Drive around the ring road - 10 days

Itinerary created by

Elisa in Iceland

What you’ll do

If you want to travel around Iceland in 10 days, you'll have enough time to do the whole ring road. It's the perfect amount of time to experience all Iceland has to offer without having to rush too much.

Day Total

232.6 km (144.5 mi)

3 hr 36 min

Total route too long to export to Google

You'll arrive at Keflavík International Airport and from there you can drive around the Reykjanes Peninsula. For some reason many people skip this peninsula and go straight to Reykjavík, but I think it is so worth to visit this area!

1

Blue Car Rental

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Blue Car Rental

Category

Car Rental

Est. Price

$$

Direction

13.7 km (8.5 mi)

15 min

2

Hvalsneskirkja

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Colorful church

Category

Culture

Direction

22.2 km (13.8 mi)

20 min

3

Bridge Between Continents

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Standing on two continents

Category

Sightseeing

Direction

6.7 km (4.2 mi)

9 min

4

Gunnuhver

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Geothermal area

Category

Sightseeing

Direction

34.2 km (21.2 mi)

38 min

5

Reykjanes Lighthouse

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Lighthouse

Category

Sightseeing

Direction

652 m (0.4 mi)

2 min

6

The Home of Volcano Man

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Volcano Man

Category

Sightseeing

Direction

7

Valahnúkur

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Beautiful cliffs

Category

Sightseeing

Direction

8.5 km (5.3 mi)

11 min

8

Brimketill lava rock pool

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Lava rock pool

Category

Sightseeing

Direction

76.3 km (47.4 mi)

1 hr

9

Gígvatnsvatn (green lake/graenesvatn)

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Green lake

Category

Sightseeing

Direction

1.4 km (0.9 mi)

2 min

10

Krýsuvík

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Sulfur fields

Category

Sightseeing

Direction

27.2 km (16.9 mi)

23 min

11

Strandarkirkja

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Church with elf houses

Category

Culture

Direction

27.1 km (16.9 mi)

21 min

12

Raufarhólshellir

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Raufarhólshellir

Category

Tours

Est. Price

US$60

Est. Duration

30-60m

Direction

14.7 km (9.1 mi)

12 min

13

The Greenhouse Hotel

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The Greenhouse Hotel

Category

Hotel

Est. Price

$$

Direction

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