In case you wanted to see where we were and maybe organize your own tour of Iceland:
Day 1 - land in KEF at 8am, rent car from Enterprise, drive to Þingvellir national park, Kerið crater, spend night in Selfoss AirBNB
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/51277102?source_impression_id=p3_1759077464_P3zFGTBiBlu_As65
Day 2 - SouthCoast superbus to Þórsmörk, stay at glamping tent at volcano huts, hike green trail into blue trail for panorama view
https://volcanotrails.com/volcano-huts/thorsmork-accommodation/
Day 3 - Hike orange trail in Þórsmörk, another night in glamping tent
Day 4 - SouthCoast superbus out of Þórsmörk, hit some touristy sites - Seljalandsfoss, Gljúfrabúi, Skogafoss, Dyrhólaey, Reynisfjara beach, dinner in Vik, drive to Kirkjubæjarklaustur AirBNB - Maddis 1
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1055844314966730591?source_impression_id=p3_1759077829_P36fKTVVCNiKdk0O
Day 5 - drive to Skatafell for 4hr Glacier Hike - booked with Viator with Local Guides, back to Kirkjubæjarklaustur AirBNB - Maddis 1
Day 6 - drive to Fjallsárlón and Jökulsárlón glacier lagoons and diamond beach (day kayak trip was cancelled due to wind), stay at Hótel Höfn (wouldn't recommend - one of these super touristy bus in hotels, but does come with free breakfast and paid laundry service)
Day 7 - epic drive up east fjords to Seydisfjordur, stay at Langahlid 1 AirBNB (with hot tub looking out at snow capped mountains and fjord!) - https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/50750831?source_impression_id=p3_1759078074_P3H8f6MgF-XNpLS6
Day 8 - 2 mountain crossings until Lake Myvatn, went to Myvatn nature baths since it was raining - stay at Vogafjós Guesthouse - great breakfast with fresh milk from their cows - https://www.vogafjosfarmresort.is/en
Day 9 - drive diamond circle to visit Dettifoss, Selfoss, Jökulsárgljúfur canyon, Asbyrgi canyon, Husavik, Geosea baths (loved infinity pool into fjord), another night at Vogafjós Guesthouse
Day 10 - morning walk in Leirhnjukur and to Krafla crater, drive to Akureyri with stop at Godafoss, stay in Sunnuhlíð 1 - lofted tiny home AirBNB - https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/5440833?source_impression_id=p3_1759078416_P31XUEv1qY64tvSV
Day 11 - Drive troll (Tröllaskagi) peninsula on way to Hvammstangi, stops in Dalvik (beautiful reflections and cute town), Mígandifoss viewpoint, Siglufjörður (Herring Era Museum), Glaumbær turf homes, stay in Mörk 1 (northern half of cottage) - AirBNB - https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1028887673968789952?source_impression_id=p3_1759078622_P3xKSuNdsMwAXgBT
Day 12 - drive to Snæfellsnes, stay in Grundarfjörður next to Kirkjufell, Nónsteinn 3 tiny home on AirBNB - https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/12132982?source_impression_id=p3_1759078675_P3BgumoREss80ETp
Day 13 - drive around Snæfellsnes peninsula visiting Lóndrangar, Arnarstapi, black church, another night in Nónsteinn 3
Day 14 - drive to KEF for 5pm flight
Here is a map I used (made with google maps) to guide my trip. The aqua tags are places of interest I contemplated or visited. Red is location of AirBNBs, Blue are hotel/guesthouse, Purple was the Volcano Huts in Þórsmörk
2 comments:
Such a wealth of information. Way better than Rick Steeves!
Thanks!! I did use the Rick Steve Guide as well as Frommer's as well as a lot of online resources to plan the trip. I'm really glad to have gone for the entire ring road and didn't try to rush it into less than 10 days.
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