📌 Lake Mývatn

📌 Dimmuborgir Lava Fields

📌 Skútustaðir Pseudo-craters

📌 Námaskarð Geothermal Area

📌 Mývatn Nature Baths

Day 6: Mývatn – Dettifoss – Egilsstaðir

📌 Dettifoss

📌 Stuðlagil

📌 Möðrudalur

📌 Egilsstaðir

📌 Hallormsstaður Forest

Day 7: Egilsstaðir – East Fjords – Höfn

📌 Reyðarfjörður

📌 Fáskrúðsfjörður

📌 Stöðvarfjörður

📌 Djúpivogur

📌 Almannaskarð Tunnel

📌 Höfn

Day 8: Höfn – Jökulsárlón – Skaftafell – Vík

📌 Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

📌 Diamond Beach

📌 Skaftafell National Park

📌 Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon

📌 Svartifoss

📌 Vík

📌 Reynisfjara Beach Black Sand Beach

Day 9: Vík – Golden Circle – Reykjavik

📌 Seljalandsfoss

📌 Gljúfrabúi Waterfall

📌 Skógafoss

📌 Gullfoss Falls

📌 Geysir

📌 Thingvellir National Park

✈️ Day 10: Reykjavik - Departure

📌 Reykjavik city

📌 Departure

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