9 Days in Iceland: An Iceland Itinerary Around the Ring Road & Beyond
Many people have told me, this is the best Iceland itinerary I’ve seen! This makes me glad, because planning a trip to Iceland and determining an Iceland itinerary can be challenging. It’s a country with so much to see and do and taste. When I sat down to plan our Iceland itinerary for our epic honeymoon road trip, I became instantaneously overwhelmed. For a few reasons:
- Despite it’s size, it’s astounding how much there is to see/do in Iceland.
- It’s difficult to determine how much can be accomplished/driven in a day.
- Icelandic is a challenging language. The names of every destination is, obviously, Icelandic.
Though we determined where we’d end up each night, much of the day was left open with a few “must see” sights we’d bookmarked. But Iceland is a place that happens naturally to you, so you go with the flow. This is my recommended Iceland itinerary. It loosely follows what we did, but I modified this itinerary to what I would do if I could travel to Iceland for 9 days all over again. This isn’t an exact replica from our journey. Why? Because we missed some things, made some mistakes, and back tracked more than I wish to admit. This could have been easily avoided with better planning, but I’m an ENFP — planning isn’t my strongest trait.
If you have any questions about my 9 day Iceland itinerary, check out some of the comments (there are many questions!) or feel free to drop me an email or tweet or Facebook message! Much love.
Here’s a sneak peak of my recommendations for your trip to Iceland…
Where to stop for a 9 day Iceland itinerary:
- Day 1: Reykjavik
- Day 2: Reykjavik to Vik
- Day 3: Vik to Hofn
- Day 4: Hofn to Egilsstaðir
- Day 5: F-road to Myvatn
- Day 5: Myvatn to Akureyri
- Day 7: Akureyri to Snaefellsnes Peninsula
- Day 8: Snaefellsnes to Reykjavik
- Day 9: The Golden Circle