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South Iceland in 5 Days

Guest post by jwhite Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1: Reykjavik Started out with the Reykjavik “Free” Classic City Tour – well worth it. Our tour was hosted by a PhD student from Iceland who studied history...

Hike Guide: Fimmvörðuháls, Iceland’s Best Day Hike

The most important thing on this page: please follow the 7 principles of Leave No Trace whenever hiking (and all the time, actually – most are pretty good general life tips, too): Plan ahead and prepare Travel and camp on durable surfaces Dispose of waste properly Leave what you find Minimize campfire impacts Respect wildlife Be considerate of other...

South Iceland Adventure in 7 Days

Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1: Landmannalaugar Sigöldugljufur Bláhnúkur Our flight arrived around 10:30 AM, got our rental car (through Orange – more on that towards the bottom) and were on the road around...

Iceland in 5 Days

Guest post by kjakubczak Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1 Hvalfjörður Hraunfossar Húsafell We booked a tour through Golden Circle Taxi that took us from the airport to all these stops and then to Reykjavik...

Iceland in 7 Days

Guest post by rbixler Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1 Blue Lagoon Sun Voyager Hallgrimskirkja Our flight arrived at 5:30 AM, we ate breakfast in Keflavik to kill time until the Blue Lagoon opened, then went...

Iceland – Based in Reykjavik in 5 Days

Guest post by ChrisinCle Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1: Arrival and Blue Lagoon Our red-eye flight from JFK arrived into KEF at 7am, local time. The AirBnB accommodations we booked did not have a scheduled...

Iceland in 6 Days

Guest post by kpreyss Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1 Laugavegur Hallgrimskirkja Austurstræti Arrived at Keflavík International Airport at about 4am GMT to bright light. We took an airport shuttle the...

Iceland Stopover in 3 Days

Guest post by infrequenttraveler Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. Day 1 Hvolsvöllur Skógafoss Reynisfjara Vik Sólheimajökull Seljalandsfoss Markaðurinn Our flight arrived at 7 PM the night before and we just picked...

Iceland – the Full Ring Road in 13 Days

Guest post by Dina6040 Map tips: each color represents a different day. Click a marker to learn more about the spot, and click the star in the map header to save the entire map under Your Places in Google Maps. We took a road trip around Iceland’s Ring Road during the first two weeks of September, 2017. This was the best trip I’ve ever taken!!!! Day 1: Reykjavik We...