About this trip
This is a 12-day self-drive tour that takes you the full way round Iceland's Ring Road, at your own pace and in your own hire car.
You'll cover the country's best-known regions in sequence, from the Golden Circle to the Eastfjords, with each day's driving built around a new set of landscapes and stops.
It suits people who want to see Iceland's headline sights without joining a group, driving yourself and staying in different places as you go.
What you'll do
- Drive the Golden Circle's geysers, waterfalls and rift valley
- Explore the Snæfellsnes Peninsula's coastline and volcano
- Follow the South Coast past black beaches and glaciers
- See icebergs drift at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
- Cross the Troll Peninsula and the Diamond Circle in the north
- Finish along the fjords and mountains of the Eastfjords
- Self-drive and self-guided, so you set your own daily pace
- A private trip rather than a group tour
- Route covers the whole Ring Road, so expect a fair amount of driving each day
Worth it if you want a hassle-free, well-paced self-drive with pre-booked hotels and curated stops. Think twice if you need luxury accommodation throughout or prefer rigid daily itineraries.
- Pre-arranged hotels and itinerary eliminate daily planning stress; guides note genuine relief at not hunting accommodation nightly.
- Suggested stops and restaurant recommendations are concrete and useful; itinerary pacing leaves genuine time for spontaneous hikes.
- Quality of hotels varies noticeably; Hella Hotel flagged as unclean and rundown, forcing at least one traveller to pay extra elsewhere.
- Tour company treats 12-day itinerary as suggestions, not obligations; flexibility works if you embrace it, frustrates rigid planners.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Keflavik · 19 Jul – 20 Jul
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