Iceland Itineraries With a Glacier Hike

Waterfalls on arrival, a Highlands hike at Landmannalaugar, then a glacier walk and the Lava Show, all in three July days.

Two big glacier adventures, short drives and an easy finish with a fjord-side soak before the flight home.

A November family road trip with a glacier hike, the Katla ice cave, the Glacier Lagoon and a slow Reykjavik finish.

An October loop with an ice cave, horses and the Lava Show in Vík, then a glacier snowmobile ride and a city finish.

A summer 4x4 route pairing a Highlands day at Landmannalaugar with South Coast glaciers, puffins and icebergs.

A no-4x4 September loop with waterfalls, an ice cave, the Glacier Lagoon, Skaftafell and a Langjökull snowmobile ride.

A June 4x4 adventure with Landmannalaugar hikes, a glacier walk, a summer ice cave, Jökulsárlón and whales to finish.

A tour-based September trip with a big South Coast ice day, a Þórsmörk super jeep run, horses and an easy city finale.

Whales, a glacier hike, the Katla ice cave and a northern lights hunt, all on guided tours over one autumn week.

A high-energy August loop with a glacier hike, a Jökulsárlón boat ride, Eastfjords waterfalls and Mývatn's craters.

Two slow days around Reykjavik, a 4x4 day among Landmannalaugar's rhyolite hills, a glacier hike and icebergs at Jökulsárlón.

Ride a snowmobile on one glacier, hike another, walk into an ice cave and cruise Jökulsárlón in one September week.

Two-night bases, one packed adventure day in Vík and two glacier lagoons, paced for a group of friends in August.

Unpack once in Selfoss and take day trips: an ice cave, a glacier hike, puffins on Heimaey and a warm river soak.

A focused autumn road trip for friends: waterfalls, black sand, Katla's ice cave and a day on Sólheimajökull.

Rhyolite ridges in Landmannalaugar, ice underfoot on Sólheimajökull and icebergs by boat, all in one 4x4 week.

Real trails at Skógafoss, Skaftafell and Glymur, plus an ice cave and whales, all on paved roads in a regular car.

A school-age family adventure with a glacier hike, an ice cave, an iceberg boat tour and a day in the highlands.

Skip the full Ring Road: hike Glymur, explore a lava tube, climb Eldfell on Heimaey and walk on a glacier.

A summer Ring Road with a glacier hike, two unhurried nights in Vík, an iceberg boat tour and drives that rarely top four hours.

A September 4x4 loop that adds Landmannalaugar, a Sólheimajökull glacier hike and a Glymur climb to the Ring Road classics.

A July loop that starts in the west and north, then finishes with a glacier hike, an ice cave and the South Coast waterfalls.

A clockwise September loop with a glacier hike, a beach ride, whale watching, a lava cave and two days in Reykjavik.

A July Ring Road by camper van with a glacier hike, an ice cave, a lagoon boat ride and two chances to see whales.

A full Ring Road loop with a glacier hike, a summer ice cave, two nights at Mývatn and a detour around Tröllaskagi.