A road trip around Iceland’s Ring Road is a bucket list dream adventure for many travelers. Planning for a Ring Road vacation can leave one feeling a bit overwhelmed, so in this guide, I’ve organized everything you’ll need to get the most out of your Ring Road adventure.
Iceland is a beautiful country, but is also one of the world’s most expensive for tourists. In this post, I’m going to give you seven ways to eat on the cheap and save yourself a lot of money when visiting Iceland.
For many travelers visiting Iceland, there is no better way to see the sites than by car. In this guide, I hope to provide all of the answers and information that prospective Ring Road adventurers will need to enjoy one of the most beautiful road trips this world has to offer.
Our first hike with our baby was when he was three months old. He is a strong and healthy one year old now, and we have hit the trail countless times since that first mountaintop hike. In this post, I’m going to provide you with 6 tips to help and encourage you to hike and travel with your baby.
The Snæfellsnes Peninsula is a scenic peninsula in the west of Iceland that’s often referred to as “Iceland in Miniature” because of the way it highlights so many of the country’s natural treasures in such a small area. In this guide I will provide a map, photographs, and a detailed trip write up for those of you planning to explore the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.
The north of Iceland is far less renowned than the south, but has been gaining in popularity as tourists discover it’s riches. In this guide you’ll see volcanos, lava fields, waterfalls, hot springs, turf houses, and more. I will also provide a map, photographs, and a detailed trip write up if you’re planning to explore North Iceland on your visit.
After exploring Reykjavik and The Golden Circle on our drive of Iceland’s Ring Road, Julia, Owen, and I made our way towards the Southeast portion of the country. The Ring Road is a spectacle in it’s entirety, but if I had to choose one section to see again, I would choose the Southeast. With waterfalls, black sand beaches, basalt columns, puffins, and glacier lagoons, there is no shortage of incredible things to see. In this guide, I will provide a map, photographs, and a detailed trip write up for those of you planning to explore Southeast Iceland on your visit.
To start our Ring Road adventure, we began with Iceland’s Golden Circle. This drive passes Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park, the Strokkur Geysir, and Gullfoss Falls, and Kerið Crater. We also added on visits to Hjalparfoss and Gjáin. Below you will find a site map with all of the points of interest, as well as site overviews with photos and descriptions.
The Blue Lagoon is a popular geothermal spa in Iceland. In this guide I will include a brief history of The Blue Lagoon, directions on how to get there, a few key points about visiting, and my own personal experience from a recent visit.
For travelers driving Iceland’s Ring Road, there are a few activity options for their first day after flying into Keflavík airport. Some visit the Blue Lagoon, others head straight to the Golden Circle, but we chose to spend a day in Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavík. In this self guided walking tour I will provide a map, a downloadable GPX, and a detailed walking guide with photographs and information for the tour highlights.