❄ Iceland is all about beautiful, picturesque landscapes, hot thermal springs, volcanoes, geysers, glaciers, impressive waterfalls, and hunting mascons and whales with your camera. This is how we remember Iceland. Nature, silence, tranquility, and safety, because I don’t think we’ve felt anywhere else in the world as safe as in Iceland.

It is said that Iceland is the land of fire and ice, and there is a lot of truth in that, because here we can bathe in hot pools when there is snow outside, there are glaciers and geothermal springs underground…. A country of extreme temperatures, but also a fantastic use of what nature has given, because it is worth mentioning that almost 100% of energy is obtained from renewable sources! A trip to Iceland can be a great lesson in ecology, as many places have mini museums and exhibitions prepared about how the country handles energy extraction, what thermal springs are used for, etc.

Iceland - what, where and how?

Visitors will find many trekking routes, many unforgettable views, city and natural hot water pools. Don’t let the high prices of accommodation, car or food discourage you; fortunately, most attractions are free ;)

In Iceland, we especially recommend renting a car and traveling around the island, and if you can manage it, it’s worth investing in a 4×4 vehicle and seeing the so-called “island”. Interior, or the central part of the island.

When is the best time to go to Iceland?

We were in August – one of the warmest months, with long days, and one of the most popular among tourists. Nevertheless, this did not mean that we had to squeeze through crowds of visitors. There are most of them within the so-called “new” area. Golden Circle, but when you drive away it turns out that you can drive tens of kilometers and not pass another car.

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Iceland tour itinerary

Iceland is the perfect place for us. You can spend a whole two weeks here and it still won’t be enough. This is the plan we propose to most of you:

Day trip Location
Day 1 Golden Circle
Day 2 Vik
Day 3 Hofn
Day 4 Reyðarfjörður
Day 5 Akureyri
Day 6 Myvatn Region
Day 7 Borgarnes
Day 8 Reykjavík and surroundings

What will be your plan? We invite you to read our report and make up your own mind. Even if you come here for 3 days, you will also be satisfied! :)

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All our posts about Iceland:

We recommend you all our posts about Iceland after our trip to this amazing country! You can find them below this text.

To get started, it’s best to take a look at these two posts: Iceland – a practical summary of Icelandic vacations and Iceland – TOP 10 (what to see).

Below are all our entries:

Iceland – the aurora borealis, how and when is the best time to observe it?

What the aurora borealis is, we probably don’t need to tell you. Our dream was to see it, and a trip to Iceland brought us closer than ever to fulfilling that dream. As you already know from the summary of…

Iceland – Reykjavík and surroundings

As a rule, we planned to visit the capitals of the countries we traveled to first. It is known, we fly in, explore the city, take the car and go. Here it was the other way around, we left Reykjavík…

Iceland – on the way to Borgarnes

We had that day reserved for a trip on the Ring Road to Borgarnes, which meant we had more than 300 kilometers to drive, plus a few downhills. The day was spent mostly in the car, but it was not…

Iceland – an island like a hot volcano, Lake Myvatn

No, it’s not the air temperature, but the heat of the earth’s interior, which is exceptionally noticeable in the Myvatn region due to the thin earth’s crust in this mieisljs. Sometimes, walking here, one gets the impression that he is…

Iceland – northern waterfalls, the direction of Myvatn!

By the time we reached the area around Lake Myvatn, we had driven through the calmest section of Road 1, where cars are scarce and the views are almost lunar. Along the way, we turned off Route 862 to some…

Iceland – the road to Akureyri, with reindeer meat on the way

It was getting ready to be a long day, another few hundred kilometers to drive…. We are moving towards the Myvatn region, and on the way there are more waterfalls and rivers and mountains to cross. For today, one of…

Iceland – the real, the wild, the most beautiful! The road from Höfn to Reyðarfjörður

You won’t believe it! It can be sunny all day in Iceland! :) Such was the day we found ourselves on the road from Höfn to Reyðarfjörður. Although the distance between the towns is not dizzying, with some 230 kilometers,…