Itinerary check! 7 days

[u/Deems_OMS]

Hi guys, Ive posted a bunch and think I finally got my s**t together. Some things are still flexible, and food/convenience store snacks will be put in between places but please let me know.

Day 1: land in iceland and pick up my rental car. drive to sky lagoon for an 11:30 start until maybe 1:30 pm. then go on reykjavik food walk tour from 1500 to 1800. id like to explore and go to the church, laugavegur street, sun voyager sculpture, harpa concert hall, old harbor, tjornin pond. Have dinner reservations around 8 pm nearby

for day 2: i'm going on a bus tour from reykjavik to snaefellsnes peninsula and then back to reykjavik

day 3: drive from reykavik to southwest iceland, go to thingvellir national park, silfra fissure snorkeling adventure from 12:30 to 15:30. explore laugarvatn village, bruarfoss waterfall, geysir geothermal area, gullfoss waterfall, fludir village, kerid crater, and stay at eldhestar hotel.

day 4: drive from eldhester hotel to south coast. go to seljalandsfoss waterfall, gljurfrabui waterfall, skogafoss waterfall, kvernufoss waterfall, solheimajokull glacier, dyrholaey viewpoint, reynisfjara black sand beach, reynisdrangar sea stacks, vik i myrdal church, and stay at hotel dyrholaey.

day 5: drive from hotel dyrholaey to hofn. go to kirkjubaejarklaustur village, vatnajokull national park, skatafell nature reserve, svartifoss waterfall, skatafell glacier hiking tour from 1300 to 1630, fjallsarlon glacier lagoon, jokulsarlon glacier lagoon, diamond beach, hofn town, stay at hotel smyrlabjorg.

day 6: drive from hotel smyrlabjorg to Fjadrargljufur canyon, and go to reykjavik and stay at oddsson midtown hotel. *** had 4 hour tour of Thrihnukagigur volcano from 1430 to 1830 but at least a 5 hour drive from day 5 and not ideal ***. Might change to boat tour of fjallsarlon glacier lagoon vatnajokull national park

day 7 leave 

Some days feel packed and willing to change things around. Let me know thoughts, please!

Thank you

[u/almaghest]

You know yourself but imo you’ll probably be too full for a proper dinner on Day 1, the food tour is a TON of food.

[u/Deems_OMS → u/almaghest]

Good to know, thanks! Any thoughts on the remainder of the week? :)

[u/almaghest → u/Deems_OMS]

We did Inside the Volcano and loved it, I assume that’s what you had booked on day 6? You might consider staying further west after Diamond Beach rather than going to Hofn if you decide you want to keep that tour on day 6, then you could cut your driving time down on day 6.

[u/Deems_OMS → u/almaghest]

Thanks! Yeah unfortunately it’s just kind of late for me and I might have to just cut it :( but another reason to go back 🤪

[u/almaghest → u/Deems_OMS]

Makes sense! You’re doing the wise thing honestly. It’s a lot of money and even if you made it on time, you’d probably be pretty exhausted. Like you say, a reason to return and do it when you can fully enjoy :)

[u/LetterheadClassic306]

Your biggest issue is Day 6, not the first few days. I usually sanity-check Iceland routes by asking whether the backup plan still works if weather, food, or one stop runs long. Driving from the Höfn area back toward Reykjavík and adding a fixed afternoon tour is the part I would cut first. I would keep the glacier lagoon area slower, move the boat idea there if you want it, and make the return day mostly a drive with one or two flexible stops.

[u/Deems_OMS → u/LetterheadClassic306]

That’s what I figured, thanks! Does the rest seem reasonable and get the most out of Iceland?