Everyone should experience driving around Iceland at least once in their lifetime. You can visit both the east and west sides, but it takes about an hour and a half to drive between them. Though still pricey, it’s less expensive and less crowded than the Blue Lagoon, though the nature baths continue to rise in popularity at an exponential rate.Like the Blue Lagoon, the minerals in the water have healing qualities, and the ideal water temperatures which hover between 36 and 40When visiting the nature baths, be sure to leave jewelry at home or in the changing room or it will get damaged from the sulfur in the water. Your packing list is fantastic!Thanks for coming back to comment and let me know, Linda! You’ll find a collection of small waterfalls, brilliant blue pools of water, carved out shallow caves, green growth, flowers and birdlife. We saw less than 10 other people while we visited. You can walk on the rocks to stay in shallow water or out of the water sometimes. For example, my Iceland road trip itinerary post goes to my Iceland board first. You can see the black rock arch off to the left for some of the hike if the weather is clear enough.Be aware that the weather can change suddenly. The last part of the drive is on a dirt road that was under construction, so that slowed us down a little bit too.When visiting Dettifoss, you want to make sure you visit the east side of Dettifoss. So stoked! Some of the other roads did not require a 4-wheel drive vehicle, but 2-wheel drive vehicles struggled to make the trip.Make sure to rent WiFi or a GPS as well. You can easily download it and keep it for your records. Catching Aurora is one of my ultimate bucketlist! You may have to wait if someone else is trying to enter the cavern at the same time.It’s also possible to view the waterfall from above, looking down on the waterfall from the skylight opening. So just watch out for that.Finally, we suggest you overnight at either the town of Vik, or head on a little further to Kirkjubæjarklaustur.On your third day driving the Ring Road in Iceland we’re going to finish the highlights of the south coast, and start to head up the east coast.First stop on your third day is Fjaðrárgljúfur, a 2 million year old river canyon which has carved an incredible path out of the landscape here, making for a seriously photogenic location. As you walk along you’ll continue to see more unusual and spectacular rock formations, basalt columns with a basalt cave in the middle, and more birds than you can possibly keep track of including the Arctic Tern.If you continue walking until you reach the sign marked “Midgja” you’ll find another less obvious natural bridge that you can actually walk across. Visiting Iceland in the summer for a week or so gave us a good introductions but we still want to go back for more. The hike is a total of 4 miles (7 km) and takes about an hour each way.The walk was easy but the area is very desolate. The real draw of the church is the spectacular view from the tower.
Even in summer, the gravel roads are rocky, full of potholes and require slow driving and patience.With the rocky roads and its distance from the more popular South Coast tourist spots, Haifoss is hardly ever crowded. What is wrong with spending a night in the Hvitserkur?It’s the parking lot of the rock arch that I don’t think you’re supposed to camp at.It’s a Swedish brand called Saki and I wish that they sold them online! It’s often a site for weddings as well.The 650-foot Glymur Waterfall is Iceland’s second-highest waterfall, and what a beauty it is. You can view all the layers to see the entire road trip around Iceland at once or view each individual day. If you’ve got any questions or feedback on the above, just let us know in the comments below, and have an awesome trip in Iceland! Will the 7 day itinerary be too much for a 6 yr old. I’ll keep all of these in mind for when I go!Yeah, I couldn’t believe how varied it was too! This is about a ten minute walk north from Seljalandsfoss (it’s signposted and the path is paved).Gljúfrabúi is a waterfall hidden inside a canyon, and you do have to walk a few metres up a river to access it. Have you been to Iceland or is it We went to many of the same places in February. I’ll never complain about high gas prices in the U.S. again!Thank you! We think you’ll find them useful.And that’s it! Are the road signs in English?I got a local SIM card and it had amazingly good coverage and wasn’t expensive from Vodafone and that was the best method. I have read so many posts about it, but this is definitely one of the most comprehensive, love the photos too.